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Celebrating Australia Day the Greek way!
For many Melbourne-raised Greeks, memories of celebrating Australia Day evoke the scents of… sunshine and outdoors. It was almost a given that the public holiday falling in summer would be …
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Put on your dancing shoes, St Nicholas is hosting a ‘zorbathon’
A local Greek school is inviting Melbourne residents to kick up their heels in an inaugural ‘zorbathon’ Greek dancing competition to coincide with the 2020 Yarraville Festival. St Nicholas Greek …
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Australia goes Greek for a weekend
No words can describe the passion, the culture and the incredible atmosphere that 32,000 people had the opportunity to experience at last weekend’s Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival, which celebrated …
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Greece extends honorary citizenship to Tom Hanks’ family
Actor and philhellene Tom Hanks was granted honorary Greek citizenship just last month by President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Now the offer has been extended to Hanks’ wife, …
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Nicking the style of David Sedaris
I hand David Sedaris his book. It has a yellow post-it note poking out with my name on it for the author to copy. My new friend Roger and I …
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Idyllic world that draws the stars to Greece
Greece with its fabulous summer weather, sparkling waters and numerous islands has long been a magnet for the rich and famous. 1 TOM HANKS AND RITA WILSON This Hollywood power …
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‘Greece is a haven … it’s good for the soul’ says Tom Hanks at Golden Globes
Tom Hanks’ love of Greece is no secret. During his press conference at the Golden Globes this week he revealed just how special the country is to him and his …
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Calling all Greeks – get together and support big music fundraiser for Australia’s bushfire victims
Some of the best Greek musical talent in Melbourne will be taking part in a special musical in support of Australia’s bushfire victims fundraiser on Friday, January 17. The Greek …
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Large museum mural illustrates the legend of Greek music great Tsitsanis
A large mural of the legendary bouzouki player and songwriter Vassilis Tsitsanis has been unveiled in the museum dedicated to his memory in Trikala, the city of his birth. It …
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The Semaphore Festival returns despite devastating fire!
South Australia is only a breath away from the 41st Semaphore Greek Festival which will be held at Adelaide’s Semaphore foreshore on Saturday 18 January and Sunday 19 January. Established …