The Spot is a series produced for heraldsun.com.au. Presenter Justin Smith takes a person back to the spot where something life-changing happened. In this episode he takes Western Bulldogs player Tom Boyd and club president Peter Gordon back to the MCG for the first time since their historic AFL Premiership victory.
Oravae Cottage is an idyllic cottage on a private island off Gizo in the Solomon Islands. In 2007 it was wiped out by a tsunami. This is the story of how the Baea family, along with Australian travel magazine Get Lost, got the cottage up and running again. It was produced for publication across multiple [...]
Reeves International has been engaged by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resources Department (MEHRD) to design and construct twenty primary school libraries within the Honiara city district. The libraries are the first of their type to be introduced by MEHRD to primary schools in the Solomon Islands, providing students with ready access [...]
Reeves International has been engaged by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resources Department (MEHRD) to design and construct twenty primary school libraries within the Honiara city district. The libraries are the first of their type to be introduced by MEHRD to primary schools in the Solomon Islands, providing students with ready access [...]
3AW Host Tom Elliott has taken delivery of the first factory right-hand drive Ford Mustang in Australia and he certainly wasn’t disappointed!
RockWiz host Brian Nankervis paid the CPS Child and Family Centre a visit ahead of the 2015 CPS Rumours Feast fundraising lunch. It seems he made some friends! The Children’s Protection Society aims to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in families and to improve the choices and life chances of all Australian children. [...]
The Children’s Protection Society aims to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in families and to improve the choices and life chances of all Australian children. Situated in West Heidelberg, in Melbourne’s north, the CPS centre is the only one of its kind. It is currently the focus of a research project that aims [...]
Ross and John’s training for London 2012 has jumped up a notch. In this episode they take on “Swivel Chair Dressage” and “Arrhythmic Gymnastics”! Promo video for 3AW Breakfast.
Italian soccer fans went wild in Melbourne’s Lygon St Italian precinct, after their team beat Germany 2-1 to win through to the Euro 2012 final.
Campaigners for the restitution of the Parthenon marbles to Greece gathered in London on 19th and 20th June 2012, for an international conference on the issue. The colloquy was led by the Australian founder of the first committee for the restitution of the Marbles, Emanuel Comino and featured speakers including famed human rights lawyer George [...]
The Children’s Protection Society aims to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in families and to improve the choices and life chances of all Australian children. Situated in West Heidelberg, in Melbourne’s north, the CPS centre is the only one of its kind. It is currently the focus of a research project that aims [...]
Just inside the walls of old Nicosia, on the south side of the Green Line, lies Plateia Eleftherias, Freedom Square. It was named this in 1974 as an appeal to the future freedom of Cyprus. On the northern side of the divide Ozgürlük, Hürriyet and Istiklâl streets speak of the same desire for freedom. Today [...]
A video wrap of the State Funeral of footballer, philanthropist and much loved personality Jim Stynes. Today thousands gathered in Federation Square to farewell their hero. Many of those in the crowd did not personally know Jim but all said he had touched them in some way.
On Sunday 18th March 2012, the Hellas Spartans took on the best local talent from Albania, Australia, Ireland, Israel, Africa, Turkey and Team Harmony in the Harmony Cup.
A plate from the catalogue of William Hamilton’s collection of antiquities. 17 December 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS and Hellenic Museum Director Vicki Yianoulatos delve the history of the Greek community in Victoria, at the State Library. Even before John Batman strode ashore from the Rebecca in 1835 to establish the city of Melbourne, there was [...]
3 December 2011 Renowned Greek painter ALEKOS FASSIANOS explains the link between Mount Olympus and Gotham City. Myth, according to Alekos Fassianos, is everything. It is our past, which informs our present, which creates our future. “Everyone must have their myth alive inside of them,” Fassianos tells me as we sit outside the Hellenic Museum [...]
Michael Sfikas showing off his home-made tank and hose setup. PHOTO: Thomas Andronas. 26 November 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS Every spring since I can remember, my pappou’s planted a vegetable patch. He plants cucumbers, beans, lettuces, artichokes and countless other fruits and vegetables. But it’s his tomatoes that are his pride and joy. He approaches [...]
No man’s land, as it was left in 1974. PHOTO: Thomas Andronas 22 October 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS Just inside the walls of old Lefkosia, on the south side of the Green Line, lies Plateia Eleftherias, Freedom Square. It was named this in 1974 as an appeal to the future freedom of Cyprus. On the [...]
On 6th April 1941, Hitler’s army invaded Greece. 62,000 Allied soldiers were sent to defend the strategically important Mediterranean nation. They failed. Here are three of their stories.
Tatavla Keyfi on stage in Berlin. Photo: Tatavla Keyfi. 17 September 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS In Istanbul there are no Greeks, just Romans. In 2011 they’re engaged in a fight to survive, and the humble rebetiko is leading the way. In the dirty, smoky rebetiko bars of Istanbul, a movement is forming. It’s an attempt to [...]
Each year hundreds of Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles return to the Cypriot beaches where they hatched, to continue the circle of life. Hasibe Kusetogullari is in charge of making sure the circle doesn’t break.
Inside the Green Line. Photo: Tom Andronas 24 August 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS A leading Turkish-Cypriot academic has challenged Greek-Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias to find a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem within the next 12 months, as it may be his last chance. “If I were Christofias I would speed up the negotiations, I would [...]
The Indignants’ general assembly in Syntagma Square. Photo: Tom Andronas 10 August 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS There’s something strange happening in Syntagma Square. Here, in the heart of Athens, in the shadows of the halls of power where the official politics are done, an unofficial parliament has gathered. They’ve been living here since May, refusing to [...]
Featured photographs by Tom Andronas. Text by Mike Sweet.