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683 active COVID-19 cases in aged care in Victoria, with 84 cases at St Basil’s
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews said there were 532 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths overnight on Monday, 27 July. Five of the six deaths were connected to outbreaks in …
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Maria Dimopoulos resigns from her role as Deputy Person of the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Maria Dimopoulos was appointed as Deputy Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission in September 2019. She has resigned less than a year later. The trained lawyer and expert on multicultural …
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Cameras to catch drivers using mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts in Victoria
Mobile cameras will target Victorian drivers using their mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts while driving for a trial period from Wednesday this week. The new technology, costing more than …
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson show off their Greek passports
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis posted a photograph onto his Instagram account featuring himself, his wife, Mareva, Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson holding their new Greek …
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Why Hagia Sophia remains a potent symbol of spiritual and political authority
Since its origins in the sixth century A.D, the Hagia Sophia has served as a church, a mosque, and, since 1934, a museum. But on July 10, the Turkish government …
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‘My father died in hospital and St. Basil’s kept telling me he’s in his room’
Apostolis Barbousas, a resident in St. Basil’s Melbourne nursing home passed away on Sunday, aged 79. His son, Nikolas, called Neos Kosmos to report the chaotic circumstances at the aged …
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Apostolis Bourbousas, yet another COVID-19 casualty in our community
Apostolis Barbousas is the most recent victim of the Covid-19 tragedy that has hit our community. The 79-year-old died on Sunday noon from coronavirus complications at St. Basil’s according to …
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Metaxia Tsihlakis: ‘My mother died because they did not protect her’
Metaxia Tsihlakis is determined to get answers from anyone responsible regarding her mother’s passing, whilst in St. Basil’s care. The Greek Australian who is mourning the death of her mother …
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Spiros Vasilakis who lost his mother to COVID-19 speaks to Neos Kosmos
Maria Vasilakis, 81, recently celebrated her birthday in isolation, at St Basil’s Home for the Aged. A few days later, she tested positive for Coronavirus and within a week she …
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St Basil’s coronavirus cluster weighs heavily on Greek Australian community
One of the most recent coronavirus infection clusters in Victoria has been recently linked to St Basil’s aged care facility, home to many Greek-Australian elders. As of Saturday, the total …