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Peter Gardiakos: Bridging decades-long schism in South Australia’s Greek Orthodox Community
Peter Gardiakos, the president of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), is focused on resolving the long-term schism between GOCSA and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The …
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Stories of persecution, risk and achievement celebrate 100 years of Greeks in Port Pirie
The South Australian industrial coastal city of Port Pirie in South Australia, 225 km north of Adelaide, has marked 100 years of Greek settlement. Pirie’s economy is based on smelting …
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Chrysoula Heisler reflects on six decades of volunteering and Greek heritage
Chrysoula Heisler (née Vatsilas) welcomes me with a warm smile in front of her colourful garden at her Glenside home. She has loved Aussie gardens since the day she set …
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Women’s Community Shelter to open first crisis shelter for women and children in Mornington Peninsula
Women escaping domestic and family violence are increasingly becoming homeless, while support services struggle to meet the rising demand. According to the the the 2022-23 annual report from the government …
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Maria, the woman that gave birth while the Turks dropped bombs around her
Maria Christodoulou, experienced the terror of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Her story, is filled with sorrow and paints a vivid picture of destruction and …
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Laura Kane: How a little footy loving Greek girl became AFL GM
If there was one thing the current general manager of football at the AFL Laura Kane has always had a love for, it’s footy. When she was little her typical …
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Never Forget: A story about Cyprus and resilience
This year marks 50 years since the invasion of my beautiful island home of Cyprus. It was on my 1st birthday, the 20th July 1974 when Turkish forces invaded Cyprus …
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Tom Koutsantonis – an unyielding and pragmatic driver of South Australia’s transformation
Tom Koutsantonis’s office in Pirie St is open, light, yet Spartan – it reeks of utility and focus. “Your time in government is limited,” says the Minister for Infrastructure and …
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Hellenic heartbeat in Cuba
We all hear about Fidel Castro, the Buena Vista Social Club, I saw the band play in London, the Cadillacs and the salsa dancing, even with two left feet it’s …
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Echoes of Byzantium: An Indian philhellene navigates Constantinople’s complex cultural history
As a philhellene deeply immersed in Greek and Byzantine culture and history, my recent visit to Constantinople (Istanbul) stirred a profound sense of déjà vu. The sight of the Greek …