We inaugurated the Paul Mees Award to commemorate Paul’s outstanding work as an advocate for public transport and a world-renowned transport academic. He was best known publicly for his tireless promotion of the role of public transport, and was president of the PTUA from 1993 to 2001.
Award recipients:
2025 – Mt Atkinson Advocacy Forum – for their work campaigning for public transport to serve residents in Mt Atkinson, Grandview and Olivia estates in Melbourne’s west
2024 – Peter Parker from the FixDandyBuses campaign for his advocacy on local bus services in the Dandenong area
2023 – The Ballarat Courier (accepted by Emily Sweet, editor) for highlighting transport issues in the Ballarat area and along the Ballarat line
2022 – Michelle Giovas (Friends of Banyule) for her work campaigning against the North East Link tollway and Mordialloc Freeway
2021 – Mick van de Vreede, formerly City of Knox councillor and Knox Environment Society, for Rowville Rail advocacy
2020 – Disability Resources Centre
2019 – Residents Against the Mordialloc Freeeway
2018 – Andrew Lund, State Political Reporter for Channel 9, and Clay Lucas, City Editor (and former Transport Reporter) from The Age
2017 – The Altona Loop Group
2016 – John Stone
2015 – Doncaster Rail Advocacy Committee
2014 – Tony Murphy, for his work campaigning against the East West Link
2013 – Darren Peters and Trevor Carroll, South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance
