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Ancient Greece
Hellenic Museum To Offer Virtual Course on Ancient Greece in January
The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne's iconic hub of Greek culture and history, both ancient and modern, will be hosting a fascinating course called "City, town and country in ancient Greece" in January via Zoom.
The educational program will allow learners to...
Australia
Plans to Close Greek Studies Program of La Trobe University Sparks Reactions
La Trobe University of Victoria, in Melbourne, announced recently that it is planning to discontinue its Modern Greek Studies program, sparking widespread negative reactions across the Greek Australian community.
Currently, this is the only program in Victoria to offer a...
Art
Greek-Australian Awarded Prestigious Schenberg Art Fellowship
Greek-Australian artist Tina Stefanou was awarded the Schenberg Art Fellowship from the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) on October 9 of this year. The fellowship, worth $50,000, is one of the most prestigious awards for up and coming...
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Melbourne’s Oldest Greek Orthodox Church to Reopen Before Christmas
The renovated Holy Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, or Evangelismos tis Theotokou, is preparing to open its doors to the faithful before Christmas for the first time after a disastrous fire in 2016.
The fire blazed through much...
Art
New Head of Curation at the Helm of Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, an integral institution in the preservation of Greek history and culture in the center of Australia's Greek diaspora community, announced that Sarah Craig has been appointed Head of Curation and CEO at the museum.
The...
Australia
Melbourne Opens Up Again After “Long Winter” of Coronvirus Lockdown
After what officials and residents called a "Long Winter" of coronavirus restrictions, and the reporting of zero new coronavirus cases in Victoria, Melbourne's many retail and hospitality industries will be opening up once again.
This report marked the first time...
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Melbourne Set for New Greek Museum Which Could Rival World’s Best
It was announced on Friday that a new "tier one" Greek museum is in the works for Melbourne if the plans put forth by a group become a reality.
To be situated in the city's old Land Titles Office, the...
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Greeks of Melbourne Organize Greece 2021 Bicentennial Celebrations
Home to the largest Greek population outside of Greece, the city of Melbourne, Australia is a center of the Greek diaspora. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, the...
Australia
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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Greek Man Breaks Melbourne Lockdown to Drive 40 Km to Favorite Greek Store
A Greek-Australian is facing a stiff fine for breaking the coronavirus lockdown by driving from his home to the other side of Melbourne to buy Greek groceries and food.
The shopper drove 30 minutes from Frankston to Oakleigh, in Melbourne's...