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Greek Orthodox orphanage in Turkey named one of Europe’s endangered heritage sites
A Greek Orthodox orphanage in Büyükada (formerly Prinkipo), Turkey has been included in Europa Nostra’s programme ‘Europe’s 7 Most Endangered’ for 2018. Situated off the coast of Istanbul, the five-storey …
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Another gold for Petrounias
Lefteris Petrounias holds on tight onto his ‘Lord of the Rings’ title earning yet another gold medal at the AGF Trophy in Baku in Azerbaijan. It is Petrounias’ eighth win …
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Voula students and teachers from Athens visit Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and Shrine
A school group from Athens last week visited Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and Shrine of Remembrance. The 22 year 9 students from the 1st Junior High School Voula Athens are …
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Xylouris Brothers at the Greek Centre
All of those who came to the sold out concert of the Xylouris brothers last Friday night enjoyed an amazing night of Cretan music. But it was Cretan music with …
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Ioanna Xoulogi takes out silver medal at Gymnastics World Cup in Baku
Greek gymnast Ioanna Xoulogi has won silver at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Representing Greece in the women’s Floor Exercise category on Sunday, Xoulogi managed to …
Dialogue –
Skopje’s identity crisis
In 1983, Benedict Anderson developed a theory of nationalism known as the imagined community. Put simply, Anderson sought to establish how people who would likely never meet each other, and …
Dialogue –
Are children of newly-arrived migrants snubbing Greek School?
There is a variety of different providers of Greek language courses for school children in Melbourne: Government schools, independent schools, VSL and what many of us have grown up with, …
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Celebrating half a century in xenitia
Alexandra Vakitsidis migrated to Australia in 1967 and has just celebrated half a century since her arrival in what most Greek migrants refer to as xenitia. Genuine, bright, with a …
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Greek Community of Melbourne to continue working with the Victorian Hellenic Police Association
Two of the leading Greek organisations in Victoria, the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Victorian Hellenic Police Association, confirmed their strong ties recently in a series of meetings in …
Greece approves the use of controversial Monsanto weedkiller
The Greek ministry of agriculture has officially approved the re-authorisation for five years, of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, Monsanto’s Roundup, which contains glyphosate, a chemical substance accused of …