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Greek Australian communities rally for those devastated in Greece
The Greek Australian community has been left stunned, observing the apocalyptic scenes unfolding in Greece. The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has responded quickly, contacting Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign …
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Turnbull: ‘A tragedy that affects Greece also affects Australia’
There has been an outpouring of empathy and message of hope to Greece from Australia’s politicians during this difficult time in the aftermath of the fires. In an official statement, …
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Australia updates travel advisory for Greece
In the wake of the national tragedy Greece is experiencing following the wildfires, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Smartraveller has updated its advice for travellers in the aftermath. …
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Honouring sister-city relationships
Marking a Victorian first, the state’s inaugural sister-cities forum was held on Wednesday 18 July, in a gathering designed to pay tribute to the concept of sister-cities and showcase the …
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Renowned Australian plastic surgeon heads to Greece to help fire victims
A renowned Australian plastic surgeon is set to fly to Greece to assist Greek surgeons treating and operating on victims from the tragic fires in Attica. Dr John Greenwood departs …
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Outcry over insensitive cartoon poking fun at Greek tragedy
As people in Greece are still recovering from the bush fires that took the lives of over 80 people and left another 180 injured in their wake, a cartoonist from …
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Councils unite to campaign for pokies reform
Mayors from five councils across Melbourne united on Tuesday morning to publicly launch the ‘Alliance for Gambling Reform’. Moreland mayor John Kavanagh, Whittlesea mayor Kris Pavlidis, Darebin mayor Kim le …
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Manningham strives for an inclusive society
In a bid to make the City of Manningham a more welcoming and inclusive community, the council is seeking out feedback from locals. By embracing disability, ethnicity and culture, language, …
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Fotis Kapetopoulos appointed EO of ECCV
Former Neos Kosmos English editor Fotis Kapetopoulos has been appointed executive officer of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria. “On behalf of the ECCV board, I’m delighted to welcome Fotis …
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New push for Nick Falos cold case
More than 15 years have passed since Greek Australian grandfather Nick Falos (also known as Nikolaos Falieros) was last seen. It was 8.30am on Friday, 14 March 2003 when the …