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Hellenic Initiative Australia funds SOS children’s villages in Greece
The Hellenic Initiative Australia will be assisting children from disadvantaged families in the regional city of Patras through a grant to SOS Children’s Villages Greece. The 20,000-euro grant was announced …
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Why will $400,000 be given to the Greek Festival of Sydney?
The Greek Festival of Sydney will benefit from $400,000 over four years if the Liberals & Nationals Government are re-elected. Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams said he was delighted to …
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Prince Charles acknowledges Melbourne’s large Greek community in meeting with Bill Papastergiadis
It was a day to remember for the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Bill Papastergiadis when he met Prince Charles. The pair came together in London last month …
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North Macedonia is here – and yes, it will take a lot of getting used to
Here are five headlines that appeared on Tuesday 12 February: Neos Kosmos: ‘FYROM changes its name on signage – and celebrates’ Proto Thema: ‘FYROM signs taken down from government buildings’ …
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My yiayia, the Greek widow and a journey into the grieving process
Like most third-generation Greek children growing up in Australia, Dr Georgia Rowley Panagiotopoulos was raised in a Greek family environment with her grandparents ever-present in her daily life, back in …
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An Olympic Airways jet has been sitting in an Oregon forest since 2012
An Olympic Airways Boeing 727 has since 2012 been sitting in the middle of a forest in Oregon, where its now owner has turned it into an unconventional home. Retired …
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Greek Australian pensioners frustrated by delays in payments from Greece
Dealing with services and institutions from Greece has always been a challenge, but many Greek Australians are finding the experience more frustrating than ever. A large number of Greek pension …
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Bicultural dilemma: Should I stay or should I go?
Pagona (Peggy) Papakosta was still in her mid-twenties when she thought she had met the man of her dreams. Working in Athens and the Greek islands, the young hairdresser fell …
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Happy Birthday Neos Kosmos! 62 years of serving the community
It was on 13 February 1957, on Dimitri Gogos’ 26th birthday, that Neos Kosmos circulated for the first time. This birthday gift of the young founder to himself and to …
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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 …