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Go Youth gears up with trivia night to raise funds for Five Loaves
More than 110 young people attended the Go Youth Melbourne trivia night at St Catherine’s in Malvern East Melbourne on Saturday, 2 July to raise funds for the the District …
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Unvaccinated Greek elderly continue to die from COVID
Hundreds of people continue to die due to COVID-related complications and the medical community stresses the importance of a fourth dose of the COVID vaccination for those eligible, especially the …
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GCM presents ‘The revival of Greek Wisdom in the Renaissance’ seminar
Bernie Lewin, a founding director of the Platonic Academy of Melbourne, will present a lecture entitled The revival of Greek Wisdom in the Renaissance, on Thursday July 14 at the …
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Five Loaves volunteers offer meals to Melbourne’s homeless
A group of volunteers from the Five Loaves Program, cooked and handed out hot meals and snacks for the homeless in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne last week with …
Out of their own hands: Women of Crete and the German Occupation 1941-1944
The Greek Orthodox Community of St. George Brisbane Cultural Committee is holding an event in conjunction with the Cretan Association of Queensland. The presentation/lecture entitled Out of their own hands: …
Steve Karakitsos finally untangles century-old mystery of long-lost uncle
His name lived on as members of the surviving family, which hailed from Krithia on the Gallipoli Peninsula, named their children in his honour. Just over two months ago, his …
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Turkish academic records Turkey’s Greek community’s memories for richer historical narrative
Turkish academic Dr Gönül Bozoğlu, a lecturer at Newcastle University is documenting the stories of minority communities in Turkey – in particular the Greek community. Most recently, her documentary, Life …
THI Australia announces Nikos Dendias as guest speaker for its 5th ‘In Conversation’ live-webinar
Mr Nikos Dendias, Greece’s minister for foreign affairs will present at the 5th Digital Conversation Series, in a live-webinar hosted by The Hellenic Initiative Australia (THI). “We are delighted and …
Young Greek dancers wow crowds at the Sydney Children’s Festival alongside diverse groups of performers
Children from across Sydney, representing communities from all over the world, came back for the Childen’s Festival after a two and a half year hiatus due to COVID. Children, as …
International Summer University’s minutes on ‘Greek Language, Culture and Media’ published
A volume of proceedings of the 7th International Summer University Greek Language, Culture and Media in Hydra was published in Sydney, Australia. The publication is entitled Language and Freedom of …