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Sunday we went to the Dutch Community Cultural Day in Gosnells. It was mostly what I expected (not much!), with a lot of older Dutch people, but it was alright. There was traditional dutch food, dancing, singing, expositions, and some forums.

We mainly went for the delicacy on the right: ‘Broodje Kroket’ (croquette (something like meat Ragout deapfried), on a bun with mustard). It’s a bit dodgy, but most dutch people love it! We also had ‘poffertjes’, which are tiny little pikelets, with butter and powder sugar.

This day was organised by the City of Gosnells, with the WA Committee for ‘Australia on the Map 1606-2006’, to celebrate 400 years since the Dutch first bumped into Australia, as the first Europeans. There are several events happening to celebrate this (a few have already taken place), including an exhibition at the Fremantle History Museum, about the ‘Invisible Dutch’. See this website for more information.
The WA Dutch Club Neerlandia has a website here.

Find other multicultural community groups on the web at Online WA.
Afterwards we had a drink with friends at Ogdens Bar and Grill, in the small beer garden. It was still warm enough to sit in our t-shirts.