Newsletter #133, April 2008 Kastellorizian Association of Victoria Inc . PO Box 112 South Melbourne Vic 3205 Phone Fax: (03) 9699 7875 E: info@ kastellorizo.com.au W: www.kastellorizo.com.au Chairman/President: Michael N. Spartels 0412-596-861 Vice President: George Verginis 0425-758-532 Secretary: Christina Pavlou (03) 9598 2925 Assistant Secretary: Sandra Varvodic (03) 9509 4449 0419-555-542 Treasurer: Anna Miriklis-Defteros 0410-488-823 IT Manager: John Karis (03) 9813 2385 0412-662-079 john.karis@optusnet .com.au Public Officer: Jim S. Paltos (03) 95331700 0417 003 200 Committee Members: Maria Alexiou 0407-770-381 Evelyn Salvaris 0411-464-369 [email protected] Dianne M. Spartels (03) 9696 0047 © Views of the harbour of Kastellorizo by John Karis, 2007 © copyright 2008 1 Table of Contents President’s Report page 2 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Announcements Awards – Kastellorizian of the year page 4 Awards – Kastellorizian VCE page 9 Awards – Kastellorizian KYAA page 9 Awards – Australia Day Honours page 10 Social Events Kastellorizian Association of Victoria page 11 Affiliated Associations page 12 Diary notes page 14 Reports Kastellorizian Website page 15 Kastellorizian Genealogy site page 17 Social events page 17 Feature Articles Greek Culture page 19 Genealogy page 21 General Interest page 24 Regular Features Cool to be Kazzie page 25 Kazzie Kerasma page 26 Dear Members, Proverbs and sayings page 29 Social Announcements page 30 Welcome to 2008 and what is shaping up to Share your news page 35 be a very busy and active year ahead for us Lost and Found page 37 all. Editors: Evelyn Salvaris Last year we ended off our activities on a [email protected] high with another successful Megisti Tea Club Function and the Children’s Christmas John Karis party and further information on the success [email protected] of these functions and pictures can be found Regular Contributors: John Karis on page 17. Anna Miriklis-Defteros John B Salvaris OAM Despite the holiday period, the Committee of Evelyn Salvaris the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria has Michael Spartels already been very active this year. Any views and opinions expressed by contributors in In February, we launched our first “Kazzie this publication may not necessarily be the views held by the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria. Communications” where we sent out the registration and nomination forms for the While every effort is made to ensure correctness of the VCE, KYAA and KYA. The Committee and I spelling of names and other information, the editor were very happy with the number of replies takes no responsibility for the correctness of received. We received 10 Kastellorizian of information supplied by contributors. the Year Award nominations and may I add Based on the information provide, details of functions that all nominations received were all very and events are correct at the time of publication. worthy of the award. This made it a very Information provided may be used on our website and difficult task for the Committee to select the for press release. © copyright 2008 2 “best” candidate for the 2008 Kastellorizian of Last year our most important task was to the Year Award and I am very happy to clarify the issue of the voting status of our announce that John Mangos was selected as members. The Rules of the Association, this year’s recipient of the Kastellorizian of which were further amended at the Annual the Year Award. General Meeting on the 28 th of October, have been sent to the Association’s Solicitor, Nick Also this year we will be awarding two Zervos. Nick Zervos has advised us that “The Kastellorizian Youth Achievement Awards, Rule of the Association” is going through the one to Cassandra Zervos for her “due process”. Once this process has been achievements in Taekwon Do and the other completed, we will inform you of the to Nicholas Paltoglou for his success in the outcome. areas of music and diving. Dianne and I represented the Kastellorizian It was a little disappointing to only have two Association of Victoria at two official VCE students register for the VCE awards. functions. The first was held by the Consul However, this may be a true indication of the General of Greece on March 26 th to celebrate number of “Kazzie” students who sat for their Greek Independence Day (25 th of March). VCE in 2007. If you sat for your VCE last The reception was held at the Caulfield Town year and miss the dead line, we have Hall and present at the celebrations was the extended the registration for the VCE awards Consul General of Greece Mr. Christos until April 30, so please send in your forms or Salamanis. We also attended a reception in give me call. honor of visiting members of the Inter- parliamentary delegation for Greeks abroad We look forward to awarding John Mangos, of the Hellenic Parliament. This celebration Cassandra Zervos, Nicholas Paltoglou, was to commemorate Greek Independence Charlotte Lane and David Garrick with their Day and was organized by the Greek awards at our Saint Constantine and Saint Orthodox Community of Victoria. Helen’s Day celebrations which will be held at our clubrooms on Sunday the 25 th of May, The Megisti Tea Club has been an active part following the Church service at Saints of the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria Constantine and Helen’s Church, Barry St, and the organizers Christine Dimer and South Yarra. Cynthia Koutsoukis have informed us that they have another action packed series of Last year we held the Saint Constantine and functions lined up for 2008. The Megisti Club St Helen’s Day luncheon at our South will start of with their first function, an Easter Melbourne Clubrooms and the venue was Ouzeri on April 13 th . Further information overflowing with members. This year we about this function can be found on page 11 made effort to find an alternative venue for and I hope that you will all continue to our celebrations. However due to short notice support the Megisti Club by attending these a suitable venue could not be found. In light functions. of this, we have altered the format of the celebrations at the clubrooms to help cater On the 2008 agenda for the Kastellorizian for the increased number of members Association of Victoria, is to formulate a attending. This year instead of a formal sit Subcommittee to Review the Future down luncheon we will have a “Cocktail Directions of the Association. I can not Reception”. Please note to cater for the emphasize just how important this committee numbers the event will predominately be a will be to the future of the Association. It is “stand up” function however there will be very important to get a wide circle of some tables and chairs provided for our more participation from all age groups and with elderly members. I am sure that all our different views and expertise, so we can members will agree that this is the best rejuvenate and give the Kastellorizian solution to last year’s overcrowding. Association of Victoria longevity. Your support and participation is essential for the © copyright 2008 3 survival of the Association. We are now endeavours extend beyond the boundaries of actively seeking volunteers to participate his career. John was the first “Greek face” on and form the Subcommittee to Review the mainstream Australian television and used Future Directions of the Association . If this to his advantage to encourage Greek you are interested please contact me as soon culture throughout Australia. He has never as possible. I look forward to your future denied his Kastellorizian decent and has contributions. always emphasized that he is a Kastellorizian/Greek/Australian. As a media Of course the committee will be actively journalist and personality, John has setting up a social calendar and a series of interacted with people from all walks of life activities that all members can participate in. and has been deeply affected by those less So stay tuned for further updates. fortunate. As a result, John has donated his time to many charities and non-profit In closing I would like to wish you and your organisations. Therefore it is with great families all a safe and happy Easter. pleasure that Kastellorizian Association of Victoria announces that John Mangos has I looking forward to seeing you all in 2008 been selected the “ 2008 Kastellorizian of and I hope you will continue support in the the year ”. Kastellorizian Association of Victoria in this year. John’s biography reveals that he has met the many criteria required to be a “Kastellorizian Happy Easter, “Kalo Pashka”, of the Year”. Michael Spartels ANNOUCEMENTS THE 2008 KASTELLORIZIAN John Mangos the 2008 Kastellorizian of the year. AWARDS John Mangos is of Kastellorizian heritage. His father Constantine “Connie” was born in 2008 KASTELLORIZIAN OF THE YEAR Melbourne to Kastellorizian parents, John JOHN MANGOS and Evangelia (Christofis) Mangos. John’s mother, Dorothy arrived in Australia from Kastellorizo in 1949 ( August 15), Dorothy John Mangos has been a popular news (Diamanto) was a survivor of the Empire journalist, charismatic presenter and a Patrol tragedy in 1945 in which 33 people familiar face on Australian television screens. died, and is the youngest daughter of His career on national TV extends over Komninos and Panayiota Zervos. Con approximately thirty years. However his Mangos and Dorothy Zervos were married in © copyright 2008 4 1955. The following year, on the 9 th of July 14 year career at the Nine Network, John 1956, John was born. John has two younger worked as a “newscaster” in the Federal brother’s Kevin and Michael and a sister, Parliamentary Press Gallery.