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International Women’s Day events happening around Melbourne
LEMNIAN COMMUNITY OF VICTORIA World-renowned researcher, Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos addresses women at a women’s day event hosted by the Lemnian Community of Victoria with all proceeds donated to Ovarian Cancer …
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Gerard Butler to be a Olympic torch-bearer in Sparta
Scottish actor Gerard Butler, who played the role of King Leonidas of Sparta in the movie 300, will return to Sparta for a series of events to celebrate the 2,500-year …
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Sublime Trieste, a mosaic of nationalities with haunting Greek remnants
There are few cities so sublime as Trieste. It is a work of art, architecture, geography topography and variety. Its people are a mosaic, at once Byzantine, Hapsburg, and Italian, …
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UNHCR statement on the situation at the Turkey-EU border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for calm and an easing of tensions on Turkey’s borders with the European Union in light of the present increased movements of people …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 4 March onward
RHODIAN BROTHERHOOD ENSOMATOSI BALL The Rhodes Club of Melbourne is holding the Ensomatosi Ball to commemorate the union of the Dodecanese Islands with Greece in 1947. The event has relevance …
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RIP Jim Poulos, eulogy for a Kytherian who lived a full life in Australia
Dimitris Alexandros Tzortzopoulos, known as Jim Poulos, died peacefully on 12 February, aged 91. Born in the village of Karavas on the island of Kythera on 15 August 1928, Jim …
Fourth Opacize Fawkner appeal set for April
Opacize Fawkner is running its fourth Good Friday Appeal Charity Class on Friday, 3 April, to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. “Last year we raised $9,100, …
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Enjoy photos and highlights of Antipodes festivities on Lonsdale Street
Over the weekend, 100,000 people descended onto Lonsdale Street for Australia’s largest Greek Street party and celebration of all things Greek. The 2020 Antipodes Festival was a great success despite …
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Antipodean goats, Giota and other musicians on Lonsdale Street
“Giota, who?” people in the crowd were asking themselves. “Γιώτα Νέγρα,” (the Negro) one of the Antipodes presenters, announced on stage. I was viewing Giota Negka’s keynote Antipodes concert from …
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Enjoy photos from the Greek Festival of Sydney at Darling Harbour
A huge celebration took place at Darling Harbour in Sydney over the weekend with dances and other festivities at the Greek Festival of Sydney, which is now in its 38th …