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Melbourne’s Greek schools voice concerns over new payroll tax
Victoria’s two independent faith-based Greek schools have raised concern and written to all members of parliament over this weeks state budget which seeks to increase payroll tax for high-fee paying …
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Exploring the Hellenism of Anatolia: Greek Community School students visit a captivation exhibition at Axion Esti
The students of the Bentleigh campus at the Greek Community Language & Culture Schools last Tuesday embarked on a special excursion with their afternoon school to visit a unique exhibition, …
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Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria celebrate ‘Protomagia’
Sofia Mastoris OAM President of the Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria, and founding organiser of the ‘Protomagia’ celebrations in Melbourne brought Greece to Melbourne last month. The first ‘Protomagia’ panigiri …
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Chris Christophi aims to raise $100,000 in a single night to aid the homeless
Multi-award-winning entrepreneur, property investor, and best-selling author Chris Christophi believes he can raise $100,000 in one night to assist the homeless, and is pulling out all the stops to make …
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Pontian federation and Akrites commemorate genocide of Hellenes by the Ottomans
The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia (FPAA) held commemorative events last Friday across Sydney, Melbourne, and South Australia to honour the victims of the Greek Genocide. With a focus …
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Crowd of 200 gathers to commemorate the Battle of Crete late into the night
Last Saturday the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne saw 200 people come together to honour the memory of the Battle of Crete in 1941 with a special dinner dance. Milton Stamatakos, …
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Kastoria association celebrates official opening of renovated building
The Australian Association of Kastorians, known as ‘Kastoria’, commemorated the completion of their upgraded facilities last Sunday. The association unveiled their newly renovated bathroom and kitchen facilities at the North …
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104-year-old Aussie Battle of Crete survivor honoured
Charlie Parrott, 104, an Australian survivor of the Battle of Crete, was presented with a commemorative award on behalf of the Armed Forces of Greece in honour of his heroic …
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Lifting the shadows of Greek history: GCM online lecture explores the significance of social and political files
The Greek Community of Melbourne will present an online lecture by Professor Vangelis Karamanolaki on 1 June who is renowned for his expertise in historiography, Prof. Karamanolakis will delve into …
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Tens of thousands flock to Brisbane Paniyiri
An estimated 45,000 people attended the Paniyiri Greek Festival in Brisbane last weekend, adding another successful chapter to the festival’s forty-seven year tradition. The city of Brisbane produced its finest …