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Sweet September with top festivals from around Greece to remember
1. Paxos International Music Festival: the Autumn Chamber Music Festival The festival was founded in 1986 by English classic music lover John Gough, with support from cultural institutions and music …
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Your nominations are now open for an expanded Victorian multicultural awards list
Nominations are open for this year’s Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence for individuals and organisations that have played an important role in strengthening muliticulturalism in the state. On Monday (31 …
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Lawsuits for the control of AHEPA NSW will cost close to two million dollars
The largest Hellenic association in the world will be forking out close to $2 million in court fees. The Australasian Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) of New South Wales has …
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Ballarat’s George Treloar Memorial Annual Commemoration replaced by online Zoom event – All Welcome
This year’s George Devine Treloar Memorial annual public commemorative event scheduled to be held on 8 September 2020 has been replaced. This event has been planned as the first of …
Cyprus community calls on people to help charity pantry by donating at convenient locations
The Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria in conjunction with the Greek Archdiocese and all Cypriot Communities and Organisations of Melbourne, are now conducting a co-ordinated collection of non-perishables, canned …
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Melbourne poet unites film and music to make videopoem connections online
When COVID-19 made its dreaded appearance and social/physical distancing became the new norm, poet Angela Costi sought a new way to connect her art with her audience through the online …
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GCM President urges PM to take a stance on Turkey’s provocative behaviour
Bill Papastergiadis OAM, President of the Greek Community of Melbourne sent a letter to the Australian Prime Minister, in response to the escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean that have …
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Makarios deplores Turkey’s decision to turn Chora Monastery into a mosque
The Turkish establishment, following the decision to re-convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque has moved into yet another transgression, taking over another important Byzantine culture monument. On Friday, it was …
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Lockdown 2 has made it harder to fill the welfare centre’s pantry shelves for community relief
Around 500 households from around Melbourne rely on the Community Relief program of the Archdiocesan District of Northcote. Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, Archimandrite Evmenios Vasilopoulos, who runs the program in …
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Food for Thought offers online seminar to help women caring for dementia sufferers
Clinical neuropsychologist Matthew Staios will be the special guest for the Iatest seminar of the Greek Australian Women and Friends Around the World Forum hosted by Food for Thought Network …