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Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli commemorative service to be held on Saturday 12 August
Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee has announced that its annual commemorative service will be held this year on Saturday 12 August, the event commencing at 11am. The service will be …
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Australian Hellenic Memorial acknowledges legacy of World War II in Greece with School Competition
The Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation has announced the 2023 School Competition open for its 14th consecutive year, continuing its mission to encourage students to learn and engage with the events …
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Aussie uni student suffers terrifying balcony fall in Greece
An Australian university student plunged six metres from a balcony while in Greece and has sustained life-threatening injuries. Jacob Konaraki from Sydney was selected by his university to go on …
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Cretan Youth of Australia and NZ group meets with President Sakellaropoulou in Athens
The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand (CFANZ) have organised a two-week trip for 20 of their youth to explore their homeland, from July 8 and will last until …
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Celebrating 16 years of Hellenic culture in SA: Odyssey Art Prize 2023 is open for submissions
The Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA) is set to mark the 16th anniversary of its Odyssey Festival, a prominent event in Adelaide’s cultural calendar. From Friday, October 6 …
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‘Democratic memory represents an irreversible debt to history’
In honour of the 49th anniversary of the coup and the Turkish invasion in Cyprus n July 15, 1974, by the junta in Athens and EOKA B., the Justice for …
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Ten-year-old Cypriot-Australian girl from Melbourne writes about the tragedy of Cyprus
“I was not born in Cyprus. I did not experience the war. But I have learned the story of the dark summer of July 1974 in Cyprus. I have learned …
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The Aegis of Hellas: an exploration of philhellenism and Greek Diaspora
On Monday July 17, the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy in Athens, will launch a new publication The Aegis of Hellas: The Continuing Vigour of Philhellenism, by Professor …
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Community Language Schools thriving in Australia – Douvartzides reelected as president
The community language schools sector in Australia continues to experience growth, with various associations providing vital support to thousands of authorities and over 100,000 students across more than sixty languages. …
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Commemorating the 1974 Invasion of Cyprus and the ongoing call for justice
This Sunday, July 16, the Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee, ΣΕΚΑ-SEKA, will present a series of events to commemorate the 1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. The events include church …