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Remembering Theia Toula, the roving Greek school teacher followed by her students wherever she could establish herself
Greek school teacher Stamatia Kyratzis. (1928-2021) was lovingly known to her Greek Australian students as Thia Toula even though she was no one’s real aunt. The location of her class …
Ellinomatheia, the preservation of the Greek language pyramid
The Greek language, the civilization, the one expressed in Greek, the texts that are written in Greek are all those with which the whole civilized world (re)cognizes and distinguishes the …
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Businesses in distress as Victoria records two new COVID-19 cases: one locally acquired and one in hotel quarantine
Victoria has recorded one locally acquired COVID-19 case and a further infection in hotel quarantine on the third day of its “circuit-breaker” lockdown. The Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn hotel quarantine …
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Children are the protagonist in their education at the Zenon Education Centre
Zenon Education Centre is a modern Greek language school for children in kindergarten, primary school, high school and VCE, which aims to promote the Greek language to the younger generations. …
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Six decades teaching Greek language and traditions at the Greek College of St Catherine
The Greek College of St Catherine has served the community for more than six decades with consistency and dedication, teaching Greek language and traditions. The work of the experienced and …
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The dark depths off Salamis shelter a shattered monument to war’s horror
It’s 1986. Professional diver Stathis Baramatis begins a long exploratory dive. The bright sapphire colours soon darken into ever-deepening blue hues, his survival depending on a trailing umbilical. Despite the …
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‘He was talking to me about girls’: Cheeky vibes at Kyrgios’-Kokkinakis’ presser
Greek Australian dream team Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis triumphed in their first Round Men’s doubles match against South Africa’s Lloyd Harris and Austria’s Julian Knowle on Saturday. The pair …
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Steve Lazaridis’ family ‘shocked’ from sudden death
Several Melburnian Greeks reached out to Neos Kosmos on Sunday expressing their grief over Steve Lazaridis’ death. At just 55 years of age, he suffered a fatal heart attack, with friends and …
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40 women living in Australia recount their life story ‘like a fairy tale’
I met Mrs. Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou from common acquaintances in August 2019 walking by our lake. She told me then, that she admired my book “Those who became one with the …
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Greek couple pulled off ‘flash’ wedding to escape Melbourne lockdown cancellation
If we had to choose one key takeaway learning from 2020, it would probably be in the lines of ‘expect the unexpected’. And be ready to adjust to last-minute changes. …