Not everyone who comes here to built a new life, comes early in their career. But to come later in life requires a lot of courage and persistence. Dittie de Koning and her husband came to Australia to join their children who were already here. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/first-generation-stories-emigrating-later-in-life Ed. April 2026. It Read more
Here is a telephone interview done in Australia by SBS Dutch with a Aussie family who shifted to The Netherlands for it’s modern cycling life. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
The government says the NBN bills need to pass to allow the implementation of the NBN to continue on time. . Paul Budde, independent communication analyst says it has become increasingly evident that we need some serious clarification from the government as to what the NBN is all about. This Read more
Petronella Jacoba Wensing (née Goderie) was born on January 22, 1924, in Teteringen, the Netherlands, as the fourteenth of seventeen children. In 1948, she married Michael Wensing, a skilled painter and signwriter. Facing post-war challenges in the Netherlands, the couple decided to migrate to Australia. They departed from Rotterdam aboard Read more
Een klein overzicht van SBSDutch in 2013. Stonden we er niet gekleurd op met de 15 meter hoge NL badkuip eend in Darling Harbour? Jaren werd er gewerkt aan de poppen voor de tentoonstelling Echos of the Past. In Melbourne ging de reizende tentoonstelling Anne Frank in premiere. De NL Read more
Jeroen Weimar was born in the Netherlands and raised in the UK, where he began his career in management consulting before migrating to Australia. Weimar’s professional life has been built on understanding and managing the movement of people and resolving logistical roadblocks. In Australia, he is best known as the Read more
Mr. Robert Borsak, Chair, Inquiry into NSW Museums and Galleries, Legislative Council, NSW Government, Parliament House, Sydney. 8th July 2016 Dear Mr. Borsak, We are making a submission to this Inquiry. Our understanding is that the Inquiry will address the question of the location of Powerhouse Museum and will Read more
Dear NSW Government Planners, We registered our interest in your 2019 plans and three of our DACC committee attended a tour and explanations by a team of the UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation in January 2019. The team did an excellent job and we were impressed and hopeful that our suggestion Read more
In 1995 the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre organised a 50 year liberation in the Dutch East Indies commemoration at their premises in the Abel Tasman Village (ATV) at Chester Hill. Several weeks later the DAW published a double page spread review of several commemorations around the country including the one Read more
By Elisabeth (Elly) Anderson – October 2006 Whilst researching the early history of a mainly Irish-administered Catholic community in the Adelaide Hills some years ago I was intrigued to find that the first documented visit of a priest, back in the 19th century, had been by a Dutchman. Being Dutch-born Read more