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Calling all Greek football clubs: Hellenic Cup Tournament set to return after hiatus
The Hellenic Cup Football Tournament is being resurrected as a tournament which could provide an important stepping stone for the development and progress of talented youth into the elite ranks. …
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Orthodox Church of Greece warns that those who choose cremation “would not benefit from Church’s funeral service”
The Greek Orthodox Church has been a strong rival when it came to cremation in Greece with many looking to nearby Bulgaria for cremation services. Greece’s laws may have allowed …
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Greece strongly condemns Turkey-Libya deal to delineate maritime boundaries
Greece has condemned a deal between Turkey and Libya to delineate maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea. On Wednesday a memorandum of understanding on the “delimitation of maritime jurisdictions” was …
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Archbishop Makarios is bringing changes to the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia
When Archbishop Makarios visited the Melbourne offices of Neos Kosmos last August, he promised radical changes which he said would be announced on his name day on 19 January. A …
Dialogue –
Letters and readers’ reactions on Nick Giannopoulos and the trademarking of wogs
Neos Kosmos has been inundated by letters and comments related to the recent news of Nick Giannopoulos and his trademarking of the word ‘wogs’. Here’s what some of our readers …
Life –
Top 10: Things you know if you’re Greek
1.Τhe wooden spoon – koutala Greeks weren’t born with a silver spoon, just a koutala whacking their bottoms. Now considered child abuse, most Greek kids have been hit or threatened …
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Greek Australian landlord gets dumped with recycling stockpile
The collapse of major recycler SKM Recycling left five warehouses in Melbourne stranded with tens of thousands of tonnes of waste. Greek Australian warehouse owner Ange Marinakis estimates that it …
Life –
Australia’s first Greek-style beach bar returns
Following two successful years, The Moseley Beach Club returns to the Glenelg foreshore this summer with a Mediterranean-style beach setting. Inspired by established and premium beach bars around the world, …
Cypriot judge rules against British girl who said Israeli teenagers gang raped her
A Cyprus judge has ruled against a young British woman accused of fabricating a story about being gang raped. The young woman, 19, said in July that she had been …
Maria Barbayannis’ life remembered through family photographs
Maria Barbayannis’ death shocked the Greek Community of Melbourne. Her funeral will take place on Friday, 29 November 2019 at St Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church in Templestowe at 11.00 am, …