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Greek Writers Festival debuts at the Greek Centre with Diasporic Dialogues
The Greek Writers Festival makes its debut at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line-up of writers and events, including panels, …
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Dimitris Basis wows students at the Greek Centre with performance
While on his tour Down Under for ‘Romiosini and Beyond’, Greek singer Dimitris Basis took time out of his schedule to pay a visit to students at one the Greek …
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‘Hill 731’: Free film screening at Hellenic RSL
The Hellenic RSL Melbourne, will screen the historic Greek film ‘Hill 731’ at 1.30pm on 1 June at the group’s club house. The Battle on Hill 731 was a significant …
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2019 Australian Hellenic Memorial School Competition kicks off
Teaching history in a multicultural country is not an easy task, especially when you have backgrounds that have historically been at odds. To ignore historical events altogether or gloss over …
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A new museum for the new Colossus
“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,” begins Emma Lazarus’ well-known poem affixed to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. That Greek giant, the Colossus of Rhodes, was …
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Rowers are called for tours on trireme
Olympias, the iconic ship from classical Athens is the only working model of an ancient Greek trireme. The trireme will open to visitors again this summer, giving people the opportunity …
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Greek Australian Cultural League to host bilingual poetry afternoon
The Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) is hosting a bilingual poetry afternoon this weekend in Melbourne. Taking place at Step Gallery in Carlton, the event’s theme is ‘Mining Experiences, Excavating …
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‘Romiosini and Beyond’, a resounding success in Melbourne
Melbourne’s audience warmly welcomed the production of ‘Romiosini and Beyond’ at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday. Many came to enjoy the ‘giants’ perform the work by Mikis Theodorakis with …
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Eurovision: Dutch win, Australia does well, audience members boo Greece during points announcement
Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands took home the prized trophy with his Coldplay-esque ballad score, ‘Arcade’. He won with 492 points, followed by Italy’s Mahmood and Russia’s Sergey Lazarev in …
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Zuckerberg celebrates his wedding anniversary at Athens Acropolis
Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg celebrated his 7-year wedding anniversary on Friday with a trip to Greece. He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, posed in front of the Parthenon and posted …