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Greeks in Australia to Revive “Hippocrates Garden” On The Island of Kos
The Greek-Australian Kostas Alaveras from Melbourne is trying to promote the preservation of all the remaining plants and trees of “Hippocrates Garden” on the island of Kos, since most of them are forgotten and neglected.
The International Hippocratic Foundation of...
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Greek-Australian Couple Makes Important Donation to “Osia Xeni” Missionary Brotherhood
A Greek-Australian couple donated the total of 32 highly-priced acres in the region of Halkidiki, Greece, to the “Osia Xeni” Missionary Brotherhood, Religious Ministry of Discharge of Poor Inmates an Runaways, based in the Perea neighborhood of the city...
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Research on Greek-Australian Diaspora’s Relations to Greece
Dr. Elizabeth Mavroudi, lecturer of Human Geography in Loughborough University of UK expressed her interest in conducting a new combined research on the sociocultural and and political links between the Greek-Australians and Greece, as well as on how they...
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High Commissioner of Cyprus Donates $5,000 to University of NSW
The High Commissioner of Cyprus, Ioannis Iakovou visited the university of New South Wales (NSW), gifting a $5.000 cheque to support the Greek Department of the University of NSW.
The Greek Department is planning to conduct a research on 'Cultural...
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Greek-Australian Businessmen: “We are Not Exploiting Greek Migrants”
Recent publications in Greek and Greek-Australian newspapers claiming that Greek-Australian employers were taking advantage of Greek migrants visiting the Continent, caused a wave of frustration and anger to Greek born Australians who have once worked or are still working...
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UTS Hosts Expo About Greece
UTS (University of Technology in Sydney) hosted an exhibition about Greece for the first time on Wednesday, November 23, from 1 to 6 pm.
The event was organized in order to promote tourism in recession-hit Greece in need of the...
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New Exhibition on Greek Migrants Launched at Bonegilla Migrant Experience
Greek-Australian Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Nicholas Kotsiras, referred to Bonegilla Migrant Experience as the “birthplace of multiculturalism” in Australia, when he launched its latest exhibition, From Petronis and Ekaterina to Peter and Catherine: Greek Journeys Through Bonegilla on...
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Greek-Australian in Custody for Murdering Prostitute
Steve Constantinou, 48, of Port Melbourne, is accused of murdering stripper and prostitute Johanna Martin on October 11.
Her body was found on that day bound and wrapped in a blanket in Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, not far from his...
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Greek-Australian Goes Unassisted to the South Pole
Greek-Australian James Castrission and his friend Justin Jones will attempt to walk from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again unassisted.
Walking alone and carrying their own provisions (weighing about 200kgs each), these two Australians will...
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Australia Supports Greece
During the last meeting of the Greek-Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group in South Australia, the State MP Martin Hamilton Smith underlined that South Australia will support Greece and Greek people.
The attendees of the meeting included among others: Labour MP in...