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Anzac Refuge – Finding Trahila’s Agia Paraskevi Church
Many readers will be aware of the quiet heroism of many Greek civilians during the Second World War in bravely assisting many Allied soldiers who were on the run in …
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PRONIA elects new board of directors at AGM
PRONIA held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 16 November in the presence of 100 members and friends of the organisation who gathered to celebrate its achievements over the …
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Akrites tou Pontou celebrate 10 years
Members of Akrites tou Pontou and friends gathered at Normanby House in Thornbury to celebrate Melbourne’s newest Pontian association’s 10th anniversary on Saturday, 12 November. Established in 2012 the club …
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Temple of Boom – homage to the Parthenon in the heart of Melbourne revealed
The much anticipated launch of the Temple of Boom, a playful reimagining of the Parthenon erected in the garden of Victoria’s National Gallery, took place on Monday 21 November in …
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Summer school for medical students to be launched on the Island of Kos
The first summer school for medical students will take place on the island of Kos in an announcement this week. The project is a joint cooperation between the Governor of …
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Book explores the history of the Greek Community of Melbourne
A book titled ‘Σάρκα και Οστά της Μακρινής Πατρίδας’ (The Embodiment of a Distant Homeland) examines the history of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV) from its …
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Zoe Poulis – The Greek Australian nereid swimming for the horizon
Greece has long been associated with the sea, it’s an inarguable link, and rightfully so. You just have to look at the geographical makeup of Greece, a nation made up …
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The 40 year game of football that keeps on giving
Laughter echoes across the soccer pitch at Chelsworth Park as I make my way there, on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in Spring. It’s only a week since heavy rains flooded …
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Apostolos Nikolaidis: The authentic laïká singer who was never censored
A bilingual volume, published in Greek and English brings a comprehensive visual monograph on the career and artistic contribution of Apostolos Nikolaidis (1938–1999), a singer of Greek laïká (urban folk) …
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Diatribe: Lost Homelands
In her painting, “New Beginnings – Hope,” Mary Raphael perhaps captures in the most profound manner possible, the complexity of the Greek-Australian conception of the homeland and the ancillary loss …