Playgroups, Clubs, Businesses

List of contacts of Dutch Playgroups, Clubs and Businesses

PLAYGROUPS

There are a number of active Nederlandse Speelgroepen in Australia, which meet regularly and give families the chance to mix with others.

If you have Dutch connections and your children are being raised bi-lingually, or even if they cannot speak any Dutch yet, it is an excellent opportunity for children to practice hun Nederlands. It is also just a fun day out! To find out more about a group near you, please contact:

Sydney:

Dutch Parents in Sydney. Contact Saskia van der Put on saskia@swphotography.net.au.

Meetings are usually on the 1st Saturday of the month at Petersham Park from 10:00 till 12:30. Check facebook for exact details.

Melbourne:
Elwood Dutch Playgroup. Contact Mariette Houkes on elwooddutchplaygroup@gmail.com.
Dutch Play Group Peuterpret in Box Hill. dutchplaygroup.boxhill@gmail.com.
Kikkertjes Kids Club in Greensborough. Contact Ms Esther Schouten on doubledutch@y7mail.com.
Dutch Playgroup Fairfield. nederlandsinfairfield@hotmail.com.

Sunshine Coast:

Contact Hanneke Whiteley on whiteleyburger@smartchat.net.au.

Brisbane:
Nederlandse Speelgroep. Meets each last Sunday of the month at 10:30 in a park/playground somewhere in Brisbane.

Contact Suzan, Femme, Marleen or Maggie on dutch-playgroup-brisbane@googlegroups.com.

Canberra:

Dutch Playgroup in Canberra. Meets every fortnight on a Saturday morning. Contact speelgroepact@gmail.com or go to http://www.dutchplaygroupact.org

Perth:

Dutch Playgroup in Perth. Meets every second Saturday morning from 10-12 in Cottesloe. Contact Diana den Hoedt on ddenhoedt@hotmail.com for more information.

Wellington:

Nederlandse Speelgroup Wellington. Contact Yvonne van den Berg on yvonneb@xtra.co.nz. More info on http://speelgroep.webs.com

Griffith (NSW):

We have a Dutch community (ages 0-84 years) in Griffith NSW. Not particulary a playgroup but there's a bunch of families with young kids.
We are getting together every first Saturday of the month at the Cottage Gallery, usually around 11am; sometimes location might change but I always email a reminder to everyone with time and location a few days beforehand. Also we organize few times a year the typical Dutch celebrations such as; Koninginnedag, Sinterklaas and some other get-togethers.Contact Marian Sergi-van Heel on marianvanheel@bigpond.com

Do you know of a playgroup which has not been included here? Please contact editor@hollandfocus.com with details.