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New to It’s an Honour is the Other Languages page to help assist you with the nomination process.
This section includes information on the Order of Australia, Australian Bravery Decorations and Honorary Awards. Information is available in Spanish, Simple and Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek, Italian and Arabic.
It's an Honour Travelling Exhibition
Are you visiting or do you live in the Mt Gambier, South Australia area? Why not check out the It’s an Honour Travelling Exhibition which is being hosted by the City of Mt Gambier Council from 2 May until 12 June 2008.
The exhibition travels the country each year, visiting various locations to help spread the Australian honours message. It consists of posters explaining the nomination process, information about the 53 awards in the honours system and provides access to the It’s an Honour website.
Floral emblem
Australia's national floral emblem is the golden wattle. When in flower, the golden wattle displays the national colours, green and gold.
As one species of a large genus of flora growing across Australia, the golden wattle is a symbol of unity. Wattle is purpose-built to withstand Australia's droughts, winds and bushfires. The resilience of wattle captures the spirit of the Australian people.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the pre-eminent award for acts of gallantry in wartime and is Australia's highest military honour.
The most recent recipient of the Victoria Cross was Warrant Officer Keith Payne VC for his service during the Vietnam War (1969). Under heavy enemy fire he instigated a rescue of more than forty men, many of them wounded, and led the party back to the battalion base.