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At 60, Dandenong’s Greek community is as young as ever
The Greek Orthodox Community of Dandenong and Districts went all out over the weekend for its annual Greek Festival, but this year was particularly special, marking the parish-community’s 60 year …
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Priests offer unique blessing to end natural disaster unfolding in northern Greece
A unique natural disaster is unfolding in a hilltop forest in northern Greece, due to a destructive species of bark beetles. Kedrinos Lofos, also known as Seich Sou, located close …
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Greek Health Minister sends memo putting smoking ban in indoor public areas into effect
Regional authorities across Greece received a memo with detailed instructions on the strict implementation of the much awaited smoking ban in all indoor public areas. The measure formally went into …
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Tax violations in Greece most common in Corfu and Santorini
Tax evasion continues to be rife in Greece. This was proven by the country’s public revenue authority AADE last month, when for the first month of summer, it sent inspectors …
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Free lecture about the fall of Athens to Rome
History buffs have the chance to see Macquarie University’s Professor of Ancient History Ian Worthington give a lecture about the fall of Athens to Rome this month at the Greek …
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Greek Police officer convicted to life for murdering teen gets sentence reduced to 13 years
Special forces police guard Epaminondas Korkoneas, who had previously been convicted to life for the deadly shooting of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos in downtown Athens back in December 2008, attended an …
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Greek mythology theme park dedicated to 12 Olympian gods in Thessaloniki
A Greek mythology theme park dedicated to the 12 Olympian gods will open its doors on 4 October at the International Exhibition Centre of Thessaloniki. The 2,100 square metre theme …
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Initiatives to promote Greece’s distilled spirits
Enterprise Greece and the Greek Federation of Spirit Producers (SEAOP) are taking a number of initiatives will be taken to promote Greece’s distilled spirits in overseas markets. One of the …
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Australia’s partner visa system being ‘exploited’, claims study by The Australian Population Research Institute
Australia’s partner visa system could be overhauled following figures of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and a departmental migration study by Dr Bob Birrell, head of The Australian Population …
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Greece’s oldest woman turns 114 years old
The oldest known woman living in Greece, Katerina Karnarou had the joy of celebrating yet another birthday surrounded by generations of her family. Just a few days ago, Ms Karnarou …