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Lemnian community of Melbourne celebrates 80 years at San Remo

The Lemnian Community of Melbourne celebrated its 80-year presence in Australia with a celebration at San Remo in Carlton. Eight decades are not to be scoffed at. What better way …

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Australian Philhellene sheds light on the Battle of Crete

“The battle for Crete was at once the most modern and the most ancient of wars.” With those words, Brisbane-born Professor Peter Monteath introduces the readers to his new book …

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Two big guns of Greek sport are coming to Melbourne to compete

The new year promises big things for the  community when some of the biggest names in Greek sport are coming to compete in Melbourne. With the dust settling on a …

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Dimitria-Sister Cities Festival celebrates 35-year bridge between Thessaloniki and Melbourne

Melbourne and Thessaloniki have been sister cities since 20 March 1984 when the former mayor of Thessaloniki Theocharis Manavis came to Melbourne to participate in the twinning ceremony that linked …

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Agia Aikaterini’s feast day is today: Happy Name Day to Catherine, Kate, Katia, Katerina and others

Today is the feast day of Agia Aikaterini from Alexandria, one of the most well-known saints of Greek Orthodoxy who became a martyr in 305 AD. Saint Catherine was a …

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Should ‘wogs’ be trademarked? ‘Wog boy’ Nick Giannopoulos seems to think so

The origin of the term ‘wog’ is unclear, having first been noted by lexicographer FC Bowen in 1928 in his dictionary of old-timers’ expressions and epithets. Greek Australian comedian Nick …

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International Cavafy Summer School 2020: “Cavafy Mediated”

In summer 2020, the International Cavafy Summer School will once more bring together prominent academics, scholars, and young researchers of the work of C. P. Cavafy, one of Modern Greece’s …

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Storm Gyrionis brings scenes of destruction to Greece, with reports of one dead and another missing

Storm Gyrionis has already started to cause problems in Greece with the severe weather phenomena bringing with it a high amount of rain. The meteo service of Athens National Observatory …

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Apollo Trails in the Peloponnese extend footpaths to enhance the Greek travel experience

The Apollo Trails paths around the village of Abelionas cover the area around the prefectures of Arcadia, Ilia and Messinia in the Peloponnese. These are to be further extended in …

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Vale Victor Borg, an advocate for migrants and ethnic communities in Australia

Victor Borg AM, Barrister, Chairman Maltese Community Council of Victoria, former Chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council, and author of significant policy documents died last week after a long illness. …

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