Features
Features –
Joyce Ave, Sth Oakleigh: from Anglo-Saxon working class to multicultural middle class
It doesn’t matter where I set up home or for how long, in times of turmoil and change, I always come back to Oakleigh. More specifically, my parent’s house in …
Features –
Despina Papadopoulou celebrates 102 years of resilience, joy, and dance
Celebrating her 102nd birthday on Wednesday 10 of January, Despina Papadopoulou stands as a living testament to the strength of the human spirit. Despite the passage of time, she continues …
Features –
Glass bottles not as eco-friendly as we once thought
You’re enjoying a lovely night at your friend’s house, catching up over dinner, talking about work, life, you get it. Now your friend brings out the wine, but rather than …
Features –
Greek language and culture aces it for VCE star Martha
Martha’s personality and stellar VCE results that she hopes will see her study design and architecture at Melbourne University, embodies French philosopher Pierre Bourdieu’s “cultural capital” theory that a child’s …
Features –
Unmasking the threat of scammers exploiting children on the internet
An alarming number of Australian children are being targeted by international scammers, who exploit them to obtain sexual images with the intention of blackmail, and the threat is on the …
Features –
Remembering the life of jazz musician Nick Polites OAM (2 July 1927 – 14 January 2022)
Sunday January 14th, 2024, is the second anniversary of Nick Polites’ passing at the age of 94. Nick was a much-loved iconic Melbourne jazzman, an early, influential, and respected advocate …
Features –
Melbourne couple turn Greek family recipe of early 1800s to award-winning business
How many family gatherings can you recall with ouzo and meze on the table? Partners in life Jim Koutsougeras and Eleni Lambropoulos can count between them dozens of them. “Ouzo …
Features –
Why Greeks still love their smashing nights out
A Greek crooner is showered in red and pink carnations by customers in an Athens taverna as they sway to his songs of love and passion. But suddenly the flower-throwing …
Features –
Ultra-Marathon legend Giannis Kouros honoured at the HANZAC Memorial on the Name Day visit
January 7 is a significant Orthodox name day for those with the name associated with Ioannis, and it was on this day the village of Pellana Laconia (home of ancient …
Features –
Threading traditions: Hellenic and Assyrian heritages weaved together by love
A few days before the New Year, Greek-Australian Nickie Papadimitriou and Australian-Assyrian Johnathan Hana married. For their big day, they blended traditions from Florina, Greece, with customs rooted in Assyria, …