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Wearing is caring: Victorians share photos of their face masks

Today marks day one of the compulsory mask rule in Victoria. Victorians in lockdown areas must wear a mask when out in public, facing a 200 dollar fine if caught …

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Rising to the occasion: Greek-Australian fashion designer Kianna Magelaki on beating self doubt

Spending her first few years growing up on the island of Crete, Kianna Magelaki would watch on as her grandmother would stitch and sew garments. Little did she know that …

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199, a tribute ahead of the 200-year anniversary of the Greek War of Independence

Ahead of the Greek War of Independence bicentennial celebrations, the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art has commissioned Greek sculptor Kostis Velonis to conceive an immersive presentation of eight funerary masks …

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6 August: Free online seminar on the history of PAOK

The Greek Community of Melbourne is hosting an online lecture entitled Bizim PAOK – Our PAOK: Refugees, Sports, and Venizelism in Interwar Thessaloniki as part of their Greek history and …

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Ten Greek summer festivals that start in July

1. The Athens and Epidaurus Festival Held in Athens and Epidaurus, in the Peloponnese. This is Greece’s premier annual arts festival and one of the highlights of the summer festival …

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Mentor helps his protégé face COVID-19 world without fear

At the beginning of the year, for Alexandria Masters the world was her oyster. She had graduated with a business degree in marketing from Monash University and was on the …

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Australian Mary Drost continues to fight for the return of the Parthenon Marbles

Mary Drost continues her efforts to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece from the British Museum by e-mail, this time to Stanley Johnson, the father of British Prime Minister Boris …

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The power of photography lies in the shots that capture history

With his incredible series of photos titled “Australian Black Summer”, Greek Australian photographer Dion Georgopoulos has made the finals for the Australian Photography Awards of 2020. Working as a photojournalist …

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We’re waiting for the first electric scooter, made in Greece, to hit the roads

Greece, with its sunny weather and city traffic, is made for motorbikes. The first “smart” electric scooter, which is 100 per cent Greek-made, is expected to hit the roads by …

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Greece’s wetlands are a nature lover’s dream

Greece has about 400 large and small wetlands. Several of them are composite and form wetland mosaics or complexes. The most common wetland types in Greece are: rivers, estuaries, deltas, …

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