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Melbourne eatery launches limited-edition ‘Tsitsipas Souvlaki’ to raise money for bushfire victims
No need to smash an ace to contribute to the bushfire relief fundraising drive. For the duration of the Australian Open to 2 February, a Melbourne eatery will be donating …
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Finally, rain in Australia… but it’s a ‘double edged sword’
Desperately needed rain is falling across the city of Melbourne after a day of smoke haze, however there are fears that the much-needed rain may be a ‘double edged sword’ …
Remembering Aboriginal Australians ahead of Australia Day
The Day of Mourning, a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January, first began in 1938. Since then, the anniversary of the arrival of the first fleet of British …
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Promising Greek Australian soccer player, 21, found dead off beach in Western Australia
The body of a young man found off Twilight Beach in Esperance has been identified as Greek Australian, Eric Birighitti. The 21-year-old soccer play was at the beach with friends …
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Greek Australian man stabbed to death in Canberra
Jayscen Anthony Newby, 26, appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of murder. Police said they responded to reports of a disturbance at the Silver Gums townhouse …
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Diver catches the cross at Port Melbourne but gets insults instead of God’s blessing
Since the age of 15, Mikes Legkos has been taking part as a swimmer in the Blessing of the Water ceremony during Theofania. A devout Christian, diving for the cross …
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Archbishop notes spirit of generosity at Epiphany and calls for greater effort to help fire victims
Thousands of people from Sydney’s Orthodox parishes and Greek communities, braved the light rain to converge on Yarra Bay Beach in Phillip Bay, to celebrate Epiphany on Sunday. It was …
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Lefcadian Brotherhood celebrate arrival of new year in style
The Lefcadians of Melbourne gathered at the Lefcadian Brotherhood centre to welcome 2020 on the evening of December 31. Despina Varveris, the president of The Lefcadian Brotherhood “Lefcada”, said that …
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A son of Greek migrants amongst those leading migration in Australia
Despite the fact that Australia has always been and, in many cases, still appears to be the ‘promised land’ for many immigrants who decide to leave their homeland and seek …
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Bushfires: ‘This crisis will almost certainly set whole species extinctions in motion,’ says environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou
There has been an outpouring of grief in Australia and across the globe as images of the devastation caused by raging bushfires have circulated on social media. As well as …