Do you know someone who should be recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM)?
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There were 933 Australians recognised in the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List.
Across the New England North West, doctors, community heroes and former politicians were just some of the locals who were honoured this year with OAMs.
The awards are announced twice a year on Australia Day and the Queen's Birthday public holiday.
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Governor-General David Hurley encouraged anyone who knew of a worthy Australian to come forward.
"The system is driven by nominations. To me that's the most critical thing - it's bottom-up and it is driven by recommendations from peers. The system belongs to all Australians," he said.
"If you know someone that is worthy, look at what you need to gather and how nominations are assessed. People cannot be recognised if they're not nominated and that has to be driven from the community."
Nominations for the awards can be made at any time of the year.
More information is available on the Governor-General website.