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Building bridges: Greek Australian youth to reconnect with ancestral homeland in 2025 Athens tour
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has announced another Greek Australian students’ tour to Athens for September 2025. The tour focuses on civics, education and culture and aims to augment …
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Archimandrite Nektarios Zorbalas passes away aged 90
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, “after profound emotion and human sorrow,” announced the sombre news of Archimandrite Nektarios Zorbalas’s passing. The beloved cleric left this world peacefully in his …
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Archbishop Makarios hosts Australian Ambassador to Greece
Archbishop Makarios played host to the visiting Australian Ambassador to Greece, Alison Duncan, in a warm event wherein they expressed a united interest in strengthening the ties between Greece and …
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Athens and Adelaide take steps toward sister city agreement following high-level meeting
The Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, met with Australian Federal MP Steve Georganas last week to discuss the development of a formal sister city relationship between Athens and Adelaide, marking …
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Greek migrant stories come full circle in powerful Athens performance
On a balmy summer evening in Athens, the voices of Greek migrants echoed across continents in the moving theatrical production Opou Gis Kai Patris (Wherever Earth and Homeland). Presented to …
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Global Greek youth program expands in highly successful fourth edition
The successful collaboration between the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs produced yet another great edition of its cultural immersion program, bringing together Hellenic youth …
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Panathinaikos unveils special jersey ahead of historic NBL Australian showdown
Panathinaikos president Vassilis Parthenopoulos has unveiled a specially designed jersey for the Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament, to be hosted in Australia this September, in the presence of Australia’s Ambassador to Greece …
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Fronditha Care duo named finalists in 2025 National Aged Care Awards
Fronditha Care CEO Faye Spiteri and volunteer Theodorus Giannicopoulos are among the finalists announced for Ageing Australia’s 2025 You are ACE! Awards, with the duo each being praised for their …
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GOCNSW farewells long-serving GM Alkis Dracopoulos, welcomes successor Vicki Tomaras
The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW) has farewelled long-serving General Manager Alkis Dracopoulos, who is retiring after 14 years of distinguished service to the organisation. Dracopoulos has …
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From Adelaide to Ikaria: How a Greek Australian developer seeks clarity in a Blue Zone
An unexamined life is not worth living, Socrates warned. Albert Camus cautioned against “philosophical suicide”—the moment we stop asking why and instead surrender to comforting lies, plastic trinkets hauled across …