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Darwin Mayor Kon Vatskalis celebrates re-election
Most Northern Territorians have had their say on council polls, with postal votes are still being received until 10 September. And while official election results will not be declared until …
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Beloved mother Helen Boukouvalas was an “angel” says daughter
“My mother was an angel. All who knew her loved her,” Maria, the daughter of Helen Boukouvalas, told Neos Kosmos. Characterised as a giving woman, with goodness in her soul, …
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There’s a rush to get vaccinated, and Greek Australians are hopping on board
A huge queue formed at the pop-up vaccination hub at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Thornbury to help the local community get their COVID-19 vaccines. Greek Community …
Star of Taroom’s repatriation walk points to a healing route to reconciliation
The 500km walk over 20 days to return a 150kg Aboriginal stone artefact to its place of origin has generated ripples of reconciliation that the walk’s organiser, John Danalis, is …
Mount Gambier’s Apollo Club celebrates its Greek community roots
A football club that was set up 50 years ago by the Greek community of Mount Gambier in South Australia is still going strong even as the community that set …
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Celebrating the 124th anniversary of the Greek Community of Melbourne
COVID continues to challenge the way we do things at the Community, especially in the education sector. But as the saying goes we just “keep on keeping on”. Nick Dallas …
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Fronditha Care leads vaccination of residents, workforce and volunteers
Fronditha Care is the first residential aged care provider of its size to vaccinate the majority of its 456 residents, 700 staff, contractors and volunteers against COVID-19. Fronditha Care was …
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Rockwood Cemetery remains open despite COVID following woman’s petition
When Angelique Jasli went Rockwood Cemetery at Sydney’s inner west to visit the grave of her mother, who passed away in 2015, she was turned away as NSW Health had …
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Greek Australians raise money to help Greece via fire appeals
Greek Australians dug deep into their pockets despite COVID-19 and the financial difficulties which the Pandemic has brought on the community. In just over a week, the fire appeal to …
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee’s 2021 commemoration event cancelled
This year’s annual Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial commemoration has been cancelled. Under normal circumstances this year’s event would have been held on Saturday, 14 August 2021 at the Memorial at Lemnos …