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Greek children to spend Easter without family or community
There are up to 32 children of Greek-Australian descent who will be “celebrating” Easter in Melbourne without parents or family in out-of-family-care facilities. They range in age from six months …
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Sun shines on the Evzones at Albert Park’s Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial
In their first official engagement of their visit to Melbourne, the Hellenic Presidential Guard – the Evzones – featured at the first Anzac Day commemorative service held at the Lemnos …
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Cristos anesti! from Immigration Minister Alex Hawke
Alex Hawke MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs has extended his Easter wishes to the Greek Community with a warm message. Mr Hawke is of Greek …
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Greece has many individuals who continue to offer service well after their initial parliamentary positions
I had the privilege of meeting a number of these persons including the former Prime Minister of Greece, Mr George Papandreou and the former Foreign Minister- Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos. They …
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Greek Tourism office in Melbourne one step closer, Greek Deputy Minister for Tourism tells Papastergiadis
President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Bill Papastergiadis, met with Greek Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Sofia Zacharakis, and Secretary General for Tourism Policy, Ms Olympia Anastasopoulou during his …
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Victory to battle Macarthur FC in must-win game for their title ambitions
Melbourne Victory is preparing for the latest challenge to their slim title hopes, facing a difficult Macarthur FC, as the A-League’s regular season draws nearer to a dramatic conclusion. The …
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PAOK and Olympiacos set up blockbuster decider for place in Greek Cup Final after holding each other to goalless stalemate
All the pressure now rests on the second leg after neither PAOK nor Olympiacos could penetrate their respective defences in a tense opening game of the Greek semi-finals. PAOK failed …
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Iconic Melbourne festival to screen selection of Greek short films
A highlight of one of Melbourne’s most important short film festivals, the Setting Sun Film Festival (SSFF), will be the screening a selection of Athens Short Film Festival (Psarokokalo) entries …
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French Trump-Brexit style electoral tsunami
Last Sunday evening most of my international friends were stunned by the electoral results of the first round of the 2022 French presidential elections. This was especially startling to them …
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Greek Festival of Sydney seminar looks at Parthenon Sculpture issues
Australian Parthenon Association Chairman, David Hill and vice president George Vardas will be presenting the case for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece in a seminar to be …