Environment and charity: giving back
Jamie is an active environmentalist and passionate about issues relating to climate change, sustainable design and practices, and the health and wellbeing of our planet.
An advocate for conserving our natural surroundings and environmental future, Jamie is passionately involved with environment and charity work. Each year he donates his time and resources to many charities, including FSHD, the Children’s Cancer Institute and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. He trained with former Vice President Al Gore as a Climate Project Presenter, and is an Ambassador for PLAN International, the Children’s Cancer Institute, Planet Ark, National Tree Day, the Forest Stewardship Council and Earth Hour. 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 Trust, Sydney.
His dedication has seen him receive a Centenary Medal in 2003 from the Prime Minister of Australia in recognition of his efforts towards charity and Australian television.
