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Lalor Library plays host for Greek-language story time

A Greek-language story time was launched this Tuesday at Lalor Library and will run during the school holidays. The event which was launched by the library’s branch manager Chantel Blitenhall, …

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Hard work and smart financial thinking secures the future of Sydney’s Cypriot community

Once it had been the vibrant focal point of Cypriot and Greek communities in Sydney, but two years ago, the Cyprus Community of New South Wales was facing the prospect …

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Pascoe Braun, the Aboriginal who is forever grateful to Greek Australians

“Greeks in Australia are not racists and we thank you for that.” Those were the words of Indigenous Australian performer Pascoe Braun, who last week decided to get all dressed …

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Q&A with South Melbourne FC graduate Yianni Panakos

Fresh out of the juniors, 17-year-old Yianni Panakos has been snapped up by the Seniors at South Melbourne FC, moving up in the team he has proudly been a part …

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Seven men on trial in WA for massive methamphetamine importation

Seven men fronted Western Australia’s Supreme Court on charges involving the importation of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $160 million, into Geraldton. Christos Cafcakis is one of the …

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Tsitsipas and Sakkari advance to Miami Open quarter finals

Greece’s tennis superstars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari have been wiping out their competition in the Miami Open. The no 5 seed blazed through his first two rounds, beating Bosnian …

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Education minister launches consultations to bring back international students

The Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge has launched consultations for the “Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030” with students, educators and the higher education sector The strategy is …

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Wise Greece’s head for business, heart for compassion and taste for Greece’s culinary delights

For the past seven years, Wise Greece founder/director Melina Taprantzi has been “trying to prove that Greece is wise”, and is using social enterprise to do so. The business concept …

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South Melbourne FC surprises St John’s College students

South Melbourne FC has been a fixture in Melbourne’s Greek-Australian community since 1959, so their visit to Preston’s St John’s College was a very welcomed surprise. Last week the NPL …

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Michael Valkanis stays on top of his game in the international football sphere

It has been a great week for Michael Valkanis, as the Greek national team managed to escape defeat at the World Cup qualifiers against Spain and then went on to …

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