It is said that 30 % of the people who migrate to Australia have returned home again but former SBS Dutch broadcaster Yvon Davis says she has spoken with a few who then came back again, like her parents who emigrated twice! https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/1st-generation-story-yvon-davis-kamp After you have listened to the audio, Read more
Corrienne Dias-Verbon first lived as an expat in Bangkok before emigrating to Australia. It took some getting used to but she loves it here. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/1st-generation-story-corrienne-dias-verbon After you have listened to the audio, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
Simone van Hattem was a child when she came to Australia the first time and 14 when they emigrated a second time. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/first-generation-stories-from-zaandam-to-australia Ed. April 2026. It appears the SBS audio is no longer available. If anybody has more info on Simone van Hattem we would appreciate more information.
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
Explore Batavia, (now Jakarta(, in the years before independence, and travel through the streets of this fabled city, experiencing the sights and sounds of a city lost in another time. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
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.
Bicycle Network’s NSW manager met this week with Dutch Consul-General Drs Willem Cosijn in Sydney to discuss the growth of bike riding across New South Wales. 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
SBS broadcaster Yvon Davis has over the years perfected her Dutch muffins. . Dutch apple cakes and tarts are well known but how about this Dutch variation of a muffin – apple and cinnamon are the most important ingredients for this delicious muffin. For more Dutch recipes visit www.sbs.com.au/dutch or Read more