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2022 Semaphore Greek Festival cancelled
The 2022 Semaphore Greek Festival, the most popular Greek festival in SA, which was scheduled to take place in February 2022 has been cancelled due to COVID-19. This is the …
University of Melbourne’s Diaspora Studies Program is a coup for the Greek Community of Melbourne
Melbourne might be a multicultural entrepot and is always lauded as having the largest Greek population outside metropolitan Greece, but when it comes to Greek studies at tertiary level, it …
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“Don’t judge me… for not being as ‘in love’ with my disability as Dylan is” says Dr Taleporos
Chairperson of the Victorian Disability Advisory Council, Dr George Taleporos, speaks out after Paralympian and Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott, in his acceptance speech, described his disability as “the …
Need for action over associations is urgent, says Panarcadian president
The task of settling the assets of Greek brotherhoods and associations in Australia is an absolute necessity but it will be difficult to achieve, says Dimitris Alexopoulos, the president of …
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GCM launches mentoring program for future Greek teachers
In a space that constantly changes, all human activity is based on the evolution of innovative decisions and the exchange of new knowledge. The Greek Community of Melbourne, wanting to …
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Is this the beginning of the end of the pandemic?
Well-known emergency physician, Dr Stephanos Herodotou, who has been serving on the frontline of Melbourne’s public hospitals for 40 years, sent out last week, the message of hope we are …
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Whittlesea council refuses to recognise the Pontian Armenian and Assyrian genocides – resident complains
Neos Kosmos’ readers have reported that Whittlesea Council has refused to push for a motion that recognise the Pontian Armenian and Assyrian genocides. Under the initiative of a passionate Greek …
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Message from His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia for Australia Day
Our community, as an integral and dynamic part of Australian society, proudly celebrates this day, which marks the formation, cooperation, mutual respect and unity of the Australian nation. These are …
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An intubated Peter Jasonides is fighting COVID-19 from the ICU
One of the most active members of the Greek Community, Pontian Peter Jasonides is fighting the big fight with coronavirus. The news was shared by Jasonides himself, who wanted to …
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George Ligouris – Melbourne’s century old teenager
Born in Messinia, Greece in 1922, the year of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, his eyes have definitely seen a lot. George Ligouris emigrated to Australia in 1967, another tough year …