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The women that made us
Ι often wonder about the women portrayed in the old black and white photographs, trying to read in their eyes what they were thinking, as their portraits were snapped for …
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‘I will never set foot in Greece again…’
Using these simple yet harsh words, 66-year-old George confessed to me one afternoon, that despite my feelings of nostalgia towards our homeland and its people, he didn’t share the same …
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Remembering 1922 – New online videos bring to life the human stories of the Asia Minor Catastrophe
This year is the centenary of the Asia Minor catastrophe, with commemorations centering on the destruction of the great city of Smyrne in 1922. However the year commemorates the whole …
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“Building” the dream of a better life in Australia
Australia was seen as the land of opportunity by tens of thousands of Greeks who, after World War II, began to emigrate in masses to the other side of the …
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Melbourne Greek girl goes to Santorini, falls in love, and creates the vegan hotel of her dreams
Call it a movement or a lifestyle, veganism is soaring in popularity every day, crossing from fringe into mainstream. While major city centres, especially in the western world, are blessed …
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A revelation leading to mysteries of Greek Orthodoxy
His surname may be typically Greek because you’re likely to struggle pronouncing it but George Haralambopoulos isn’t phased because the former actor who once boasted an impressive resume in movies, …
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Schliemann’s Hellenes, Homer’s Troy and the Greek miner from Australia
This year is the centenary of the Asia Minor catastrophe in which we will remember the tragedy that befell the Hellenic community of the region and celebrate the survival of …
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Inspiring artist Stella Tsirkas dies at home
It was yet another week of sorrow for the Greek community in Melbourne, as we grieved the passing of more and more members of that first courageous generation of Greek …
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Vaughn Arambatzis, 13, receives award for bringing the community together
A young resident of Connells Point in New South Wales, has recently received an award by Keep Australia Beautiful for bringing his local community together under two beautiful causes, protecting …
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Englishman reflects on his years living in a Mani village
It is 28 years since now-retired couple John and Mary Hayes sunk roots in Neohori (in the West Mani). And while the village has still retained the charm that drew …