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Dr Chris Roelfsema – preserving reefs in Australia

In June 2022, the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Sydney and Dutchlink Sydney welcomed Dr Chris Roelfsema, Associate Professor at The University of Queensland to the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Dr Roelfsema presented a lecture on ‘Maps Connecting People To Help Save Reefs’. The theme of the lecture indicates the priority that the Netherlands Read more…

By DACC, 4 weeksJune 9, 2022 ago
Dutch businesses in Australia

Dutch solar foil to turn Australia into a major hydrogen exporter

Australia’s position rereading climate change is well known in Europe and often criticised. At the same time Australia wants to become a large supplier of green hydrogen.In order to achieve this the country needs solar power as cheaply as possible. The Dutch company HyET seems to be the ideal partner Read more…

By DACC, 4 monthsMarch 20, 2022 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Paul Budde receives Heritage Volunteer Awards – 2002

Convict Trail Chairman and instigator Paul Budde received one of the inaugural Heritage Volunteer Awards – on 28 August 2002 from the Deputy Premier, the Hon Dr Andrew Refshauge, at a special ceremony in the NSW State Library. Paul moved from Oss in the Netherlands to Sydney, Australia in 1983, Read more…

By DACC, 4 monthsFebruary 25, 2022 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Kroonprinselijk bezoek aan Sydney – 2006

Persoonlijk verslag van Paul Budde mbt zijn deelname aan het bezoek van Kroonprins Willem Alexander en Prinses Maxima aan Australia In mijn geval zijn er weken van voorbereidingen aan voorafgegaan met allerlei telefoontjes van en naar de Nederlandse ambassade maar voor de organisatoren zelf zijn er maanden aan hard werk Read more…

By DACC, 4 monthsFebruary 25, 2022 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Royal Visit Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus – 1988

Press release Prime Minister Bob Hawke 27 September 1988 Her Majesty Queen Beatrix and His Royal Highness Prince Claus of the Netherlands will make an official visit to Australia from Monday October 24 to Saturday November 5. It will be the first time a reigning Dutch monarch will have visited Read more…

By DACC, 4 monthsFebruary 25, 2022 ago
Maritime History

Early encounters with Australian Shores

Book by Rupert Gerritsen, 2015 Introduction This book brings together a selection of stories about Australia’s early, and neglected, maritime history. They were written by Rupert Gerritsen R.O.N. for a general audience, and their publication here celebrates his life and achievements before his untimely death in 2013. Rupert’s mission was Read more…

By DACC, 6 monthsJanuary 14, 2022 ago
Migration history

Brisbane Lions and its Dutch heritage

The origins of the Brisbane Lions can be traced back to the founding of Hollandia-Inala F.C. by Dutch immigrants in 1957. From the beginning they were based on land in the Brisbane suburb of Darra and then moved to Pine Road, Richlands. The following article is published in “150 Years Read more…

By DACC, 6 monthsDecember 31, 2021 ago
Military and Political History

Dutch fly in formation under Sydney Harbour Bridge – May 1942

Nicholas Dijkstra tells the story about flying in formation under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In May 1942, two US ‘Kittyhawks’ flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nobody had done that before! Several Dutch and Dutch East Indies KLM and KNILM pilots were to make a short flight over Sydney for Read more…

By DACC, 6 monthsDecember 24, 2021 ago
Maritime History

Nieuwe mogelijkheden Australisch-Nederlandse erfgoedsamenwerking 17-12-2012

By DACC, 10 monthsSeptember 10, 2021 ago
Maritime History

Australisch-Nederlandse Erfgoeddag Den Haag 14 juni 2012

By DACC, 10 monthsSeptember 10, 2021 ago

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