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Australia’s leaders honour Greek Australians: “We simply wouldn’t be who we are without our Greek community!”
Australia’s leaders are paying tribute to the country’s large Greek-Australian community with messages of support to the spirit of resistance which lead to the Greek War of Independence. Good wishes …
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Homer’s ‘The Iliad’, a triumph at Fairfield’s amphitheatre
What an honour it was to experience the Stork Theatre’s latest production, a public reading of Homer’s The Iliad in Melbourne’s own amphitheatre in Fairfield. What an opportunity to experience …
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Australia lights up in blue and white from Sydney’s Opera House to Melbourne’s landmarks
It was touch and go, but NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 …
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Cuisine of resistance and religion: from kleftiko to bakaliaro and skordalia
Lamb Kleftiko Lamb ‘kleftiko’ means lamb ‘stolen’, and the name of the dish is said to have originated from lamb or goats stolen by klepht – highwaymen turned self-appointed armatoloi, …
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Lambros P. Indares, grandson of a commanding officer of the 1821 revolution, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Greek Independence with a 21 gun salute at Alcatraz
The newspaper clipping, faded with time and yellowish, reads as follows: Independence of Greece The Greek residents of this city [San Francisco] celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Independence of …
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Spectacular night at the Sydney opera in the hands of Con Costi
The biggest opera event in Australia is the spectacular annual outdoor Handa Opera event in Sydney Harbour and the director, Constantine Costi, has been pulling out all the stops to …
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What’s On: Special Greek Independence Day Bicentennial guide
NT SEMINAR CELEBRATING 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK REVOLUTION 1821 Charles Darwin University and the Hellenic and Greek studies staff will hold a seminar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Greek …
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What’s On 18 March – 25 March
QLD PANIYIRI GREEK FESTIVAL Celebrate all things Greek at Paniyiri Greek Festival, Brisbane’s biggest Greek celebration, jam-packed with Zorba dancing, honey puff eating competitions, cooking demonstrations, markets stalls, rides, sideshow …
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Two Greek filmmakers nominated in this year’s Academy Awards
Two Greek filmmakers are in the Oscar nominations’ mix for the 93rd Academy Awards that will be held on 25 April. The names of Phedon Papamichael and Yorgos Lanthimos were …
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George Pavlides book launch
For 63 years George Pavlides served the community through the Cypriot Community of Apostolos Andreas and then the Greek Cypriot Parent and Youth Club. Mr Pavlides was known for his …