Zoo celebrates rare birth of two echidna puggles

Amazingly cute echidna puggles!

The births are a rare captive breeding success for the species, with only two other short-beaked echidnas born at the zoo in more than 30 years.

Come and be part of netball in The Netherlands! As Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands is approaching close to 100 members, they would love to see more Aussie expats come down and give it a go. They welcome anyone who wants to start being more active…even if you haven't played for years or are new to the sport entirely. And with an established social committee, it’s a great opportunity to get to know some fellow Aussies! Come and join us for an orientation session held on the first Monday and Saturday of each month. For more visit https://www.amsterdamnetball.com/memberships/ ... See more

International Gender Champions

Ambassador Neuhaus is thrilled to be one of the first Gender Champions in The Hague - check out his 3 commitments for 2018-19!

https://www.genderchampions.com/champions/matthew-neuhaus

International #INTGenderChamps initiative: a leadership network that brings together male & female decision-makers to break down gender barriers.

Dutch Invictus Games Team

The Dutch Invictus Games Team in front of the iconic Sydney Opera House having a fantastic time in Australia 🇳🇿 Wish them well by responding with your applause! 👏👏 #GameOnDownUnder #iamproud #StrongerTogether ... See more

De Invictus Games 2018 zijn gestart! Wens het Nederlands team succes door te reageren met een geweldig applaus! 👏👏

Ambassador Mason and Roland Briene, Area Director Asia Pacific Damen Shipyards Group, discuss excellent Dutch - Australia cooperation and Damen's investments in Australia. We look forward to continuing our fruitful relationship with world-renowned Dutch ship-builder, Damen. ... See more

Such an amazing story: 'Man drives from the Netherlands to Darwin in 800 days with an electric car'.

Wiebe Wakker set out on the global trip from The Netherlands to Australia in 2016 with a dual purpose: see the world and dispel myths about the reliability of electric cars in the process.

The car, dubbed 'The Blue Bandit', can drive 200 kilometers before it runs out of power. "There are a lot of prejudices about electric cars, they think they're not reliable or that you cannot go for long distances. If I can prove that I can drive from Holland to the other side of the world, then why should we not be able to take it to the shops or to the bottle-o?"

Would you dare to make this journey to the other side of the world?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-24/electric-car-pulls-up-in-darwin-after-800-day-journey/9902376#PhotoSwipe1529927932610 ... See more

Australian Embassy in the Netherlands

REMINDER! Are you our next Public Diplomacy & Consular Officer? Applications are open until this Sunday!

We're hiring!

Do you think Australia is a great country and do you want to increase public understanding of Australian culture and policies in the Netherlands? Are you a self-starter with excellent organisational and problem-solving skills who enjoys connecting people and can quickly build useful networks? And do you get your best work done in a busy, dynamic and fun work environment? Then we're looking for you!

The Embassy is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to be our new Public Diplomacy and Consular Officer. You should have experience and good knowledge of Australia and the Netherlands and read and write both Dutch and English.

Please note we can only accept candidates with a valid residence and work permit for the Netherlands.

Full details and how to apply 👇. Applications are due by noon on 3 June. ... See more

Photos from Australian Embassy in the Netherlands's post

It is said that Australia represents the “New World” and Europe the "Old World”. But it is not widely appreciated that Australia is home to the oldest living continuous culture in the world. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures date back over 60,000 years.

With waves of migration since British colonisation in the late 18th Century to the present, contemporary Australia a very diverse and cohesive society. Indra McCormick, Deputy Head of Mission, gave a lecture on multiculturalism in Australia to international students from The Hague University of Applied Sciences. ... See more

Embassy of the Netherlands in Australia

Australia and the Netherlands continue to work together to seek justice for the victims of the downing of flight MH17 in July 3014. We call on Russia to accept its responsibility and cooperate fully with the process to establish the truth and achieve justice. ... See more

The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible for its part in the downing of flight MH17. Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok: “We call on Russia to accept its responsibility and cooperate fully with the process to establish the truth and achieve justice for the victims of flight MH17 and their next of kin.”

https://www.government.nl/topics/mh17-incident/news/2018/05/25/mh17-the-netherlands-and-australia-hold-russia-responsible ... See more

Bee Aware Brisbane

Can’t beelieve we missed World Bee Day (last Sunday)! Last year, around this time, the Embassy donated a Flow Hive invented by Tasmanian father-son duo to the Imkersvereniging Den Haag. A couple of months later we were rewarded with jars of delicious natural Embassy honey. We wonder how our hive is going this year. ... See more

Today is World Bee Day! A annual day originally nominated in Europe to celebrate honey bees (Apis mellifera). So it should actually have been named 'World Apis mellifera Day', because as we all know there are more than 20,000 bee species in the world. But given that it is called world bee day, let's celebrate them all! Australia has 1629 formally described bee species, and it's estimated that the total number is about 2000 (based on the rate of new discoveries). To celebrate the day, here is a bee from our largest-sized group of bees, Xylocopa, and one from our smallest-sized group, Euryglossina. The smallest bee in the whole world is a Euryglossina species, and it is only know from Queensland! #WorldBeeDay #bees #australia #Queensland #QLD ... See more