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Find out morePlan ambassador Jamie Durie awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia
08-February-2012
Jamie Durie
Plan in Australia congratulates Jamie Durie – one of our longest-standing ambassadors - who was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division by the Governor General on Australia Day 2012.
The Medal of the Order of Australia is the pre-eminent means by which Australia as a nation recognises the outstanding and meritorious service of its citizens.
Jamie received the honour 'for service to the community as an ambassador and supporter of a range of charitable and environmental organisations, and as a landscape designer'.
On receiving the medal, Jamie said: "I am an eternally proud Australian but especially today. To receive an honour from the country I cherish is humbling to say the least. I’m pinching myself! I feel elated, excited and incredibly grateful. I loved growing up in Australia and I always look forward to coming home when I've been away.
"There's a raw, natural quality to Australians that I'm always proud of, we are a nation of goodwill, untamed hearts and warm souls. We have a nation full of unsung everyday heroes that just get on with it. Today I am deeply honoured and as always am proud to be Australian."
Jamie Durie has made a number of television specials for Plan. You can watch Jamie Durie’s Journey with the Children of India on YouTube.