Former US President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and served as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981.
Carter, a Democrat and former peanut farmer, brokered the historic Camp David Accords in 1978, cementing his legacy as a champion of human rights. He was defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Carter’s health had declined in recent years after battling metastatic brain cancer, liver cancer, and undergoing brain surgery following a 2019 fall. In February 2023, he entered hospice care.
His wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away in November at 96, leaving behind a legacy of mental health advocacy and enhancing the role of the First Lady.
Following his presidency, Carter and Rosalynn founded The Carter Centre, focusing on global peace, health and election monitoring.
Carter‘s post-presidency work, including efforts to combat diseases like Guinea worm, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
At just 16 years old, Panayiota Vasiliades has taken the world of First-person view (FPV) drone filmmaking by storm.
Hailing from Earlwood, Sydney, this young talent recently showcased her exceptional skills by capturing the beauty of Cyprus through breathtaking drone footage. From the turquoise waters of the Blue Lagoon in Akamas to the historic charm of the Philippou Yiapanis Art Nest Museum, Panayiota’s work celebrates both her Cypriot heritage and her creative vision.
Her captivating journey has not gone unnoticed. After winning a prestigious GoPro competition and garnering more than 20,000 views on her footage featured by VisitCyprus.com, Panayiota is paving the way for a promising future in drone filmmaking.
Her story is one of passion, innovation, and a deep connection to her roots, inspiring audiences and future filmmakers alike.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m Panayiota Vasiliades and I’m a 16-year-old FPV drone pilot from Sydney. I’ve been flying FPV drones since the start of this year and I really enjoyed being able to showcase my skills in Cyprus. It was very nice to be able to fly there because of my Cypriot heritage and I really loved seeing the joy I brought to my family after they saw Cyprus being showcased in such a beautiful way.
What inspired you to start using FPV drones, and how did you develop such an impressive skill at just 15 years old?
My interest in flying FPV drones started after going to waterfalls with my dad and brother. At one of the waterfalls, we could only get to the top, and I remember thinking it would be cool to have a drone to see the entire waterfall from above.
Not long after, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a video of a drone diving down a waterfall, filming it in a way I’d never seen before. I started researching and I discovered FPV drones. The more I learned, the more I wanted to give it a try and that’s where it all started. Since then, I have done lots of research and practice to develop my skills to a high level.
Can you share what it was like visiting Cyprus and capturing footage of such iconic locations? Do you have a favourite spot from your journey?
Filming in Cyprus was very fun because there are lots of scenic places all over the country. There were lots of spots that impressed me the most but my top three would have to be Bridge of Love in Ayia Napa, Blue Lagoon in Akamas, and Edro Shipwreck in Paphos.
My highlight of the trip was filming in Philippos Yiapanis Art Nest Museum. It was a really fun, unique place to fly through that really challenged my skills. The full video is available on my YouTube.
Winning the GoPro competition is an incredible achievement! How did you approach the competition, and what do you think set your footage apart?
Honestly, I had no intentions of entering the competition. I filmed my very first FPV video at Gerringong Falls in the Blue Mountains and then about a week later, I discovered the GoPro competition. I entered my video but I didn’t think I would have much of a chance to win. I think what set my footage apart was the stunning location that I filmed at and also because no one else has done an FPV drone shot there.
Your work was featured by VisitCyprus.com and gained significant attention. How did it feel to see your video reach such a wide audience?
Having my footage featured on Visit Cyprus’ social media was awesome. It was nice to know that my videos were helping promote the beauty of Cyprus. Seeing my videos being appreciated by such a large audience was really rewarding and hopefully encourages more people to visit Cyprus.
What was the experience of filming at the Farmakas Village Festival like? Did it hold special significance for you and your family?
Filming my grandfather’s village, Farmakas, during the Farmaka Village Festival was a very cool experience. Having the opportunity to film the community was really nice. Being able to document my family’s story with my FPV drone was really meaningful.
What are your plans for the future? Do you see drone filmmaking as a potential career, or do you have other aspirations as well?
In the future, I hope to pursue drone filmmaking as a full time career, working as a freelance videographer. My goal is to specialise in filming flythroughs for different businesses and venues. This could include restaurants, cinemas, arcades, hotels, concerts, entertainment venues, sports venues, homes for real estate and many more. I’d also love to travel around the world and film some cool cinematic FPV videos of unique places.
From Olympic records to Olympiacos FC winning the Europa Conference League, 2024 has been a year of victory and accomplishment for Greek and Greek Australian athletes.
Now, as the year comes to an end, The Greek Herald has shared its best Greek sporting moments of 2024.
15. Peta Trimis helps secure back-to-back wins for CommBank Young Matildas
Peta Trimis.
Australia defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 in their second AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ group match at JAR Stadium, Tashkent.
The atmosphere was electric as fans from across the Greek community came together to support their respective teams, creating an ambiance of passion and fervour at the football court.
Thanasi Kokkinakis lets out a roar after clinching victory. Picture: AFP.
Thanasi Kokkinakis saved four match points to win a five-set thriller against 17th-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon this year.
In a rollercoaster match spanning two days because of rain delays, the 28-year-old set tennis history by becoming the eighth man in this year’s draw to come back from two sets down in a 4-6, 5-7, 7-6 (11/9), 6-4, 6-4 victory against Auger-Aliassime.
It was the most two sets to love comebacks in the first round at Wimbledon in the Open Era.
10. Emmanouil Karalis makes history as first Greek pole vaulter to clear six metres
Photo: Matthew Quine, @WorldAthletics / X.
Olympic bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to have jumped higher than six metres on Sunday, August 25 at the Wanda Diamond League competition in Silesia, Poland.
She received a gold medal for her solo technical program, as well as scoring 272.9633 points overall, receiving 101.6500 points in the artistic part, and 171.3133 in the execution.
The Australian Olympic Team featured 460 athletes to represent Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in 33 sports. Among the 460 athletes were four Australians of Greek heritage. They were: Peter Boukouvalas (Archery), Zoe Poulis (Artistic Swimming), Mark Nicolaidis (Beach Volleyball), and Emmanouela Frroku (Gymnastics).
6. Cricket world goes nuts for Sam Konstas after stunning Boxing Day Test debut
Teenage cricket debutant Sam Konstas stole the show at the Boxing Day Test with a scintillating innings that electrified the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, December 26.
Konstas raced to a 50 off 52 balls, the third-fastest by an Australian Test debutant, trailing only Adam Gilchrist and Ashton Agar.
5. South Melbourne FC’s successful year
South Melbourne FC wins the Dockerty Cup. Photo supplied.
This year, South Melbourne FC were crowned Dockerty Cup champions and were named Premiers of the National Premier League Victoria 2024. Their win completed a triumph of 26 rounds at the top of the NPL Victoria standings with 60 points (19 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses).
South Melbourne also progressed to the semi-finals of the Australia Cup, playing against Macarthur FC. In the end, Macarthur FC advanced to the Australian Cup final thanks to a questionable penalty that only the referee saw, following a dive by a Macarthur forward near the end of the match.
4. Football Australia unveils new format and start date for National Second Tier
(L-R) Sydney Olympic FC’s President, Damon Halin, South Melbourne FC’s President Nick Maikousis, and Andrew Mesourouni. Photo copyright: The Greek Herald.
Photo copyright The Greek Herald / Andriana Simos / Sydney Olympic FC.
Chants of ‘O-LYM-PIC, O-LYM-PIC’ and ‘Let’s go Hellas’ echoed loudly across Netstrata Jubilee Stadium at Kogarah, Sydney on Saturday, January 13 as close to 3,000 football fans packed the stadium for the inaugural The Greek Herald Cup.
The atmosphere was electric with live music, Greek dancing performances, and a football extravaganza as two iconic Greek heritage football clubs, Sydney Olympic FC and South Melbourne FC, came face to face in the historic clash. Ultimately, Sydney Olympic came out victorious.
2.Olympiacos FC make history as champions of Europa Conference League
Olympiacos FC fans around Australia rejoiced as the football club made history. The Greek Herald’s sports editor Takis Triadafillou visited a pub in the Sydney suburb of Mascot to watch the match on a big screen surrounded by other Olympiacos fans. When the victory was claimed, Mr Triadafillou said Mascot “shook” with the cheers of those gathered.
Miltiadis Tentoglou celebrates after winning the men’s long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Photo: AP.
Greece made history numerous times at this year’s Paris Olympic Games.
Take for example Miltiadis Tentoglou, who leapt to a sensational gold medal in the men’s long jump final on August 6, jumping 8.48 metres. Tentoglou’s win made him the second jumper to win consecutive gold medals in his event, after the legendary Carl Lewis who had four in a row from 1984 to 1996.
Greece’s basketball team also made history, heading to their first Olympics in 16 years. The qualification also marked the first time in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career that he appeared at the Olympics.
Apostolos Christou won the first Olympic swimming medal for Greece since 1896. Photo: Getty Images / Adam Pretty.
A white marble statue of a nude male figure was uncovered this year near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, during preparatory work for laying natural gas pipes.
The statue, designed in the Hermes Ludovisi style, was found in a trench approximately one metre wide near the south side of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, at the intersection of Erechthiou and Kalliperi streets.
The find was made by Christopher Ratté of the University of Michigan and his team. The coins were stored in an olpe, a type of small jug, and buried in the corner of a dwelling beneath the courtyard of a house from the third century B.C.
The tomb is believed to have belonged to a couple and dates back to the third century B.C., according to Angeliki Kottaridi, Honorary Superintendent of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia.
A unique depiction of the final Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, has been unveiled within the Katholikon of the Old Monastery of Taxiarches in Aegialia.
The frescoes, originating from the late Byzantine era, exhibit exceptional artistic quality and align with the aesthetic standards of Constantinople during that time.
Greece’s Culture Ministry announced that the structure is a “unique and extremely interesting find.”
The purpose of the hilltop structure remains unknown as it is still under excavation and has no known Minoan parallels. Experts speculate it could have served a ritual or religious function.
They say, “never say never,” and for Nick Tringas, February 18, 2024, was the day that changed his life forever.
Having sustained a catastrophic brain injury that left physicians terrified and his family shattered, what should have been a typical day became a nightmare. There was little possibility that he would survive, and even less that he would recover.
As a living example of the power of prayers, exceptional medical staff, and an unwavering will to never give up, Nick shares his story with The Greek Herald.
His story is a remarkable tale of both miracle and survival.
The day began as normal.
“I was home that day by myself and I decided to check something on the house with a ladder. I was about four metres up. I’ve always been a physically strong guy, so this was normal for me,” he recalls.
That was the last thing Nick remembers. The next time he was awake, it was at St George Hospital, over two weeks later, and fresh out of a coma.
Nick’s daughters, Evelynne and Katie, found him unconscious when they came home. They don’t know how long he had been lying there.
He was transported directly to St George Hospital, where it was discovered that he had a fractured skull and a fractured spine in four places. No surgeries were performed, but blood had to be drained from Nick’s body.
He stayed in a coma for two-and-a-half weeks and when he woke up, he was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. In the ICU, he wasn’t allowed to move.
“If it weren’t for the around-the-clock care and amazing support of the nurses and doctors in St George ICU, I doubt I’d be here today,” Nick says. “I owe them my life!”
Dr Diane Lee and Dr Terry Diamond (Professor of Endoscopy) oversaw Nick’s recovery and still check in with him to this day.
As a result of the traumatic injuries he sustained, Nick has noticed changes in his personality, cannot smell, cannot taste, and has no hearing in his left ear.
“I would say I am about 85% better, and I hope that I will recover the hearing in my left ear,” he says.
He also hopes to regain his sense of smell and taste in the future.
Today, Nick has regular check-ups at the Liverpool Brain Injury Unit.
“Dr. Hodgkinson, who runs the Brain Unit, has been amazingly supportive, and I am so grateful to all the staff at the unit who continue to take care of me as I recover,” he shares.
Nick has since returned to work as a real estate agent. He runs Tringas Property Group with his son. While he isn’t working as much as before, he is learning to appreciate time off more.
“I am appreciating the small things in life and looking to enjoy my life. It’s so cliché, but you only live once!” he says.
He is also driving again, which he thinks is incredible for someone who sustained injuries of such magnitude.
Nick’s family has been through hell and back, and he credits God and Saint John the Russian for his miraculous recovery.
“I am stronger in my beliefs as an Orthodox Christian and feel closer to God. I don’t think I’d be here today if it weren’t for Saint John,” he says.
Nick is planning a trip to Euboea (Evia) in Greece to pay homage to the great saint in 2025.
With a new lease on life, Nick knows he is extremely lucky and blessed. Most people he meets don’t believe he had the accident; his story is that incredible.
“Never underestimate the power of the saints and medical experts! The nurses and doctors at St George are incredible, and I couldn’t thank them enough!” he says.
Greek-inspired venues are making waves in Sydney’s 2024 dining scene, leading a lineup of 15 impressive restaurants in the latest list by The Daily Telegraph.
The Greeks on the list are:
Ammos, Brighton-Le-Sands
Greek chef Peter Crinis has revitalised southern Sydney with Ammos, a transformative Greek restaurant in Brighton-Le-Sands. Set within the Novotel, Ammos is expected to leave a lasting mark on the area’s food culture.
Photo: ammosrestaurant, facebook
Olympus, Wunderlich Lane
Part of the new $500m Surry Hills precinct, Olympus offers exceptional Greek dining. It stands among several exciting venues redefining the culinary landscape in this bustling hub.
Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, closed to vehicles for almost four years due to redevelopment work, is expected to reopen by March, Athens Mayor Harris Doukas has announced.
According to ekathimerini.com, during a city council meeting, delays were attributed to archaeological discoveries.
Polychronios Akritidis, CEO of the company managing the project, explained that costs would increase and the street would not be entirely pedestrianised. Limited vehicle access will be allowed to accommodate the needs of nearby venues like the Zappeion and the tennis and volleyball clubs.
These allowances for vehicles sparked criticism from several council members.
“In the end, the street won’t be fully pedestrianised, as vehicles will be allowed for Aigli and the Tennis Club from both sides,” Mayor Doukas stated, emphasising that despite the rising costs and archaeological hurdles, the project’s completion is crucial for alleviating city center traffic.
“We’re told the cost will be higher, but we remain committed to reopening Vasilissis Olgas by March,” the mayor reiterated.
At a time when politics is seeking new voices, Niovi Christopoulou brings a sense of renewal and hope. Dynamic, internationally experienced, and deeply passionate about Greece, the recent New Democracy candidate in the European elections seems to embody the need for more vibrant and outward-looking political representation.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Christopoulou’s words and actions reflect dreams that go beyond personal success, aiming for a more outward-facing and stronger Greece.
Based in New York City, she envisions a Greece that unites, inspires, and mobilises the diaspora globally. With a background in law, Christopoulou currently works as a consultant for major companies in digital technology and innovation, focusing particularly on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and global payment systems (fintech).
TheGreek Herald spoke with her about the recent US elections, the election of Donald Trump as the new President of the United States, the anticipated impact of the new leadership on America and the world, as well as her thoughts on the Greek diaspora, the Greek government’s strategic plan, and her vision for expatriates.
“We were surprised that Donald Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote so quickly,” Christopoulou noted.
“This provided a clear outcome and avoided a period of uncertainty, which could have led to legal challenges.”
America is already preparing for the changes that the new administration will bring.
“The United States is a vast country with significant variations between states and regions. It’s very difficult to generalise. Living in New York, I’ve observed a calm reaction here. The focus is now on the individuals the new president will appoint to key positions. We’ve already seen developments affecting Greece, such as Mike Pompeo not being included in the new administration,” she said.
“Everyone is preparing for changes, for example, the possibility of stricter enforcement of non-compete clauses, which I recently read about in a legal article. Such issues illustrate how the US is preparing for the distinctive approach of the new president, which will differ significantly from what we’ve seen before.”
On US-EU relations, Christopoulou stated: “The European Union is a crucial strategic partner for the United States, and I don’t believe the election of a new president will change this, especially given today’s fluid and dangerous geopolitical landscape. However, the new president has already announced plans to impose high tariffs on European products. This is a complex issue, particularly for industries like car manufacturing, where Germany dominates and produces many models within US borders. It remains to be seen whether these declarations will stay rhetorical or lead to hostile trade measures against EU products.”
Support from the diaspora
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently stated that Greece’s relations with the US were excellent during Trump’s first term and would remain so in his second term.
“I agree with the Prime Minister that Greek American relations have been positive during both the Trump and Biden administrations. The Greek government has cultivated good relations with both parties, demonstrating preparation focused on national interests,” Christopoulou said.
Having lived in the US for nearly 24 years, Christopoulou speaks highly of the Greek American community.
“Greek Americans born here are US citizens, but they hold great love for Greece. They contribute through charitable or private efforts, and the diaspora has a strong presence and representation in the US political system, acting as a positive influence,” she said.
In the recent European elections, Christopoulou received approximately 31,000 votes with New Democracy—a remarkable achievement that seems to signal a promising future.
“I am deeply grateful for this support and want to give back, both politically and as an expatriate. I believe this reciprocity will continue. One tangible example is my participation in the consultation process for the strategic plan concerning expatriates. I’ve submitted comments, available on the Foreign Ministry’s website, with specific and actionable proposals,” she explained.
“I believe the Diaspora across all continents is Greece’s strength. It’s vital to connect not just with Greece, but also with each other. I encourage expatriates in Australia to connect with those in America, Africa, and Asia. We have so much to offer. My presence here and my participation in the European elections are just the beginning.”
Strategic Plan for the Diaspora
When asked about the most pressing issues for the Greek diaspora, Christopoulou highlighted two key areas.
“The first concerns connecting expatriates with Greece in everyday matters. It’s crucial to facilitate issues such as passport issuance, inheritance rights, or tax matters related to Greece. Significant progress has been made in this area, especially through digital platforms that have expedited many processes. However, more support is needed, particularly in acquiring Greek citizenship. Many expatriates struggle to obtain Greek passports due to missing documentation from their ancestors,” she said.
“The second issue is Greek education. This isn’t just about teaching the language, but fostering a comprehensive Greek education and consciousness. This should include history, philosophy, and geography, creating a modern and practical connection between expatriates and Greece.
“It’s also essential to protect and promote the Greek language, especially using new technologies and AI. Languages with unique alphabets, like Greek, face challenges in this technological environment.
“Greek education shouldn’t be treated as a basic tutorial issue. It’s not enough for expatriate children to learn the basics of the language. We must provide opportunities for them to advance their Greek skills as much as they wish. This will enable them to understand Greece’s needs and maintain a practical connection to their homeland.
“The most urgent issue is branding Greek education for both expatriates and the wider world. This is something other countries, like France, have successfully achieved. French education and culture have become exportable products, marketed as unique and valuable globally—not just to the French. This is my vision for Greek education.”
Over the last forty years, Australia has emerged as the world’s earthly paradise in terms of security, stability, quality of life, ideal environment with the cleanest air and water, a country with the highest index of quality and contribution in the fields of education and health, to mention some of the firsts it maintains in world rankings.
Australia for 250 years since 1770, when it met first the “armada” of Captain Cook, has lived the geopolitical and demographic absurdity, to be a country-island-continent in the space of the southeastern hemisphere, cut off from Antarctica, in the armpit of Asia, but dominated demographically by Europeans and having been developed on the basis of Western civilisation.
This green continent of the South and its “satellite”, New Zealand, which make up the main body of Oceania, have been consistently and unswervingly in recent decades, the first best, safest, cleanest, environmentally unadulterated countries of Planet Earth.
Australia developed tremendous innovations in the fields of medical science, research related to human health, established the most active Research Centers in the world with pioneering discoveries, established very safe hospital care by building huge hospitals and health centers. Together with the Americans, Australian scientists constitute, on a global level, the crème de la crème of researchers in the field of pharmacy, capable practitioners of medical science.
In the field of education, the quality of education offered deservedly claims worldwide recognition. The fact that it attracts more than 700,000 foreign students from Asian countries and the country generates more than $25 billion annually from these students in its economy, while Australia’s tourism revenues do not exceed $24 billion, attests not only to the high quality of education offered, but also to the dependence of these dozens of Asian countries on Australia and its educational institutions. In the last thirty years, at least five Australian universities have been among the twenty best in the world (Melbourne University, ANU, University of Sydney, Monash and the University of NSW).
In terms of sports and performance, Australia in the last twelve Olympic Games was distinguished as the first country in the world in terms of the number and quality of medals. First in gold and silver, first in bronze, first in total, much more than the behemoths of Europe and Asia. Australia is universally considered the country that combines the values of classical Greece, where sports and education went hand in hand.
Australia remains the country with the most adequate sports infrastructure in the world, in public spaces, stadiums and swimming pools, track and field and practice parks. Many Australian schools, state and independent, exceed in extent, quality, standards and adequacy any sports facilities that exist in economically and socially powerful countries of Europe. The State, educational institutions and the family contribute to this quality situation.
Australian cities offer relatively comfortable and quality living, with less time lost in transportation, comfortable parks and public relaxation areas, with the simplicity and dominance of greenery, with their street layout, wide streets, urban restrictions, the connection of buildings with the environment that provides for the citizen and relaxes him. Over the past thirty years, Melbourne and Sydney have almost annually been among the top ten most livable cities in the world. They offer a noble environment, structured services for improved life, quality of service for citizens.
The latest research into the environment of Planet Earth gives Australia the lead as the country with the best safe level of air pollution in 2023. The findings were released in a report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAIR. The World Air Quality Report,released earlier this year, is based on data from more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 countries, states and regions. Of these, 124 were found to breach safe levels of PM2.5 (a type of tiny particle that can penetrate the lungs and bloodstream), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. These tiny particles have been linked to heart and lung disease, high blood pressure, increased risk of asthma, depression and anxiety, and premature death.
The researchers used a colour scale to indicate pollution levels, with many European countries falling into the green category, suggesting levels up to twice the safe standard. The seven countriesthat met the safe guideline of five micrograms per cubic metre of air (μg/m3) or less were Australia, followed by Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. Puerto Rico, Bermuda and French Polynesia were also at safe levels.
In Europe, the countries with the least air pollution are Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Liechtenstein, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Andorra, Latvia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Spain and Russia.
The yellow category – indicating pollution levels up to three times above the safe standard– includes European countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Cyprus, Slovenia and Italy.
Croatia showed the greatest progress in 2023 in reducing PM2.5 levels, with the annual average falling by more than 40% compared to 2022. It has achieved this by increasing the use of renewable energy sources, which so far make up more than 31% of the country’s energy mix – well above the EU average of 23%. In the orange category – up to five times above safe levels – Moldova, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro are located. Bosnia and Herzegovina saw an 18% decrease in PM2.5 levels in 2023 compared to 2022, but remains the most polluted country in the region, followed by North Macedonia – both countries fell into the red category with pollution levels more than five times above the safe standard. Igdir in Turkey is its most polluted city Europe, with PM2.5 levels more than nine times above the safe standard.
We are fortunate, therefore, to live in the country with the highest index of safety, quality of life and clean air.
*Professor Anastasios M. Tamis taught at Universities in Australia and abroad, was the creator and founding director of the Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora and is currently the President of the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS).
Peter Andre, the 51-year-old ‘Mysterious Girl’ singer, is contemplating spending his later years in Cyprus.
According to nz.news.yahoo.com, although born in London and raised in Australia, Andre has always felt a strong connection to the Mediterranean nation due to his Greek-Cypriot heritage. Now a property owner in Cyprus, he envisions the island as his retirement haven.
In his column for OK! Magazine, Peter revealed: “I have my house in Cyprus, so if my family and I wanted to move there, we could, or it’s an option for retiring. I’ll hand it down to my kids and, hopefully, they’ll pass it to theirs.”
For now, Peter plans to head to Australia soon to visit his elderly mother, Thea, who is battling Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. He missed seeing her during a recent hospital stay as Emily was expecting their youngest daughter, Arabella. Now, Peter is preparing for an emotional trip with his brother Michael to spend quality time with their parents and sister.
Reflecting on his upcoming visit, he shared: “I need to spend time with my mum, which is going to be emotional. When it comes to her health, we just have to hope and pray she’s doing OK. It will mean so much to have this time with her.”
