The game marked Karlaftis’ first time ever playing in the Super Bowl.
Defender Karlaftis helped his team to victory against the Philadelphia Eagles at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the United States, on Sunday.
The Chiefs orchestrated a brilliant comeback win to beat the Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl for their second National Football League (NFL) title in four years.
Trailing 24-14 at half-time, the Chiefs — led by league MVP, quarterback Patrick Mahomes — scored three second-half touchdowns and a 27-yard field goal by Harrison Butker in the final seconds to win a thriller.
A Cost of Living forum occurred on Thursday, February 2 in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba, organised by Sophie Cotsis MP, Jihad Dib MP, and the Energy and Water Ombudsman to help people with their bills and save money on their utilities.
Ms Cotsis has remarked that these forums are a one stop shop, and have been a way for locals to find out about cost saving, rebates, and discounts on their everyday bills.
“It was great to see people of all ages at the forum. The cost of living crisis has made it increasingly more difficult for local families to make ends meet,” Ms Cotsis said.
“Our community is multicultural and linguistically diverse, we had many translators and multicultural services on the day to ensure no question goes unanswered.”
The forum had representation from local Council, Services NSW, Sydney Water, Housing NSW, Revenue NSW, Services Australia, Energy and Water Ombudsman, Canterbury City Community Centre, Chinese Australian Services Society, and Metro Assist.
Some case studies from the day included:
Angel from Lakemba who had many questions about Government Housing, walked out with her hands full of informative materials in both English and Hindi, and with all her questions answered.
Carol of Campsie, a single mother of four, received a fine when her car got stuck in an intersection and was caught by a red light camera. She spoke to Revenue NSW and Service NSW to get her fine reviewed.
John of Belmore, a senior, received an exorbitant land tax fine which was calculated incorrectly. He spoke to Revenue NSW and the local MP office who told him about the next steps.
For the first time, the Australian and British High Commissioners in Cyprus will select local students and offer them a unique opportunity to experience the world of diplomacy, knews.kathimerini reports.
From March 6 to 10, 2023, students will join the High Commissioners in a range of meetings and events, gaining a behind-the-scenes look at their respective missions in the country.
Photo: gov.uk
On Monday, March 13, 2023, Commonwealth Day 2023, the successful participants will be honoured guests at a finale event hosted by the British High Commissioner in Nicosia. The students will have the opportunity to present their experiences and newfound knowledge about diplomacy in the Commonwealth.
Certificates will be presented by both High Commissioners in front of an audience comprised of representatives from the diplomatic, political and education sectors.
This program offers students a rare chance to gain first-hand exposure to the workings of two diverse diplomatic missions in Cyprus, with activities tailored to each student’s interests and availability, including political, cultural, and diplomatic events.
📢 This March, the 🇦🇺 & 🇬🇧 High Commissioners open up their diaries to school students in #Cyprus!
Successful applicants will become 'High Commissioners for a Week' (6-10 March) & be guests of honour at our #Commonwealth Day reception.
— Australian High Commissioner, Cyprus (@AusHCCyprus) February 2, 2023
Who can apply
Students aged 15 to 18 years old from across Cyprus.
How to apply
You must submit a 2-minute video entry, or one-page written piece, on: “What I would do in my first week as High Commissioner in London (UK) or Canberra (Australia).”
You can submit your application by email to ukincyprus@fcdo.gov.uk or through a direct message to @UKinCyprus on Twitter.
The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm (local time) Monday, 13 February 2023.
Successful applicants must have permission to participate from their parent/guardian and school.
The British and Australian High Commissioners will select the top entrants who will be invited to join the week’s program.
Sydney Olympic FC made it two from two to kick off the 2023 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season with a professional 3-1 victory over Manly United at Cromer Park on Saturday night.
All of the goalscoring action unfolded mid-way through the first half, as Seiya Kambayashi opened his account for the season before Olympic fired back with three quick-fire strikes.
Despite plenty of Manly pressure in the second stanza, earlier goals to Fabio Ferreira, Roy O’Donovan and Nick Fitzgerald ensured Labinot Haliti’s men would continue their perfect start to the campaign, taking a valuable three points back to Belmore.
Post-game, Sydney Olympic coach Labinot Haliti was pleased with the result away from home.
“It was a good game, they’re a good side and we came here wanting to put in a good performance,” he said.
“I thought we were good value for the points, they’re obviously a good side that you have to give respect. It was a good match to watch; a bit too open for me in the second half but that’s what happens sometimes.”
Words by Football NSW Reporter and Commentator Chris Curulli
Peter Filopoulos from the Football Federation Australia (FFA) has confirmed to The Greek Herald the organisation has received an official request from the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to hold the Greek Cup final in Australia.
“We have responded to the EPO and said we are positive towards every proposal but we want to know more details,” Mr Filopoulos told The Greek Herald.
Mr Filopoulos added that the FFA have also informed the Victorian Government of the EPO’s proposal, with the hopes of hosting the Greek Cup final in Melbourne.
“We are now waiting for the EPO’s response and will decide from there,” he said.
Mr Filopoulos concluded by revealing to The Greek Herald that he will also be visiting Greece in June this year to hold discussions with the EPO about potential collaborations between the FFA and local Greek football players.
Dendias reinforced that Greece will continue to “do everything it can to support Turkey at this difficult time, either bilaterally or in the framework of its participation in the European Union.”
The Greek Foreign Minister also expressed his pride for the Greek rescue workers that “helped Turkish society and the Turkish people in this difficult hour.”
I visited today the Operations Center in #Antakya where I met with the Greek Aid Mission & discussed with rescuers from Austria, the Netherlands, Argentina, Iceland & Switzerland. I was briefed on the latest developments concerning the evacuation & rescue effort. pic.twitter.com/ptOXzYmzer
For his part, Cavusoglu personally thanked Dendias, the Greek government and the Greek people for their solidarity and support.
The Turkish Foreign Minister also spoke about the superhuman efforts of the Greek aid mission and rescue team, as well as the visit of Greece’s Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides, who accompanied the first wave of humanitarian aid from Greece.
“We saw and watched that after the rescue of each life, each person, it was not only the Greeks in the search-and-rescue teams that rejoiced, we saw that all Greeks rejoiced,” Cavusoglu said.
The Turkish Foreign Minister referenced a letter he wrote to TIME magazine as a private citizen during the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Greece in 1999.
“Back then, I said that we should not wait for another earthquake to improve our relations. I repeat this now, as Turkey’s foreign minister. We must make efforts to improve our relations,” Cavusoglu said.
Dendias fully endorsed Cavusoglu’s statement.
I conveyed to @MevlutCavusoglu the 🇬🇷 Government & people's heartfelt condolences for the hundreds of deaths of our fellow human beings in 🇹🇷,as well as my admiration for our rescuers. I agreed that there is no need to wait for natural disasters to occur to improve our relations. pic.twitter.com/THkKuokjwz
“I want to totally sign on to what Mevlut said: that we should not wait for natural disasters to improve our relations,” the Greek Foreign Minister said.
Dendias’ visit to earthquake-stricken parts of Turkey comes as the death toll from the quakes stood at 33,179 on Sunday and was certain to rise as search teams locate more bodies in the rubble.
According to Ekathimerini,a Greek couple were among the dead after their bodies were found on Friday beneath the rubble of their apartment building in the Turkish city of Antakya.
Authorities said more than 92,600 other people have been injured in the disaster.
The former foreign minister secured 51.8% of the vote in a run-off election against independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis, who received 48.2% of the vote.
The result was immediately met with jubilation by supporters of the new president, as fireworks lit up the Nicosia sky and supporters clapped and danced.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou were quick to congratulate Christodoulides on his election win.
Επικοινώνησα τηλεφωνικά πριν από λίγο με τον νεοεκλεγέντα Πρόεδρο της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, Νίκο Χριστοδουλίδη. Του εξέφρασα τα θερμά μου συγχαρητήρια για την εκλογή του και τον προσκάλεσα να πραγματοποιήσει την πρώτη του επίσκεψη στην Αθήνα. 🇬🇷🇨🇾
Christodoulides said after his election win that his “highest priority” is the “reunification of our homeland” and he plans on visiting Athens, Greece on his first diplomatic trip.
His rival, Mavroyiannis told reporters: “Tonight a journey has ended, a great journey that I shared with thousands of people. I regret we couldn’t achieve the change that Cyprus needed.”
A long-time member of Anastasiades’ center-right Disy party, Christodoulides was ejected from the group after deciding to stand as an independent against Averof Neofytou, Disy’s official candidate.
Nikos Christodoulides.
The election comes at a time when the island’s economy is facing challenges from the global pandemic and the recent conflict in Ukraine.
In addition to overcoming economic challenges, the new President will also need to re-engage with breakaway Turkish Cypriots to resolve the division of the European Union member, while at the same time making best use of Cyprus’ natural gas deposits amid a reshaping of the global energy landscape.
The new leader must also confront voter concerns over perceived corruption in political circles.
Antigoni Drisbioti took part in the Chemist Warehouse Australian 20km Race Walk Championships at Fawkner Park in South Yarra, Victoria on Saturday and won second place with a time of 1 hour 28 minutes and 12 seconds.
This race time is the limit needed for participation in the Paris Olympic Games and of course a new pan-Hellenic record, since it improves the 1.28.58 of Athena Papagianni from the year of the Athens Olympic Games.
The “golden” European champion is now focusing her preparation on the World Championships in Budapest, her big goal for the year, and at the same time laying the foundations for the Paris Games.
“It was purely a tactical race. We had talked beforehand with Jemima (née Montag) and we had been told about the match. Until the 15th kilometre we went together and then each one did her own thing,” Drisbioti said after the race.
Antigoni Drisbioti is on the right, number 17.
“I had trained very well all this time in Australia. Everything happens with regularity. It was a very good day for me today. The conditions were quite good, although it was a bit windy and humid. The temperature was at 20 degrees.”
Drisbioti chose at the end of last year to continue her training in Australia, in a camp with strong female athletes, and her decision fully justified her.
Antigoni Drisbioti with the greek flag.
“The preparation in Australia went very well and this was also shown in today’s result. I stayed focused on my work, I was in a very strong group with very strong athletes in excellent conditions and all this helped me achieve a great performance today,” she said.
Antigoni Drisbioti and Bill Roumeliotis.
The athlete returns on Wednesday to Greece in order to continue her preparation and set her competitive goals ahead of the World Championships in Budapest.
Drisbioti secured her third career Olympic Games after finishing 15th at the 2016 event in Rio de Janeiro and 8th in 2021 in Tokyo. Drisbioti improved on her individual time of 1.29.03 that earned her the gold medal at the European Championships in Munich. The winner ahead of Drisbioti was Montag with 1.28.00.
The Greek Community Cup has been organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM).
South Melbourne Hellas defeated Mill Park 2-0 in the grand final and lifted the winner’s Cup in front of around 400 spectators at the Mill Park soccer club ground.
The awarding of the Cup was made by the Federal Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, who was in attendance.
President of the GCM, Bill Papastergiadis, said during the trophy ceremony: “This tournament was all about us as a community engaging amongst one another, as well as introducing a lot of the Greek Clubs to the rich Language and Cultural programs of the Greek community.
“I congratulate South Melbourne on their win and look forward to next year’s tournament,” Mr Papastergiadis added.
Vice President of the GCM, Michael Karamitos, congratulated South Melbourne and was full of praise for the host club, Mill Park.
“What an amazing four weeks of football and I sincerely thank Jim Christou and his entire team for putting on an amazing event,” Mr Karamitos said.
“I would like to take this opportunity to announce that next year the Greek Community is looking at expanding the tournament to include a junior boys and girls competition, as well as a Men’s and Women’s senior tournament.”
The award ceremony of the Certificates of Attainment in the Greek Language 2022 took place at the impressive newly reconstructed Arts Precinct of Macquarie University in Sydney on Thursday, 9 February 2023.
The event was held on a symbolic day, the International Day of Greek Language, annually celebrated on February 9.
All photos copyright: The Greek Herald / Andriana Simos
Dr Patricia Koromvokis, Lecturer in Modern Greek Studies at the Department of Media, Communication, Creative Arts, Languages and Cultures and Head of the Examination Centre for the Greek Language Certificate, warmly congratulated the successful recipients and acknowledged their achievement which made their teachers, their schools and their families proud.
More specifically, Dr Koromvokis pointed out: “They are the ones who prove the value of the Greek language in the diaspora.”
Official guests.
“Studying a language is a journey that requires passion and devotion. Being a full-time student with all the extracurricular activities and at the same time studying a language at a level to give international exams is an amazing accomplishment. So today we celebrate your effort and success!” she added.
Approximately 170 people attended the successful event, including the Certificate recipients with their families, Greek language teachers and Heads of Languages of NSW schools and representatives of community organisations, and the Greek community media.
Among the distinguished guests were Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis representing Archbishop Makarios of Australia; Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Father Christophoros Krikelis, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia; the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Yiannis Mallikourtis; Sophie Cotsis MP, Member of Canterbury and Macquarie University Alumni; Professor Hsu-Ming Teo, Head of the Department Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature; Dr Jane Hanley, Chair of Discipline of Languages and Cultures; the President of the Macquarie Greek Studies Foundation Ltd., Theophilos Premetis; the President of the AHEPA NSW, Bill Skandalakis; and the Chief Executive Officer NSW Federation of Community Language Schools, Michael Christodoulou.
Greece’s Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Niki Kerameus, and the President of the Centre for Greek Language IN Greece, Emeritus Professor of the Philology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Theodoros Papaggelis, delivered their messages via video.
The event was fully funded by the Macquarie Greek Studies Foundation.
In the Exams for the Certificate of Attainment 2022 that took place at Macquarie University, the success rate was 88% of the overall number of participants, an excellent outcome in comparison to the global data.
The Certificate of Attainment in the Greek Language is a globally recognised title that proves the level of proficiency of its holder in the market and is considered a prerequisite for the practice of various professions in Greece.
