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World Book Day: 5 contemporary Greek books you should know about

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World Book Day: 5 contemporary Greek books you should know about

By John Voutos

  1. Silence of the Girls (2018) by Pat Barker:

Pat Barker gives a new voice to the forgotten women of Homer’s Iliad (c. 762 B.C.) in this feminist retelling of the story of Briseis, or Ἱπποδάμεια. Briseis was a princess enslaved and sold to Achilles in the lead-up to the fall of Troy in the Trojan War. Silence of the Girls paints the stark reality that 11th-century carnage brought most women. Pat Barker is the English Booker Prize-winning author behind such works as The Ghost Road (1995). Silence of the Girls was shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Courtesy of Penguin Random House.
  • Ariadne (2021) by Jennifer Saint:

Jennifer Saint’s decorative Ariadne retells the story of the Princess of Crete, Ariadne, and sister Phaedra, daughters of King Minos, in the story of the Minotaur. Ariadne is 304 pages of sisterhood, secret, and tragedy – in ancient Greek style – in Saint’s fresh debut to our bookshops. Saint gives a renewed perspective on the sacrifice Ariadne made to help Theseus, Prince of Athens, slay the Minotaur; and whether it was all worth it. Similar to Pat Barker’s Silence of the Girls (2018)and Madeline Miller’s Circe (2018), Saint’s Ariadne is another great addition to the historical fiction genre.

Courtesy of goodreads.com
  • Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold (2020) by Stephen Fry:

Stephen Fry’s Troy (2020) revisits the story of Troy, including the kidnapping of Helen of Troy, in the third instalment to his ancient Greek collection. Following the success of Mythos (2017)and Heroes (2017), Britain’s favourite game-show host brings the battle of Troy to life in this story of hatred, love and loss, revenge and regret, desire and despair. 

Courtesy of penguin.com.au
  • Lucky’s (2020) by Andrew Pippos:

Andrew Pippos finds his own Greek father in Vasilis ‘Lucky’ Mallios, the restaurant chain owner explored in his debut novel Lucky’s (2020). Pippos grew up in Sydney as the son of café owners himself and now works as a lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. Lucky’s follows a familiar Greek-Australian experience with family, migration, and tribulation at its core. Lucky’s launched to critical acclaim, including being shortlisted for the MUD Literary Prize 2021 and being shortlisted for the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2021. We’re keeping an eye out for Pippos’ new non-fiction project.

Courtesy of Pan Macmillan AU
  • Wild Colonial Greeks (2020) by Peter Prineas:

Peter Prineas’ Wild Colonial Greeks (2020) explores the history of Greek Australians in colonial-era Australia in the early-1900s. It shows how Greeks were viewed by the mainstream press and chronicles their journey in a foreign land. Wild Colonial Greeks includes the stories of Spiridion Candiottis, a goldfields doctor, and Andreas Lagogiannis,a hotelier. This book takes a magnifying glass to the early beginnings of the Greek-Australian diaspora.

Courtesy of the Australian Scholary Publishing (ASP) website.

‘The Art of Sacrifice’: George Petrou’s new book captures the essence of the Anzac spirit

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‘The Art of Sacrifice’: George Petrou’s new book captures the essence of the Anzac spirit

The Art of Sacrifice. Just the name of George Petrou’s new book is enough to capture the attention of readers. That is until you delve deeper into all 425 pages of the renowned Melbourne artist’s book and you see how his collection of portraits perfectly capture a spirit like no other – the Anzac spirit.

Of course, it takes time to photograph the essence of what it means to be an Anzac as vividly as Petrou. But the proud Greek Australian tells The Greek Herald how his bowel cancer diagnosis in 2010 gave him the push he needed to shine a creative spotlight on Australians from all walks of life who have served our great nation with gallantry and sacrifice.

“I’ve been running a design studio for 42 years now… but when I was diagnosed with cancer, I decided that if I survived, I would back off work a bit and take up a bit more of a passion,” Petrou tells The Greek Herald.

George Petrou with his painting of Banjo Paterson. Photo supplied.

“I was painting a lot of abstract portraits at the time which I was enjoying, but I sort of felt I needed something with a bit more substance. So I turned to my interest in Australian history and combined it with my passion for painting. Painting became my chemotherapy and that’s why I started painting the portraits.”

From that moment, Petrou went on to have three major photography exhibitions – The Lost Diggers of Vignacourt, Australian Victoria Cross Recipients and Twelve Great Australian Stories. Portraits from these collections, as well as separate portraits Petrou has been commissioned to paint of other great Australian figures, all feature in The Art of Sacrifice.

George Petrou’s new book, ‘The Art of Sacrifice.’

But there is one twist. Petrou wanted his book to be educational, as well as artistic, and this led to him and his daughter, Grace, travelling around Australia to photograph the relatives of the war veterans in his portraits and along the way, document the courageous stories of survival.

In some places across Sydney and Brisbane which the father-daughter duo couldn’t reach because of the coronavirus lockdowns, Petrou’s nephew and Sharon Mathewson, the granddaughter of a war veteran included in the book, took photographs instead.

READ MORE: George Petrou and his daughter travel around Australia capturing the stories of war veterans.

George Petrou with one of his painting subjects. Photo supplied.

“The book is basically my art. It’s storytelling. We have a total of 63 different authors in the book, me being one of them. Some of the authors are relatives of the subjects of my portraits. They are sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great nephews and great nieces, who talk about their relation to the subject of my portrait,” Petrou explains.

“They’ve also been photographed in black and white, and the background becomes a part of the story. For example, one of the men I painted was born in Williamstown, Melbourne, so we actually photographed his granddaughter in that environment.

“They’ve come across pretty well and [the book] really tells wonderful stories of great Australians who have sacrificed so much so we can enjoy the liberties and freedoms that we cherish today.”

(L) Petrou’s portrait of George Gilbert. (R) Petrou’s portrait of Martin O’Meara. Photos supplied.

In fact, the book has connected the past and the present in such a unique, powerful and evocative way, that Petrou believes it could also become the ultimate symbol of commemoration at wreath laying ceremonies.

“What I’m suggesting is I want these people who continually lay floral wreaths at services… which are very expensive and don’t last very long, to buy a book, lay it down with a bit of rosemary on top for remembrance and then after the service, they can donate it to their local school or library,” Petrou says passionately.

Petrou’s portrait of Greek Australian, Hector Vasyli also features in the book. Photos supplied.

“Not only is it cheaper, it’s educational and it has a lasting effect. Our younger generation can understand the sacrifices these great people have made for us and the profits go back into veterans anyway.”

With such a worthy cause behind The Art of Sacrifice, we can’t wait for it to hit our bookshelves on August 2. For now though, the book is available for purchase direct from Petrou, with all sale profits being donated to veteran charities. You can contact Petrou on his mobile: 0427 777 185 or email: george@gpdesign.net.au if you’d like to purchase a copy.

READ MORE: Greek Australians recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020.

*The Art of Sacrifice has been published by Big Sky Publishing.

Charisa Bossinakis’ new show to feature at Sydney Comedy Festival

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Charisa Bossinakis’ new show to feature at Sydney Comedy Festival

By John Voutos

Charisa Bossinakis will have the corners of your lips creasing at her invitation alone. Her invitation to join her at the Sydney Comedy Festival extends to all millennial and Gen-Z’ers no stranger to the modern-world struggle.

We’ve moved passed Orange Juice, Bossinakis’ sold-out 2020 show. Γιαγιάδες, less-than-perfect families, break-ups, and politics are now the contents of Charisa’s new show, Pineapple Juice.

This isn’t Charisa’s first time at the rodeo. Charisa broke off from a career in journalism to become a well-established comedienne on a roll, breaking out onto the scene with her sell-out show Boss in 2017 and now heading to the Sydney Comedy Festival four years later at Sydney’s Factory Theatre in Marrickville.

Charisa Bossinakis’ new show to feature at Sydney Comedy Festival.

Charisa is the family member that’s placed at the lower end of the table at family dinner occasions. As the “black sheep of her family,” her upbringing as a third-generation Greek Australian in a white Anglican school in Melbourne is touched upon in her act.

Pineapple Juice is reflective of an elevated sense of humour, one devoid of “sexism and homophobia” and “mean-spirits,” Charisa told The New Daily.

So what makes millennials laugh? Find out at Pineapple Juice in Marrickville’s Factory Theatre on May 1-2 as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au, and follow updates at https://www.facebook.com/events/828971228027025/.

Traditional Anzac Day biscuits and the history behind them

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Traditional Anzac Day biscuits and the history behind them

By John Voutos.

Do you have 15 minutes to spare for last-minute celebratory Anzac Day preparation? Do everyone a favour and bake this Anzac Day must-have in four easy steps.

The Greek Herald also traces the origin of the Anzac Day biscuits, its status and legend, and why a fresh batch of Anzac Day biscuits is paramount for your celebrations this Thursday, April 25.

History of Anzac Day biscuits:

They roll into our supermarkets and post-offices every April. They’re the hardtack biscuits that have become a sombre reminder of a darker era. The sweet Anzac Day biscuits date back 106 years to the doomed Gallipoli landing by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in 1915, known today as ANZAC Day. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. 

People gather in both countries to commemorate this tragic day with the Dawn Service, a rendition of the Last Post, the Ode of Remembrance and the laying of wreaths. The warmth of the biscuits binds together the camaraderie of these occasions.

ANZAC Day is commemorated with Dawn Services across the world. Picture by Mike Bowers.

Once a viable substitute for bread, Anzac biscuits were the product of an era of rationing and food shortages.

Anzac biscuits have remained an incentive to raise funds for veterans and one thing is for sure: these golden cookies are ingrained as a symbol of an era, country, and culture. 

Lest We Forget.

Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • Plain flour (1 cup/150g)
  • Coles Desiccated Coconut (1 cup/80g)
  • Rolled oats (1 cup/90g)
  • Caster sugar (½ cup/110g)
  • Brown sugar (¼ cup/55g)
  • Butter (125g)
  • Golden syrup (2 tbsp)
  • Coles bicarbonate soda (½ tsp)
Traditional Anzac Biscuits.

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees (Celsius). Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place the flour, coconut, rolled oats and combined sugar in a large bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
  2. Place the butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until the butter is melted. Set aside for 5 mins to cool slightly.
  3. Combine 1½ tbsp boiling water and the bicarbonate of soda in a small bowl. Add to the oat mixture along with the butter mixture. Stir until well combined.
  4. Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and place on the lined trays, allowing space for spreading. Gently press each ball to flatten slightly. Bake for 15 mins for crisp biscuits. Set aside on the trays to cool completely. The biscuits will harden as they cool.

Source: taste.com.au.

Leaders of Melbourne’s Greek Community meet with Australia’s Deputy Ambassador to Greece

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Leaders of Melbourne’s Greek Community meet with Australia’s Deputy Ambassador to Greece

On March 31, 2021, the President of the GCM, Mr Bill Papastergiadis, and Vice-President, Ms Tammy Iliou, met with the Australia’s designate Deputy Ambassador to Greece, Mr David Kilham. Mr Kilham will commence his posting to Athens, Greece in May 2021.

The meeting was an opportunity for Mr Papastergiadis and Ms Iliou to convey important issues relevant to Greek Australians as well as opportunities to deepen the cultural and economic ties between Australia and Greece. Some of the critical issues discussed include the double-taxation between Greece and Australia; the need to advocate for clearer investment paths into Greece; and the limited visa permits available to Greek professionals and students wanting to migrate and study in Australia.

Mr Papastergiadis stated that, “The ongoing issue of juridical double-taxation needs the urgent attention of the Australian Government.” He encouraged Mr Kilham to raise this matter with the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Dendias, and the Minister for Greeks Abroad, Mr Kostas Vlasis, when he assumed his post.

President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Mr Bill Papastergiadis.

“Bilateral cooperation between Australia and Greece needs to be a priority and the GCM is keen to see the finalisation of this matter. The GCM will continue to apply pressure until there is resolution.”

Mr Papastergiadis also stressed the importance of examining the issue of visas offered by the Australian Government to Greek citizens. Mr Papastergiadis highlighted the strong connection between Greece and Melbourne and the importance of keeping the pathway open for Greek professionals and students to work and study in Australia.

The meet and greet was also an opportunity to discuss the cultural activities of the GCM. Ms Iliou provided an overview of the cultural arm of the GCM.

Ms Iliou said, “It is important that as soon as is practical, once travel restrictions allow, that cultural links between Greece and Melbourne are re-established, as well as with the Greek community across Australia.”

“These links include theatrical and musical tours, art exhibitions, student exchanges and school camps”.

Ms Iliou invited Mr Kilham to coordinate with the GCM on cultural proposals presented to him during his posting. 

The GCM greatly welcomed the opportunity to meet with Mr Kilham and thanked him for his deep interest in the organisation, and more generally, the Greek community in Melbourne. The GCM has met on many occasions with the Australian Ambassador to Greece, Mr Arthur Spyrou, and is looking forward to a continued and strengthened relationship with the Athens post.

Finally, on behalf of the Board of the GCM, Mr Papastergiadis and Ms Iliou wished Mr Kilham every success with his posting and reassured him that the GCM was ready to assist on any issue that may arise.

Eugene Eugenides: Greek shipowner and philanthropist

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Eugene Eugenides: Greek shipowner and philanthropist

By Chrisos Mavromoustakos.

Eugenides was born in Thrace in Northern Greece in 1882, who was a pioneer in refrigerated ships, while also founding many companies. He is also considered a patriot. Eugenides found himself in many nations.

Eugenides was educated by his dad by classics and humanities at the Robert College in Constantinople. This shaped how he went about in business. When Eugenides was 20, he found a job at a shipping firm in the United Kingdom named Doro’s Brothers. After 4 years at the company he was named the general manager. Eugenides had a huge emphasis on making a fortune, not for his own self gain, but in order to enrich and help others.

Eugenides’ first business was in the import and export trade. He would import lumber from Scandinavia, establishing himself with the Swedish shipping business Brostroms. After a scare of timber imports being shipped into Constantinople, Eugenides had a bold idea. He would establish his own small shipyard in order to get into the business.

Eugene Eugenides had to return to Greece after the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922, seeing himself in the port area of Athens, Piraeus. Eugenides devoted himself to trading and shipping. In 1926, he was appointed the Consul General of Finland in Greece. He would organise the distribution of Scandinavian products to Greece and for Greek products to hit Scandinavia. This led to a positive relationship of trade between the Greek, Mediterranean and Scandinavian ports.

Eugenides frequently visited loading operations and would supervise cargo. He was known as a generous employer and would give bonuses to crews if he was happy with the vessel.

World War II forced Eugenides to leave Greece, however, this made him expand his entrepreneurship to another continent. In 1941, he went to Egypt and then to Cape Town. He launched a linear service between South Africa and South America with his own vessel named Argo. He then moved to Buenos Aires where he lived until the war was over.

In 1947, Eugenides launched Home Lines as he was expecting migrants from Europe to the Americas due to the war. He would take charge of this company in Switzerland. The company had a great reputation for its quality of service and ships. This company would be continuing even after Eugenides’ death.

HS Eugene Eugenides was named after the philanthropist.

Eugenides would help Greece during times of need. In August 1953, when earthquakes hit Cephalonia, Zakynthos and Ithaca, not only did he provide funds, hospitals and houses but he ensured other nations would respond to the earthquakes. He overbid for the ocean liner Athinae in order to maintain its national legacy.

Eugene Eugenides passed away in Switzerland on the 22nd of April 1954. He was widely recognised in Greece, he was ordered ‘the Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix’ by King Paul the year before he died. He was also honoured by many other nations including Sweden, Finland, Argentina and South Africa.

Former Prime Minister, Alexandros Papagos, called the shipowner a patriot and national figure. The Eugenides Foundation was set up to educate young Greeks in science and technology. His foundation has spent more than $400 million on projects, distributing millions of textbooks. Eugene Eugenides’ legacy remains to this day.

Greece and Cyprus forge common front before Geneva UN talks

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Greece and Cyprus forge common front before Geneva UN talks

The President of the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus met with Greece’s Prime Minister on Wednesday before informal talks to be held in Switzerland next week.

The Geneva talks will be attended by representatives of Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, the three guarantor powers — Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom — and the United Nations. They come after a hiatus of more than three years in negotiations aiming to resolve the island’s decades-long division.

Cypriot President, Nicos Anastasiades, described the Geneva meeting as an “important… new effort” that would allow UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to gauge whether there is enough common ground to restart formal peace talks.

The Cypriot President (left) met with Greece’s Prime Minister on Wednesday. Photo: AP Photo/Petros G.

READ MORE: Erdogan tells Greek PM to ‘know his limit,’ while ruling out a unified Cyprus.

“Our effort is not to usurp anyone’s rights. Our effort is to find a way for… both communities to feel safe, and for the human rights of both communities of the entire Cypriot people to be guaranteed,” Anastasiades said at the start of his meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Cyprus has been split into an internationally recognised Greek Cypriot south and a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north since a 1974 Turkish invasion sparked by a coup to unite the island with Greece. The breakaway state in the north is recognised only by Turkey, which doesn’t recognise the government in the south. Numerous rounds of UN mediated peace talks since have failed to reunite the island.

READ MORE: Erdogan backs two-state solution during tense visit to occupied Cyprus.

Greece and Cyprus forge common front before Geneva UN talks. Photo: AP Photo / Petros G.

The last push for a peace deal came in mid-2017 but ended acrimoniously. It also led to an apparent shift in the stated aim of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots from reunifying the country as a federation of Greek and Turkish speaking zones to a two-state deal.

Greece and the internationally recognised Cypriot government in the south are adamant they wouldn’t accept a two-state solution formalising the country’s partition.

The talks come at a time of frosty relations between Greece and Turkey over maritime boundaries and energy exploration rights in the Mediterranean.

READ MORE: Rival leaders back UN bid to relaunch Cyprus peace talks.

Source: AP News.

Greek PM sees pandemic stabilising, eyes May reopening to tourists

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Greek PM sees pandemic stabilising, eyes May reopening to tourists

Greece should be able to open up for tourists from May 15, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed on Wednesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic was showing signs of stabilising helped by the rollout of vaccines.

“The vaccines, the self-tests and the better weather make us confident that this unprecedented adventure is ending,” Mitsotakis said in a special television address.

The government had previously announced it hoped to allow tourism, a sector accounting for a fifth of total economic output in Greece, to resume from mid-May but a surge in infections had caused increasing concern.

READ MORE: Sydney-born virologist becomes Greece’s coronavirus ‘hero’.

Mitsotakis said case rates were still high and people should not travel over the Orthodox Easter weekend, beginning on April 30, when Greeks traditionally visit their home regions for family gatherings.

“I have said that our aim is for a safe Easter and a free summer. But one cannot undermine the other,” he said.

“That’s why we should not travel at Easter. Athens and other cities still have many COVID cases. Mass movement carries the risk of spreading the virus everywhere.”

Greece emerged from the first wave of the pandemic in better shape than many richer European countries but it has suffered heavily in recent months, with a rapid increase in infections putting a strain on hospitals in Athens and other regions like the northern city of Thessaloniki.

READ MORE: Greece says coronavirus to drive economy into recession.

A waiter wearing a protective face mask waits for customers in a restaurant in Athens, Greece, May 25, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Costas Baltas.

Mitsotakis said the roadmap was dependent on there not being another surge in infections but restaurants should be able to open from May 3 and schools on May 10.

The government began a massive distribution of free home testing kits this month to reopen senior high schools and some services as it is keen to get the situation sufficiently under control before the start of the tourist season on May 15.

Health authorities on Wednesday reported 3,015 daily cases of COVID-19 and 86 deaths. Total cases and deaths have reached 323,644 and 9,713 respectively.

READ MORE: Coronavirus cases in Greece hit quadruple digits as third wave fears grow.

Source: Reuters.

Stefanos Tsitsipas sweeps past Munar in Barcelona Open

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Stefanos Tsitsipas sweeps past Munar in Barcelona Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared to have all the time in the world on Wednesday, never allowing Jaume Munar an opportunity to get into the match at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

The second-seeded Greek, fuelled by the confidence of winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title at last week’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, overcame early second-set resistance from the Spanish wild card in a 6-0, 6-2 victory over 78 minutes.

READ MORE: Greek tennis sensation, Stefanos Tsitsipas, wins Monte-Carlo Masters.

“It’s great to be able to play tennis like this today, even with a little rain in the second set,” Tsitsipas said. “I think I dealt with the situation well. I was serving well and felt comfortable from the baseline. I tried to be aggressive. My shots were working and I was trying to hit winners from all parts of the court.”

Tsitsipas, who hit 29 winners, has now won 23 of his 28 matches this year. He will next challenge Australia’s Alex de Minaur, the No. 14 seed, who beat Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 7-6(3), 6-2 in 86 minutes, in the third round.

Tsitsipas won 15 of the first 17 points, and hit 11 winners in the first set, which ended after 28 minutes when Munar hit a forehand into net. The World No. 5 won his seventh game in a row at the start of the second set, before an inevitable letdown.

Munar, who reached the AnyTech365 Andalucia Open final (l. to Carreno Busta) earlier this month, started to fire and although he could not convert break points at 1-1 and 2-3, he kept fighting.

Tsitsipas won the final four games of the match, to improve to 3-0 lifetime against Munar in the ATP Head2Head series, finishing with a backhand crosscourt winner. The Greek won 21 of 24 first-service points.

Source: ATP Tour.

Christos Tsoraklidis: The Greek priest who swaps clericals for camo to honour Anzac Day

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Christos Tsoraklidis: The Greek priest who swaps clericals for camo to honour Anzac Day

Every year on Anzac Day, Greek Orthodox Priest and President of the Greek Ex-Servicemen Association of South Australia, Christos Tsoraklidis, swaps his clerical for camouflage and together with other members he participates in the Remembrance Day events to honour those who served the country in the Great War. 

“It’s a matter of national pride,” says the 65-year-old priest who has served the religious community of St Dimitrios in Salisbury, Adelaide for more than three decades and enlisted in the Greek Army for two years, before immigrating to Australia in the 1980s.

Tsoraklidis was appointed President of SA’s Greek Ex-Servicemen Association four years ago with the local Bishop’s blessings. Since then, he’s been on a mission to keep the Association alive and carry its legacy into the future. 

“The Association was founded in 1947 and its constitution is as old. In a recent meeting we decided that it should be reviewed and the plan is to incorporate new articles that provide for succession,” he says, explaining that the majority of the Association’s 90 members are over 75 years of age.

“If we don’t act it will naturally fade away together with its members,” he says stressing that another determining factor for the future of the Association, is the lack of a permanent roof which has been delayed due to “political circumstances”.

“We have the plans and we expect to receive the funds in June or July. A month later the building will be ready,” says Tsoraklidis.

Part of the building is set to become a mini–Hellenic War Museum, where visitors will have the opportunity learn more about Greece’s modern military history.

“This initiative has been in the plans since 2017. The exhibits will include photographs, models, memorabilia and replicas of weapons.”

Although the Greek Ex-Servicemen Association of South Australia will not participate in this year’s state events due to the fact that Anzac Day coincides with Palm Sunday which marks the start of the Holy Week, Mr Tsoraklidis reminisces on the visit of the Greek Presidential Guard in Adelaide two years ago and looks forward to more events like this.

“It was a great honour to be able to march beside the ‘Evzones’ and every time we march, we can see the admiration and pride in peoples’ eyes. This is what keeps us going,” says Tsoraklidis is also expressing his admiration for the Association’s members who despite their age are always ready to don their uniforms and salute those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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