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RIP Angela Pirdas, farewelling a great lady of community journalism

Angela Pirdas, known as ‘Kikitsa’ to her dearest friends, succumbed to cancer on 1 March. Despite her illness, her death caused shock in the community. A much-loved member of the …

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Darebin Greek dancing group reunite after lockdown hiatus

The Greek Community of Darebin and surrounds has hosted a group for traditional dancing for 11 years now, welcoming Greeks along with people of different ages and heritage. They have …

How migration can help support Australia’s post-pandemic recovery

The Joint Standing Committee on Migration will hold three days of public hearings between 1 and 3 March. Committee Chair Julian Leeser MP said that “at these hearings, the Committee …

Second Karipidis exhibition at Ryzanoff Gallery a search for balance

The  second exhibition of the work of Adam Karipidis is currently on display at the Ryzanoff Gallery in Albert Park until the first week of April. Entitled The Evolution Of …

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“Papaflessas” kickstarts 1821 events with tribute to diaspora

The Pammesinian Brotherhood Papaflessas hosted on Saturday its inaugural event celebrating the 200 years’ anniversary of the Greek Revolution. Held at the Hellenic Museum, the event was deemed a success, …

Costa had ‘a warrior approach to the Cypriot cause’

Tributes flow in the Greek and Cypriot community of Melbourne for Costa Prokopiou, who passed aged 78 this week. The former chair of the Constitution of the Pan-Australian Coordinating Committee …

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Disharmony over Harmony Day

Controversy has broken out regarding the Australian Football International (AFI)’s Harmony Cup, which took place in Melbourne on 28 February 2021. According to organiser Brian Clarke, the Harmony Cup event …

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Vaccine response: Frontline workers contemplate the COVID-19 jab

On Monday, Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout officially began with Prime Minister Scott Morrison receiving one of the first Pfizer BioNTech jabs the day prior. According to the Australian Government’s fact …

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RIP Konstandinos Prokopiou, an activist for Justice for Cyprus

Konstantinos Prokopiou, the chair of the Constitution of the Pan-Australian Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PASEKA), passed away at the age of 78. He will always be remembered by …

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Neither hell nor high water nor COVID-19 could stop the Georgious marrying this time

In these times COVID-19 has played havoc with the best-laid plans and when Victoria went into a snap lockdown earlier this month everything was up in the air again. That …

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