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A hands-on approach to the Greek Orthodox Church: Prosfora and Palm Sunday

A growing number of churches around Melbourne are offering workshops and seminars to help the faithful learn more about Orthodoxy in a creative way. Below are two workshops currently taking …

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Christos Fifis and the first Greek Community of Australia

Are we, as Greek Australians, defined by the institutions that we create? Do we make them in our image so that they reflect us and our aspirations? If so, what …

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Scarlett Johansson shines in Nikos Koulis jewellery

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has made yet another stunning red carpet appearance at a fan event in London to promote her new film, ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Johansson, who stars as Black …

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Celebrating pioneering women in the Greek olive oil world

In Greece, thousands of women care for olive trees, harvest olives, work in mills and bottling plants, and market, sell, export, taste, and judge Greek olive oil. Here are a …

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Costa-Gavras gets Greek government grant for screen adaptation of Varoufakis’ book

Greek-French director Costa-Gavras has received a 630,000-euro Greek government grant to film a screen adaptation of a book by Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on the draconian bailouts imposed …

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WHAT’S ON: 11 April onward

VIC PRESTON MARKET’S BIG FAT GREEK DAY III This weekend, Preston Market’s Big Fat Greek Day returns! There won’t be plate smashing but there will be plenty of dancing, music, …

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Facebook group for Greek orphans seeking answers

Aside from greater access to DNA testing, social media has proven to be invaluable in connected displaced individuals like Ioannis Kalos with their families. This month marks three years since …

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Free Pronia information session on foot health

As part of Pronia’s Exercise Program and Health Literacy, a free information session on The Health of our Feet is being offered. Open to all members of the community, it …

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Famous food vlogger Emmymadeinjapan tries Greek special forces food

One of the world’s most famous foodies, Emmy Cho known – widely known on YouTube as Emmymadeinjapan – has taken it upon herself to taste and rate the weirdest foods. …

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‘The Lady of Ro’ comes to Australia, a play about a heroic woman

Despina Achladioti, otherwise known as the “Lady of Ro” is the woman who single-handedly raised the Greek flag every morning on the remote island of Ro, off Kastellorizo. The woman, …

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