Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Australia

06/08/2026

🧡 Save the date: Let’s Meet at Euro Connect! 🧡
On Thursday, 20 August, we're teaming up with Network Europe Australia, the Polish Australian Chamber of Commerce (PACC) and Swiss Festival Australia Inc. to bring you another great evening of networking for the European business community in Melbourne!

Where our usual events bring together the Dutch-Australian community, Euro Connect is the perfect opportunity to widen your network and meet professionals from across Europe and the broader international business community for drinks, conversation and connection in the heart of CBD.

Thursday 20 August 2026
5:30pm - 8:30pm
📍 Hofbräuhaus Melbourne, CBD

Expect: Welcome drink, Raffle, Product showcases, a chance to put your business in the spotlight, and more...!

NCCA members save $10 - log in to your member account for your discount code before grabbing a ticket!
Get your tickets: https://www.ncca.com.au/events/euro-connect
See you there!

Join us at the upcoming Euro Connect Melbourne Networking Event - bringing together Europeans who live and work in Melbourne.. A relaxed evening of business networking bringing together the European business community in Melbourne. The event is proudly brought to you by The Polish Australian Cham

15/07/2026

Next week Wednesday: Already Using It: AI in Your Work & Life.

On Wednesday 22 July, NCCA members take the floor to show how they are actually using AI in their day-to-day work. Not just this is what you could do but much more of this is what you should do. Workflows that used to eat a week, patterns in data no one would have found by hand.

Featured speaker Peter van Lunteren of Addax Data Science takes it further afield, sharing how AI is being used to help protect Australian wildlife.

Wednesday 22 July, 5:30pm to 730pm, hosted by Konica Minolta Australia
Members $35, non-members $55.

Book your spot at ncca.com.au

We're also trialling All Along during this event, so make sure you complete the survey once you've registered.

14/07/2026

Welcome to OOM Verzekeringen, our newest Royal Orange Member.

OOM is a Dutch specialist insurer, 85 years in, focused on cover for people who live, work and study outside the Netherlands. Health, travel, life abroad.

Chantal Deen, OOM's Sales and Business Development Manager, was in Melbourne recently. She put it like this:

"Insurance is often something people assume will be sorted. Until someone unexpectedly needs medical help, and discovers not everything is covered."

Glad to have you with us, OOM.
oominsurance.com

05/07/2026

Save the date. On Thursday 20 August the NCCA joins Network Europe Australia, the Polish Australian Chamber of Commerce and Swiss Festival Australia for Euro Connect, a relaxed evening of business networking that brings the European community in Melbourne together in one room.

There is a welcome drink on arrival and a door prize, plus the chance to put your business in front of the room. Whether you are looking to build new relationships or explore a collaboration, this is an easy evening to be part of.

Thursday 20 August, 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Upstairs at Hofbräuhaus Melbourne, Market Lane in the CBD

NCCA members get $10 off. Log in to your member account for the discount code before you register. Registration is open now on Eventbrite, link in the comments.

02/07/2026

Most conversations about AI right now stay inside the office. Productivity tools, automation, ChatGPT, the usual.

On Wednesday 22 July, we'll show you something else. AI in July is a members-led evening where members show how they actually use AI, from small daily wins to genuine shifts in how they work. No vendor pitches, just peers sharing one workflow that changed something.

One of our featured speaker is Peter van Lunteren of Addax Data Science. A Dutch ecologist who once backpacked across Australia and now uses AI to help protect its wildlife. His talk takes AI out of the office and into the wild, and that contrast is what makes the evening worth being in the room for.

When: Wednesday 22 July, 5-7pm
Early bird until 8 July: members $25, non-members $45

Drink, nibbles and a door prize, courtesy of our host and sponsor Konica Minolta Australia and Mike Uwland. Member and non-member tickets are linked in the comments.

15/06/2026

Payday Super lands on 1 July, and we're hosting a session that walks employers through it is this Wednesday.

From 1 July 2026, every Australian employer has to pay superannuation on payday, in step with wages, rather than quarterly. It is the biggest change to the super system in a generation, and it touches payroll systems, cash flow, ATO compliance and the way SG contributions are reconciled.

Hans van Daatselaar runs the session. He has more than thirty years in superannuation and sits on the ATO Payday Super Working Group, so this comes straight from someone working on the reform itself.

He covers what changes, what to have in place by 1 July, where the common compliance traps sit and the practical steps to take in the next few weeks.

This Wednesday - 5pm
Free for members / $10 for non-members
Register now via the link in the comments.

01/06/2026

Our networking drinks are filling up for next Wednesday... the NCCA takes over Mokum, the Dutch café and bar in Brunswick for an evening of networking drinks.

A complimentary drink on arrival, Dutch canapés through the night and a room full of the Dutch-Australian business community. New members get the chance to introduce themselves and what they do.

If you have been meaning to come to an NCCA night, this is the easy one.

10 June, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Members $35, non-members $50

Tickets close Monday 8 June so we can give MOKUM catering numbers. Book via the link in the first comment. Kindly sponsored by MOKUM.

29/05/2026

From 1 July 2026, every Australian employer has to pay superannuation on payday, in step with wages, instead of quarterly. It's the biggest change to the super system in a generation, and it lands in six weeks.

On Wednesday 17 June, the NCCA is running a live session with Hans van Daatselaar on what changes, what to have in place by 1 July, where the common traps sit, and what to do in the next few weeks.

Hans is a superannuation practitioner with more than three decades of experience. 45 to 60 minutes, live Q&A throughout.

Free for NCCA members. $10 for non-members. Register on ncca.com.au, link in the first comment.

22/05/2026

What a turnout for the NCCA Padel Tournament. New faces, returning players, and a good chunk of the people who only joined the chamber in the last few months, all out on the courts for an afternoon of rallies and laughs.

Huge congratulations to Joost Miltenburg and Daphne Dolleman on the win. Well played both. Massive thanks to our sponsors Game4Padel and Modieus.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made it the kind of afternoon the NCCA does best. Networking and just a bit of fun.

Next up we are at Mokum, a Dutch café and bar in Brunswick, for Networking Drinks on Wed 10 June. Early bird pricing runs until this Sunday, so be quick.

Register via the link in the comments.

19/05/2026

Your very last chance to take one of the last spots. The NCCA Padel Tournament is back tomorrow.

An evening of sport, networking and good company on the Yarra River, on courts that hosted the inaugural 2023 Australian Padel Open. New to the game? No problem. Short instruction session up front and all equipment provided. Just bring trainers.

Not the sporty type but still want to join the fun? We've added a Networking ticket for $10 that includes a drink. Come along, watch the matches, meet the community and stick around for the post-tournament drinks.

Register now via the link in comments. Sponsored by Game4Padel Australia and Modieus.