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Archbishop Makarios gets set to make inaugural visit to Adelaide
Following a jam-packed two week visit to Melbourne, there is little rest for His Eminence Archbishop Makarios before he ventures off yet again, this time to Adelaide to meet the …
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Catch up on news from the week that was
ACSA Aged Care Awards Fronditha Care was the stand-out winner at ACSA’s Victorian Aged Care Awards 2019, winning two of four awards, putting the organisation at the forefront for innovation …
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Archbishop Makarios’ two-week tour of Melbourne comes to an end
Archbishop Makarios rounded up the second week of his tour around Melbourne, visiting as many churches, Greek schools and organisations as possible while giving the promise of more to come …
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Fronditha Care a stand-out winner at the ACSA Aged Care Awards
Fronditha Care was the stand-out winner at ACSA’s Victorian Aged Care Awards 2019. The organisation won two of four awards at this year’s industry event on Friday 9 August, putting …
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Lemnos and Gallipoli remembered at Lemnos Square, Albert Park
Despite being a cold and windy morning, close to a hundred attendees gathered at Melbourne’s very own Lemnos Square with its unique Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial, for the fourth annual commemoration …
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La Trobe offers new studies into Multicultural Australia and the Greek contribution
The Greek Studies program at La Trobe University is offering a new subject this semester called ‘Multicultural Australia: The Greek Contribution.’ This class explores the contribution of early migrants from …
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Archbishop Makarios’ road show draws crowds to jam-packed churches
Melbourne has been gripped by Makarios-mania with the visit of the new archbishop to the city. Churches are jam-packed as though it were Easter, and social media is abuzz with …
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Vale Dora Gogos, Neos Kosmos loses its ‘mother’
The Neos Kosmos family is mourning for a second time in just a few months. Following the death of Takis Gogos in May, Dora Kitinas, the mother of Neos Kosmos …
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New book reveals Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend
The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee is launching its publication of historian Jim Claven’s major new definitive account of Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend this weekend. Commissioned by the committee, …
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Free lecture: Maintenance of Greek cultural traditions and teaching of folk dancing in the diaspora
This month Greek dance teacher and choreographer Nick Papaefthimiou will present a free lecture at the Greek Centre delving into the maintenance of Greek cultural traditions and the teaching of …