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Enjoying Mediterranean flavours by the water at Santorini in Williamstown
As the weather is getting warmer, we start looking for the best by-the-water short escapades that will make us feel closer to home, and by home we mean Greece. One …
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Teaching Greek through an innovative peer mentoring approach
The future of Greek language learning has been one of the key issues that has significantly concerned the Greek community, because although important initiatives have taken place over the years, …
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How we showed Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ is not pure fiction, with a little help from Facebook
When you look at networks of people, whether it’s architects or table tennis players or a regular bunch of Facebook friends, they will have certain similarities. They tend to confirm …
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Northcote’s new favourite Hub
A flavour-loving couple, Greek Cypriot George and Helen Nerouppos, made their life’s dream of owning a cafe a reality just a bit over a year ago. Since opening up The …
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Does God exist?
Despite advancements in science and technology, throughout different civilisations the question of whether God exists has continued to inspire debate. Actor Nicholas Papademetriou has grappled with the question himself, and …
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Manasis’ annual dance a two-day glendi
Melbourne audiences were treated to a two-day glendi last weekend, filled with performances and live music at Manasis School of Greek Dance and Culture’s annual dinner dance. Hundreds turned out …
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Could ‘George Manolis’ be the first ever Greek Australian detective?
Now in its fourth year, the Richell Prize for unpublished writers of adult fiction and narrative non-fiction is in memory of Hachette Australia’s former CEO, Matt Richell. The prize is …
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From Karpathos to Canberra: The Greek dressmaker who has dressed over 8,000 brides
Dressmaker Eftihia (Effie) Kasimatis has dedicated most of her life to doing exactly what her first name dictates; spreading happiness to the thousands of brides who choose to entrust her …
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Philhellene in name and action
It’s been almost two months since wildfires ravaged eastern Attica in July. But the wretched scenes of the horrific event that took the lives of 99 people to date and …
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A Corfiot olive oil blows away critics at Fine Food Australia
Last week Neos Kosmos attended Fine Food Australia, the leading trade exhibition for the country’s food industry, exploring products from over 1,000 exhibiting brands showcasing general and speciality food, catering …