Meet the families bringing hidden histories out of the shadows

I guess because of the Dutch migrants that had already migrated and established businesses, it seemed to be natural for a lot of the other migrants to come to this area to find work and then eventually they would move on and start their own business as well.”While their garden centre is flourishing, David van Berkel’s concerned that other aspects of Dutch culture are slipping away.“I wish that we learned Dutch growing up So, we do remain very grateful to them.”Monbulk Historical Society’s Jill A’Vard is collating these migration journeys – and many more - for a new book due out next month.“This exhibition will help to bring Dutch stories to light.  They came from very poor areas after the war and coming here was a whole new life