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Mayor of Hume City Joseph Haweil calls for university leadership to continue Greek programme
Recently-elected local councillor Joseph Haweil wrote a letter to the Chancellor John Brumby of La Trobe University to join in efforts to keep the programme running. He wrote the following: …
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Carers can access greater support services at PRONIA’s free engagement programs
Carers can now access greater support with the introduction of the new support groups that will run for four weeks, starting on Monday 23 November. The four weekly sessions are …
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Archbishop Makarios’ letter to LaTrobe University Chancellor John Brumby about the proposed cancellation of Modern Greek Studies
Archbishop Makarios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has joined the campaign to keep the Modern Greek language alive at La Trobe University, the only tertiary institution currently offering …
A warning for Greek language in Australia: Use it or you’ll lose it
My parents came to Australia as minority Rum Greeks from Turkey because Greece, wishing to preserve its ethnic population in Istanbul, would not have them. So they came to Australia …
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What’s On 19 November – 26 November
ONLINE FREE SEMINAR: AUSTRALIA, GREECE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION – AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW David Robertson, Head of Economic and Market Research, of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will discuss the …
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“We call on La Trobe University to… continue its Greek Studies program,” write Labor politicians
Federal Labor politicians have banded together to release a statement on the proposed termination of the Greek language program at La Trobe. The following statement was released by Andrew Giles …
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The florist behind Melbourne’s Urban Blooms project
What better way to celebrate a reawakening than with flowers. Capturing the spirit of Melbourne after months of lockdown is the huge floral display that Cherrie Miriklis-Pavlou of Flowers Vasette …
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Opinion: What is in a name?
Many people across various ethnic communities across Australia may have at one point or another had their name butchered by someone who could not quite wrap their head around the …
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Tsitsipas and Sakkari are coming to Melbourne for the Australian Open
Tennis Australia has decided to shift all Australian tennis tournaments in the lead up to the Australian Open to Melbourne for the 2021 season. Such a move was first made …
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Greek protesters ignore coronavirus-related ban against 17 November commemoration
Police used tear gas and water cannons on protesters who gathered to commemorate the anniversary of the 17 November 1973 student uprising against the Greek military dictatorship. The Citizen Protection …