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Winter sun fails to warm Spartans in their game against St Bernards
Hawthorn Spartans again failed to gain traction in their season with a Round 7 defeat to St Bernards at the Spartans home ground at the Rathmine Reserve on a beautiful …
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Professor Arthur Christopoulos elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and makes his mum cry
When Professor Arthur Christopoulos, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University, told his mother he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, she …
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Youth gather to commemorate Greek Pontic Genocide
On May 19, the youth of the Pontic Educational and Cultural Association of Victoria (Akrites to Pontou) held a Candlelight Commemoration entitled “Keeping the Flame of Memory Alive” in remembrance …
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Tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Crete in the heart of Sydney
The official event of remembrance and in honour of the 80th anniversary of the historic Battle of Crete took place on Saturday, 22 May, at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, …
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Over 7,000 flocked to see Dimitris Basis at Greek Festival (photos)
The change of location from Darling Harbour to Hunter Valley did not deter Sydneysiders from attending the annual glendi of NSW’s Greek Community. Over 7,000 attended from around the state …
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Commemorating the Halkidiki rebellion
The Halkidikeon Association Aristotle the Stageritis in collaboration with the Halkidikeon Elderly Citizens Club held a special commemoration event for the 1821 uprising in Halkidiki. The rebellion, under the leadership …
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“Palliative Care It’s more than you think”
The theme of this year’s National Palliative Care Week, which begins on Sunday, addresses the many benefits of offering quality palliative care. Many of us do not understand what palliative …
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Celebrating the volunteers of PRONIA
As part of the National Volunteer Week, on Tuesday 18 May PRONIA celebrated its own volunteer in a very warm and moving event in the ‘Odysseas’ hall of the Ithacan …
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Anastero ta Palia: I remember the past
“Anastero ta Palia: I remember the past“. The opening words of a traditional Pontian song of mourning summarises the annual Greek Genocide Commemoration at the Marana Hall in Hurstville, …
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Melburnians take a shine to Metamorphosis exhibition
On Wednesday, the Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) went on to the streets of Melbourne to gauge people’s reactions to this year’s Antipodean Palette 2021 exhibition entitled “Metamorphosis” which is …