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Sotirio Bulgari

“I introduced Liz to beer, she introduced me to Bulgari,” Richard Burton famously said during the filming of Cleopatra in 1963 in Italy. “The only word Elizabeth [Taylor] knows in Italian is Bulgari,” he would tell friends after having made a lavish…
30 July, 2019

A special blessing for new Fronditha Care bus

Fronditha Care’s new 15-seater bus for the residents of the St Albans residential aged care facility has been officially blessed and unveiled to the community. Father George Frangos, of The Dormition Our Lady Greek Orthodox Church in North Altona blessed the new…
30 July, 2019

Tériade

In last week’s article on the life and genius of the 19th century folk artist, Theophilus, we briefly encountered Tériade, the man who put Theopholis on the map. While marveling at the genius of individual artists, it is rare for most of…
23 July, 2019

Development of coins

Coins and their inscriptions are a key archaeological source by which historians reconstruct the culture, society and history of the ancient world. Coins provide a wealth of knowledge, allowing us to trace chronologies of kings, hierarchies of gods and the ideology of…
10 July, 2019
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Memories of 1974 Cyprus Invasion

It happened 45 years ago and, yet, for the people who lived through that tragic summer, the memories are still raw and the nightmares not far away. Despite this, they still clink on to hope and tell their stories no matter how…
9 July, 2019

HACCI announces changing of the guard

After three years of tireless service to HACCI as Chair, Georgegina Poulos will retire from the HACCI Board, effective 30 June 2019. Ms Poulos will be succeeded as Chair by Fotini Kypraios, who has been a member of the HACCI Board and…
2 July, 2019

The girl who told the truth about the gods

One of the lesser-known Greco-Roman myths is that of Arachne. Although her story is less detailed than others it gives a wonderful insight into ancient culture. The myth of Arachne functions as a moralistic warning, a subtle critique of the gods and…
2 July, 2019
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Food star ratings fail on sugar: Choice

Some top-selling cereals that have four out of five health stars plummet to just 1.5 when added sugars are factored in, Choice says. Choice is demanding a major change to Australia’s star rating system for food, saying consumers are being denied the…
26 June, 2019

Shifty Melbourne property agent jailed

A former Melbourne real estate agent-turned-preacher has been jailed for stealing clients’ deposits as part of a scam with her husband. Dodgy realtor Truc Thanh Nguyen, also known as Judy Nguyen, pleaded guilty to misusing more than $800,000 of clients’ money.  …
12 June, 2019
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