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FECCA chair Patetsos praises SBS commitment to greater diversity
The nation’s peak multicultural organisation, the Federation of Ethnic Communities of Australia (FECCA) has praised national broadcaster SBS’s plans for a new, expanded commitment to promote on-and off-screen diversity and …
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Competition set for Victorian photographers of multicultural background
The Victorian Minister of Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence has announced the launch of a photography competition open to Victorians of multicultural background. The minister said the competition entitled Capturing Culture: …
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Court rules in favour of Polites property group following twenty years of persistent litigation
Douglas Charles Russell, the man who claimed that the prominent Polites family owed him $3 million in compensation for fraud, perjury and false and misleading statements has been declared a …
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Online workshops for Certificate of Attainment in Greek
The Modern Greek Studies Program of Macquarie University has organised two free Greek online workshops for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek 2022, hosted by the Sydney Institute for Community …
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Greek women’s team makes fine debut in World 9s tournament
While the first-ever all women’s Greek team to take to the field in an Aussie Rules game did not make it to the finals, the experience against the eventual finalists …
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Major changes to close contact and mask rules in Victoria
Under a proposed easing of Australia’s COVID-19 rules, household close contacts will no longer need to isolate granted that they are asymptomatic, fully vaccinated and boosted or vaccinated people who …
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Greek Ambassador visits the Archdiocese in Sydney
The Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Mr George Papakostas made an official visit to the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney on Saturday, 19 February. Mr …
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Seminar series returns to Melbourne’s Greek Centre
Even during an unpredictable 2021, with COVID-19 returning several times continuing to play havoc on events and gatherings, the Greek Community of Melbourne’s (GCM) weekly seminar series continued uninterrupted. Attempts …
Diatribe – ‘Dad, when are we going to the parelasi?’
The night before my first parelasi (loosely translated as “march” or “parade”), I couldn’t sleep. On the couch by my bed, my mother had laid out the costume my aunt …
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One charred body found on Euroferry Olympia, 10 passengers missing
The body of a man burnt to death was found in a truck on the Euroferry Olympia late on Sunday. The body of a Greek driver was located in a …