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Area of Sydney Renamed “Little Athens”
Sydney’s Inner West Council announced last week that an area of the city will be renamed “Little Athens” in honor to the contributions of Greek-Australians to the community. The newly-designated area...
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Cretan Australians Prepare to Mark Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
German paratroopers landing on Crete, May 20, 1941. Photo Source: Wikipedia The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand is preparing to mark the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Crete despite...
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Greek Australians Lead Way in Demanding Return of Parthenon Sculptures
Several of the Parthenon Sculptures. Photo credit: Athens News Agency-Macedonian News Agency The nation of Australia has taken steps to intensify the international pressure placed on Great Britain to...
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Senator Paul Scarr Calls on Australia to Recognize Armenian Genocide
Australian Federal Senator Paul Scarr. Photo: www.Twitter.com/@ANCaustralia Federal Senator for Queensland Paul Scarr announced his support of the Joint Justice Initiative, calling for Australia to...
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Greek Community of New South Wales Presents Greek Bicentennial Program
Sydney’s Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales will present a full slate of events celebrating the bicentennial of modern Greece in 2021. The bicentennial, commemorating Greece’s triumphant...
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Greeks in Sydney Celebrate 50th Anniversary of St. Nectarios Church
Saint Nectarios Church in Burwood, Sydney. Credit: Saint Nectarios Burwood-Sydney Australia/ Facebook Saint Nectarios Church, a center of the Greek diaspora who live in the area, has been serving the...
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Melbourne Seminar to Portray Misery of a Starving Greece Under Nazi Occupation
Greek Jews from Ioannina being sent to Auschwitz in 1944. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Violetta Hionidou, aProfessor of Modern European History at Newcastle University, will present an online lecture...
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Melbourne Set for New Greek Museum Which Could Rival World’s Best
Photo: pxfuel 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...
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Australia’s PM Scott Morrison: OXI Day a Beacon That Lit Our Way to Victory
The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison on Wednesday described OXI Day as “a beacon that lit our way to victory,” in a message honoring the determination and sacrifice of the Greeks in the...
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Hellenic Museum To Offer Virtual Course on Ancient Greece in January
The Parthenon. Credit: Wikimedia Commons 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...
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