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Melbourne Rebetiko Festival to Take Place in August
The Melbourne Rebetiko Festival will be taking place later this month from August 20-21st at the Oakleigh Caravan Music Club.
This two-day event will feature music from Smyrna to Pireotiko Rebetika and will showcase many local artists performing works from...
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Celebrating 114 Years: The First Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne Releases First Minutes from 1897
In celebration of the 114th anniversary of the first Greek Orthodox Church opening its doors in Melbourne, the Greek Orthodox Community is sharing the first logged minutes dating back to 1897.
These rare minutes are written in a tattered book more...
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Diplomatic Counsuls Fighting to Keep Greek and Italian Languages in Northcote Schools
Residents whose children attend Northcote High School in Melbourne's inner north are voicing discontent as the school has recently announced that it will be phasing out its Greek and Italian language programs.
The school will continue to teach Chinese and...
Australia
Greek Community of Melbourne to Aid in National Census
The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria will aid its members complete the census form, following a decision by the community’s board of directors. The assistance for the census is set to take place on August 9.
Anyone in...
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Live at the Greek Centre, Melbourne: The Habibis, Live in Concert
The Habibis will be performing live at the Greek Centre in Melbourne Friday, August 5.
The concert is a part of a forty-night-long music program that showcases the best of the best in Melbourne's Greek music scene.
The Habibis will be...
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Greek Center’s Open Seminar: ‘Two Greek Giants of 20th Century Mathematics’
It is widely accepted that during ancient times Greeks played an important role in the development of mathematics. Although most modern day Greek mathematicians are not as famous as Pythagoras, Archimedes or Euclid, their contribution to mathematics is still...
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North Hobart Mourns Voula Delios as Her Alleged Murderer Appears in Court
lWhile the Greek-Australian community mourns the loss of Voula Delios, the 68-year-old shop owner who was stabbed to death in an armed burglary gone wrong, the victim's family confronted the alleged killer in court.
Delios was stabbed multiple times in the...
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First Autistic School in South Australia to Open Thanks to Greek-Australians
The first school for autistic children has been established in Southern Australia thanks to efforts of Greek-Australian parents wanting the best for their children, and is due to open late July.
In fact, the Greek community has become very involved in...
Australia
Greek Actress Victoria Haralabidou in ABC Series Barracuda
After following her Greek-Australian husband back to Australia to pursue all that life has to offer, Greek actress Victoria Haralabidou has made a breakthrough to be the first Greek woman on Australian television to represent a woman in her...
Australia
The Greek Centre to Host Lecture about Orthodox Priest Phocas and Australian Colonial Society
The Greek Centre in Melbourne will be hosting a free lecture on Thursday, July 21, as a part of its cultural Greek lecture series.
The seminar titled An Orthodox priest in Australia: Seraphim Phocas, his writings and sectarianism in early...