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Greek Australian students excel in the NSW Minister’s Awards for community languages

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Greek Australian students excel in the NSW Minister’s Awards for community languages

At least seven Greek Australian students have excelled in the NSW Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Languages this year.

The students were presented with their awards at a ceremony on Monday, September 5 in the Sir John Clancy Auditorium at the University of New South Wales in Kensington.

The students are from the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOCNSW) Greek Afternoon and Saturday Schools, as well as the Cyprus Community of NSW Greek School.

Students from the GOCNSW Greek Afternoon and Saturday Schools with their teachers.

All of them were all awarded for the Greek language amongst all Community Languages taught in NSW.

The students were:

  • Anya Valsamis from Connells Point Public School Greek Afternoon school received a Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
  • Ekaterini Bozatzis from Panania Public School Greek Afternoon School received a Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
  • Alma Eliopoulos from Summer Hill Public School Greek Afternoon School.
  • Nefeli Iliopoulou from the Saturday Greek High School received a Highly Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
  • Lia Pappas from Beverly Hills Public School Greek Afternoon School received a Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
  • Nikolas Ceic-Miralis from the Saturday Greek High School received a Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
  • Spyros Boulougouris from the Cyprus Community of NSW Greek School received a Commended Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.
Spyros Boulougouris from the Cyprus Community of NSW Greek School.

In a statement to The Greek Herald, GOC Greek School Coordinator, Vicki Tomaras, congratulated all the students for their achievements.

“Community Language awards recognise accomplishment in the Greek language, achievement and fluency, appreciation of cultural background and the demonstration of intercultural understanding,” Ms Tomaras said.

“We are very proud of our students and wish them all the very best in their future accomplishments.”

*Please note: If you believe you should be on this list, please send us an email to info@foreignlanguage.com.au.

Sydney’s Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival postponed

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Sydney’s Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival postponed

The planned Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival due to be held this weekend in Revesby has been postponed because of the impact of ongoing wet weather.

Announcing the decision today the President of the Children’s Festival Organisation, Mr Thuat Nguyen AM, said: “Due to bad weather last week, the Parks Team of the Council is concerned that the ground at Abel Reserve may be too soft to accommodate the Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival 2022.”

“We are committed to ensuring that the event will create lots of fun, harmony and a genuine spectacle whilst at the same time safeguarding the well-being of all participants, especially the children present”, he said.

The festival will now be held at the same venue on October 30th.

President of the Children’s Festival Organisation, Mr Thuat Nguyen AM.

Mr Nguyen expressed his appreciation for the great support already received from participating groups, sponsors, volunteers and other Children’s Festival friends.

“We hope to see you all on the rescheduled date and if anyone is interested in getting involved with this much-loved event, please contact us and we will get back to you soon,” he said.

The Children’s Festival is now in its 24th year having staged 36 events in Bankstown, Canterbury, Marrickville, Campbelltown and Sydney, attracting over a quarter of a million participants.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no festivals were held during 2020 or 2021. The festival returned in June this year with a spectacular event in Darling Harbour, Sydney.

“I invite everyone, whatever your background, to embrace this fun-filled day and celebrate who and what we are as a wonderfully successful and unique multicultural society,” Mr Nguyen concluded.

READ MORE: Young Greek dancers charm crowd at the Sydney Children’s Festival

Linda Avramides slams $10 million renovation plan for historic Sydney site

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Linda Avramides slams $10 million renovation plan for historic Sydney site

The founder of Randwick Heritage Action Group, Linda Avramides, has slammed a $10 million renovation plan for a historic seaside site in Sydney’s eastern suburb of Coogee.

According to The Daily Telegraph, property developer Central Element has recently lodged a proposal for the site of Ballamac House with plans for eight three-bedroom luxury apartments.

The developer vows to keep the original structure of the 1860 house.

But Ms Avramides said the heritage group strongly objected to the proposal as it plans to remove the 1904-1911 additions to Ballamac House made by then-owner Sir James Joynton Smith.

Ms Avramides was also concerned about the removal of 15 trees and said the proposed driveway to a basement car park would diminish the building’s heritage.

“The rate of overdevelopment and loss of heritage in Randwick and throughout the city is now out of control,” Ms Avramides told The Daily Telegraph.

A Randwick Council spokeswoman said its existing heritage and design controls ensure that Randwick’s environmental heritage is protected and conserved.

READ MORE: ‘A loss to old Sydney’: Vaucluse mansion once owned by Greeks demolished.

Source: The Daily Telegraph.

Archbishop Makarios of Australia pays official visit to Greek island of Kastellorizo

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Archbishop Makarios of Australia pays official visit to Greek island of Kastellorizo

Archbishop Makarios of Australia paid an official visit to the Greek island of Kastellorizo on Friday, September 2.

During the three day visit, Archbishop Makarios celebrated the marriage of a Greek Australian couple and connected with the over 200 Australians of Kastellorizian heritage who are currently on the island.

On arrival, the Archbishop was welcomed at the port by the political and military authorities of Kastellorizo including the Police Commander, the Vice President of the Consolidated Trust of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, Theodosis Penklis, and the Secretary of the Archdiocesan Council, Nikolaos Papas.

A number of Greek Australian expatriates, local residents and the representative of His Eminence the Metropolitan Chrysostomou of Symi, Tilos, Chalkis and Kastellorizo, Father George Maltezos, was also present at the port.

During his visit, the Archbishop also had the opportunity to visit the island’s churches, monasteries and museums, before finally presiding over a Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 4 in the historic church of Saints Constantine and Helen.

In a speech after the liturgy, Archbishop Makarios thanked the local Pastor, Metropolitan Chrysostomou, and praised his successful pastoral work on the island. At the same time, he thanked the local political and military authorities, as well as the local islanders, for their welcome.

At the end of the Archbishop’s stay, he passed through the Greek island of Rhodes and met with the Most Reverend Metropolitan Kyrillos of Rhodes.

Giannis Antetokounmpo rests as Greece makes EuroBasket knockout round

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Giannis Antetokounmpo rests as Greece makes EuroBasket knockout round

Giannis Antetokounmpo got the day off but Greece still rolled into the knockout round of the 2022 EuroBasket after claiming a 93-77 victory over Great Britain on Monday.

21 points by Kostas Sloukas and 17 by Georgios Papagiannis ensured Greece has a top-four place in the Group C standings with a 3-0 record.

There are four groups with six teams in each at EuroBasket, with the top four finishers in each group headed to the knockout stage.

Luke Nelson had 17 points for Great Britain (0-3), while Myles Hesson scored 13, Ovie Soko added 12 and Dan Clark finished with 11.

Greece used a 16-0 run to erase an early seven-point deficit. Great Britain closed within 53-52 in the third quarter, but Greece scored 40 of the game’s final 65 points.

After the match, forward Kostas Papanikolaou, who scored 10 points for Greece, said they “did a great job” in the second half of the match.

“When Giannis is not in the line up, everybody has got to give extra – twice the energy, twice the hustle, twice the things he does on the court,” Papanikolaou said.

Greece’s coach, Dimitris Itoudis, said after Monday’s game that Antetokounmpo “had discomfort a little bit on his knee, nothing major…”

Antetokounmpo is expected to play in at least one of Greece’s final two group-stage games, with the first of those coming Tuesday against Ukraine. The knockout round in Berlin starts on Saturday.

EU concerned over Turkey’s escalating ‘hostile remarks’ against Greece

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EU concerned over Turkey’s escalating ‘hostile remarks’ against Greece

The European Union has voiced concern over Turkey’s escalating ‘hostile remarks’ against Greece, Ekathimerini has reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently warned Greece it would pay a “heavy price” if it continues to harass Turkish fighter jets over the Aegean and hinted at military action.

Erdogan also accused Greece of “occupying” islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarised status.

Turkey’s President Erdogan recently hinted at military action with Greece.

“When the time comes, we’ll do what’s necessary. As we say, we may come down suddenly one night,” the Turkish President said.

In response, Peter Stano, the spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, condemned the ‘hostile remarks’ in a statement.

“The continuous hostile remarks by the political leadership of Turkey against Greece… raise serious concerns and fully contradict much needed de-escalation efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean,” Mr Stano said.

“Threats and aggressive rhetoric are unacceptable and need to stop.”

Mr Stano also reiterated the EU’s expectation that Turkey will “seriously work on de-escalating tensions… in the interest of regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all EU member states.”

For its part, Greece’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed it will send letters to all members of the United Nations Security Council and to the UN Secretary General, as well as the Secretary General of NATO, about Turkey’s recent provocative statements.

READ MORE: Athens dismisses Erdogan’s 1922 Greek-Turkish war comments.

Source: Ekathimerini.

AHEPA Chapter Antigone celebrates Saint Antigone and Fathers’ Day

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AHEPA Chapter Antigone celebrates Saint Antigone and Fathers’ Day

Chapter Antigone of AHEPA NSW INC honoured the feast day of Saint Antigone and Fathers’ Day with an artoklasia (blessing of the loaves) at the Orthodox Church of the Resurrection of the Christ, Kogarah, and a celebratory luncheon.

Members and friends of Chapter Antigone, led by President Mrs Charoulla Themistocleous and AHEPA NSW INC President Bill Skandalakis answered the invitation of the Chapter, honouring the saint.

His Grace Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia conducted the artoklasia for Chapter Antigone, expressing his wish that the members continue their work in the fields of education and philanthropy.

Chapter Antigone wished His Grace many years on the occasion of the first anniversary of his election as Bishop by the Holy Synod of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, following the nomination by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, on 30 August 2021.

His Grace Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia conducted the artoklasia (blessing of the loaves) for Chapter Antigone.

Chapter Antigone bears the name of the fictional character from The Theban Trilogy by Sophocles, as well as of Saint Antigone, a martyr from Adrianople in eastern Thrace in the early 4th century CE. Thereby honouring both ancient and Christian Hellenism as well as the historic continuity of Hellenism.

With a view of the green surrounds of the Bardwell Valley Golf Club, Father’s Day was celebrated, with fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers in attendance, together with husbands, wives, children and grandchildren.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis out of US Open doubles

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Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis out of US Open doubles

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have been defeated by Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara 6-3, 6(6)-7(8), 6(8)-7(10) in the US Open doubles third round.

The Australians broke their opponents in the fourth game of the first set and kept their lead throughout the set.

In the second set, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis had a total of three break points while their opponents didn’t get to any. However, they couldn’t use their chances and so the set reached a tie-break.

The 2022 Australian Open champions had two match points when they were leading already 6-4, but Glasspool and Heliovaara won four points in a row to level the score of the match.

Heliovaara and Glasspool carried the momentum into the third set, going a break up early.

It looked like Kyrgios and Kokkinakis were destined for the exit ramp, that was until they suddenly found their groove again to break back.

The set would end up going to another tiebreak, with Kyrgios and Kokkinakis getting an early 2-0 buffer after a lovely lob shot from the former.

The two teams went back and forth until the Special Ks sent the ball out to exit from the tournament.

READ MORE: Nick Kyrgios progresses to first ever US Open quarter final.

Source: tennis-infinity.com and Fox Sports.

Greece and Australia send congratulations to newly elected British PM Liz Truss

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Greece and Australia send congratulations to newly elected British PM Liz Truss

Liz Truss will replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s new Prime Minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership election.

Ms Truss, the Foreign Secretary, defeated the former chancellor of the exchequer 81,326 votes to 60,399, winning 57 percent of the vote on Monday.

After the announcement, Ms Truss said it was “an honour to be elected” after “the longest job interview in the country.”

The newly elected Prime Minister also said she had a bold plan to cut taxes, grow the UK’s economy, deal with the energy crisis and “deliver the National Health Service.”

Greece has welcomed the appointment of Ms Truss as Prime Minister, with the Foreign Ministry tweeting its congratulations on Monday night.

“Congratulations to Liz Truss on becoming the next British PM,” the ministry said.

“During her tenure as Foreign Secretary, our bilateral relations gained a renewed momentum by signing with [Foreign Minister] Nikos Dendias the MoU on Strategic Bilateral Framework between Greece and the UK on 25.10.2021 in London.”

Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, also congratulated Ms Truss on her election win.

“I look forward to a continued constructive relationship and friendship between our nations and people,” Mr Albanese wrote on Twitter.

The election announcement ended a two-month process that saw eight candidates whittled down to two – Ms Truss and Mr Sunak – who embarked country-wide campaigns to convince the 172,000-odd Conservative party members that they were the best candidate replace Mr Johnson to lead the party and the country.

Mr Johnson was forced to resign in July after a raft of resignations from his government, stemming from a series of controversies that engulfed the former PM.

Mr Johnson will travel to Balmoral in Scotland to meet Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday to officially tender his resignation. 

Ms Truss will also head to Balmoral to be sworn in by the Queen as the United Kingdom’s 56th prime minister, becoming the third woman to hold the role after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.

READ MORE: Letters reveal Boris Johnson once called for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

Source: ABC News.

Sydney Olympic FC reach agreement with Forum liquidators to secure club’s future

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Sydney Olympic FC reach agreement with Forum liquidators to secure club’s future

Sydney Olympic FC have reached an agreement with the liquidators of Bill Papas’ now-collapsed business, Forum Group, to settle claims of millions owed by the football club.

According to The Australian Financial Review (AFR), Forum Group put $3.34 million into Sydney Olympic, recorded in the soccer club’s books as related-party payables.

This news raised doubts earlier this year about the future of the club, which was formed in 1957 by Greek immigrants. Bill Papas resigned as president of Sydney Olympic on July 2, 2021 after Westpac alleged Forum Finance had defrauded the bank of nearly $285 million.

Bill Papas resigned as president of Sydney Olympic on July 2, 2021.

But liquidators McGrathNicol and Sydney Olympic have now come to resolution.

The club said it had received a letter from McGrathNicol wanting to seek clarity over funds “previously classified as related party loans provided by the company’s previous director.”

According to new accounts for the 2021 financial year filed with the corporate regulator and obtained by the AFR, the liquidators “formed the opinion that the company is not liable for these amounts.”

“On May 9 2022 an agreement was entered into with the liquidators to settle all previous claims against the company for an immaterial amount,” the new accounts said.

The deal means the club’s future is now secure and it will continue to operate. This news comes as Sydney Olympic won the National Premier League NSW Men’s premiership in August.

READ MORE: Bill Papas’ Xanthi FC shares have been frozen by Greek authorities.

Source: The Australian Financial Review.

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