Australia
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Melbourne community celebrates Greek contribution in bright light
The Greek Centre in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, has been lit up in blue and white in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of Greek independence celebrations on Thursday, 25 March. The …
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Eve Black appears before court, asks for charges to be dropped as parrot squawks
Eve Black, whose real name is Eugenia Limberiou, appeared via video link in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges laid after she boasted about breaching a Melbourne checkpoint …
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Melbourne celebrates 200 years of Greek Independence: See which buildings will light up
The state government of Victoria is supporting the Greek community to hold events across Victoria marking two centuries since the revolution that led to the formation of the modern Greek …
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Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival a joyful pointer to better things for the year ahead
It might not have boasted the numbers of previous years, but this year’s Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival 2021 brought some light back to the Melbourne CBD. The numbers who …
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“Lucky’s”: A must-read saga by Greek Australian author Andrew Pippos
“Lucky sat tucked at his kitchen table, newspaper spread across the surface, stripping rigani from the stalks. The herbs had hung inside a cupboard for a week -not long enough to properly …
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‘Heroes of 1821’ exhibition unveiled in Canberra over the weekend
Leading members of the Greek community attended the opening of Angela Kiki Konstantinopoulou’s exhibition “Heroes of 1821” at the Hellenic Club of Canberra on Friday, 19 March. The event which …
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Channel 31 welcomes young Greek-Australian to Advisory Committee
Channel 31 has been the springboard for many big names in Australian media today, but more importantly it has given a voice to local communities across Melbourne and Geelong. The …
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New Whitefield novel keeps focus on Limnos in the 20th Century
Tony Whitefield’s new novel “George’s Café” continues to draw on his close connections to the island of Limnos. His wife, Despina’s family originates from the island and his grandfather Henry …
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South Australia grants’ applications open for multicultural communities
There is just over a week left for multicultural communities to apply for one of the two streams of funding that are available to them under the Multicultural Grants Program …
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Victoria ramps up Covid-19 vaccinations as it records 23 days without local infections
According to the Department of Health, Victoria has only one active coronavirus case remaining in the state, recording 23 consecutive days of no community transmission after processing 12,388 test results …