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:
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
