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Australia has always been particularly proud of our sporting heroes and we acknowledge our rugby, cricket and athletic stars on a regular basis. While we continue to applaud some of Australia’s finest athletes, we often pay little attention to those unacknowledged Australians working to promote Australia in other ways.

These are people with the passion and the drive to take their business into the highly competitive global market and promote Australia’s products and services. What many people don’t know is that through their work overseas and the foreign income they bring back into Australia’s economy they are further helping to build our local economy and community.

Australia’s 2008/2009 Export Heroes will be presented with their award at a special celebration to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Australian Export Heroes program. The awards dinner will be held on Wednesday 3rd June at Parliament House. Guest of Honour the Hon. Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade will present the six Australian Heroes with their award at the celebratory dinner.

The six Export Heroes, judged by an independent Advisory Panel, have made extraordinary contributions to the Australian economy through their export achievements and they have all shown an outstanding commitment to building Australia’s export image on the world stage, through their outstanding careers, organisations and industries.

2009 Australian Export Heroes

• Mr Arthur Owen Dixon AM Chairman
  - Australian Centre for National Gas Management
• Georgina Rinehart Chairman
  - Hancock Prospecting
• Josef Chromy, OAM Chairman
  - The JAC Group
• Hon. Peter Beattie
  - Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner- The Americas Trade Queensland
• Nabi Saleh Executive Chairman
  - Gloria Jeans Coffees International
• John Grill Chief Executive Officer
  - WorleyParsons Limited