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Australia celebrates National Community Language Schools Day
National Community Language Schools Day this year fell on Election Day, 18 May. Pedia Greek School celebrated the landmark by thanking The Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria, Community Languages Australia …
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Dimitris Basis wows students at the Greek Centre with performance
While on his tour Down Under for ‘Romiosini and Beyond’, Greek singer Dimitris Basis took time out of his schedule to pay a visit to students at one the Greek …
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Cretan Association of Queensland commemorates the Battle of Crete
The Cretan Association of Queensland celebrated its 45th Anniversary at a function to commemorate the Battle of Crete, held in Brisbane, with over 200 guests present. The dance included entertainment …
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Moreland Council awards Kon and Eleni Rozakeas lifetime community achievement award
In his heyday, Konstantinos (Kon) Rozakeas was one of the most recognisable figures in Brunswick. The tall, heavily moustached gatekeeper of the Upfield railway line on Brunswick Road made quite …
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Shorten pledges $500,000 to the Cypriot community of Melbourne
Labor Party Leader Bill Shorten met on Friday with Stelios Angelodemou, preident of the Cypriot Community. Mr Shorten confirmed his previous pledge to support the Cypriot Community with funding worth …
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Greek students report on their work experience placements
Choosing a career path as a student is one of the most overwhelming experiences you can face growing up in this current day and age. That is where school work …
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Adam Bandt’s visit to the Greek Centre
Federal Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt visited The Greek Centre last night, in a most productive meeting with members of the board of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM). A …
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Learn to speak and dance Greek with the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria
Every year as part of its rich calendar, the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria (KAV) is running Greek language and culture while Greek dancing classes are also set to begin soon. …
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Victoria honours the Battle of Crete fallen in a series of commemorative events
Battle of Crete commemorations began early this month in Sydney and Crete, Greece with Victoria joining in last week. Hundreds of veterans, members of Cretan Clubs are gathering around the …
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‘Australia’s oldest Greek’, yiayia Angeliki, dies aged 104
Former Greek ‘νύφη’ (bride) Angeliki Frangos (nee Papi), who was born in Ikaria in November 1915 and was thought to be the oldest Greek living in Australia, has died aged …