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Father Nicholas Vrettakos’ funeral to be held on Wednesday, 10 July
The funeral for Father Nicholas Vrettakos will be held on Wednesday 10 July at the Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple Church in North Balwyn at 10.30 am. The …
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THI Australia donates AU$71,000 to Boroume
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia announced it will be supporting the successful Boroume Farmers’ Market Program for a third year, providing an AU$71,000 grant to continue the expansion of the …
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Greek American Antonis H. Diamataris the new Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece’s newly elected Prime Minister has appointed Antonis H. Diamataris as the Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks. Mr. Diamataris, who has been based in New York since 1968 …
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Cyprus: 45 years is far too long to still be waiting for a solution
In 1974, as we all know, the island of Cyprus was occupied – and 37 per cent of that island still remains occupied. Since then, a so-called state has been …
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Lemnian Community of Victoria empowering women
On Sunday the Lemnian Community of Victoria’s Ladies Committee held a self-defence workshop. The aim was to empower women to feel safe when out and about, in what can sometimes …
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Author Vlassis Rassias passed away, leaving behind a body of work for the protection of the Hellenic indigenous religion
Vlassis Rassias, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes (YSEE), passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning. The co-founder of YSEE leaves behind a huge …
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New Greek PM sworn in and a new Cabinet is announced
Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on Monday as the new Prime Minister of Greece. Emerging from the ceremony, he said: “The Greek people have given us a strong mandate to …
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Turkey’s top court awards Greek citizen right to property appeal
In an unprecedented decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court overturned the revocation of a certificate of inheritance by Istanbul-born Greek citizen Ionis Maditinos. Mr Maditinos lost his Turkish citizenship when he acquired …
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Imposing olive tree on Corfu planted around 928 AD say German scientists
An olive tree on Corfu, known by locals as ‘Evdokia’, has been estimated to be between 1086 and 1200 years of age following studies by German scientists from the Dresden …
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Justice for Cyprus
I grew up among people who were never able to return to their homes. They spent their entire lives pining for their wives and children, wondering about the state of …