The 2011 Australian Alumni Awards Finalists Announced

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, today announced the finalists for the 2011 Australian Alumni Awards.

The Australian Alumni Awards recognise the contributions to Indonesia’s progress made by tens of thousands of Indonesians who have studied at Australian schools, universities and technical colleges.

The 39 successful finalists were selected across ten award categories such as journalism, entrepreneurship, defence, business leadership, education, social development and the arts.

“I am delighted to announce this group of finalists – a group of remarkable Indonesians who are making significant contributions to the development of Indonesia and to the strong people-to-people links between our two countries,” Ambassador Moriarty said.

A gala ceremony will be hosted for the nominees and the finalists on Saturday 11 June 2011 in Jakarta, where the winners of the Australian Alumni Awards 2011 will be announced.

Nominations for the awards are made by alumni and the public through the Australian Alumni Network, Ozmate. Further details on the Awards are available at www.ozmate.org

The complete list of Australian Alumni Award finalists are attached and will appear in an advertisement in a national newspaper on Saturday 28 May 2011.

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