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GCM presents a lecture on Tasos Leivaditis, the poet of revolutions and sunsets
Dr Nick Trakakis will give a lecture entitled Tasos Leivaditis: Poet of Revolutions and Sunsets, on Thursday 22 September at 7 pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture …
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Famous Greek actress Irene Papas dies at 96
Irene Papas, perhaps the most famous female Greek actress of her time, has died, the Greek Culture Ministry announced. Papas, an actress and singer was born in Chiliomodi near Corinth …
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Pyx Lax’s first Australian performance at the Enmore an unforgettable experience
True to their name, Greece’s largest selling alternative rock band Pyx Lax, kicked off their Australian tour at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney rocking the audience. The much anticipated performance, …
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Oakleigh Grammar crowned state champions
At the end of a gruelling day on Wednesday 31 August, Oakleigh Grammar’s Years 5 and 6 Boys Soccer team came home triumphant having won the Schools Sport Victoria State …
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Celebrity gardener Costa encourages kids to explore their own backyards
Costa Georgiadis is joining forces with Junior Landcare Learning Centre to ask Aussie kids ‘What’s in your backyard?’ The online platform created for the initiative features fun, easy-to-use learning activities …
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Archbishop Makarios meets Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Archbishop Makarios of Australia met with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Tuesday, 13 September (local time). During the meeting, Mitsotakis and Archbishop Makarios …
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Actor and director Kostas Kazakos dies at 87
Prominent Greek actor, director and politician Kostas Kazakos died in Athens on Tuesday, 13 September, aged 87. He had been hospitalised for weeks in Evangelismos Hospital in Athens after testing …
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Filo the Greek
It’s early, 7:30am. Filo sits outside a coffee and pita hole-in-the-wall, in the inner-city suburb of Psyri. I order a freddo espresso and a mushroom pie and a frape for …
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Macron reaffirms strategic commitment to Greece in wake of Turkish-Greek tensions
Commenting on the the escalating tension following provocative statements regarding the Aegean from Ankara, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that the strategic partnership agreement between Greece and France is a …
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New legislation in Greece to see young offenders conduct community service instead of jail time
Government officials and legislators in Greece are refining new legislation that will allow minors convicted of less serious crimes to do community service instead of serving time in prison. Justice …