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Voula students and teachers from Athens visit Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and Shrine

A school group from Athens last week visited Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and Shrine of Remembrance. The 22 year 9 students from the 1st Junior High School Voula Athens are …

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Celebrating half a century in xenitia

Alexandra Vakitsidis migrated to Australia in 1967 and has just celebrated half a century since her arrival in what most Greek migrants refer to as xenitia. Genuine, bright, with a …

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Greek Community of Melbourne to continue working with the Victorian Hellenic Police Association

Two of the leading Greek organisations in Victoria, the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Victorian Hellenic Police Association, confirmed their strong ties recently in a series of meetings in …

Greece approves the use of controversial Monsanto weedkiller

The Greek ministry of agriculture has officially approved the re-authorisation for five years, of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, Monsanto’s Roundup, which contains glyphosate, a chemical substance accused of …

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Mega channel gets last lifeline

The saga of MEGA Channel continues, as the TV station was offered lifeline by the president of the Council of State,  Nikolaos Sakellariou, suspending the National Broadcasting Council’s decision to order …

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A Greek woman at the helm of a US bank

The International Women’s Day, celebrated all over the world last week, was an opportunity to showcase women’s achievements in all fields of industry. For the Greek diaspora, this was nowhere …

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80 per cent of Greece’s seafood restaurants found to serve protected species

A new study has revealed the damage that is being done to the underwater ecosystems of Greece due to illegal fishing. Conducted by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, at …

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Turkish town in Eastern Thrace suffers from Greek embargo

Greek-Turkish relations have reached a low point as of late, but nowhere has this been more evident than in the border region separating Northern Greece and Eastern Thrace. Ever since …

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Food for Thought Network celebrates IWD

On Thursday 8 March, the women’s Food for Thought Network (FFTN) in conjunction with Manningham City Council hosted 170 people to a sit-down dinner, in honour of International Women’s Day. …

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St Monica’s College Epping has achieved a four-star rating from the Resource Smart Schools program

St Monica’s College has been granted a ResourceSmart 4 Award. The annual awards, now in their 10th year, recognise the sustainability achievements of Victorian schools and their contribution to taking …

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