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No new cases of COVID-19 for Melbourne, but caution is still being exercised
Victoria recorded no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Friday, as Melbourne emerges from its fortnight-long lockdown. The last time Victoria recorded zero new cases was on 24 May, when …
Anthia put lessons of a tough year to good use and prepares to blossom
At the end of last month, naturopath Anthia Koullouros addressed a 4,000-strong audience as one of the speakers at the prestigious Australian Real Estate Agents Conference (AREC) at the Gold …
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Nike shoe tribute to winged goddess falls flat on Greek spelling
What’s in a name? Well, plenty if your brand name is Nike and you misspell in Greek the name of the ancient Greek goddess of Victory to your Greek market. …
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Criticism of decision to cement the Acropolis
Manolis Korres, the architect who has long presided over the restoration of the Parthenon, said the Acropolis needs no improvement at all when he spoke to The Guardian. “Many generations …
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Tsitsanis, Hatzidakis, Xarchakos, Theodorakis: Songs of Liberation concert cancelled
Following the announcement of the Victorian Government’s updated restrictions on theatres, the Greek Community of Melbourne regrettably has had to cancel the rescheduled 14 June performance of the concert; ‘Tsitsanis, …
Open Dialogue Series conjures images of forsaken Epitalio, all of Greece in one overlooked town
On the verdant slope of Dardiza, where the 110km-long Alfeios River forms its delta, survives a picturesque town which, during the Mycenaean Age was known as Thryon, and later – …
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What’s On 10 June – 17 June
QLD HELLAS AND TURKEY: THE CONTEMPORARY REALITY This lecture will take a look at the outcome of the 1821 Greek Revolution and where it leaves Hellas and Turkey in contemporary …
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Lockdown lifts but masks will remain in place
Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino said the four new cases, all from one family in the northern suburbs, will not prevent Melbourne from coming out of lockdown tomorrow. The eased …
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French Open: Sakkari is the first Greek woman to make a Grand Slam semi final
Greek tennis starlet Maria Sakkari stunned tennis fans when she beat out defending titleholder Iga Świątek in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Sakkari lost the first two games, but reacted immediately. …
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Four new COVID-19 cases as Melbourne prepares for restrictions to ease
Victoria recorded four new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as Melbourne prepared for restrictions to ease, and 22 new exposure sites related Arcare Maidstone aged care facility were added. These listings, …