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Easter in Greece, soaring temperatures prompt exodus despite preventions
Soaring temperatures in Greece will peak at 38 degrees Centigrade on Easter Sunday, with record highs. The warmer central and southern regions will enjoy summer temperatures usually reserved for August, …
Mageiritsa, a broth to end our Lenten fast
Ingredients: 1.5 kg lamb shoulder 1 kg lamb shanks 1 large onion 2 stalks celery (cut in half) 2 large carrots (cut in half) 5 whole black peppercorns 1 stick …
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Neos Kosmos wants to share your neighbourhood’s Good Friday Epitaphs
Today marks Good Friday in the Orthodox calendar. On Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross and observes the unnailing of Christ from the …
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Bonegilla Project connects community with migrant past
Many early Greek Australians had passed through immigration centres like Bonegilla which was situated around 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. Bonegilla was originally an army training camp but in 1947 …
What were the Spartans like? Note to Lego Masters: they didn’t build city walls
In the second episode of the current season of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle — then watch it be destroyed by a bowling …
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Top Super League teams Olympiacos and PAOK make it to the Greek Cup final
Whilst PAOK will vie for making themselves a sure second place fixture in the Greek Super League, the team will also be hoping to take home the Greek Cup championship …
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Early Greek Australians: A glimpse into the Easters of our past
A trip down memory lane to Easter celebrations of times past is always a great way to see where we’ve come from. Running through issues of Neos Kosmos from the …
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Step-by-step guide to the perfect Paschal lamb on the spit
There are some simple but important considerations in preparing the lamb or goat for the spit. And this should best be done the day before the meat on the spit …
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Take a journey to Southern Italian Greek villages and towns on Channel 44
The award winning Magna Graecia: The Griko of Apulia hits the small screen on South Australia’s Channel 44 on Saturday, 8 May at 8:30pm. The film will play with two …
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Court hears St Basil’s staff allegedly given incorrect infection control training
A Supreme hearing into a major class action against St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner has heard that family and friends visiting the nursing home from May to …