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Greek Ambassador’s maiden visit to South Australia’s Greek Community strengthens ties
The Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Stavros Venizelos, marked his first trip to South Australia with a visit to the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA) last Saturday. Venizelos, …
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Georgia Nikolaidou’s tenure as Education Coordinator for Australia concludes
Georgia Nikolaidou’s tenure as the Education Coordinator for Australia-New Zealand has concluded. Replacing her is Maria Triantafyllou, who currently serves in Australia and has been referred to by Nikolaidou as …
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Nektarios: I am who I say I am
The so-called “Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand” Nektarios has stirred further controversy with a new social media post, this time as audio and a press release about what happened …
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Future of Modern Greek studies conference returns in December
The biennial conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ) is set to return after a six-year absence, addressing various topics including the future of …
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67 years since the ‘Begona’ brought Greek brides to Australia
This week marks the 67th anniversary of the arrival of the ship ‘Begona’ in Melbourne, a significant event that brought hundreds of Greek brides to Australia. On June 16, 1957, …
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Petition for elevator and better access to St Vasilios Brunswick Church hall
When Olympia Raptis experienced a health issue with her lower back and sciatica, she couldn’t attend a family funeral wake due to a lack of disability access at Brunswick’s St …
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Lectures on Cyprus Issue to be presented at Melbourne’s Greek Centre across July
This year is 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and with that the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria together with SEKA Victoria and the Cyprus Community …
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Outrage over video allegations posted by Nektarios on St Albans Community
A video posted by the so-called “Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand”, Nektarios, in response to the termination of his cooperation with the Greek Orthodox Community of St Albans, has …
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Weekend long festival at Pipeworks celebrates Greek culture (Photos)
Over this past weekend Pipeworks Market in Thomastown, Melbourne, celebrated all things Greek at their Greek festival. From Cypriot-Greek and Greek cuisine, music, dance and stalls set up selling Greek …
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Toddlers embrace Greek heritage through Digenis Akritas program
Preschool children took a remarkable journey through Greek history last Thursday as part of the Museum Education program focused on Digenis Akritas. The program was co-organised by the ELA Greek …