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Lemnos comes to the aid of Australians … again
The name of Lemnos has again been emblazoned on the front pages of Australia’s major newspapers recently. This week saw the town of Lemnos, outside the north-eastern Victorian city of …
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Hydra: “The Rock of Liberty” tells its story
No narrative of the Greek War of Independence is complete without a central place given to Hydra. This tiny island, basically a granite megalith rising sheerly out of the Saronic …
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Greece’s Anzac Trail comes to Corinth
Members of Melbourne’s Pankorinthian community came together at Fairfield’s new Hellenic hotspot, Nikos Cakes and Café, to view their contribution to building Greece’s Anzac Trail. On show were two new …
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Greek folk festivals events, cuisine, at the heart of wide-ranging book
It took seven years for Terina Kalogeropoulos-Armenakis, a successful stockbroker and property investor, to compile the book A Greek Folk Journey, Travel, Culture & Gastronomy. But for a certain virus, …
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A Greek history of great plagues
“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world, yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a …
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The man who survived: Dimitri finds happiness beyond sickness and pain
The health challenges that Dimitri Tsekinis from Adelaide has faced over much of his life would have broken anyone. The love of family and friends, the ability of his doctors …
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‘Women can do it all, but not all at once and not without help’
To mark the celebration of International Women’s Day this year, The Food For Thought Network has invited three inspirational women, of diverse background, to share their stories of success. We …
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Tensions mount at Greek border with Turkey amid contested history of migration in the Aegean
The ongoing refugee and migrant crisis in the Aegean has taken a dramatic turn in recent days with an escalating humanitarian situation on the land and sea borders between Greece …
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The Fasolada Festival is back in Melbourne this weekend
The Fasolada Festival is back with Greek baked beans served by ‘Aristotelis’, Florina’s Culture Centre in Melbourne. The celebration of the Fasolada has taken place at Whittlesea since 1992 and …
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Sublime Trieste, a mosaic of nationalities with haunting Greek remnants
There are few cities so sublime as Trieste. It is a work of art, architecture, geography topography and variety. Its people are a mosaic, at once Byzantine, Hapsburg, and Italian, …