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Family and friends gather to celebrate Sofia Kokkinos’ 100th birthday
Sofia Kokkinos recently celebrated her 100th birthday with her family, relatives and many friends. Born in Emborios Nysiros, she migrated to Australia on 13 June, 1957, to seek a better …
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Homer, the great ancient Greek poet, meets Homer Simpson by the beach
An inflatable five-metre tall sculpture, mixing a bust of the ancient Greek poet Homer with the head of animation character Homer Simpson, is among the highlights of an artist fair …
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This year’s Lonsdale St Festival, an ode to Melbourne’s Greek music scene
The pandemic’s impact is still being felt across the entertainment and events industry, but the Greek Community of Melbourne is among organisers who went for “the show must go on” …
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Doctors’ organisation calls on government to speed vaccine roll out and help poorer nations
A leading medical doctors’ organisation is calling on the Australian government to support the call for more COVID-19 vaccines being made available to poorer countries and to speed the rollout …
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Artists invited to submit their work to new-look Antipodean Palette 2021
After a conventional exhibition venue in 2019 to the online presentation last, year, Antipodean Palette 2021 will take to the streets of Melbourne to be displayed on billboards and on …
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Dreaming that Greece might still be free
Last Wednesday, the 17 March, the City of Moreland, home to one of the most historically significant Greek communities in Melbourne, held a Greek Bicentennial Day Celebration and Flag Raising …
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Max Richter’s Sleep, a filmed antidote to modern life with music to dream by
Music does things. For German-born, English-raised composer Max Richter, music is a “vehicle for travelling through the world, for getting through life”. So he says in the film Max Richter’s …
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Online launch set for Angela Costi’s latest collection of poetry
The online launch of Angela Costi’s has fifth poetry collection “An Embroidery of Old Maps and New” published by Spinifex Press, will take place on 7 April between 6 and …
Kastellorizo is first of remote Greek islands to have completed vaccinations ahead of tourism season
Kastellorizo has been the first of several Greek islands with fewer than 1,000 residents who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus ahead of this year’s tourist season. The …
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Diaspora poets invited to contribute work to Naoussa 1821 event
You have just a few days to submit your poem relating to the Greek revolution against Ottoman rule as part of 25 March celebrations in Naoussa that includes works from …