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Representatives of Greek youth shine at FFTN General Assembly of Members
The Annual General Assembly for 2023 of the Food For Thought Network (FFTN) took place on Sunday, November 26. Conducted online via the Zoom platform, the GA highlighted the extensive …
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AHEPA Greek School marks the culmination of another academic year with a pre-Christmas celebration
As the academic year drew to a close, the students of “AHEPA GREEK SCHOOL” gathered to celebrate with a Christmas party on Monday. The event, held in a packed auditorium …
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Fronditha Care thrives in challenging aged care landscape, achieving milestones at AGM
Fronditha Care recently held its Annual General Meeting on November 28, 2023, with a turnout of over 50 attendees. Despite the ongoing challenges in the aged care sector due to …
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Mitsi Kouri, the person who taught 10,000 Greek women in Melbourne to sew, has passed away
Mitsi (Efthymia) Kouri, who, among other things, taught roughly 10,000 newly arrived Greek women how to operate electric sewing machines and sew shirts, has passed away aged 88. Ms Kouri …
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Bracks, Lekakis and Messimeri recognised for championing multiculturalism by ECCV
Last Thursday, at an Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) board presentation the former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks AC was appointed as ECCV patron. Bracks was the premier of …
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The Hellenic Initiative Australia (THI) marks a milestone in humanitarian impact at a Melbourne reception
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia held a cocktail reception in Melbourne last Thursday. Professor Helen Zorbas AO, the former CEO of Cancer Australia and proud director on the Board of …
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Foundation for Greek Studies of UNSW throws support behind fellow program at Macquarie University
The Foundation for Greek Studies of the University of NSW (UNSW) has expressed support for the preservation of the program at Macquarie University, stressing the importance of their existence at …
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Effy Alexakis’ latest book ‘The Heart of Giving’ holds a successful launch in Marrickville
Effy Alexakis’ latest book “The Heart of Giving – Father Nektarios’ Soup Kitchen”, a photographic book covering the charity work of Fr. Nektarios Zorbalas, was successfully launched on Sunday afternoon. …
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Athenian Association of NSW celebrates 70th anniversary in Brighton-Le-Sands
Reflecting on its 70 years of activity as a major organisation of the Greek community and looking forward to a bright future for the decades to come, the Athenian Association …
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62 years later, Greek Australian World War I veteran gets grave detailed
The headstone of a distinguished Greek Australian World War I veteran is set to be detailed 62 years after his death in 1961. Up until recently, little was known about …