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Navarino Challenge: Celebration of fitness, health and Greek diet at the heart of Messinia
The “Navarino Challenge”, one of the world’s leading celebrations of sports tourism and wellness, returns next month and one of its most renowned ambassadors, the Greek-American ultramarathon runner, Dean Karnazes …
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Childhood dementia and the brave journey of Angelina Lati
“It’s definitely a shock when you are told that your child has a childhood form of dementia,” Niki Markou, told Neos Kosmos describing the day she received the devastating diagnosis …
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Melbourne’s young Greek dancers amass for #folkGRooves – the inaugural folk festival for and by the young
Some of Melbourne’s younger Greek dancers and musicians are excited ahead of the inaugural #folkGRooves, a festival on the last Sunday of this month at St John’s Greek Orthodox College …
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Physical challenges no barrier for this couple and their ‘miracle’ baby
Adrianna Contoleon has never let her physical challenges stop her from embracing life to the fullest. The birth of her ‘miracle’ baby in July is testament to her and her …
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Fred Maddern: Bridging communities and shaping the Greek identity in Yarraville
Fred Maddern may not be of Greek descent, but in spirit and action, he embodies the essence of the Hellenic spirit. The most Greek things about Maddern was his love …
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Opinion: How EU’s largest fire on record was met with Greek state silence
I am writing this from Alexandroupolis, capital city of the Evros region, the epicentre of Greece’s wildfires this summer. We are well into the second week since the first blaze …
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“We starved for food in Greece and starved for Greece in Australia”: God Forgets About the Poor by Peter Polites
Award winning author Peter Polites, who has written the acclaimed Down The Hume and The Pillars, is back with a third novel, but this time it’s for the family. God …
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The lifelong bond of philhellene artist Michael Winters with Greece
At a time when Greeks were arriving in Australia en masse aboard the ‘Patris’, in search for a better future, Michael Winters, a young, recently graduated artist born in Frankston, …
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George Kapeleris: Battling Parkinson’s through art at 83
With a unique manner of creativity, George Kapeleris, honoured the Dormition of the Theotokos (Assumption) by crafting an epitaph art piece, adorned with vibrant floral arrangements and intricate designs. The …
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15 August: Unveiling the mystique of Panagia Evangelistria Monastery in Skiathos
It is something to behold. The Holy Monastery of Panagia Evangelistria in Skiathos is enveloped in lush green trees and guided by a sweeping view of the ocean. The Monastery …