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Cartoonist Michael Leunig joins chronic pain fundraiser championed by advocate Soula Mantalvanos
Throughout her 13 years of lived experience with chronic pain, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop (QG&W) Director Soula Mantalvanos has played a key role in advocating for the cause. Four years …
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When French historians of Ancient Greece conquered the world
Australians continue to study the celebrated funeral oration attributed to Pericles at school and at university. Often the French are surprised to learn this. For them Australia is simply a …
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Melina Mercouri the subject for International Women’s Day talk
The Hellenic Women’s Cultural Association – ESTIA is inviting the public to celebrate International Women’s Day with a talk by Professor Maria Koundoura on Greek actress, activist and cultural icon …
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Students protest return of Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in viral video
Cretan high school students from the town of Gouves protested the British Museum’s refusal to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a unique way during their February visit to …
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Premier’s literary award gives a lift, says fiction winner Tsiolkas
Winning a literary award, last week he won his second Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, may be a regular event for novelist and playwright Christos Tsiolkas but awards offer …
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens to host 1821 exhibition for Greek War of Independence bicentennial
As part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens has curated a special exhibition. Set to be inaugurated …
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10 facts that justify 2020 being declared Melina Mercouri year
The Greek Culture Ministry has dedicated 2020 to Melina Mercouri in order to commemorate 100 years since her birth and 26 years since her death. 1. Family Melina Mercouri came …
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George Zongolopoulos – the art of making space sculptures
A new exhibition titled George Zongolopoulos: Familiar projects, sculptures from his home and studio is currently taking place at the Roma Gallery in collaboration with the George Zongolopoulos Foundation. Curated …
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The exquisite pink hues of Veria
The pink hues of Veria have been highlighted in the annual photography competition which started in 2017 to help promote the area’s peach blossom festival. Taking the next step, the …
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Greek Australian Elyssia Koulouris is fast making a name for herself in Hollywood
When I meet with Elyssia Koulouris in Hawthorn, she is one week into her visit from Los Angeles. The 25-year-old is having a well-earned break catching up with loved ones, after …