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Hobsons Bay’s Greek Orthodox Community to honour the dormition of Virgin Mary
The Greek Orthodox Parish of North Altona and the Church of the Dormition of our Lady in Hobsons Bay are set to celebrate 15 August, that being the great feast …
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Archbishop Makarios visits Preston school and ordains new Spiritual Confessor in Balwyn North
Archbishop Makarios visited St John’s Greek Orthodox College in Preston on Monday 11 August, leading a Holy Invocation to the Theotokos alongside Bishops Evmenios of Chora and Kyriakos of Melbourne, …
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Oakleigh Grammar students shine in Certificate of Attainment in Greek
Oakleigh Grammar had a healthy participation in the Certificate of Attainment in Greek exams with 12 of their students passing them with flying colours. The school’s students performed well in …
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Greece – Australia double taxation deal and Melbourne Consulate staffing dominate Athens talks
The long-anticipated Greece–Australia Double Taxation Agreement and the understaffing of the Greek Consulate General in Melbourne were at the centre of recent talks in Athens between the President of the …
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Through the garrison: Nick Bourdaniotis captures the spirit of the elite Evzones
Nick Bourdaniotis, a Sydney-based photographer, is honoured in the Evzones’ Garrison gallery in central Athens. His works of Greece’s elite guards “breathes Australia,” said Bill Papastergiadis, president of the Greek …
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Archbishop Makarios: “Our Holy Archdiocese will never cease listening to the youth”
Archbishop Makarios delivered a message in honour of International Youth Day, praising young people as the future and stressing the importance of listening and tending to their concerns. The Archbishop …
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From pompoms shoes to trackies: How Mediterranean-Australians dress their diaspora stories
From the folkloric tsarouchia with their distinctive pompom toes to the “fully sick” Adidas tracksuits of suburban youth, or sharp-cut suits, the way Mediterranean migrants and their descendants dress has …
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Stardust: The “Golden Age” of the Castellorizian Ladies’ Society
Historian Florence Livery will spearhead an evening full of memories and history hosted at the Greek Centre, delving into the unknown stories of the Castellorizian Ladies’ Society that ran from …
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Samos “lives in the heart” of Melbourne
The Pan-Samian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Pythagoras” celebrated with splendour and emotion the 201st anniversary of the liberation of Samos from the Ottoman genocidal threat (6 August, 1824), at …
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Archbishop Makarios visits Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill
Archbishop Makarikos paid a visit to the Parish of Panagia Kamariani, praising the work of its priest and stressing the importance of not deviating from the truth of the Church. …