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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 …
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Community channels 31 & 44 given a month to get off the air
Melbourne and Adelaide’s community television stations 44 and 31 respectively have been given a month to get off the air. Even though the federal government hasn’t resolved their frequency range …
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Paula Masselos unveils memorial in Waverley honouring the Battle of Crete
Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos joined by Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis and the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Christos Karras, unveiled the Council’s new memorial to mark the 80th anniversary …
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Alan Jones visits the Holy Archdiocese of Australia
Archbishop Makarios of Australia received Australian journalist Alan Jones, in the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Sydney on Saturday. Mr Jones received a tour of all the areas …