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Mr George Lekakis has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian community, championing and advancing the cause of multicultural affairs and has been duly recognised for his distinguished service and sector leadership spanning 30 years. He was of course one of the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.  …

There is a new fascinating development in the case of the family of the Battle of Crete veteran New Zealander Arthur Ernest Wright who were trying to find descendants of the family that hid him from the Nazis. After the huge publicity…

The “Nafsika Stamoulis Foundation” provided scholarship funding to three year 12 students who excelled in the stu-dies of Performing Arts, Visual Arts and History. The three recipients of the awards received $3000 each, provided by the “Nafsika Stamoulis Foundation”. Nafsika Stamoulis Scholarship…

On Monday the 29th of April, the National Union of Greek Australian Students (NUGAS) Victoria held their AGM to elect a new committee for the 2019/2020 term. Boasting a membership base of over 2000 members, NUGAS, as a Greek youth organisation, remains…