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Melbourne Gears Up For Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Melbourne is preparing for the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, its biggest street party and longest-running Greek celebration, which will be held the weekend of February 23-24. The festival will bring...
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Greek-Australian and Two Sons Charged in Melbourne Murder
A 56-year old Greek Australian and his two sons were arrested in Melbourne on the night of February 10, Melbourne police announced earlier this week. The father is charged with the murder of a man and...
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Greek-Australian Philanthropist Donates $500,000 for Greek Health Care
The Hellenic Initiative chairman Andrew Liveris (L); Philanthropist Con Berbatis (center) and THI Australia Board Member, Dr. Helen Zorbas, CEO of Cancer Australia, (R). Source: THI The Hellenic...
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Ouzo Festival Brings the Spirit of Lesvos Down Under (video)
Hundreds of Australians, Greeks and ouzo lovers of all stripes gathered last weekend east of Melbourne to celebrate all the traditions associated with the quintessential Greek aniseed-flavored...
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Budget Airline Offers Australia-Greece Flight from $299
The Singaporean low-cost airline named “Scoot” this week launched what it is calling its “Deal of the Decade” sale, including flights from Australia to Greece beginning at $299. The jaw-dropping offer...
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Greek Orthodox Priest Receives Seniors Local Achievement Award
Father Nicolaos Zervas OAM surrounded by his family during Greek Easter. (Picture: Facebook) Father Nicolaos Zervas of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Hamilton, received the 2019 NSW Seniors Local...
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Lonsdale Street Greek Festival 2019 has Melbourne Celebrating All Things Greek
The Lonsdale Street Greek Festival 2019 is going strong for the second day with thousands of Greeks indulging in great music and dancing, delicious food and good Greek kefi. Melbourne is dressed in...
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Friendship Leads to $300,000 Donation for Ancient Greek at Australian University
The friendship begun in the 1960s between a Hong Kong boarding school student and a lecturer in the Classics has led to a $300,000 donation toward establishing an endowed lectureship in ancient Greek...
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“Greeks, Romioi, Greek-Australians” Show Opens in Melbourne
Rethymno native Yannis Dramitinos in front of his photographs at the Steps Gallery. Photo: MUGA – Macquarie University Greek Association, Facebook The life of ethnic Greek people in their ancient...
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Australian Injured in Athens’ Car Blast a Convicted Drug Trafficker
The man blown up in a car bomb in southern Athens on Friday was named as Amad “Jay’’ Malkoun, an exiled former leader of an Australian gang of bikers and convicted drug trafficker. Malkoun, 56, was...
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Sydney’s Darling Harbour Hosts Greek Annual Festival
Sydney’s famous Darling Harbor has been transformed into a little Greece this weekend for the 37th Greek Festival. Thousands gathered on Saturday and Sunday to watch Greek dances from Sydney’s best...
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New Impressive Greek Orthodox Church Opens in Adelaide’s Athelstone
Photo by the Greek Orthodox Parish of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, Athelstone SA Facebook page A new Greek Orthodox Christian Church opened its doors in Adelaide’s Athelstone earlier this year....
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George Papas, First Greek Australian University Chancellor, to Retire
George Pappas, the first university Chancellor of Greek heritage to be appointed in Australia, will step down at the end of 2019, after almost a decade at the helm of Victoria University. “I am an...
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PM Scott Morrison Hails Greek Contribution to Australia (video)
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the headquarters of the Greek Community of Melbourne on Thursday, where he hailed the contribution of Greek immigrants to the nation of Australia....
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“My Greek Odyssey” Takes Australian TV Audience on Spectacular Journey
“My Greek Odyssey,” which will begin airing on Sunday, March 24, is a 13-part television series which will take viewers to some of the most spectacular and unique islands in Greece. “My Greek Odyssey”...
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Japanese Musician Tookaya to Perform at Melbourne’s Rebetiko Festival
Atsushi Tookaya playing the bouzouki. Photo from YouTube Atsushi Tookaya, the Japanese national with a passion for Greek rebetiko music, will perform at Melbourne’s Rebetiko Festival on March 23....
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Detachment of Evzones to Mark Anzac Day in Adelaide
Evzones in Adelaide in 2018 A detachment of the Greek Presidential Guard will be in South Australia from April 23-30 to participate in ceremonies marking Anzac Day and take part in Easter Celebrations....
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Greek-Kiwi Footballer’s Poignant Tribute to Christchurch Terror Victims (video)
Footballer Kosta Babarouses – a 28-year-old born in Wellington of Greek heritage – has been praised for a classy tribute to the Christchurch shootings victims after scoring an A-League goal. The...
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Australian PM Blasts Erdogan’s “Highly Offensive” Remarks
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison reacted furiously on Wednesday to comments by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan which invoked the battle of Gallipoli to denounce anti-Islamic sentiment....
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The Greek-Australian “King of Coffee”
Coffee Entrepreneur John Lazarou. Photo: Facebook John Lazarou, the son of Greek immigrants, worked long and hard to realize his dream in Australia. His efforts and persistence paid off handsomely, and...
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