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Battle of Kalamata Waterfront Tour returns to Kalamata – A great success
In May 2018 it was my pleasure to take part in the annual Greek Campaign commemorations held in the beautiful bayside city of Kalamata. The service is organized by the …
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8-year-old Jamie Betsis immediately fell in love with the stage… but then again her mother is Mary Coustas
Seldom do you meet a kid like 8-year-old Jamie Betsis who can drop a punchline with a dry sense of humour and deliver it with the imagination of her youth. …
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Ged Kearny: “If aged care workers do not get a pay rise, they will go and stack shelves in Woolworths”
Ged Kearney, Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, represents Cooper, a sprawling division of Melbourne’s northern metropolitan suburbs. Ms Kearney talked to Neos Kosmos after hosting a morning Greek …
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Sophia Zachariou at the top of the television game
The CEO of award-winning media company, Bunya Entertainment (whose body of work includes the highly rated series Mystery Road, as well Australian feature films High Ground), had been an artist …
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The Greek fishmonger turned flower lover has transformed a neighbourhood
If you happen to pass by Bloomburg Street, make time to stop and relish the flowers and plants that have transformed this quiet strip in Abbotsford, where Vasili Perkoulidis lives …
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Tokei Maru: A ship lost in the shadow of time
August 1922 This unique photograph taken at the port of Smyrni just a few days before the Turkish army entered the city, depicting the Japanese steamer “Tokei Maru” anchored a …
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Traditions and meaning of Greek Orthodox Easter
Easter is the most significant celebration observed by the Orthodox Church and its faithful, with many variations in the way it is celebrated. One of the most popular traditions practiced …
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A family business success story passing on Greek coffee and culture to everyone
When Byron Theofanis set up OASIS in the backyard of his brother’s Fish and Chips shop on Victoria Street, Brunswick in 1960s’ Melbourne, little did he imagine that his Greek …
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You know those uncomfortable truths about fathers and sons? ‘Anathema’ airs them out
March 2022 has been special for Ange Arabatzis. It marked day four of shooting his first ever feature film. Two years after day three. But even before the pandemic hiatus, …
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The extraordinary story of Peter Rados; The only Hellenic Anzac to be killed during the Gallipoli campaign
As we commemorate the centenary of the Asia Minor catastrophe, we should remember Peter Rados the Anzac from Asia Minor, the sole Hellene to be killed at Gallipoli, who had …