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Greek Writers Festival debuts at the Greek Centre with Diasporic Dialogues

The Greek Writers Festival makes its debut at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line-up of writers and events, including panels, …

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George Timotheou makes Bundesliga debut

Canberra-born footballer George Timotheou took a giant step forward in his football career on Sunday morning when he made his full senior debut in the German Bundesliga for his club …

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South Melbourne FC to pay special tribute to Neos Kosmos founder, Dimitris Gogos in Sunday’s match

This week the Greek community has been deeply saddened at the passing of Neos Kosmos founder, Takis (Dimitris) Gogos, aged 88, on Monday. Through the newspaper, Mr Gogos gave members …

Dialogue

How to turn the Greek ‘brain drain’ into ‘brain circulation’

The brain-drain phenomenon is not new and it has been momentous since the 1990s. It is estimated that over 250,000, Greek scientists, experts and professionals were abroad in 2017, with …

News

Betty Exintaris and the Florina choir bring Stavros Xarhakos’ melodies to life

The Glen Eira Council Hall boasted an audience of over 500 people, who gathered to enjoy a special concert by Betty Exintaris and the Florina Choir, courtesy of the Sarristavros …

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Australia celebrates National Community Language Schools Day

National Community Language Schools Day this year fell on Election Day, 18 May. Pedia Greek School celebrated the landmark by thanking The Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria, Community Languages Australia …

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Dimitris Basis wows students at the Greek Centre with performance

While on his tour Down Under for ‘Romiosini and Beyond’, Greek singer Dimitris Basis took time out of his schedule to pay a visit to students at one the Greek …

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‘Hill 731’: Free film screening at Hellenic RSL

The Hellenic RSL Melbourne, will screen the historic Greek film ‘Hill 731’ at 1.30pm on 1 June at the group’s club house. The Battle on Hill 731 was a significant …

News

Cretan Association of Queensland commemorates the Battle of Crete

The Cretan Association of Queensland celebrated its 45th Anniversary at a function to commemorate the Battle of Crete, held in Brisbane, with over 200 guests present. The dance included entertainment …

Features

Walking off the beaten aisle: Kathi and Sam, a love story beyond ethnicity, religion and… food

In multicultural Australia, interracial weddings are commonplace. For certain communities – usually when the cultural and religious backgrounds are completely different – marrying outside family traditions and expectations can perplex …

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