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AGAPΙ Care celebrates a year of new achievements
There was a lot to celebrate for the committee, management, staff, and friends of AGAPI Care, who came together last Friday for the last event of the year. The organisation …
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“Christmas at the Park” for the wonderful teachers of the Greek language schools
A beautiful Christmas “Breakfast” was prepared at the Fitzroy Gardens, for the wonderful teachers of the Greek Language Schools, on 12 December, to celebrate the end of a hard year. …
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“Let us talk about the vaccine”
Within two weeks nearly 35 members of the Greek community, living in Richmond contracted COVID-19. Unfortunately one person did not recover, seven were in intensive care and two had to …
GACLM holds ‘Antipodes’ launch, announces literary prize winners with AGM on Friday
The Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne (GACLM) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) and will also launch this year’s edition of the bilingual periodical, “Antipodes”, on Friday, 17 …
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Vale Elpida Hatziandreou, a full life lived amid two pandemics
Elpida Hatziandreou passed away, aged 102. Born during the Spanish flu pandemic, she lived through to the coronavirus pandemic. The mother of Cathy Alexopoulos, president of the Greek-Australian Cultural League, …
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Consul General honours Greek journalists in Melbourne with a special gathering at the Consulate
For the first time in years, Greek Australian journalists from Greek diaspora media in Melbourne gathered together as part of a special event organised by the General Consulate of Greece …
Federal MPs thanked for efforts towards recognition of Armernian, Greek, Assyrian genocides
The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia (FPAA), the founding members of the Joint Justice Initiative (JJI) as well as partners from the Greek, Armenian, Assyrian communities have offered their …
Greek-language students’ STEM project inspired by ancient myths and learning wins top prize
A team of Year-10 Greek language students at St Monica’s College, Epping in Melbourne’s northern suburbs used aspects of Ancient Greek mythology and learning to complete a STEM (Science, Digital …
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Hawthorn footy legend Peter Kanis contribution fondly remembered
We are celebrating the life of Peter Nicholas Kanis who passed away peacefully on the 25 November 2021. He was 90 years old. Peter Kanis was born the third and …
Gold Coast Greek school holds its Christmas holiday concert
The Greek Ethnic School of St Anna Gold Coast held its Christmas break up concert and presentations at the Hellenic Function Centre on Sunday, 5 December which was attended by …