Sitia under water after torrential rains strike East Crete

10 April, 2019

Homes and businesses flooded, agricultural land was covered by water and mud and the city of Sitia in Lasithi Prefecture on the island of Crete turned into a huge lake following huge volume of rainwater that fell in the area on Friday…

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Doctor in Mani wins WONCA 2019 Europe Award of Excellence in health care

10 April, 2019

Dr Anargiros Mariolis, director of the Areopoli Health Center in Mani, is the winner of the WONCA Europe Award of Excellence in Health Care for 2019. The 5-Star Doctor is an award to doctors, who, in the opinion of the WONCA Council,…

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April, 1896: The first modern Olympics are held in Greece

10 April, 2019

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, at the Panathenaic Stadium with athletes from 14 countries participating and Greek Spyros Louis winning in the marathon run. The International Olympic Committee met for the first time in…

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Repatriating two rare ancient vessels

10 April, 2019

Standing at just under 60 centimeters in height, two 4th century BC marble vessels – a funerary lekythos and a loutrophoros – that the Greek state is in negotiations to repatriate from Switzerland have traveled across four countries, changing hands dozens of…

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TOP 4! Sara Prica – Hellenic Museum Assistant

10 April, 2019

Costume from Epirus Every costume on display at the Hellenic Museum gives us a beautiful visual insight into the unique and rich costumes from around Greece, but the festive costume from Epirus stands out to me. The costume consists of a silk…

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The Greek Community of Melbourne welcomes the $5million funding from the Federal Goverment

10 April, 2019

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) welcomed last week’s budgetary announcement of the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman to fund our organisation with an allocation of $5 million in the 2019-2020 Federal…

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Aged care forum for Broadmeadows Greek Community

10 April, 2019

Over 60 members of the Greek Orthodox Community of Broadmeadows and Districts attended an aged care forum hosted by Maria Vamvakinou MP in the electorate of Calwell on Monday 8 April. The forum, conducted by Pronia, was aimed at informing the Greek…

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Sitia under water after torrential rains strike East Crete

Doctor in Mani wins WONCA 2019 Europe Award of Excellence in health care

April, 1896: The first modern Olympics are held in Greece

Repatriating two rare ancient vessels

TOP 4! Sara Prica – Hellenic Museum Assistant

The Greek Community of Melbourne welcomes the $5million funding from the Federal Goverment

Aged care forum for Broadmeadows Greek Community

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