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Vale Thanos Vavitsas, Greek lawyer and journalist to always be remembered
Thanos Vavitsas, a well-known member of the Greek Community, passed away aged 84. The Thessaloniki-born lawyer with parents from Grevena, graduated with Honors from Law following in his father’s footsteps …
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“Where to from here?”
The Global Pandemic has disrupted all economies and societies around the world, bringing Australia’s record-breaking 29 years of economic growth to an end. As our economy reopens while dealing with …
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Zoe Petropoulos freefalls for an important cause
Zoe Petropoulos, the face of the Flicker of Hope Foundation is coming of age in a few days. To celebrate her 21st birthday she will bravely face one of her …
Academy of Athens hosts one-day conference on Diaspora Greeks
A one-day conference on Diaspora Greeks will be held at the East Chamber of the Academy of Athens Megaron on Monday, 15 November. The conference entitled “Greek Diaspora – History, …
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Antipodes festival is back
The team at the Greek Community of Melbourne are busily planning behind the scenes in partnership with both State and Local Government to ensure the best festival is being produced …
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GCM Students Celebrate the OhiDay
On Thursday, October 28th, students from all the Campuses of the Greek Community School’s of Melbourne, gathered to celebrate in an online assembly Greece’s National Day of Remembrance, Courage and …
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Melbourne’s ceremony for Ohi Day celebrated despite the pandemic
On Thursday, the Hellenic RSL Melbourne held a small Ceremony to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that gave so much in 1940-41 for our freedom in the …
Fifth time lucky for wedding of Melbourne Greek couple
Weddings became a pandemic victim time and time again during 2020 and 2021. And Melbourne’s six lockdowns did not leave many opportunities in between for prospective newlyweds. If you are …
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Outpouring of tributes for ‘Olympic Nick’
The passing of Nick Tsiligiris, proprietor of the famous Olympic Doughnuts in Melbourne, was met with sadness and an outpouring of tributes and messages from so many who knew and …
Greek community joins fight to protect Fairfield Park Amphitheatre building
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has joined calls to preserve Fairfield Park Amphitheatre complex on the north bank of the Yarra River which was built by the then City …