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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 taking place in Sydney in 2018.
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...
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Melbourne’s Hellenic Community Celebrates at Greece’s Independence Day Parade (Video)
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 Independence Day parade waving Greek flags and celebrating Greece's...
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Sydney’s Greek Independent Day Parade Attracts Thousands! (Photos)
As usual, Greek Independent Day, celebrating the Greek war of 1821 against the Ottomans, was celebrated throughout Greek diaspora communities.
In Sydney, thousands of Greeks and onlookers of all different backgrounds flooded the street to check out this years Independence...
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The Greek Community of Melbourne Pays Tribute to Film Director Nikos Koundouros
A press release from the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) on Thursday, said that the community had recently paid tribute to the Greek film director, Nikos Koundouros by screening his multi-awarded film "The Dragon."
The event took place last Sunday evening...
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Join The Greek Centre Melbourne’s Open Seminar: ‘The Philistines & the Mycenaeans’
Attend a free lecture at the Greek Centre Melbourne titled: Open Seminar: The Philistines & the Mycenaeans.
According to the Greek Centre's website, the lecture will "discuss the Aegean and Cypriot cultural linkages with the Philistines, who were reputed to be...
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Enlightening Speech on the Anthikythera Mechanism by Professor Xenophon Moussas
The Greek Festival of Sydney and The University of New South Wales presented a lecture by Professor Xenophon Moussas (University of Athens) at the John Niland Scientia Building UNSW on the evening of Monday March 13.
Professor Moussas was an...
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Don’t Miss GCM’s Historical Church Feast Day Celebrations
On March 25, the Greek Community’s most historical church The Annunciation of Our Lady will celebrate its feast day with the attendance of religious and consular authorities and also representatives of Greek community organizations.
The Board of Management of the...
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Pastry Chef George Diakomichalis Showcases Greek Food on His TV Series ‘It’s All Greek to Me’ (Video)
What are you doing on Saturday afternoons at 4:30 pm? If you are not tuned into local SA television station Channel 7 watching Greek-Australian pastry chef George Diakomichalis on his television series titled "It's All Greek To Me," you're...
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Helen Marcou Inducted To Victorian Women’s Honor Roll
Helen Marcou, a well-known and respected music activist has been inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll For Women, the Victorian Minister For Women, Fiona Richardson announced last week at a ceremony.
Richardson said that Marcou has accomplished "remarkable achievements and commitment to...