By OPA Editor, on 28 October, 2012
Knee your cravings in the guts!!! Hey OPA! readers it's Con Lazos here with your monthly healthand wellness advice – I hope these articles are adding value toyour life as the advice is coming all the way from my heart. Well I always get asked advice from my clients and I got this SMS lastweek – and she was asking...
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By OPA Editor, on 10 September, 2012
The legacy of Alexander the Great in Australia! by Tom Tsamouras www.radiosymban.com The legacy of Alexander the Great through the largest collection of treasures from the world famous State Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia, is on its way to Australia! Exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney, the exhibition will be open ...
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by Rania 
, on 22 August, 2012
5 Stops along the Coast of Epirus Words and photos by Rania Margari The Greek islands might be amongst the most famous summer destinations in Europe but there are also plenty of hidden treasures on the mainland’s coast well worth exploring. The region of Epirus in northwest Greece is mostly known for its mountainous terrain bu...
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By OPA Editor, on 01 July, 2012
Olive Oil An exceprt from the novel: "From Athens to Papakura". 1956 by Nikos Petousis When the Papakonstantinou family came to New Zealand from Constanza in Romania, they moved into a house in Bracken Ave,Takapuna, well away from other Greeks.Egli wanted to make a tomato and cucumber salad to go with the dinner she wa...
By OPA Editor, on 01 July, 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces funding of $2million for the Greek Cultural Centre at the Lonsdale Street Glendi. At the opening of the 2012 Antipodes Festival, the cultural arm of the Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria, launched by Acting Premier Peter Ryan, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Federal Government ...
by Fr Kyril , on 20 May, 2012
The Ascension of Christ This Great Feast of the Lord commemorates His final moments on earth before being taken up into heaven. Jesus led His disciples to the Mount of Olives, and after blessing them and asking them to wait for the fulfillment of the promise of God the Father (which was that He would send to them the Holy Spirit), He ascended...
By OPA Editor, on 20 May, 2012
Greek Chick Rules Ellen Karis is “The Greek Goddess of Comedy” and a huge hit in the Greek American community. She has entertained audiences throughout the U.S. and Canada as one of the very few Greek female stand-up comedians performing today. Her rants about being raised in New York City as a traditional Greek American woman in ...
By OPA Editor, on 15 March, 2012
Alekos Fassianos A Modern Myth By Emma Papaemmanouel / ERT Australia correspondent Back in Greece we used to be neighbours and I had the chance to interview him on several occasions. This time we met in Melbourne, during the official launch of his exhibition at the Hellenic museum: “Alekos Fassianos: Ancient Myth – Modern S...
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By OPA Editor, on 04 March, 2012
Welcome to the ZOUGLA.gr In the jungle of Greek life, with great global changes, an electronic newspaper brings the future of news coverage to the computer of each citizen. Each economically and psychologically overloaded Greek citizen, who longs for an “oasis” of free, independent and continuous information from journalists who a...
by Fr Kyril , on 28 February, 2012
The Practice of Fasting in the Orthodox Church According to St Basil the Great, Adam, the first-created man, loving God of his own free will, dwelt in the heavenly blessedness of communion with God, in the angelic state of prayer and fasting. The cause of this first man's fall was his free will; by an act of disobedience he violated the v...
By OPA Editor, on 21 February, 2012
Everything You Wanted To Know About The Greek Gods But Were Afraid To Ask Greek mythologyis the body of mythsand legendsbelonging to the ancient Greekswhich concern their godsand the very nature of the worlditself. A major part of Greek mythology are the myths of the Olympian Gods - the Dodekatheon. Each month OPA! re-introduces us...
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