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Highly acclaimed Greek play, ‘Pittsburgh’ comes to Melbourne and Sydney
Audiences in Melbourne and Sydney will have the chance to see the highly acclaimed theatre production, Pittsburgh directed by Arkadia Psaltis next month following sell out shows throughout Greece. Made …
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Voluntourism to Greece: Boroume combines travel and volunteering for those in need
Are you travelling to Greece in 2019 and interested in supporting people in need? The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s Volunteering Program offers Australians of all ages the opportunity to support its …
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Beyond Magiritsa – a bittersweet tale of longing
“You will forgive me If I light up a cigarette,” the polite old man asked as he reached for his lighter with gnarled, trembling hands, as we stood outside the …
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Lanthimos selected to be part of Cannes Film Festival jury
Oscar-nominated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos was selected to be a member of the jury at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in May. Organisers announced on Monday that the Greek director …
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The impact of the first ever serial killer of Cyprus
Greek-Cypriot military officer Nicos Metaxas, 35, has shocked the island nation becoming the country’s first ever serial killer. His fourth victim was pulled out of a highly toxic man-made ‘red …
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Varoufakis stands for European Elections, but mainly as a symbolic act
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister, is in Germany, campaigning for a new Europe with DiEM25 (Pan-European Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), which hopes to win votes for the European …
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Delos hosts first ever site-specific exhibition
A mysterious neighbour to the party island of Mykonos, the island of Delos is a granite rock of no more than 5km in length and 1.5km in width that is …
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Greece’s sunken treasures and where to find them
There are 1,061 ships that sank in Greek waters in WWII alone, however very little has been done to properly document these. Hellenic Navy Commander Panagiotis Tripontikias hopes to change …
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Your Easter: We asked readers to send us Easter photos and we were inundated
Orthodox Easter was not a public holiday this year. It fell on Sunday, 28 April 2019 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in Australia. This did not stop …
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Three successful women inspire us at HACCI’s ‘Women in Leadership’ event
It has been two years since the launch of the inaugural ‘Women in leadership’ event in 2017, and since then HACCI Victoria has not stopped exploring the conscious and unconscious …