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Neos Kosmos escapes Facebook ban but encourages readers to visit directly and sign up to newsletters

Facebook has banned news media groups and emergency services from sharing and viewing news. The ban came as the social media outlet refused to comply with a regulatory push that …

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Queen Vic Market traders worried about future five kilometre radius restrictions

There have been strong political and social reactions amidst the decision to have put Victoria in a stage four lockdown. Despite the lockdown ending on Wednesday 17 February at 11:59pm, …

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Greek-Australian radio host Rena Frangioudaki speaks of overcoming obstacles as single mum in the 1970s

Being a single mother within the Greek community of 1970s Melbourne was a hard experience for Greek-Australian radio personality Rena Fragkioudaki. Despite the obstacles that were thrown in her way, …

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St Basil’s denies rumours of redundancies and closure

St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria, the site of Australia’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks so far, is not in danger of closure. Fr Evmenios Vasilopoulos, the Archdiocesan Vicar of …

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Super spreader event: COVID-19 tech exec’s indoor conference results in infections

COVID-19 vaccine entrepreneur Dr Peter Diamandis, who hosted a mostly virtual conference with an in-studio audience last month, was one of the dozens infected at the event. As he stood …

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Greek Orthodox funeral bungle up results in wrong person in casket

A grieving family at St Euphemia Greek Orthodox Church in Bankstown, Sydney, opened the casket at their loved one’s funeral only to find the wrong person inside. Their relative had …

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Organisational Committee for Greek National Day of Victoria cancel Independence Day march

The Organisational Committee for Greek National Day of Victoria, has had to make the unfortunate call to officially announce the cancellation of the march for 2021. The march to celebrate …

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Hopes high Andrews lifts lockdown measures tonight as planned

The good news appears to be that with no new COVID-19 cases reported over the last 24 hours, Victoria’s five-day snap “circuit breaker” lockdown is expected to end tonight at …

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AstraZeneca gets green light but not yet certain that Aussies are ready to get the jab

Australia’s medical regulator gave approval for Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to be used in Australia after approving Pfizer vaccine last month. The Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA) said that the vaccine …

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Two new COVID-19 cases in Victoria as fines are issued for Oakleigh incident

There were two new local cases of COVID-19 recorded overnight as the state remains in limbo. Premier Daniel Andrews said it was too early to decide whether the state could …

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