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Florina’s Fasolada Festival drew 500 to celebrate a humble Greek soup at Whittlesea
Over 500 servings of fasolada (baked bean soup) were dished out by the volunteers of ‘Aristotelis’, Florina’s Cultural Centre in Melbourne. Once again, the Celebration of the Fasolada festival that …
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Melbourne Greeks celebrate ‘apokries’
Melbourne’s Greek Australian community took it upon itself this long weekend to keep up with Greek customs. The Lemnian Brotherhood and Manasis’ Dance group put their best foot forward to …
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End of era for Australia’s first Greek university Chancellor
Leaving a legacy for being the first university Chancellor of Greek heritage to be appointed in Australia, current Chancellor of Victoria University (VU) George Pappas AO will be stepping down …
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Scot turns to Greek ‘Light in the Tunnel’ TV show to find mum’s killer
Scottish man Michael Porter, 35, is trying to get justice for his mum whom he believes was murdered. His mum, 53-year-old Jean Hanlon, was found dead on the island of …
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Laugh out loud Greek comedians to catch on the comedy circuit
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back this month from 27 March until 21 April, with a line-up of hilarious shows taking place across the city. Among the comedians are …
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Sydney Olympic slump to opening round defeat
Sydney Olympic FC opened their NPL New South Wales defence with a frustrating 1-0 loss at home on Sunday to the Sutherland Sharks. In front of a healthy crowd around …
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Aristotle may have invented Sheldon Cooper before ‘The Big Bang Theory’ became a hit!
From Philogelos’ (248 AD) who wrote the oldest ever joke book, to Giorgos Lanthimos’ 2018 Oscar winning film The Favourite, the influence of Greeks on the world of comedy is …
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Karagiozis, self-made entrepreneur/bitcoin trader, charged with drug trafficking
Sam Karagiozis, the 27-year-old self-made self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur”, has always described himself as a hustler. Now, just a month after selling his Lamborghini, Karagiozis, the man with the words “self …
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75-year anniversary of the uprising nobody wants to know about
75 years ago thousands of starving Greek soldiers and sailors in the allied-controlled Mediterranean were attacked and then imprisoned in isolated desert camps in Africa when they peacefully protested to …
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Midday sleep is good for you!
New scientific research conducted by Greek scientists will have you crawling back into bed in no time.A practice very popular amongst Mediterraneans – especially Greeks and Italians – the siesta, …