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‘The best Greeks of today are the Greeks of Australia,’ says Archbishop Makarios
“The best Greeks that exist today are the Greeks of Australia.” With these touching words, the newly enthroned Archbishop Makarios paid special tribute to all the early Greek Australians and …
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Love your community news? Here’s how to never miss a story from Neos Kosmos
We know that readers to our website often use Facebook to reach us and discover the headlines that matter to them. To make it easier, we’ve pulled together a handy …
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Ready, set, gold! St Nicholas Greek School students training for Greek Olympics
Students at Yarraville St Nicholas Greek School are gearing up for the annual Greek Olympics competition. Held on Saturday 21 September, the event has been a school tradition for over …
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Greece’s refugee helper George Treloar honoured in Ballarat
Major George Devine Treloar, the Leaque of Nations Refugee Commissioner in Thrace and Macedonia in the wake of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, has been inducted into the Legends of his …
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Adelaide’s Hellenic cultural festival Odyssey returns
Adelaide’s Hellenic cultural festival Odyssey is set to return next month for the 14th year, celebrating Greek culture in South Australia. Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, …
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Free lecture on the Oracular Tablets from Dodona
As part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), lecturer of Greek Language and Philosophy Emily Hulme Kozey is presenting a free …
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Nominations for South Australia’s 2019 Governor’s Multicultural Awards now open
Nominations for South Australia’s 2019 Governor’s Multicultural Awards are now open. The awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to multiculturalism in South Australia across a …
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Free lecture: A diverse history of Greek Australians in the workplace
Sydney-based historian Leonard Janiszewski and documentary photographer Effy Alexakis are heading to Melbourne this month to present a lecture on ‘Greek Enterprise – A Diverse History of Australian Greeks in …
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The legendary picnics of the early Greek Australians
At least once every couple of months on a Sunday, mainly during the spring and summer months, most Greek Australian families would get together with family and friends and head …
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PRONIA Radiothon set to raise funds to continue its work with the Greek community
There was a time when 72-year-old Maria, a pensioner, needed help paying the electricity bill. Her son usually helps her out, but this time he was away and Maria (not …