JAMIE DURIE ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGRAPHY 1993 - 2016 BIOGRAPHY

International award winning Australian designer Jamie Durie OAM is a passionate environmentalist. Durie and his team have received over thirty four international design awards. Some of his noted achievements are gold medals in garden design, in , Melbourne, Singapore, New Zealand. Durie also received multiple awards in both, in Japan, Tokyo in the World Garden Design Competition and Hamamatsu at Pacific Flora 2004 and the prestigious gold medal at The Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Author, of 11 best-selling titles in garden design, Durie’s books and television shows have reached millions. As host of over 52 primetime design shows worldwide in over 100 countries, as host of Green Home tv show in The US, for three years, Durie received the Environmental Media Award for the programs environmental initiatives. His debut into The US television market was initiated by a five year contract with Oprah Winfrey leading to multiple appearances and contracts with other networks. Durie has benefited from a powerful platform to incorporate one of his life’s passions, the care and responsibility of our environment. His latest new original tv series,”Outback Nation” debuts on the FYI network April 13, 2015, where Durie transforms unruly outdoor spaces in backyard oases.

Today, he splits his time between his design studios in Sydney and Los Angeles, with Hotel , Resort and commercial projects over the last 15 years spanning 17 countries and a range of sustainably sourced furniture using recycled materials, efficient manufacturing processes and ethical work practices. Durie’s outdoor range has spent ten years in ’s retail market and has just been released into showrooms in Atlanta and Chicago in The US. This collection is 100% FSC certified, using only certified lumber from managed forests. His luxury, high-end interior collection was launched with great success in the Milan Furniture Fair 2013 with commissions from multiple Italian firms including RIVA1920. His Tubular Chair with Riva 1920 received the New York Design Award 2014.

Durie is a committed environmentalist working with numerous organizations dedicated to conservation and environmental responsibility. Some of these organizations include The United Nations World Environment Day, The Australian Conservation Foundation, Greening Australia, Planet Arc (National Tree Day, 17 years), FSC (USA & Australia), Green Peace, Earth Hour and many more. In 2008, Durie was one of 200 selected in Australia to be trained by former Vice President Al Gore as a Climate Change Presenter. Through this he is updated with the latest statistics quarterly. The organization has now touched millions through ambassadors globally. It is now titled The Climate Reality Project. . He also hosted the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Spirituality and Sustainability Forum with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is an ambassador and former board member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Sydney.

In honor of his work over the last two decades, Durie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for services to the environment and design and in 2004, he received the Centenary Medal for services to the environment, television, and the community. 21 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

2014 Lexus Hybrid Ambassador

2014 Melbourne Botanic Garden, Environmental Panel interview with Tim Flannery on water saving and climate change initiatives Australia

2014 Proven Winners USA Garden Centre Tour, live appearances and environmental lectures to 20 top USA garden centers in 20 States.

2014 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in radio, supported by media Australia wide.

2014 Sea Shepard Fund Raising event , Sydney Australia

2013 Lexus Hybrid Ambassador

2013 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2013 Resurgence Hosted Environmental Appearance and lecture by Satish Kumar, Avalon, Sydney.

2012 Lexus Hybrid Ambassador

2012 Forestry Stewardship Council USA, judge for environmental campaign

2012 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2012 Monrovia USA Garden Centre Tour, live appearances and environmental lectures to 20 top USA garden centers

2012 Global Green - Created green walls and interior décor for USA 9th Annual Global Green Oscar Party in Hollywood.

2011 Lexus Hybrid Ambassador

2011 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2010 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2009 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2009 World Wildlife Fund Earth Hour Ambassador event at MCA Sydney

2009 WWF Earth Hour Ambassador, appearance at Opera House to launch campaign.

2009 Forestry Stewardship Council Ambassadorial appearance at DesignEx

2009 Greenpeace Good Wood sustainable timber presentation. 2009 Greenpeace Design & presentation of frog habitats school project

2008 Qantas Carbon offset tree planting in Dubbo

2008 United Nations New York Official ambassador appearance and ceremonial planting for Clean up the World Day with head of Environmental Department United Nations

2008 Qantas In Flight TV Commercial as Ambassador for Qantas on board recycling program

2008 Origin Energy Restoring the balance, release of 250,000 propagated fish into the Murray Darling Basin

2008 Singapore Institute of Architects Environmental lecture.

2008 Department of Environment , Victorian Government, Environmental address

2008 National Australia Bank Online Environmental Presentation, Melbourne, exposure 42,000 people.

2008 Origin Energy Climate Change Presentation at Melbourne Museum for 1800 people.

2008 Department of Environment, Victorian Government, Environmental Address

2008 Toyota Prius Ambassador

2008 Al Gore Climate Change Presentation Speaking Engagement, De Lorenzo to 1500 people.

2008 Do Something Paper-less Alliance campaign.

2008 Land Care Backyard Blitz Environmental Special

2007 Australian Conservation Foundation Appearance with the Dalai Lama and planting of a sacred Wollemi Pine, with the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Dr Tim Entwisle.

2007 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2007 Australian Conservation Foundation Appearance, master of ceremonies and environmental speaker in conjunction with His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama for the Spirituality and Sustainability event, Burswood Dome, - Interviewed his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Burswood Dome audience 17,000.

2007 Planet Ark Organiser, appearance, speech and Master of Ceremonies for school planting day Hunter Valley gardens approximately 600 children participated. Presentation on the importance of bugs and worms and potting project demonstration for all children.

2007 Toyota Toyota Prius event and environmental address /online campaign, Sydney Motor Show 2007 Origin Energy Rooftop Design Garden Installation and launch for on sustainable city rooftops.

2007 Royal Botanic Gardens Environmental Speech and appearance at Al Gore An Inconvenient Truth screening at the Moonlight Cinemas, Royal Botanic Gardens.

2007 Royal Botanic Gardens Wydnham Wines Vine Opening – speech and appearance and vine planting in conjunction with Her Excellency, Governor of NSW.

2006 Backyard Blitz Environmental school makeover in conjunction with General Peter Cosgrove, Innisfail, .

2006 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2006 Sustainable Paper Environmental Lecture Tasmania, Australia

2006 Royal Botanic Gardens Rose Garden Opening, speech and appearance – print and radio 2004 - Appearance, speech and opening with Lord Mayor, for Sydney design competition, in conjunction with Royal Botanic Gardens, and Sydney in Bloom – televised, radio and print.

2005 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2005 Planet Ark Environmental lecture in Melbourne.

2005 Mount Annan Botanic Gardens Design and donation of sculpture to the Australia Native section, of Mount Annan Botanic Gardens, valued at $300,000.

2005 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2004 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, with Olivia Newton-John, supported by media Australia wide.

2004 Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Design and Donation of Environmental Sculpture in collaboration with BHP/Blue Scope Steel Awareness for recycled steel and drought tolerant plant species. Permanent installation at Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.

2004 Royal Botanic Gardens Hosted the “Water Dragon Garden” release, HSBC sponsored event, televised with Lord Mayor, Lucy Turnball – televised, radio and print

2004 Planet Ark Ambassadorial role to promote the recycling of printer cartridges.

2004 Planet Ark Featured in TVC for Commonwealth Games, official charity partner bid (bid successful). 2004 AMP Speaking Event on environmental and community based initiative in small business.

2003 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide. Jamie’s radio campaign encouraged approximately 2000 schools across Australia to sign onto the National Tree Day School Campaign, and as a result, over 375,000 trees were planted out that year. These extensive radio campaigns are a part of Jamie’s ambassador program annually.

2003 Greening Australia – Canberra Appearance at Greening Australia Project “Function” Canberra. Judge of the Children’s Frog Habitat Garden Design competition.

2002 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2002 Royal Botanic Gardens Design and donation of sculpture garden to Cactus and succulent domain, valued at $400,000.

2002 Manakau Botanic Gardens Design and donation of sculpture garden to Manakau botanic gardens, Auckland. Valued at $150,000

2001 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

2000 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

1999 National Tree Day appearance on Our House Channel 9 Environmental message.

1999 Planet Ark National Tree Day Ambassador, featured in TVC, public tree planting appearances, supported by media Australia wide.

1996 Planet Ark Featured in TVC campaign for biodegradable washing detergent.

1993 Planet Ark TV Commercial

Key long term goals

• Lexus Hybrid Ambassador, 4 years

• Ambassador for Planet Ark, 21 years

• Ambassador for Planet Ark’s National Tree Day, 14 years

• Completed the Al Gore Climate Project Training course and is now an official Al Gore Climate Change Presenter,7 years

• Australian Conservation Foundation affiliation, 7 years C O N T A C T

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