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November 2016 / Newsletter #27
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17 November 2016
After hosting our very own Dutch Design Collective during Indesign Melbourne in August, where thirteen Dutch design brands took part in a joint exhibition, the Dutch brands are now featured in the prestigious Indesign Magazine.
Our spread, featuring Carpet Sign (Envoy), PROOFF (Living Edge), HK Living Australia, Artifort (Ke-ZU), Moooi (Spaces), TOOtheZOO, van Esch, Jacco Maris, LINTELOO, graypants, inc. (ECC), Febrik and Cascando (Stylecraft), displays a collection of famous Dutch design initiatives.
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From 14 to 18 November, the Consulate General in Sydney organised a visit to the Netherlands with 12 delegates from the Australian logistics sector.
The visit was a follow up from last year’s ‘Ports of the Future’ mission and organised together with the Australian Logistics Council. The delegates were shown around the Port of Rotterdam, the Dutch intermodal hub of Venlo, ProRail’s head office in Utrecht and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. They also attended the Intermodal Europe conference in Rotterdam.
The Australian delegates are interested in how the Netherlands has organised its logistics. As the ‘Gateway to Europe’, the Netherlands – with Rotterdam being the largest European port – has developed extended infrastructure to support its logistics streams, both for freight with the Netherlands as a final destination as well as freight that is transported through to other parts of Europe via intermodal hubs such as Venlo.
Australia is currently developing various intermodal hubs and new airports and is modernising several ports. The visit underlines the strong ties between Australia and the Netherlands and created valuable relations for future bilateral cooperation.
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Short news
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Dutchlink end of year drinks
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13 December 2016
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Tonight, Dutchlink is hosting their end of year drinks. Join for an informal drink at the Marble Bar to say goodbye to the Dutchlink year and to look forward to 2017 together.
All are welcome (18+) so you can bring along your (non-Dutch) friends, family and co-workers! During the event, there will be a business card raffle sponsored by Hilton Sydney (breakfast for two voucher at Glass Brasserie) and Maison St Aix (Magnum of AIX rosé from Provence). To test your good fortune in this raffle, please make sure to submit your business card upon arrival.
There is no need to register for this event.
Read more here.
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Lekker Bikes opens Sydney store
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18 November 2016
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Lekker Bikes has opened a new store on the iconic Bourke Street cycleway in Surry Hills! The Sydney store is the fourth location for the proudly Dutch-style bicycle company after Melbourne, Amsterdam and Antwerp and is an important step on the way to their store openings in other global cities such as Berlin and New York.
“We believe that Sydney’s cycling culture is maturing, it’s infrastructure improving and we can’t wait to be a part of it,” says Lekker Bikes founder, Meindert Wolfraad, “Sydneysiders live in a beautiful, health-conscious city with incredible weather and scenery and there really is no better way to experience cities like it than on a bike.”
Read more here.
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Hops & Drops launch
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15 December 2016
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On Thursday 15 December, Hops & Drops – Quirky Wines and Cool Beers will be launched! From a passion for quality wine and craft beer, the initiators are now venturing out to share these at a regular base during tastings at iconic venues in and around Sydney.
They would like to invite you to this very first tasting of many to come. The Dutch design tablet holder Goos-e will also make an appearance and showcase the different winery presentations on an Ipad.
The tasting will be an overview tasting with a mixture of great value Australian and European wines and craft beers. During the tasting you are welcome to order any of the wines and beers, which will be delivered to you before Christmas.
Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to: hopsanddrops@gmail.com
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Dutch Professor receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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10 December 2016
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The University of Groningen, established in 1614, has a long history of leadership, including the country’s first female student, first female lecturer, the first Dutch astronaut and the first president of the European Central Bank. Now, they can add a Nobel Prize winner to the list.
On Saturday 10 December, Dutch Professor Ben Feringa received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Mr Feringa is a Professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The prize was handed to him by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Congratulations to Professor Feringa for this incredible achievement! Read more about Professor Feringa and his research here.
More information about the University of Groningen and other Dutch universities can be found here.
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Trade mission results in Smart Cities cooperation
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A great success after the Dutch trade mission to Australia! Click this link to see how the Netherlands and Australia are strengthening their cooperation in the field of smart cities.
During the trade mission and in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima, five Australian cities and organisations signed MoUs with the Global Smart City & Community Coalition (GSC3)! Read more about the trade mission here.
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Happy Holidays!
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As this newsletter will be the last for 2016, the Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Sydney wishes you a wonderful holiday and a very happy new year.
Follow our Facebook and Twitter pages to look back at the highlights of 2016. We hope to see you again in 2017!
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