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The Glendi Greek Festival returns to the west
While festival season is drawing to a close, it is not over until Perth gets its own Glendi Festival bringing the best of Greek food and culture to Western Australia. …
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Could this be the best ice-cream in Australia?
The first time Greek Australian Dimitrios Kyriazis and his family made national headlines in Australia was four decades ago when his mother Mary Pantelias was featured as the first Greek …
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Ella Mittas prepares the tastiest Greek feasts for Easter
Έλα (Ela = come) is back for one night only this Saturday, that is tonight. It’s Greek Easter and the darling of Melbourne’s food scene, Ella Mittas is putting on …
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How a love of music led to a passionate career in music publishing
There are two sides to the world of music. There’s the side that the public is mostly aware of, that of a creative output, delivered for the communal enjoyment – …
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Tips to get you through the last week of Lent
While for the Greek Orthodox Church the Lenten period lasts for seven weeks, most people choose to fast the last week leading up to Easter. It is then when devotees …
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After fleeing bombs as a child, and surviving cancer in her early 20’s, Professor Maria Kavallaris’ breakthrough research in nanotechnology is helping to fight childhood cancer
Professor Kavallaris is the program head at the Children’s Cancer Institute based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and leads the Tumour Biology and Targeting program as well …
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How did Alexander the Great self-identify?
As part of the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek History and Culture seminars, freelance writer, poet and translator Dimitri Gonis will present a lecture next month focusing on the self-identification …
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Antetokounmpo signature shoe to be launched by Nike
Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to become the first non-American basketball player to have a Nike shoe bear his name. The ‘Greek Freak’ will soon have his own signature shoe by …
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A taste of Cyprus
There’s a new Cypriot gem in town, a gem on wheels, taking over Melbourne’s north west. Taste of Cyprus is only one month old, yet it has managed to attract …
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Sydney’s favourite souvlaki joint comes to Melbourne
If you thought the humble souvlaki’s time in the spotlight in Australia’s food scene was done and dusted, you were wrong. Over the past few years, Melburnians have been spoilt …