On 29 March 2026, the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre participated in the Australian and Allied Air Forces Memorial Service at the Brisbane RAAF Memorial in Queens Gardens. Organised by the Australian Flying Corps and Royal Australian Air Force Association, Queensland Division, the service marked the 105th anniversary of the Royal Read more
In March 2026 the long awaited EU–Australia agreement was signed, marking a significant shift in the relationship between Europe and Australia. While much public attention has focused on tariff reductions and trade access, the agreement also includes important provisions and parallel initiatives relating to research cooperation, defence collaboration and cyber Read more
Early life in Noordwijk aan Zee Agatha Neletta Koers was born in 1916, during the First World War. Although the Netherlands remained neutral, her family story recalls shortages and flooding that affected daily life. She grew up in Noordwijk aan Zee, where her father was a minister in the Gereformeerde Read more
The Dutch Australian Cultural Centre (DACC) and Badan Pelestarian Pusaka Indonesia (BPPI) – the Indonesian Heritage Trust – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation focused on the shared heritage of Indonesia and the Netherlands in Australia. The agreement recognises that the histories of Indonesia Read more
The Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum in northern Victoria preserves the forward fuselage of what is believed to be the last surviving Dornier Do 24K from the six former Netherlands Naval Aviation Service flying boats taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. This unusual Read more
Dutch bombers over northern Australia During 1942 and 1943 No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) RAAF Squadron operated North American B-25 Mitchell bombers from northern Australian airfields as part of Allied operations against Japanese forces in Timor and the Netherlands East Indies. These missions included armed reconnaissance, strike operations and maritime Read more
he Broome Historical Museum preserves one of Australia’s most important collections relating to the Japanese air raid on Broome on 3 March 1942 and the Dutch and Netherlands East Indies evacuees caught in the attack. Operated by the Broome Historical Society, the museum occupies Broome’s former Customs House and adjoining Read more
IA Dutch flying boat remembered: the Dornier Do 24 engine at Broome A radial engine and propeller from a Dutch Dornier Do 24K flying boat are preserved at the Broome Historical Museum in Western Australia. Recovered from Roebuck Bay during the late 1970s, the artefact is a tangible reminder of Read more
In an article published in The Sunday Mail on 19 January 2025, journalist Jayne Keogh reflects on the long and often under-recognised contribution of Dutch migrants, soldiers and officials to the development of Queensland. The story places this shared history in a broader timeline that begins in 1606, when the Read more
The Dutch passenger liner Oranje became one of the most important hospital ships serving Australian and New Zealand forces during the Second World War. Offered by the Netherlands Government-in-Exile for Allied use in 1941, she completed 41 wartime voyages, travelled more than 382,000 nautical miles and carried 32,461 sick and Read more