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Greek trips a long way off: Further delays to overseas travel though “Australians have passed the test”
Victoria may have reached its 40-day COVID-free milestone today, however hopes for overseas trips are being delayed for another three months as the government extends its ban for international travel. …
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“People should enrol in modern Greek and continue to do so,” says La Trobe University Vice Chancellor John Dewar
At the start of November, La Trobe University (LTU) had proposed the axing of the Greek studies program along with Hindi and Indonesian as these were deemed to be unviable. …
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Greek Studies pioneer receives church medal for contribution to education and community
Dedicated retired educator Constantinos Papadopoulos (OAM) received the Silver Cross of St Andrew’s for his work for the Greek community of Victoria and the church. The presentation was made by …
Choice of hampers that will send you on a gourmet journey to Hellas
“Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” is a Latin phrase that means “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” The words, from Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, that were uttered by a Trojan, but would …
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South Australian Magistrate Bob Harrap jailed for deceptive conduct
Bob Harrap, a former SA Magistrate, stares aimlessly into the distance from the accused dock on Friday, 4 November 2020, when Judge Paul Slattery of the District Court of South …
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas pushes on with projects despite the challenges of the year of COVID -19
If there was something COVID-19 could not do, it was to keep filmmaker Alex Proyas from getting on with his work. The pandemic may have slowed down plans to push …
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Early Christmas treat laid out for Pankoaki Brotherhood children
After many months in COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, third- and fourth-generation children of Koan heritage could not contain their excitement when they received a visit by Santa on Sunday, December …
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Sailed from Greece: Batch of helicopters arrive for Australian fire season
A batch of four S-64 Air Crane helicopters has arrived just in time for their Australian summer rotation. The shipment “sailed all the way from Greece” was delivered at the …
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First round of donations pledged to save Greek at La Trobe
A number of community members have kickstarted pledges of support to La Trobe University’s Modern Greek Studies Program, should it be allowed to continue. Following the conclusion of the initial …
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Greek Australian given suspended sentence for ‘extremely amateur’ drug trafficking
A Greek Australian Adelaide man was found guilty of drug trafficking at Adelaide’s District Court on Friday. Con Psarras, was arrested in May after leaving a sports bag containing 7.68kg …