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Greek Centre event introduces author from Greece, Stella Petriki Traganida
Melburnians are invited to join the Hellenic Women’s Network Vic HELIADES at a 12 February event to celebrate the new year and meet folklore author from Greece, Stella Petrikis Traganida. …
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Greek company secures $234 million in financing for Australian solar farm projects
Greece-based resources company Mytilineos is expanding its already established renewable energy portfolio in Australia with three new photovoltaic (PV) assets nearing or having completed full construction and undergoing testing. Mytilineos …
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“We love you”: outpour of tributes as much loved radio host Terry “Tezza” Diomis passes suddenly at 51
There’s been an outpour of tributes and sentiment for Greek Australian Terry Dimitiros Diomis, known fondly by the nickname ‘Tezza’, after he tragically passed away on January 15. A fixture …
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Ardern standing down as New Zealand PM
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her retirement from politics within the next month. Ms Ardern choked back tears on Thursday as she said she did not have …
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Ukraine rocked by chopper crash ‘tragedy’
Ukraine’s interior minister is among at least 15 people who were killed when a helicopter crashed near a nursery outside Kyiv, which comes as intense fighting continues in the country’s …
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Apokries! Oakleigh’s Eaton Mall to come alive this weekend with age old tradition
This weekend Melbourne’s Oakleigh will once gain come alive with the sights and sounds of Greece’s own carnival celebrations: the ‘Apokries’. Taking place in the lead up to the Great …
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EPA gives green-thumbs a leg up in the fight against garden gremlins
Australia’s Greeks are renowned green-thumbs, you only need to take a stroll through suburbs like Reservoir or Oakleigh to get a firsthand look at their gardening prowess. You’ll often hear …
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Making fewer babies: the demographic decline
The world’s population may have shot up beyond eight billion for the first time recently, but some countries including the most populous, China, are seeing their populations shrink. And the …
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Ukraine war’s shadow hangs over Cyprus church
When the Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus enthroned its new leader this month, one bishop stayed away in silent protest over a dispute sparked by the Ukraine war. Neophytos of Morphou …
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Fake cop to be jailed for ‘sadistic’ rapes
For more than three decades, Theodoros Tsalkos avoided any punishment over his “sick, sadistic” kidnapping and rape of two teenage girls. Posing as an undercover cop, he picked up the …