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Survey participants sought for ‘Not Till You’re Married’ project
Poet, writer and performer Koraly Dimitriadis has been awarded a second grant from Creative Victoria for her first non-fiction book, Not Till You’re Married. The project will examine how the …
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Pokémon cards: From childhood hobby to $100,000 collection
Is it possible for a pastime from your school years to develop into a sum of tens of thousands of dollars? Well, this has become a reality for a Melbournian …
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Greece’s ex-king Constantine, end of a dynasty
Greece’s former king Constantine II, who died on Tuesday aged 82, was the last member of a century-long dynasty in power when a brutal army dictatorship seized control of the …
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Diaspora youth group but not as you know it
Hellenic pride in young diaspora is healthy in part thanks to Greek Youth Generator (GYG) which came about during COVID-19 as a way for Greek youth to connect and GYG …
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Greek Dance: An enduring expression of identity
For Greeks dance since ancient times been a core expression of identity. Plato wrote “the dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is …
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Greek woodcutters give energy crisis the chop
Huddled around a campfire sipping hot tea, a group of Greek lumberjacks take a badly needed break in an oak forest not far from the Albanian border. With petrol and …
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From the Temple of Poseidon to the stadiums of Doha: The Humanities and Human Beings
Cape Sounio Back in the days before the COVID-19 Pandemic, I made my first pilgrimage to Athens to mark my 40th birthday. It used to be something of a regular …
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Calatrava’s St. Nicholas: a symbol of forgiveness and forward movement
Twenty-one years after St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has created a beacon for reflection in …
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Meleros: Melissa Pateras creates a cocktail of colour and flavour for your face, made in Greece
Melissa (Mel) Pateras has been dreaming about launching her own business for over a decade. Her passion for all things beauty, love and Greece flowed together in 2019 to set …
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Michael Christofas’ ‘Persona’ explores the lives and works of contemporary veteran artists
Visual artist and photographer Michael Christofas unveiled the online component of his latest project ‘Persona’ last month, in collaboration with writer Gabriel Holmes and the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum …