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Varvara Ioannou’s ground-breaking stories in “Her Voice, Greek Women and Their Friends”
Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou, one of the most dynamic women of the Greek community, has left her imprint indelibly marked in many sectors. For the last 20 years, she has devoted her …
Socceroo Tom Rogic stars for Postecoglou in Dundee
Socceroos star Tom Rogic had a starring role for Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic as he beat four Dundee United players to open the scoring in Sunday’s Scottish Premier League clash at …
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Evzones “travel” to Australia this weekend
Athenians are naturally totally used to the sight of Evzones changing guard at the foot of Greek Parliament as well as the Presidential Mansion. It is hard to bypass their …
AHEPA NSW hold convention after two-year break thanks to COVID
The Order of Australian Hellenic Education Progressive Association (AHEPA) NSW held a combined 66th and 67th Convention on 5 December to review the work of the past two years, hold …
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Interactive website charts accessible tourist itineraries for people with disabilities in Athens
A website created as a pilot project by the Municipality of Athens and the official Athens Guide ‘This is Athens’, working in collaboration with the social enterprise ‘Me Alla Matia’, …
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Greece’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis says there will be no more lockdowns
Greece confirmed 4,943 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 deaths, bringing the death toll to 18,716 people. Despite the alarming number of deaths, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told CNN …
Pankoaki Brotherhood lay on early Christmas celebration
Pandemic or no pandemic nothing was going to stop Santa Claus visiting the children at the Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria on Sunday, 5 December. The event was held at the …
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Victoria’s Greek community joins campaign to save Fairfield Amphitheatre
The campaign to protect Fairfield Amphitheatre is gathering steam. This is Victoria’s only Ancient Greek-inspired theatre and its only professional outdoor theatre (that is public). Many of Melbourne’s Greek community …
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Queensland prepares to welcome visitors as borders open on 13 December
Queensland borders will be open from 13 December, ahead of the scheduled 17 December date. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the opening of borders to domestic hotspots would be brought …
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Thessaloniki becomes the first Greek UNESCO city of gastronomy
Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, has always been referred to as the country’s gastronomic capital but it has now achieved a global ranking by becoming the first Greek city to join …