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Greek Australian CEO Mike Zervos receives Multicultural Education Award for Courage to Care Vic

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Greek Australian CEO Mike Zervos receives Multicultural Education Award for Courage to Care Vic

Greek Australian Mike Zervos, CEO of Courage to Care Victoria, has received the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence in Education on behalf of the not-for-profit organisation.

Due to celebrate its 30th birthday in 2022, the Courage to Care program teaches school students through regional exhibitions and facilitated incursions about the actions of courageous individuals who acted to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. 

Courage to Care was Highly Commended for inspiring students across Victoria and received the education award at the Victorian Multicultural Awards.

“The Courage to Care message, which is as relevant today as ever, creates a model of moral and ethical behaviour to inspire young people about the importance of standing up to prejudice, racism, bullying and all forms of discrimination, and to challenge their own prejudices,” the Victorian Multicultural Commission said.

The Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence acknowledge the outstanding achievements of people, groups and organisations that foster cross-cultural understanding, build social cohesion and support people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to participate in all aspects of life.

B’nai B’rith Courage to Care Victoria appointed Mike Zervos their first CEO in August 2018. Mike said he was particularly drawn to Courage to Care’s Mission of informing and educating on the dangers of prejudice, racism and bullying.

“I am confident that by communicating the importance of our work, we will continue to gain support. This will be a real team effort,” Mike Zervos said.

May Day rally brings Athens to standstill

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May Day rally brings Athens to standstill

Traffic was gridlocked in parts of Athens and some flights disrupted on Thursday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike to protest over planned labour legislation.

Unions in Greece say they oppose the government labour bill because it restricts employee rights at a time when workers risk job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The government says the changes would give workers more flexibility.

With the subway, trains, public buses at a standstill and ferries to the islands docked at ports, many commuters were forced to drive to work, clogging major traffic arteries into the sprawling city of almost four million.

Members of the communist party-affiliated PAME wearing protective face masks hold red carnations, as they protest during a rally commemorating May Day, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

State TV ERT journalists also walked off the job on Thursday.

Police estimated about 6,500 striking workers gathered outside parliament, many waving red flags and banners reading ‘we won’t become slaves of the 21st century’.

Greece’s main civil servants union ADEDY, which called a 24-hour strike to coincide with May Day celebrations, says the legislation seeks to raise the eight hour working day to 10 hours, abolish the five-day working week and collective agreements.

“(The bill) constitutes … a direct attack on employees and their rights … at a time when the country is in a deep health and economic crisis largely due to the choices of the government,” ADEDY said in a statement.

Members of the communist party-affiliated PAME wearing protective face masks protest during a rally commemorating May Day, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The government has rejected the claims, saying the changes aimed to increase flexibility for workers and accusing the main political opposition for misrepresenting what it seeks to do.

Government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni said the draft legislation tries to address workers’ real problems as labour market changes were taking place fast with digital platforms and work from home modes.

“The only thing this bill does is it tries to give workers and employers a degree of freedom on how to arrange the eight-hour workday,” Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis told Parapolitika radio.

Sourced By: Reuters

Paniyiri Greek Festival returns to Brisbane with drive-through loukoumades

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Paniyiri Greek Festival returns to Brisbane with drive-through loukoumades

By John Voutos.

The Paniyiri Greek Festival will return to Brisbane’s Greek Club precinct from Saturday, May 22 to May 23, 2021.

It will mark the 45th anniversary of Australia’s biggest and longest-running Greek festival and feature a mix of virtual and COVID-safe in-person events. Last year’s event was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Paniyiri Greek Festival. Photo: The Good Guide.

The festival has moved from its usual Musgrave Park location to The Greek Club on Edmondstone Street in South Brisbane.

Attendees can expect a line-up of dancing and live music events, as well as cooking demonstrations. A new loukoumades pop-up drive-through and a wide array of authentic Greek food will also be on display.

The Panayiri Festival will host the multigenerational Hellenic Dancers. Photo: ushhushbiz.com.

The festival will host celebrity chefs and the crowd-favourite Hellenic Dancers.

Nostimo Restaurant at The Greek Club is celebrating Paniyiri for the whole month of May with lunch and dinner specials.

We hope to see you there!

Entry is free. Visit https://paniyiri.com to register and purchase tickets.

Vasilis Vasilas is set to officially launch his new book, ‘Little Athens: Marrickville’

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Vasilis Vasilas is set to officially launch his new book, ‘Little Athens: Marrickville’

Sydney historian, Vasilis Vasilas, is set to officially launch his new book Little Athens: Marrickville on Sunday, May 9 at the Marrickville Town Hall at 4pm.

The book will focus on the personal narratives and photographs of Marrickville’s shops and businesses, looking at their longevity and success, as well as their contribution to local, national and international markets.

Vasilas tells The Greek Herald he’s looking forward to the launch as the book has been in the works for a long time.

OlAt the Grand Opening of Olympia Refigeration, run by the Skoufis family on Meeks Road. Photo supplied.

“Part One of Little Athens: Marrickville was released late 2019 and it was meant to be officially launched under the auspices of the Greek Festival of Sydney April 2020. So much happened last year, with the COVID 19 outbreak and its restrictions, which brought our world to a sudden standstill and, like so many other events, it was postponed,” Vasilas says.

“One year has passed and I certainly did not sit around waiting for this launch. I just continued gathering stories and photographs and this version of Little Athens: Marrickville is very different because there are over thirty stories (plus photographs) added to the original part one – that is an extra two hundred pages!”

Golden Fleece Service Station in Marrickville Road and it was run by Jim Liakatos and Efstratios Piperitis. It is now apartment blocks. Photo supplied.

This upcoming launch will see Vasilis release a special ‘Festival Edition’ of his book, with only a very small number of books available. The limited edition copy will also feature a special foreword from the Mayor of Inner West Council, Darcy Byrne.

“It is quite a large volume… and there is a cross section of the iconic Greek businesses, ones that closed down and quite a number of recent businesses, so this highlights Marrickville’s past and present Greek shops and businesses, and it strongly suggests the Greek entrepreneurial presence will continue in Marrickville,” Vasilas explains.

Olympic Spare Parts on Station Street run by Bill Stathis Papadakis. Photo supplied.

And that’s not all that will continue as Vasilas says Little Athens is an “ongoing project” and there’s more to come after the book launch.

“Little Athens… is an extension of my work looking at the diversity of Greek shops and business in the Agora Series. Marrickville is an important thread within the greater Greek business network,” Vasilas concludes.  

You can register for Vasilis’ book launch here.

Brisbane’s Greek community leaders attend civic reception to mark Greek Revolution bicentenary

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Brisbane’s Greek community leaders attend civic reception to mark Greek Revolution bicentenary

On Wednesday evening, at the invitation of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner, the leaders of the Greek Community of Brisbane attended a Civic Reception held at Brisbane’s City Hall to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.

In the absence of the Lord Mayor, who was attending a Lord Mayors Conference in Adelaide, the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Krista Adams, hosted the reception.

Brisbane’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Krista Adams, hosted the reception. Photo supplied.

The Deputy Mayor welcomed everyone and spoke at length on the significance of the milestone anniversary and the integral part the Greek community has played in the fabric of the city of Brisbane.

The Honorary Consul-General of Greece in Queensland, Mr Jim Raptis OBE, responded to the Deputy Mayor’s address and thanked the Deputy Mayor for the hospitality extended to the Greek Community in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence.

Brisbane’s Greek community leaders attend civic reception to mark Greek Revolution bicentenary. Photo supplied.

In his response, Mr Raptis also referred to the important role City Hall has played in significant events throughout history and that the building’s architecture is influenced by the classical Greek style and how this style reflects the time of the height of democracy of Ancient Greece.

Guests at the reception included many Councillors of the Wards of Brisbane, the recently retired Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the Honourable Anthe Philippides, representing the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Queensland, Rev. Father Timothy Evangelinidis, Presidents of the various Greek Communities in Brisbane and many Philhellenes.

Kayla Itsines on her endometriosis battle and what’s next for her fitness business

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Kayla Itsines on her endometriosis battle and what’s next for her fitness business

By John Voutos.

Kayla Itsines has spoken about living with endometriosis and her Sweat fitness programs in an exclusive interview with Women’s Health.

The Greek-Australian fitness influencer opened up about her battle with the disease that saw her undergo surgery.

“I had so many cysts burst in the 12 months leading up to that surgery,” she tells Women’s Health’s Alex Davies.

“I was just glad to have my body back – just internally to feel like it’s my body again. I got my first period which was a lot lighter – it wasn’t an ice pack here and a heat pack there and needing to sit on the shower floor. There wasn’t that big drama.

Credit: Women’s Health Magazine.

“Maybe an aspirin or anti-inflammatory, but not heavy meds to combat all this pain. It’s just different, it’s way better.”

The Adelaidean is best known for her meal-planning and workout app Sweat with Kayla and boasts 12.8 million Instagram followers.

She founded her Sweat fitness programs with ex-fiancé Tobi Pearce and details their separation in the latest Women’s Health issue. 

She says the separation was hard, but that she & Tobi are in a good place.

“For everyone, and for every woman, in that situation, it is a really hard time,” she said. “I think what’s important is to just take time to adjust to life by yourself.”

Itsines is best known for her meal-planning and workout app Sweat with Kayla.

Itsines is in a new relationship, although is keeping details secret for now.

“It’s early days,” she said. “I’m super happy. We have a strong sense of family and a love for fitness (in common).”

She also reveals why she shelved the Bikini Body Guide (BBG) label, once a core element of her Sweat fitness program.

“I felt that, to be honest, BBG seemed outdated,” she said.

“It wasn’t something I wanted [my daughter] Arna to grow up with. It was an acronym developed 10 years ago with positive intent, of course, and this incredible and amazing community has grown.”

Source: Daily Telegraph.

Koutsantonis MP to lead motion to recognise Greek Genocide Remembrance Day in SA

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Koutsantonis MP to lead motion to recognise Greek Genocide Remembrance Day in SA

The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP plans on passing a motion next week in the House of Assembly of the South Australian Parliament, calling for the state government to recognise May 19 as the official day of remembrance of the Greek genocide.

In a Facebook post, Mr Koutsantonis stressed that “on May 19 every year we must pause and remember what our brothers and sisters of Pontos and Asia Minor suffered at the hands of the Turkish Military.”

“The first modern organised genocide, 3.5 million murdered, of them 353,000 Hellenes, 1.5 million Armenians, 500,000 Syrians and other Christian minorities. We remember, we are still here, we will never forget and we demand justice.”

READ MORE: May 19: Remembering the Greek Pontian Genocide.

Koutsantonis MP to lead motion to recognise Greek Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day in South Australia.

The motion is as follows:

On May 12, I will move that this house:

  1. Recognise May 19 as the Day of Remembrance for the genocide by the Ottoman state from 1915-1918 of Armenian, Hellenes, Syrians and other minorities in Asia Minor.
  2. Congratulate the International Association of Genocide Scholars and many other nations that have officially recognised that Armenians, Hellenes, Syrians and other minorities were subject to genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish military in Asia Minor.
  3. Note that this house officially recognised that genocide in 2009, moved by the Hon. Michael Atkinson.
  4. Join with members of the Armenian Australian, Pontian Greek Australian and Syrian Australian communities in honouring the memories of the innocent men, women and children who feel victim to the first modern genocide.
  5. Again condemn the genocide of Armenians, Pontian Greeks, Syrian Orthodox and other Christian minorities and all other acts of genocide as the ultimate act of racial, religious and cultural intolerance as endorsed by this House in 2009.
  6. Calls on the Turkish Republic to accept responsibility for the genocide of 3.5 million from Asia Minor, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars. More than 353,000 Hellenes of Asia Minor and Pontus, 1.5 million Armenians and 500,000 Syrians, the displacement and suffering of millions more, and calls on the Turkish Republic to finally apologise for this act of genocide it perpetrated, beginning in 1915.

Marino Sotiropoulos is one of four men accused of kidnapping former Test cricketer

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Marino Sotiropoulos is one of four men accused of kidnapping former Test cricketer

One of four men who allegedly kidnapped former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill is the brother of his ex-partner.

Marino Sotiropoulos, 46, is accused of confronting the retired leg-spin bowler on the corner of Parraween and Winnie streets in Cremorne on April 14.

Two other men allegedly bundled Mr MacGill into a car before driving to a home at Bringelly in Sydney’s west.

Detectives said he was then bashed and held at gunpoint for an hour before being dumped at Belmore in Sydney’s south-west.

Six days later, the incident was reported to police.

Four people have been arrested over the alleged kidnapping of Stuart MacGill. Photo: NSW Police/Cricket Times.

“Everyone experiences trauma differently — to be dragged into a car, driven to a remote location, physically assaulted, threatened with a firearm —I think you would be pretty worried about your own personal safety,” Detective Acting Superintendent Anthony Holton said.

“He was seen as someone that they could get money from, although no money was paid prior to him being released.”

Heavily armed officers stormed homes at Caringbah and Sutherland in Sydney’s south, arresting four men, including Mr Sotiropoulos.

Raids were also carried out at apartments in Brighton Le Sands and Marrickville.

For the past three years, Mr MacGill has been managing a restaurant and bar called Aristotle’s at Neutral Bay on Sydney’s lower north shore.

For the past three years the ex-cricketer has been managing a restaurant owned by former partner Maria O’Meagher. Photo: Yahoo Sport Australia / Instagram / NSW Police.

The Greek restaurant on Young Street is owned by his ex-partner, Maria O’Meagher.

Her brother, Mr Sotiropoulos, has been charged with take/detain company with intent to get advantage, occasion actual bodily harm, participate in a criminal group and supply prohibited drug (large commercial quantity).

Three other men, aged 27, 29, and 42, also faced Sutherland Court on Wednesday and were refused bail.

Mr MacGill was seen leaving his Cremorne apartment in a car driven by detectives on Wednesday afternoon and it is believed he was required to make a further statement.

Mr MacGill played 44 Test matches for Australia, and three one-day internationals, between 1998 and 2008.

At the time, he was widely regarded as the world’s second-best leg-spinner, but his career largely played out in Shane Warne’s shadow.

In 2015, Mr MacGill sued Cricket Australia for $2.6 million for failing to pay him injury payments after his retirement.

Two years later, a confidential settlement was reached.

Source: ABC News.

Stefanos Tsitsipas moves into the third round in Madrid

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Stefanos Tsitsipas moves into the third round in Madrid

This year’s Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters winner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, cruised past Benoit Paire 6-1 6-2 after 54 minutes to move into the third round of the Madrid Mutua Open.

Tstitsipas is tied with Andrey Rublev for the most tour-level wins in 2021 with 27 victories. 

Tsitsipas took a 3-0 lead with a break in the second game. The Greek player sealed the first set 6-1 with his second break at love.  Paire received a visit from the trainer due to an abdominal injury. 

The second set started with a trade of breaks. Tsitsipas earned two consecutive breaks in the fifth and seventh games to close out the second set 6-2. He will face Casper Ruud, who eased past Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1 6-2 with two breaks of serve in each set. 

Tsitsipas leads the ATP Tour Race to Turin by over 350 points over Rublev. He has a record of 10 wins to just defeat on clay in 2021. 

Source: UBITENNIS.

Convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, pleads not guilty to 23 child sex charges

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Convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, pleads not guilty to 23 child sex charges

Disgraced former Labor MP and convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, will head to trial over historical child sex charges in the Hunter in the late 1990s.

In Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday, the former Lake Macquarie Cr appeared via video link from Nowra Correctional Centre, and pleaded not guilty to 23 charges against him, relating to two alleged victims in Swansea and Belmont.

READ MORE: Former MP and convicted sex offender, Milton Orkopoulos, to remain behind bars.

Six charges, including cause child under 14 to participate in child prostitution and sexual intercourse with a person between 10 and 16 while under his authority, were withdrawn.

Court documents revealed Orkopoulos was charged with trying to pervert the course of justice by getting an alleged victim to sign a statutory declaration retracting an allegation of sexual abuse.

READ MORE: Convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, facing fresh child sex charges.

Other charges he’s facing include aggravated indecent and sexual assault, commit an act of indecency with a person under 16, sexual intercourse with a person between 10 and 16 and supplying the prohibited drug cannabis.

Orkopoulos has been committed for trial in Newcastle’s District Court in June, where he will be arraigned.

READ MORE: Milton Orkopoulos pleads not guilty to breaching parole.

Source: Daily Telegraph.

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