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Celebration of all things Greek takes over Lonsdale street this weekend
Australia’s largest Greek festival, Antipodes, returns to Lonsdale Street, flooding Melbourne’s CBD with Greek music, dancing, street food, frappe, ouzo, beer, gifts and activities for the entire family. This year, …
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Guidelines for the 25 March Parelasi in Melbourne
The Greek National Day Parade will take place on Sunday, 19 March inside Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park, with a 1pm sharp start. All participating groups are to be ready …
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Natasha Papasavas: remembering Dad, ‘the Father of the Antipodes Festival’
We’ve all been to Melbourne’s biggest Greek Festival on Lonsdale street. But not many of us are familiar with the story behind its creation, or those leading figures who helped …
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Oakleigh Grammar celebrates its 2023 student leaders
Oakleigh Grammar inducted its 2023 School leaders from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools on Friday, February 17. Attended by students, staff, parents and the school board, the assembly opened …
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94-year-old artist honoured with exhibition in his hometown of Nea Magnisia
A series of artworks by 94-year-old expatriate artist Anastasios Kolokotronis, a descendant of the historical figure, have been honoured with a permanent exhibition in Delta. The Ionian Asia Minor Association …
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Greek diaspora shows increased interest ahead of national elections
Even though the volume of applications by Greek expatriates who qualify to vote for the first time from their place of residence is not impressive, over the past week there …
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A show of strong unity between the Archdiocese and the GOC of NSW at Darling Harbour
Among the many highlights of the Greek Festival of Sydney last weekend at Darling Harbour was the display of a harmonious atmosphere between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and …
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Greek Festival of Sydney returns with a bang as a prosperous future lies in store
The Greek Festival of Sydney was a rousing success as it settled once again in Darling Harbour and, after a tumultuous past few years, its future looks better than ever …
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$140,000 pledge for Sydney’s Greek Summer Festival
Over 80,000 people attended this year’s St Basil’s NSW & ACT Greek Summer Festival, a turnout that did not go unnoticed by the Coalition state government when announcing a funding …
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Impressive comeback for Australia’s biggest Pontian gathering; Synapantema
From a small-scale dinner with no more than 100 attendees, Synapantema has grown into the biggest Pontian gathering in Australia and this year’s three-day event proved once more true to …