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the Dutch Australian Heritage Centre (DAHC)
The DAHC gives the general community an opportunity to learn about Dutch and former Dutch East Indies culture and language. The Centre started in October 2000.
The Dutch Australian Heritage Centre compiles and displays the history of Dutch migration to Australia after the war. At the Holland Festival, the Centre exhibits items from the culture and traditions that Dutch migrants brought with them to Australia. The younger generations can learn about the country of origin of their Dutch parents and grandparents.
The Dutch/Dutch East Indies migration began with the arrival and settlement of migrants throughout Victoria. Various Dutch social clubs and organizations were soon established and the Associated Netherlands Societies in Victoria was formed as their umbrella organization. Aged care facilities such as Beatrix Village, Margriet Lodge and Avondrust were established to take care of retirement, and nursing of the elderly within the Dutch Community. Hence the now excellent DutchCare facilities.
Mid 2009, we started to build our own home. We now have a 2 storey building at the back of the Dutch Club Abel Tasman. It was officially opened by His Excellency the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canberra, Mr. Willem Andreae, on Sunday 6th March 2011.
Since then we have continued to collect, register, store or display many more items that we keep on receiving. We have also in the meanwhile bought 22 mannequins and can now permanently display the traditional provincial costumes of which we are the custodians. But more display cases and storage shelves remain on our wish-list and we therefore continue to apply to various institutions for financial assistance and raise money with the annual DAHC Raffle.
The collection is housed in the DAH's own new building which is located at the back of the Dutch Abel Tasman Club.
| DAHC (VIC) | Secretary | |
| c/o Abel Tasman Club | 9 Vandeven Court | |
| 60 Rosstown Road | Ferntree Gully, 3156 | |
| Carnegie, 3163 | Phone 9758 5314 | |
| Phone 95715382 | E-mail houdoe@netspace.net.au |
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