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Rising star Danielle Stamoulos talks about her creative career, Medusa and latest project ‘Gorgo’
‘Gorgo’, a new Greek Aussie film, is taking the international film festival circuit by storm. Written by and starring Danielle Stamoulos as Medusa, the film has won accolades and plaudits …
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Melbourne group on mission to uncover historical archives on the Greek island of Ithaca
Upon returning from her Ithacan holidays last year, Vicky Kapourelakos showed her mother a document “that brought her to tears”. It was the birth certificate of her mum’s brother who …
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Sewing the past into the future: Evie is stitching heritage into swimwear
Meet 24-year-old Evie Ganikis, who is hand-sewing bikinis in her Yiayia’s basement for her brand Doxxia Swim. Four years ago, when struggling to find bathers that were size inclusive, she …
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A lifetime of love and service: Con and Helen Papadopoulos celebrate 70 years of marriage
Constantinos (Con) and Helen (née Zannetides) Papadopoulos recently marked an extraordinary milestone—their 70th wedding anniversary. Surrounded by their immediate family, the couple reflected on a lifetime of love, community service, …
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From the ring to the screen: Louis Mandylor’s Hollywood journey
Louis Mandylor has lived a full life filled and has navigated sport to acting – from football and boxing first Mandylor then settled into the world of acting and directing …
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George Megalogenis on the future of Australian politics: A nation in transition
Many readers will be well aware of the work of journalist and writer George Megalogenis. For many years he has been tracking the Australian national mood and its political impacts. …
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The ICEM legacy: How Greece and Australia forged a migration path to new beginnings (Part 1)
It was December 1951, over seventy-three years ago, when the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) was established, with Greece and Australia among its founding members. For the vast majority …
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Costas Mandylor: From promising footballer to Hollywood star and becoming Anthony Quinn’s “son”
The life of Costas Mandylor has been a whirlwind – a great journey – with pit stops taken in Greece and America on his way to becoming one of Australia’s …
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My journeys through Greek literary worlds: An enduring love story in three parts
I had read widely within the realm of Greek Literature and English or world literature when I became cognisant of the literature written within our Greek immigrant community. The effect …
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The Durrells and Corfu – A celebration
The appeal of the recent television series The Durrells was immense, resulting in the production of four series between 2016 and 2019 of the addictive drama on the life of …