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‘Dying at home’ can be your best last choice, and there’s a program for it
When her husband Gerard passed, Helen-Anne Manion (née Servetopoulos) and the whole family were by his side. Literally. “My grandchildren, and four children they were all here, my son came …
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Ouzo Festival brings aromas and flavours all the way from Mytilene to Melbourne on Sunday
Lesvos Culture Club – Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria is bringing back the annual Ouzo Festival at Melbourne’s eastern suburb of Bayswater this Sunday, 5 March. Melbourne’s young and …
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Yarra Council greenlights mental health facility despite community concerns
Regardless of stiff opposition from the Greek community, Yarra City Council’s Planning Decisions Committee last night, 28 February, approved the development of a ‘sub-acute’ mental health facility next to the …
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Further guilty pleas by Sydney waste cartel members
Aussie Skips has joined Bingo Industries in pleading guilty to criminal cartel offences that could hit the companies with fines of $10 million or more. On Monday, Aussie Skips and …
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Migration reform agenda, visa backlog and migrant worker exploitation back on the table for Federal Government
The Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration (MACSM) met in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss the Albanese Government’s migration reform agenda, including tackling migrant worker exploitation, the role of Jobs …
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‘Her Voice, Greek Women and their Friends’ celebrates 42 women’s stories
As part of International Women’s Day celebrations and in recognition of Cultural Diversity Week, Suzy Bourdamis and Maria Dimopoulos AM in collaboration with the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Centre …
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At least 32 dead and 85 injured after train collision in Greece
A train collision in the municipality of Elassona, Northern Greece has reportedly resulted in the death of at least 32 people while many more have been injured. Two trains travelling …
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Oakleigh Grammar alumna Toni Stathopoulos dances her way to the top
Oakleigh Grammar alumna and 2022 School Captain Toni Stathopoulos has been accepted into the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at The University of Melbourne and has also been …
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New Cyprus president sworn in
Nikos Christodoulides was sworn in on Tuesday as the eighth president of the Republic of Cyprus, pledging to tackle illegal migration and combat corruption. The former foreign minister, 49, has …
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World Bank estimates Turkey quake damage at $34 bn
The devastating February 6 earthquake and aftershocks that hit southern Turkey have caused damage worth more than $34 billion in the country, the World Bank said. The amount is equivalent …