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Melbourne’s Hellenic Community Celebrates at Greece’s Independence Day Parade...
The Hellenic community of Melbourne came together over the weekend to celebrate the March 25 holiday in honor of Greek Independence Day. The festivities were at large and thousands attended the...
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Event Celebrates the Greek Brides of Begoña 60 Years Later
A special event to reunite “the brides of 1957” — a group of 900 single Greek women who left Greece in 1957 to move to Australia and marry in hopes of a of better life. The only thing is that they had...
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Greece to Compete in League Emerging Nations World Cup in Sydney
The Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship (ENWC) is an event that is set to last two weeks and on Tuesday the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) Board confirmed that it will be...
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Unibic Anzac Biscuit Collectable Tin Features Image From Greek Campaign of WWII
Every year since 2002, Unibic Anzac Biscuit tins have presented a new set of collectible tins which commemorate significant events of Australia’s service members in war and symbols of remembrance. For...
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Setting-off Illegal Fireworks This Easter Could Cost $15,000 in Fines,...
As a part of the Greek-Australian community’s Easter traditions, fireworks are used during Easter celebrations, particularly during Easter Saturday midnight mass. However, this year the Australian...
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The Easter Spirit: Greek-Australian’s Fundraiser for Royal Children’s...
Over the past seven years, Greek-Australian Ellen Koutsodimitropoulos along with her family have raised some $31,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Every year they hold...
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Australia to Welcome Nine Evzones for ANZAC Day, Battle of Crete Anniversary...
Australia will be welcoming the arrival of the nine Evzones who are scheduled to visit Australia for the historical ANZAC Day and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The arrival of the nine...
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Dimitrious Gargasoulas, Accused ‘Bourke Street Mall Killer’ Proclaims Himself...
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, the 26-year-old man accused of driving his car into a crowd last January killing six people and injuring dozens of pedestrians in Melbourne’s CBD appeared in court Wednesday via...
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Greek Centre Melbourne Hosts Public Lecture Series About Greek Milk Bars of...
Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski from Sydney’s Macquarie University will be giving a lecture detailing the development of Greek cafés and milk bars across Australia, including those in Melbourne...
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The Hellenic Community Joins Anzacs in March and Dawn Service at Shrine of...
The communities of Australia joined together to march with the Anzacs in a remembrance march of the 6,500 Australia soldiers who fought in Greece and Crete for the Allied defense services during WWII....
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Greek Australians Irrate over Politician’s Comment on FYROM Name
Greek Australians are angry over Liberal Party MP Craig Kelly who made a statement about the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Specifically the Member for Hughes, New South...
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Yannis Kotsiras Giving Fund Raising Concert to Mark 10th Anniversary of the...
Marking the Hellenic Museum‘s 10th anniversary this weekend, Greek singer and songwriter Yiannis Kotsiras gave a fund-raising concert at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne on Saturday, and due to popular...
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Fire at Greek Restaurant in Melbourne
A fire broke out at the Spitiko Greek restaurant on Park street in South Melbourne on Wednesday just before 3 pm. The fire was reported to have been “out-of-control” and restaurant patrons were...
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The Paniyiri Greek Festival Set to Take Place in Brisbane May 20-21
The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival is once again taking place in Brisbane! Locals are gearing up for the event which will have traditional Greek food as well as the introduction of The Plateia, and a...
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PM Turnbull: Australia’s Policy of Using ‘FYROM’ Remains Unchanged
At a rally in Sydney on Sunday, April 23, Member for Hughes (NSW) Craig Kelly made a statement regarding the FYROM name dispute that caused Peter Jasonides, National Co-Chair of the Australian...
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Greek Wine Trade and Consumer Tastings in Australia
Greek wine is making its way to Australia with over 20 winemakers showing off their native varieties at a series of trade and consumer tastings in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. One of the highlights...
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More Than 50,000 People ‘Got Their Greek On’ at the 41st Paniyiri Greek Festival
The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival once again took place for the 41st time in Brisbane last weekend and with over 50,000 people attending the two-day event, it was a huge success! Locals and tourists...
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Deputy FM Terens Quick begins Visit to Australia
Deputy Foreign Minister Terens Quick on Sunday began a visit to Australia, where he will meet with members of the Greek-Australian community and Austrialian officials. The minister’s first stop will be...
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Olive Tree and Memorial Plaque Placed in the Victorian Parliament to Honor...
The Victorian Parliament has planted an olive tree and placed a memorial plaque in the parliamentary grounds in honor of the Anzacs who served during the Greek campaign of WWII. The event of unveiling...
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Australian Parliament Welcomes Greece’s Deputy FM Terens-Nikolaos Quick in...
Greece’s deputy foreign minister, Terens-Nikolaos Quick, was welcomed to Parliament during Question Time in Greek by Greek-Australian Julia Banks MP who is the Federal Member for Chisholm. The warm...
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