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Neuropsychologist Addresses Special Needs in Testing Dementia in Elderly Greek-Australians
Greek-Australian neuropsychologist Matthew Staios has identified a series of issues in testing and potentially misdiagnosis of elderly Greek-Australians for dementia.
According to his LinkedIn profile, the most recent doctoral research Staios is conducting focuses on "adapting, translating, and norming a range...
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Musical Concert to Celebrate Alexander the Great at the Melbourne Recital Centre
A concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS) will be taking place on Wednesday, October 26 at the Melbourne Recital Centre in collaboration with the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) and the...
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Over 8,000 Meals: Greek-Australian Comedian Creates Comedy Gala to Feed Children in Greece
Greek-Australian Melbourne comedian George Kapiniaris wanted to help the people of Greece and his brainchild, It's All Greek to Me Comedy Gala was his chosen vehicle to make a difference in the lives of countless Greek children.
Last week, at the Prolepsis...
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Victory for Keeping Greek Language Program in Northcote High School
After the determination of the Greek community and diplomats who fought to keep Greek language programs from being abruptly yanked from the curriculum of the Northcote High School, some progress has been made.
Northcote High School has announced that they...
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Catch an Award Winning Film at the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival
The Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival will be opening its doors where you can screen award-winning feature films and documentaries.
The event is to take place from October 12 -23 at Leichhardt’s Palace Norton Street Cinema and includes a...
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Gault and Millau Nominates 2 Greek-Australians for Best Pastry Chef and Best New Restaurant
The well-known international restaurant guide, Gault&Millau, has named two Greek-Australians as nominees for this year's "best of" list of talent.
Greek-Cypriot Anna Polyviou has been nominated for Pastry Chef of the Year.
Anna has traveled the globe as a pastry chef and...
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Greek Restaurants Go to Court Over a ‘Little’ Matter of Trademark Infringement
The owners of Little Greek Taverna, a Greek restaurant in Brisbane's West End has taken another Greek eatery to court over an alleged infringement of its name, and it is anything but a "little" matter.
Don't blink because you too might get...
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Greek-Australian Wins First Place at the 2016 Youth Jewellers Championships [photos]
The 2016 Youth Jewellers Group Jewellery Design and Manufacturing Championships have concluded with Yianni Lambropoulos, a Greek-Australian, winning first place as Champion Jeweller.
The completion took place at the Sydney Exhibition Centre where 5 jewelers selected from thousands of applicants...
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Greek Centre Hosts Open Seminar: Cotton Production in Ottoman Egypt and the Role of Greek Entrepreneurs
The role that Greek entrepreneurs played in the expansion of cotton production and trade in 19th century Ottoman Egypt is a tale of self-motivated pioneers.
Cotton as a commodity was the force behind the Industrial Revolution, and now you can...
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Seven Network Finally Apologizes for Saying FYROM Is Home of Alexander the Great and King Philip II
After much protest and demands for a retract, Seven Network has finally offered an apology for their presenters referring to FYROM as the home of Alexander the Great and King Philip II during the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony.
Following...