Ryley Batt's biggest thrill was the hardest secret to keep

The Paralympic gold medallist said it was one of the biggest thrills yet when he opened the letter penned to him.

"To get that letter from the Governor-General and opening it really meant a lot to me," he said. "I sort of thought at the time... what, me? It's been really hard keeping it quiet that's for sure."

Batt won his wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London games.

He was given a rousing reception and a street parade in his honour when he returned to Port Macquarie and subsequently awarded the key to the city.

But with all the sporting stars accomplishments he said receiving the OAM was right up there with the best of them.

"I have been really excited about it for a while," he said. "It's one of the top achievements in my life, I didn't ever think I would receive one but I'm really looking forward to it.

"It's going to be an emotional time for me and the family are all proud. When they pin that medal to me, I'll be wearing it with pride I know that."

And the wheelchair rugby champion will be spending Australia in a patriotic way ... camping.

"Every other year I've been busy doing appearances or talks but this year I'm going to get away for a while with a few mates."

Batt is easily one of Port Macquarie's greatest sporting success stories.

He has already contested three Paralympics and made is debut in 2008 at the Athens Games as a 15-year-old.

Four years later he took out the silver medal at the Beijing Games before taking out the big award at the 2012 games.

Throughout his stellar sporting career Batt has called Port Macquarie home and continually expresses his love of the town.

He doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon either and is expected to contest the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.