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Colorful Parthenon Replica Adorns National Gallery of Victoria
A replica of the Parthenon, one of the world’s most iconic architectural structures, was installed at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) on Monday.
Designed as a homage to the Parthenon on Athens's Acropolis and dubbed "Temple of Boom," the...
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Victoria’s First Undercover Cop was Greek-Australian
What does the history of gambling in Victoria have to do with Greece? In a name, 89-year-old Nick Cecil. Cecil, a Greek-Australian, was Victoria's first undercover cop.
In his heyday, he tackled the illegal off-course gambling industry when it was...
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Victoria: One in Five Victims of Coronavirus is Greek
Out of the 549 coronavirus deaths in Australia, 462 are from Victoria. One in five of those victims is of Greek heritage.
As the Australian government attempts to curb the spread of Covid-19 throughout the country by imposing restrictions, Victoria...
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Victoria, Australia Calls for Participants to Submit Applications for 2020 Multicultural Festivals
The government of the state of Victoria in Australia announced recently that people can submit their applications to receive smaller or larger grants to participate in this year's ''Multicultural Festivals and Events Program.''
According to the official website of the...
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to Build New Monastery in Flowerdale, Victoria
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia announced on Tuesday that it will build a new monastery for men on the newly-renamed ''Mount Mela'' in Flowerdale, Victoria.
The move was agreed upon during a meeting on Tuesday, December 10, between His Excellency...
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Victoria Government Will Send 22 Students to Greece to Study Democracy
The government of Victoria in Australia recently announced that it will hold a competition for students who would like to travel to Greece for educational tour focusing on civics and Democracy.
A total of up to twenty-two students who are...
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Health Minister Mikakos To Bring New Cancer Therapy to Victoria
Jenny Mikakos, the Health Minister for Victoria, Australia, recently announced that her ministry will make a breakthrough cancer treatment available to patients in Victoria for the first time.
The new therapy has already seen excellent results in patients suffering from...
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Greek-Australian Minister Hails Legalization of Euthanasia in Victoria
"We're on the right side of history," Victoria's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said on Wednesday as her state became the first in Australia to legalize euthanasia.
The state's historic voluntary assisted dying laws will allow terminally ill adults who have...
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Greek Fans from Melbourne, Victoria Meet Tsitsipas (Video)
On Saturday evening, the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria hosted a celebration where fans gathered to celebrate Stefanos Tsitsipas' success at the Australian Open. All the attendees and got the chance to meet and congratulate the star tennis player in person.
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Multicultural Museums Victoria Receives Museums Australia Award for ‘Grandmothers’ Exhibition’
Multicultural Museums Victoria Received the Museums Australia Award for Grandmothers exhibition, with a Greek-Australian installation called 'Yiayia'.
Multicultural Museums Victoria, is a new coalition of the Hellenic Museum Melbourne and the Chinese, Islamic, Jewish and Italian Museums.
Grandmothers is the inaugural joint...
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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 return of the contentious Parthenon marbles after touring the historic...
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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 Prokopis Pavlopoulos, and Prime Minister of Greece...
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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 unveil a replica of the original Parthenon frieze...
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Victoria Police Suite in Greek Informs Citizens on Family Violence
Victioria Police have launched an new suite of information sheets titled 'Family Violence: What Police Do' in 13 languages, including Greek, to help people know their rights and explain how police acts on domestic violence.
The suite has been developed...
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The 2017 MPavillion Project to Render a Greek Amphitheater in Victoria Gardens
The Victoria Gardens in Melbourne is to be the home of the temporary 2017 MPavillion designed by world-acknowledged architect Rem Koolhaas.
The initial construction of the 2017 MPavillion will start in August and Will open in October. The temporary structure will...