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Greek Glendi Returns to Oakleigh
The annual Greek Glendi in Oakleigh returns this year on Saturday and Sunday, November 4-5, aiming to beat last year’s attendance of 20,000. The annual Greek event does not only celebrate Greek culture...
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Greek-Australian Student Wins First Prize in SBS National Languages Competition
Eirini Vergaki from the Greek Community of Melbourne’s (GCM) Language and Culture School was awarded the first prize in the category of ‘Primary Aged 8 – 12’, of the SBS National Languages...
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Alex Hawke is Latest MP to Deny Dual Greek Citizenship
“I am an Australian citizen only and have never held or acquired or sought Greek or any other citizenship,” Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke told News Corp Australia. The Liberal MP is the...
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Greek-Australian MPs Under Pressure Over Dual Citizenship Issue
The decision by Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbbull, to ask parliamentarians to provide documents proving they have renounced their potential dual citizenship, is putting pressure on numerous...
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Greek Australians Raise More than 2,000 Dollars for Christos from Arkioi Island
More than 2,000 dollars were raised by an online fundraising appeal organized by two Greek Australian women for the benefit of young Christos and his school at the tiny Greek island of Arkioi. The two...
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Australian Defence Force Commemorates Remembrance Day
Australian Defence Force personnel at home and abroad paused on the 99th anniversary of the Armistice today, in memory of all those who have died in all wars. Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief...
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Greek Australian Mayor Kris Pavlidis Vows to Increase Women’s Role in Politics
Newly-elected Whittlesea mayor Kris Pavlidis has pledged to encourage young people and women to get involved in politics. In an interview with Greek Australian newspaper Neos Kosmos, Pavlidis...
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Greek Health Tourism Conference at Melbourne
A delegation of Greek Health industry professionals will conduct a conference and information sessions about the growing Health Tourism Industry, on 25 and 26 November, at the Greek Centre. Deputy...
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Greek Australian Doctors Unite to Promote Better Health for all
A group of Greek-Australian doctors in Victoria have formed a new professional association called Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA) with a vision to enable doctors to promote better health...
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Australia’s Victoria State Premier Calls for Return of the Parthenon Marbles
Members of the Victoria State government in Australia expressed their support for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, during an event organised by Melbourne’s Greek community on Sunday to...
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First Greek War Museum to Open in Australia
(Fr Christos Tsoraklidis in uniform) The first Greek War Museum in Australia is scheduled to open next year, according to a Neos Kosmos report. The newly elected...
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Australian PR Consultant Moves to Greece… and Loves it!
PR consultant, broadcaster and journalist Katie Clift left Australia and moved to Athens four months ago, and is loving every minute of it, as she now “works from home”, she says. In a...
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Hellenic HQ: A New Greek Centre is Planned in Melbourne
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has announced a landmark development to create new facilities and services for all Greeks in Melbourne. The plan focuses on the Community’s core activities and...
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to Visit Greece
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is to visit Greece and Israel on a five-day medical and technology research tour, a Herald Sun report says. While on tour, Andrews will meet with President of Greece...
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Victoria Premier Asks for Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has weighed into a decades-long diplomatic debate while wrapping his trip to Greece. Flanked by several government MPs including Nick Staikos, Mr Andrews called for the...
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Facebook Bans Iconic Photo Posted by Hellenic Museum of Melbourne
The avant-garde picture of nude Mona Paeva Nearly ninety years since this emblematic photo was taken at the Acropolis, Facebook decided that it was inappropriate, and in turn, banned it. The victim of...
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Greek Economy Minister Announces “Enterprise Greece” Melbourne Office
The Greek government’s determination to pursue investments from Australia was confirmed this week, during the parliamentary budget debate. Minister of Economy and Growth, Dimos Papatimitriou,...
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Car Hits at Least a Dozen Pedestrians in Melbourne (video)
Australian police have arrested two people after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon. At least a dozen pedestrians were injured outside Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street...
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Greek Australian Jet-setter Accused in Record Drug Bust
A jet-setting Adelaide DJ; who has rubbed shoulders with some of the world’s biggest stars, can be revealed as one of eight men charged over Australia’s biggest methamphetamine bust in Geraldton, last...
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Greek & Gay Network Invites Community to Midsumma Pride March
The Greek and Gay Support Network invites the Greek community to participate in the 2018 Pride March, one of the key events of the annual Midsumma festival. This year’s march will have a particularly...
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