Op 4 mei 2009 waren onze NESWA veteranen aanwezig voor de Nederlande Herdenkingsdag. De ceremonie werd gehouden bij het monument op het terrein van D.S.W.C. in Salisbury. Photos by Jan van Dulken.

30 April 2009: Traditional Koninginnedagreceptie which this year included the recognition of two ex-pats for their tireless work within the Dutch community for decades: Anne Dijkman received the Onderscheiding in de Orde van Oranje Nassau. Sjoerd Rasker received the inaugural KLM Dutch Spirit Award, a return ticket to Amsterdam. The traditional KLM ticket raffle was won by Nico Hendrik Vegt. Photos by Theo Spykers

Some impressions of this year\'s KLM DOD in Melbourne on Sunday 26 April, which had to be cancelled around 1pm due to extreme weather conditions.

Oranjefeest organised by D.A.S. Neerlandia Club at Frenchs Forest, Sydney, held on Sunday 3 May. Photos by Theo Spykers and Neerlandia

Annual fundraising day for the Prins Willem Alexander Village in Birkdale, Queensland was held on Sunday 19 April. Fotos by Renee Veldman-Tentori

The Rembrandt Club (St Mary\'s, NSW) and the many volunteers did it again: a supurb weekend! Congratulations on another very successful Dutch Festival. (fotos Theo Spykers)

Andre Rieu Australian Tour. Images from the Brisbane concert taken by Renee Veldman-Tentori.

Het Festijn, a Dutch cultural weekend organised every 2 or 3 years somewhere in New Zealand. This year it was organised by the NZ Netherlands Society (Waikato) Inc. in the Hamilton Gardens on the Labour weekend of 25 & 26 October 2008.

The Orange Ball, the Dutch Secret, organised by the NCCA (Netherland Chamber of Commerce Australia), was held on 17 October 2008 at the Crown Casino, Melbourne. Traditionally this is the night that the Jonas Kreveld award winner is announced. The winner this year is Menno van Ruyven. For more detailed information, see the January-February 2009 edition of the Holland Focus magazine.

De 85-jarige Willem Kerkhove uit Macleay Island heeft het ereteken voor Orde en Vrede ontvangen. De onderscheiding werd hem op vrijdag 15 augustus opgespeld door ambassadeur Niek van Zutphen, tijdens de herdenking van de bevrijding van Indonesië bij het Nederlands-Indië Monument op 80 George Street in het centrum van Brisbane. Zie de november-december 2008 editie van Holland Focus voor meer informatie.

Early October Vice Admiral Michiel van Maanen visited Australia and New Zealand to honour the Dutch veterans abroad. Following are impressions from Vice Admiral Michiel van Maanen\'s visit to Melbourne

Early October Vice Admiral Michiel van Maanen visited Australia and New Zealand to honour the Dutch veterans abroad. Following are impressions from Vice Admiral Michiel van Maanen\'s visit to Adelaide. Photos by John van Dulken

The NAQ (Netherlands Association of Queensland) Holland Festival was held on Saturday, 6 September 2008 in Brisbane. Photos by Renee Veldman-Tentori

Woensdag 30 april 2008, Receptie gegeven door Consul-Generaal Margarita Bot en haar partner Edmond Ruitenberg.
Fotograaf: Theo Spykers

Sunday, 27 April 2008 at Queensbridge Square, Melbourne.

Exhibition runs till 24 May 2008, Liverpool Regional Museum, Cnr Congressional Drive & Hume Hwy, Liverpool, NSW.
Photos by Theo Spykers

Sunday, 20 April 2008
April Fest at Prins Willem Alexander Village, 62 Collingwood Road, Birkdale (QLD)
Photos by Renee Veldman-Tentori

The Rembrandt Dutch Club.
Wederom kan worden teruggekeken op een bijzonder geslaagd Festival dat van vrijdag tot zondag (28-30 maart) plaats vond.

4 March: Scholarship Award supported by the Erasmus Foundation Netherlands Australian Cultural Society
Winner this year: saxophonist Joshua Hyde

Bonegilla - 60 years commemoration - 8 & 9 December 2007