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Greek Cypriot community shocked by sudden death of Year 12 student James Tsindos
The news of Brighton Grammar James Tsindos’ passing, have deeply saddened the Greek and Cypriot communities in Melbourne. The Year 12 student, was taken to hospital on 27 May following …
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Wollongong parish returns to the fold after half a century in schism
After 50 years of division, the community of St Nektarios of Wollongong in New South Wales officially returned to the fold of the Archdiocese of Australia on Sunday, 6 June. …
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Souvlaki gift for those in need
A Greek Cypriot business in Melbourne’s north-west is combating the latest Covid lockdown with generosity and humour. It’s been a week since the Hillside food truck operators started giving free …
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Charges laid to police officers over Greek Australian’s broken neck
The case of a Greek Victorian man who was left paralysed during a police arrest four years ago is scheduled to be heard at court in a few months’ time. …
Community thanks Battle of Crete veteran Norm Eaton at special service in WA days before he died
Just days before he died, 101-year-old Battle of Crete veteran Norman “Norm” Eaton was the honoured guest at the Battle of Crete commemoration at Saint John the Theologian Greek Orthodox …
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Australian Fashion Week: Meet Iordanes, 26, staging his first show
Australian Fashion Week is back on this year, featuring among its up-and-coming designers’ cohort, a young, proud Greek Australian. His great grandmother was a dressmaker, his yiayia was a knitwear …
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NUGAS welcomes new committee, with hopes to reconnect with Alumni and Diaspora
The National Union of Greek Australian Students (NUGAS) has changed hands for the new 2021/22 season. The previous committee faced unprecedented challenges with the onset of Victoria’s strict lockdowns, having …
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Answering the call to take up the life of a parish priest
Father Nicholas Georgiou is the priest for The Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple in North Balwyn. He told Neos Kosmos that in his youth, he had always been …
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Design for Battle of Crete memorial for Perth’s King Park unveiled
The Battle of Crete Memorial Committee (BCMC) of Western Australia met last week to unveil the concept design for a memorial of the 1941 battle which will be set up …
GACL extends submission date for literary competition and Antipodes periodical
The date for submissions to the Greek Australian Cultural League’s (GACL) Literary Competition and for its periodical Antipodes has been extended to Friday, 23 July. The literary competition comprises of …