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Terens Quick promises to resolve payment delay issue for Greek pensioners living in Melbourne
Consul General of Greece in Melbourne Dimitrios Michalopoulos’ intervention to communicate the concerns of the Greek Australian community to the ministries and relevant services in Athens regarding the delays in …
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Fresh appeal evidenced at the 32nd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Once again, the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival lived up to its reputation for being the world’s largest outdoor Greek festival outside Greece. Tens of thousands attended the annual street party’s …
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The 2500-year-old Grecian urn that represents the legacy of the ANZAC spirit in Greece
In total almost 35,000 Anzacs fought in both WW1 and WW2 campaigns in Greece. It is known that Greek soil contains the remains of 795 Australians with some of these …
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Berbatis family donates $500,000 to THI
Western Australian property investor and philanthropist, Con Berbatis added another cornerstone to his relationship with The Hellenic Initiative Australia with a $500,000 donation which makes him one of the organisation’s largest …
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The 2019 Lonsdale Street Greek Festival is bound to be bigger than ever
In just over a week, on the weekend of 23 and 24 February, Melbourne will once a gain give into ‘Greekness’ with its most popular festival coming to life for …
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When it comes to dating, Greeks prove to be a hit
“It’s a bit boring being single,” single 30-year-old Andonis Bexevanis, said. But the Greek Australian said it’s also fun since you “get to do whatever you want.” He uses dating …
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Papastergiadis meets Pavlopoulos
The third edition of ‘Nostos – Return to the Roots’ forum is under way and its host had the chance to talk about it with the President of the Hellenic …
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Pancretan youth party on – and enjoy their traditions too [PHOTOGRAPHS]
The Pancretan Youth club is known for its flurry of activities and last weekend was no exception. The club held its Youth Tavern Night on Friday at Monkey Blue. There …
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Speak Greek in March presents two new initiatives
Five years ago, the Greek Australian community welcomed a new initiative, the campaign ‘Μιλάμε Ελληνικά τον Μάρτιο … και όχι μόνο’ and now that the Greek Diaspora is called to celebrate the International Day for Greek Language, …
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Coburg Greek Festival a success, despite scorching heat
A large number of people gathered at the Coburg Greek Orthodox church The Presentation of our Lord, for the annual festival organised around the holiday the church is named after. …