This healthy fish soup is one of those recipes which give you amazing results with minimal effort.
Dieticians recommend eating fish at least two times per week as part of a healthy diet. Fish is filled with omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins such as D and B2 (riboflavin). It’s also rich in calcium and phosphorus and a great source of minerals.
This recipe comes straight from the Greek islands, usually made when the weather gets cold, mostly because it’s a very warm and comfortable meal.
Ingredients
1½kg red snapper
3 medium-sized potatoes, diced
3 medium-sized carrots, diced
Juice of 2 lemons
1 bunch celery, 1 bunch parsley and 1 bunch dill, all finely chopped (not the tougher stems)
200g olive oil
Pinch of cumin (no more than ½ tsp or it becomes bitter)
Salt, pepper
Method
Place the fish in a deep pot with 2 litres of water (preferably warm) and boil for 10-15 minutes until the flesh starts coming off the bone.
Make sure to spoon off any scum from the surface. Remove the fish to a platter and strain the stock through a sieve.
Return the stock back to the pot and add the vegetables. Simmer for another 10-15 minutes until the vegetables soften. In the meantime, remove the bones from the fish and break up into small chunks.
When the vegetables are done, add the fish to the pot, together with the olive oil and seasoning. Simmer for 5 minutes to bring the flavors together, adding a little bit of water if the soup seems too thick.
Lastly, add the cumin, herbs and lemon juice and bring back to the boil briefly.
Professor Harry Athanassiadis from the University of Ioanina will present a special online lecture entitled How Do (Can) We Remember 1821?, on Monday 28 June, at 7.00pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne.
Those of us who recognize ourselves as Greeks know a lot about the Revolution of 1821. We know a lot, because we have read and heard about it at school, the institution responsible for the socialization of the new younger members of our national community. What past students learned in their student years and what today’s students continue to learn constitute the dominant narrative about the 1821 Revolution, the official one.
It is a narrative that is cognitively coherent and emotionally charged, but which is now far from the modern findings of historical research. When was this official school narrative formed? What are its essential points? Which of them stand up to modern historical research and which do not? And vice versa. Which parts of the narrative is missing from school history and why? An attempt will be made to give some valid answers to these questions. Answers, that are compatible with the modern orientations of history and pedagogy.
Harris Athanasiades is a professor of History of education and Public History at the University of Ioannina (Greece). His research focuses on the social controversy concerning the relation between schooling and nation. Typical, in this respect, are his following publications in English: “Liberals, Conservatives and Romantic Nationalists in interwar education policy in Greece: The High Mountains episode”, History of Education, vol. 44, (1), 2015, pp. 64-82; “The ‘Nation-killing’ textbook. The polemic over the history textbook ‘In modern and contemporary times’ (2006-2007)”, Ricerche Storiche, vol. 44, (1), 2014, pp. 101-120. His latest book is titled: The Withdrawn Books: Nation and School-history in Greece, 1858-2008, 3rd edit: Alexandria Publications, Athens 2018 [in Greek].
When: Monday 28 June 2021, 7pm
Where: Online, through Zoom, Youtube Live, Facebook Live.
Dr Antony Mersiades will be leading the Northern Beaches Hospital’s revolutionary trial to see if medicinal cannabis can help prevent nausea or sickness in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
According to The Daily Telegraph, around 250 patients will be part of the Australian-wide study, with up to 10 of those being from the Frenchs Forest facility.
“This is the first cancer clinical trial at Northern Beaches Hospital using an investigative product,” Dr Antony Mersiades, medical oncologist and head of oncology services, said.
“It is a top level study to ask a question as to whether it works.
“It is huge for the hospital and very exciting.”
Dr Antony Mersiades and patient Marion McGowan at the Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forest. Picture: Christian Gilles/The Daily Telegraph
The hospital will be involved in the stage three component of the trial which will see patients who suffer severe nausea or sickness due to chemotherapy treatment, take either the oral cannabinoid medicine THC and CBD or a placebo.
Dr Mersiades said preliminary results from the NSW Government-funded trial, sponsored by the University of Sydney, showed the cannabis capsules had a significant improvement in nausea and vomiting in people undergoing chemotherapy.
A quarter of the patients taking medicinal cannabis experienced no vomiting and nausea, compared to 14 per cent of people who took a placebo.
Dr Mersiades said the earlier studies found that one in five who took medicinal cannabis had moderate to severe sedation and one in 10 reported dizziness, but that the reduction in sickness was a clear benefit.
Cancer patient Marion McGowan, 62, of Collaroy Plateau, has been having chemotherapy for six months. She said Dr Mersiades and the team had been fantastic during her cancer journey.
“Their unwavering support and encouragement is second to none, and I feel truly blessed to have had them all in my life over the last few months,” she said.
The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Konstantinos Floros, paid tribute to fallen airman Nikolaos Sialmas on Thursday, commemorating 29 years since his death on June 18, 1992.
The lieutenant crashed in his Greek Mirage jetfighter while trying to intercept a pair of Turkish jets that allegedly entered Greek airspace. Greece blamed Turkey at the time, saying its fighter jets ″were in violation of national airspace and international flight principles of civil aviation.″
Recognising the tragic nature of his death, the Chief himself flew over a monument on the northeastern Aegean island of Agios Efstratios erected in honour of Sialmas. Floros participated in the flight with the Chief of Tactical Aviation, Lieutenant General (I) Themistoklis Bourolias, flying a pair of F-16s, in the North, Central and Eastern Aegean.
Floros ended his flight on Skyros, where he congratulated the officers and members of the Hellenic Air Force for their work.
At the time of the accident, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said ″the accident was caused by Turkey’s persistence in continuing its provocative tactic″ of entering airspace that Greece considers its own.
Turkey had denied responsibility. ″It’s their own fault, not ours,″ the Turkish Premier was quoted as saying.
Australia’s top 100 earners have been laid bare in the Real Estate Business June 2021 rankings, with four Greek Australians included among the mix.
Victoria-based Sam Rigiopoulos managed to break into the top 20 highest earning real estate agents, ranking 16 overall. In 15 years, Rigiopoulos has secured 83 listing and sold 118. Servicing Northcote, the value of properties sold accumulates to $182,815,250.00, with an average sale price of $1,549,282.00.
James Lampropoulos is next on the list at rank 39 and services the Strathfield and Sutherland Shire areas. Working for Laver Residential Projects, he has sold 306 properties in his 25 years of working as an agent. The value of properties sold adds up to $227,301,243.00.
Sam Rigopoulos
James Lampropoulos
Alexandra Stamatiou-Buda, who works for McGrath Estate Agents, services the Earlwood area in Sydney and was ranked 60th on the list. Alexandra has an average sale price of $1,363,771.00, with the total value of properties sold adding up to $111,829,250.00.
Another Greek Australian from Victoria, Theo Politis services Donvale and was ranked 69th. With 17 years of experience, he has secured 93 listings and sold 82. Politis works for Barry Plant agency.
Alexandra Stamatiou-Buda
Theo Politis
Sydney’s Alexander Phillips retained the top spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by fellow Sydneysiders Michael Clarke and Ric Serrao. According to the rankings, Mr Phillips sold more than $700 million of properties in the last financial year.
“It is a rollercoaster, you are on this exciting or scary ride with the clients. You build relationships with them,” Phillips said.
Experienced journalists and journalists-to-be were congratulated for their investigative talents on Wednesday at the Walkley’s 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism.
They ceremony rewards the efforts of journalists aged 28 and under who demonstrate excellence in the fundamental tenets of the profession, as well as the ability to present distinctive and original journalism that pushes the boundaries of the craft. The Mid-Year Celebration entries were peer-judged and winners were selected on the basis of journalistic excellence.
Speaking to The Greek Herald, Platias said he was “incredibly honoured” to tell a “very important story with Mohsen’s story”.
“His journey is inspiring, thought-provoking, and humbling. It all feels a bit surreal, but I am very proud to be bestowed with such an honour,” Platias said.
Describing the lead-up to the ceremony as a “nerve-wracking couple of weeks”, Platias applauded his fellow nominees, Emily and Stephanie, for also putting together notable pieces of journalism.
Winners of the Walkley’s 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism. Photo: Supplied
“…I wasn’t expecting to receive the award – being nominated was a huge achievement in itself – anything more was a bonus,” Platias added.
All three of the nominees for the prestigious award were UTS journalism students, which Platias says shows the caliber of the University’s journalism program. The Greek Australian student also gave special mention to UTS journalism lecturer Helen Vatsikopoulos.
“Without the UTS teaching staff, winning the award would not be possible. What I think sets us apart is that we have actual journalists teaching journalism.”
“Over my studies, I have learnt something from all my teachers, all accomplished journalists, willing to share their skills and knowledge.”
Georgio Platias with Helen Vatsikopoulos. Photo: Supplied
“Helen supervised my capstone project – Inside Out: Mohsen’s Story – acting as an inspiration, mentor, and more importantly, a friend. Her guidance was/is invaluable, and she is as much a part of me winning this award.”
With an award already under his belt, Platias looks to go far as a journalist. The Greek Australian concluded by saying journalism will stay with him for the rest of his life as he hopes to continue telling important stories.
“For me, journalism is a way to critically think about the world we live in. I think stories that are empathetic, authentic, and contribute to public discourse are vital,” Platias said.
“I am currently finishing off my Law degree, completing my honours thesis next semester, so after that is all done, we shall see what lies ahead. But no matter what I decide to do, journalism will definitely be involved. I enjoy telling stories, being creative, and talking to a variety of interesting people with good stories to tell. All in all, it’s about fighting the good fight.”
“It has been a great privilege to report so extensively on this story, which I believe is extremely important,” Ms Chrysanthos told The Greek Herald previously.
Where can Greek lead you? If you are expecting me to list a number of occupations or business opportunities that is not what I want to do.
I have no interest in business, making money and leaving a fortune behind after having slaved all my life like many Greek people have done.
Good on them, great to see their children and grandchildren enjoying all the benefits of their labours and all the great research books written about them.
However, I am more interested in the lay person who took the time to teach their children the language. Whether they made money or not or succeeded in business or not I do not particularly care. Making money should not be the be all of our existence. In a way it has replaced our religion for many people.
Apologies, but I find the whole “migrants making it big in Australia” a bit boring. What excites me is seeing children of mixed marriages learning the language and getting involved in the Greek cultural experience. It is fascinating why some families continue this experience for their children and others not.
At the moment, I am teaching a number of non-Greek adults Greek. Some of them have partners of Greek background. That these non-Greeks become phil-hellenes and want to learn this language and even teach their children Greek, a language that they did not grow up with and have no ties to is fascinating.
I know it happens with other languages as well. All language learning is fascinating.
Our problem, as ethnic Greeks is we do not love our own language enough.
So I leave you with some words to ponder by a phil-hellene:
“If the violin is the most perfect musical instrument, the Greek language is the violin of the human thought.” Helen Keller, author, political activist, and lecturer.
This is where Greek can lead. It can lead you to find your soul.
The Consulate General of Greece in Sydney have opened registrations for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek for the 2021 exams.
The Certificate of Attainment in Greek is the only national certificate officially recognised by the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, that confirms the knowledge of Greek as a foreign/second language at 6 levels.
Established in 1998, The Certificate of Attainment in Greek responds to a persisting request of all learners of Greek as a Second/Foreign Language in Greece and abroad for a state certificate of attainment.
The examinations will take place on the 4th October 2021 for Levels A1 and C2, on the 05th October 2021 for Levels A2 and C1, on the 6th October 2021 for Level B1 and on the 7th October 2021 for Level B2. The candidates will be notified for the exact location and time of their examination in due course.
Candidates who have reached the age of 8 at 31 October 2021 have the right to participate. In particular, children 8-12 years old (8 years of age and not older than 12 years old on 31 October 2021) have the right to participate in A1(8-12 yr) examinations. There is no other age restriction. However, candidates under the age of 16 should be advised not to take part in the B2, C1 and C2 examinations, because the content of the examinations requires knowledge and experience that the younger candidates do not have.
For the candidates to complete the online registration (or paper where applicable), they are required to deposit the examination fees. For Levels A1, A2 and B1 the fees are 65 Euros each. For Levels B2, C1 and C2 the fees are 73 Euros each.
The examinations are completed by more than 100 candidates from NSW each year, with certificates awarded to successful candidates by the Consul General of Greece at a ceremony hosted by the University of Sydney.
If people cannot register online for technical reasons, they can apply on a paper application form contacting the Sydney Examination Centre (hellenicedu.sydney@gmail.com).
Registrations end on June 28th, 2021 when the e-registration system closes.
Associate Professor Andrekos Varnava, will give the online lecture Cyprus and 1821: Myths, Realities, Forgetting and Remembering, on Thursday 24 June, 7.00pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne.
The events of 1821 and of the entire Greek War of Independence hold a very important place in the script of the imagined Greek nation in Cyprus and for Greek Cypriot nationalism. This revolves around the execution of 400 leading Cypriots in 1821 and a failed uprising in Cyprus, as well as the contribution of Cypriots to the war on the mainland.
This chapter has two aims: first to revisit the Greek Revolution in relation to Cyprus, in so doing showing how nationalist narratives have come to obscure the realities of the impact of the revolution on Cyprus and the role of the island and its people; and secondly, to explore the impact of the Greek Revolution on Cypriot society and politics since then, including in the formation of EOKA in the 1950s, and the history of its commemoration, as well as its place in the Education system.
Associate Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, was born (1979) and raised in Melbourne to Cypriot-born parents, obtained his BA(Honours) from Monash University (2001) and his PhD (2006) from the University of Melbourne. He is the author of four monographs since 2009: Assassination in Colonial Cyprus in 1934 and the Origins of EOKA (Anthem Press, ppk.2021); British Cyprus and the Long Great War, 1914-1925: Empire, Loyalties and Democratic Deficit (Routledge, 2020); Serving the Empire in the Great War: The Cypriot Mule Corps, Imperial Loyalty and Silenced Memory (ManU Press, 2017; ppk.2019) and British Imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915: The Inconsequential Possession (ManU Press, 2009; ppk.2012).
He has published over 50 articles/book chapters, including in English Historical Review (2017), The Historical Journal (2014), Journal of Modern History (2018), Historical Research (2014 & 2017), Contemporary British History (2019), Social History of Medicine (2020), Journal of Modern Greek Studies (2020) and International History Review (2021).
When: Thursday 24 June 2021, 7pm
Where: Online licture through Zoom, YouTube Live, Facebook Live.
Almost one year ago, Sydney accountant Filomina Kyriacou had her registration terminated by the Tax Practitioners Board over unpaid tax and penalties of $2.4 million.
This week, the accountant and her son, George Kyriacou, were accused in the case taken in the NSW Supreme Court of withdrawing $1,097,068 without permission from the accounts of a company previously run by her ex business partner Angelo Russo.
In court this week, Justice Guy Parker granted a temporary freezing order on Ms Kyriacou’s accounts while the case plays out.
According to his affidavit filed with the court, Mr Russo claims there were 101 individual payments taken out of Wentworth Williams Auditing.
Ms Kyriacou is fighting being banned from operating as a tax agent.
He also claimed that Ms Kyriacou and her son had removed themselves as directors of the company in an attempt to stifle attempts to have the financial records revealed.
“Filomena would always refer me to George and George would always say he would get the documents together, however, George never provided me with anything,” Mr Russo wrote.
The court documents reveal Anthony Sumbati, an Australian Idol semi-finalist in 2003 who went on to work for Ms Kyriacou from 2015 to 2019, also gave an affidavit.
Anthony Sumbati performing in Australian Idol semi final in 2003.
Mr Sumbati wrote that Ms Kyriacou told him: “Treat (Mr Russo) like a mushroom. Keep him in the dark. Don’t tell him anything. I control the money, he doesn’t need to know what I do with it.”
The singer also claimed in the affidavit that Ms Kyriacou “overstated” her cancer.
“When I first started working for Filomena in 2015, she told me words to the effect: ‘I have cancer. I only have a few months to live’,” Mr Sumbati wrote.
