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August 2012 Holland Focus e-newsletter As with the magazine and our website, information is written in a combination of English and Nederlands and wi
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As with the magazine and our website, information is written in a combination of English and Nederlands and will keep you up to date with community news and events in Australia, New Zealand and of course, The Netherlands.
Read the special reminder section below about our giveaway promotions.
Feedback and contributions are most welcome, please contact editor@hollandfocus.com |
 July/August 2012 edition |
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Watch André Rieu on SBS-TV and Studio & discover the Maastricht Collection
Enjoy these broadcasts of great André Rieu concerts on SBS-One and Studio:
Friday 10 August, 1pm: "Live in Maastricht 3" on SBS
Sunday 12 August, 5.30pm: "And the Waltz Goes On" on Studio
Friday 17 August, 1pm: "A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live in Maastricht 4", on SBS
Sunday 19 August, 7.30pm: "My Music, My Life" on Studio
Wednesday 22 August, 12noon: "Love Songs" on Studio
Friday 24 August, 1pm: "Under the Stars" on SBS
Sunday 26 August, 6pm: "I Lost My Heart In Heidelberg" on Studio
The beautiful boxed set FROM MAASTRICHT WITH LOVE is now available!
For more information and how to order, click here |
Beat the cold with some delicious typical Dutch winter food
Choice of four traditional Dutch "stampotten" plus 2 drinks (beer, wine, softdrink) plus coffee and/or tea with "stroopwafel".
When: Friday 25 August from 6-8 pm
Where: Hilton on the Park, 192 Wellington Parade, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Cost: $52 for members; $62 for non-members
RSVP for this event is essential.
Please book your place and pay for your delicious winter dinner here by Friday 17 August. |
"I've See Things" is at The Dowse Art Museum until 11 November 2012
45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Melbourne-based New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout is known for creating endless, intriguing versions of himself in his exhibitions and in I’ve Seen Things he takes on the role of cult leader, inserting himself into the larger story of Canterbury religious cult, The Full Gospel Mission. The exhibition also coincides with the unveiling, just in front of The Dowse, of another crazy Ronnie creation: Fallen Robot which is a public sculpture that lies in a shallow pool in Lower Hutt’s new Civic Square.
Read more about the artist and the exhibition on The Dowse website |
 The Tulip Specialist - 11 Coulson Road, Monbulk, Vic |
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Cross cultural unity through partnerships grants
Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras has announced 12 grants worth $480,000 to Victoria’s Multicultural community organisations.
The Victorian Coalition Government’s Unity Through Partnerships grants program is an initiative designed to support major multicultural festivals and events in Victoria and to foster cross-cultural connections that encourage involvement of the whole community in celebrating cultural diversity.
“We believe that greater unity is achieved through the sharing of our differences and by learning about each other through celebrations that involve partnerships between two or more multicultural communities,” Mr Kotsiras said. "The funded projects enable organisations to cultivate partnerships with other culturally diverse communities with the intention of encouraging cultural exchange and collaboration".
“Music, dance, food and art fashion a resilient bridge upon which communities can meet and exchange cultures and thus foster greater understanding about each other’s uniqueness and similarities” Mr Kotsiras said. “Artistic and cultural exchange is not new, it is an ancient and established method of creating greater understanding and also in generating something new and exciting”.
The Unity Through Partnerships grants program provides funding of up to $100,000 for multicultural festivals and events in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Some of the highlights of the Unity Through Partnerships program include the Piers Festival held at Station and Princess Pier in South Melbourne, Pakofest in Geelong and a Diwali Festival at Federation Square.
Through this program the Victorian Coalition Government has increased overall funding to Victoria’s multicultural communities by $1.1 million per annum, demonstrating its commitment to building a resilient, vibrant and cohesive multicultural society. |
Outsider / Insider
The art of Gordon Bennett |
 Artist and Shadow Reflection (1993) |
In Outsider / Insider: The art of Gordon Bennett the AAMU Museum of contemporary Aboriginal art is presenting a selection from the wide-ranging oeuvre of Gordon Bennett, who is regarded as one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists. Gordon Bennett (1955) has had over sixty solo exhibitions and his work was shown at the Biennales of Venice, Sydney and Shanghai. His works are included in over 100 art collections, including those of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Outsider / Insider is the first major solo exhibition in a European museum since 2000 and will be held till 9 December 2012.
AAMU, Museum of contemporary Aboriginal art
Oudegracht 176, 3511 NP Utrecht, The Netherlands
T +31 (0)30 2380100; W www.aamu.nl; E info@aamu.nl |
Were you snapped as a migrant?
Post-war migrants who were snapped by government photographers when they arrived in Australia (or before they left their homeland) feature on a new website created by the National Archives.
The website Destination:Australia – sharing our post-war migrant stories contains more than 20,000 photographs of migrants from various countries who arrived at different ports around the country after World War II. They extend up until the 1990s and cover a wide range of activities.
The photographs include arrivals, citizenship ceremonies, festivals, migrant centres and new places of worship. There are also thousands of photographs of migrants in the workforce or participating in other aspects of community life.
The National Archives of Australia hopes those who featured in the photos (or friends and family who knew them) will be able to fill in the details about unidentified people and places. Visitors to the site can search using family names, places of origin, migrant hostels, ports of arrival or other terms which may identify a group of friends.
“We also hope that other migrants who aren’t featured in the photos will add their own stories of arriving and living in Australia,” said curator Tracey Clarke.
The site hasn’t officially been launched yet but the National Archives is inviting post-war migrants and their families to use the site and share their memories about the photos. If anyone finds themselves or a relative, the National Archives would like them to add their story to the website.
The new site can be viewed at Destination Australia.
CAPTION: Jim Bakker, 13, snapped in 1960, with his pet turkey and pet Australian Galah parrot which talks in both Dutch and English. Jim came to Australia with his parents Mr and Mrs Willem Bakker and sister Ineke, 10, three years earlier. (National Archives of Australia: A12111, 1/1960/21/13) |
More, not Less - Value Engineering for Architecture |
 Arnhem Central - Platform Roofs |
As the third international speaker in the 2012 MSD Dean's Lecture Series, Architect Caroline Bos has revealed the value of strategically designed subsidiary spaces in her public lecture on Tuesday, 7 August 2012.
The lecture has been recorded and will be uploaded to the ABP website by 10 August.
Caroline Bos studied the History of Art at Birkbeck College, University of London and Urban and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht.
In 1988 she co-founded Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau with architect, Ben van Berkel.
Ten years later, Bos co-founded UNStudio (United Network Studio), a thriving architectural practice in the Netherlands specialising in architecture, urban development and infrastructure projects. Current projects include the restructuring of the station area of Arnhem, a dance theatre for St. Petersburg and the mixed-use Raffles City in Hangzhou. Realised projects include the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart and a facade and interior renovation for the Galleria Department store in Seoul.
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The list of Dutch Playgroups, Clubs and Businesses was getting too long for publication in our e-newsletter. We decided to create a special webpage. Go to Playgroups, Clubs, Businesses and search for a listing in your area about playgroups, social clubs, Dutch language schools, aged care, news and entertainment, etc.
If you would like your contact / website included, please send your details to editor@hollandfocus.com |
New Associations Incorporation Reform Act
will come into effect from 1 November 2012, replacing the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
Consumer Affairs Victoria will be holding information sessions about the change during October, November and December.
If you have questions about booking to attend an information session, contact CAV Marketing and Education Branch on 03 86846459 or multicultural.consumers@justice.vic.gov.au. Regular updates will be posted on the CAV website. |
Multicultural Advantage Grants Program
The Community Relations Commission (CRC) invites applications from not-for-profit organisations under the new Multicultural Advantage Grants Program for:
Multicultural Partnership Grants of up to $ 80,000 are for partnerships and long-term projects up to three years with an interest in maximising economic participation and the linguistic and cultural assets of the NSW population. Applications must be received at any of the CRC offices below or by email at partnership.grants@crc.nsw.gov.au no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, 28 September 2012.
Community Inclusion Grants of up to $20,000 are for projects with a particular focus on mentoring and on inter-cultural and inter-faith activities that bring diverse groups of people together. Applications must be received at any of the CRC offices below or by email at inclusion.grants@crc.nsw.gov.au no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, 28 September 2012.
Sponsorship Grants of up to $2,000 support events and activities, such as festivals that foster community cohesion and promote the benefits of a multicultural society. Applications can be received at any of the CRC offices below or by email at sponsorship.grants@crc.nsw.gov.au at least six weeks prior to the event.
You can obtain further details and application forms from the Commission's website |
Floriade 2012
The sixth edition of Floriade in Venlo, in Limburg, presents the Dutch horticulture sector as a link between nature and people. If you love the Dutch flowers this is an event you sure don’t want to miss. www.floriade.nl till 7 October 2012. |
Sinds 2003 is men in Nederland verplicht een DigiD bij zich te dragen. Een DigiD bestaat uit een gebruikersnaam en wachtwoord.
Op 31 juli 2012 is een convenant getekend met Haarlemmermeer en Amsterdam voor een gezamenlijke pilot, waarbij Nederlanders die in het buitenland wonen, vanaf begin 2013 bij een balie op Schiphol hun reisdocumenten kunnen vernieuwen en een persoonlijke DigiD kunnen aanvragen, o.a. om zaken met de overheid via internet te kunnen afhandelen, zoals met de Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB).
Momenteel kan men, als men in het buitenland woont, alleen een DigiD aanvragen als men klant is van de SVB. Men vraagt een DigiD aan via de website van de SVB, waarmee men online uw AOW-gegevens en pensioenspecificaties kan raadplegen en wijzigingen doorgeven.
Heeft men een DigiD, dan waarschuwen de Belastingdienst en DigiD voor valse e-mails. De afzender van de e-mails doet zich voor als de Belastingdienst. |
GEZOCHT: Informatie betreffende fam. Nootenboom uit Kurnell (NSW)
Ik ben op zoek naar personen die iets weten over de familie Nootenboom. Zij woonden van 1958-1961 in Kurnell (NSW). Het gezin is in 1961 omgekomen bij een auto-ongeluk in Windsor, NSW.
Leendert Nootenboom, destijds werkzaam bij Caltex, was een broer van mij.
In oktober a.s. ben ik in Sydney en het zou veel voor mij betekenen als ik de omgeving waar hij woonde zou kunnen bezoeken en de begraafplaats waar hij begraven is.
Misschien is er iemand die weet waar hij, zijn vrouw en zijn zoontje zijn begraven en waar hij met zijn gezin heeft gewoond?
Ik hoop dat ik via deze weg hierover informatie kan verkrijgen.
Arie Nootenboom
anootenboom@hetnet.nl |
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