Gladys Berejiklian confirmed on Saturday morning that there were 111 new cases in NSW, with 29 cases being transmitted through the community.

Ms Berejiklian congratulated the state on almost 82,000 test results and following lockdown restrictions but warned the virus was still spreading.

“We’ve prevented thousands and thousands of people being exposed to the virus and been infected, but what we haven’t managed to do is really budge that stubborn number.

“I especially want to thank the residents of south-west Sydney who have been absolutely outstanding in relation to listening to our health advice. But unfortunately, the vast majority of cases around 80% or higher, is still in those three local government areas.”

Ms Berejiklian is asking everybody the local government areas of Fairfield, Canterbury Bankstown or Liverpool to stay in their their local government area.

“You cannot leave for work in those local government areas until July 30 at least, unless you are a health or emergency services worker and of course that includes aged care and disability care,” she said. “But unless you are providing health or emergency services care, you can only work in those communities in those exceptional circumstances.”

On the basis of updated health advice, the following changes come into effect across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour until 11.59pm on Friday, 30 July:

From 11.59pm on Saturday, 17 July:

Retail premises will be required to close (‘click and collect’, takeaway and home delivery can still operate), except the following can remain open:

o   Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers);

o   Stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies;

o   Pharmacies and chemists; 

o   Petrol stations;

o   Car hire;

o   Banks and financial institutions;

o   Hardware, nurseries and building supplies;

o   Agricultural and rural supplies;

o   Pet supplies;

o   Post offices and newsagents; and

o   Office supplies.

In addition to the stay-at-home rules, residents of Fairfield, Canterbury Bankstown and Liverpool LGAs cannot leave their LGA for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers (including aged and disability workers). Where those workers do need to leave their LGA for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms;

• Anyone who leaves the home must have a mask with them at all times. They must be worn when you are working outdoors, in outdoor markets, outdoor shopping strips, and in an outdoor queues waiting for products such as coffee and food; and

• All carpooling to be stopped unless among members of the same household.

From 12.01am on Monday, 19 July:

• All construction to be paused; and

• Non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services, and repair work on residential premises to be paused.

From 12.01am on Wednesday, 21 July:

• Employers must allow employees to work from home if the employee is able to do so, failure to do so can result in a fine of up to $10,000.

Yianni Cartledge will present an online lecture entitled The Chios Massacre (1822) and Chiot Emigration, on Thursday 22 July, at 7.00pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne.

This presentation explores the 1822 Chios Massacre, where 100,000 Chiots were either killed, enslaved or displaced, and the coerced diaspora it produced. Scholars of the Greek War of Independence have previously acknowledged that the massacre was a pivotal moment in the war, although few have elaborated significantly on its long-term outcomes.

This seminar focusses on the large Chiot diaspora that fled the massacre to the ports of Europe, particularly London. Firstly, an interrogation of the realities of the Chios Massacre will be provided, with a look at comparative cases, such as the massacres at Tripolitsa, Istanbul and Psara. The resulting Chiot diaspora will then be analysed in the context of wider migration history, to ascertain the nature, features, demographics and stories of their emigration.

Discussion of Chiot settlement and community building, as well as their lasting legacies and the memory of the massacre, will place their story into the wider tapestry of emigration narratives. 

Yianni Cartledge is a candidate for PhD at Flinders University, South Australia. Having a passion for Greek, Ottoman, British and Australian histories, as well as migration and diaspora histories, his current project aims to combine all these areas. The thesis, titled ‘Aegean Islander Migration to the United Kingdom and Australia, 1815-1945: Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration’, will investigate the cases of the Chiots of London and Ikarians of South Australia.

His 2018 honours thesis explored the 1822 Chios Massacre under the Ottoman Empire and the ways in which it affected British attitudes towards the Greeks, leading to Christian-humanitarian intervention. An article deriving from his thesis, titled ‘The Chios Massacre (1822) and early British Christian-humanitarianism’, was published in February 2020 in Historical Research.

When: Thursday 22 July 2021, 7pm

Where: ONLINE ONLY through Facebook, Youtube.

What was once the best Greek cake shop and cafe on Lennox Street, Hellas Cakes has been listed for sale with vacant possession, Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The legendary Greek cake shop has been trading near the corner of Swan Street since 1962, founded by Iraklis Kenos, with George Laliotis and George Kantaras joining in the 1970s.

Iraklis was a practising pastry chef in Greece when he decided to move to Melbourne and start his own business. Keeping his traditional recipes, he managed to attract curious Australians and homesick Greeks.

The owners and operators of the cake shop – descendants of the two Georges – converted it into a cafe in 2012, but are now calling time on their baklava and boureki.

Hellas Cakes has been a second home for many Greek-Australians, being one of the biggest suppliers of koliva and sperna at Greek funerals and memorials.

The 330 sq m shop is on two titles and two street frontages at 322-324 Lennox Street and 17 Botherambo Street at the rear.

Teska Carson agent George Takis is handling the August 27 auction. It is likely to sell in the mid-$3 million range.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald