A win for the ages in Towards Zero Road Safety Media Awards

27 Aug 2015

The TAC has recognized the state's best road safety reporting with the Towards Zero Road Safety Media Awards held in Melbourne last night.

The Age dominated the awards, taking out Best Media Outlet and Best Metropolitan Story.

The Geelong Advertiser was awarded Best Regional Story, while the Warrnambool Standard was highly commended. 3AW's Mornings with Neil Mitchell program was also highly commended in the Best Media Outlet category.

The awards were presented as part of the Towards Zero Symposium, where Victoria's leaders to commit to action to reduce road trauma.

TAC Chief Executive Officer Joe Calafiore said the awards recognised Victoria's journalists for the best reporting on road safety in the community.

"We also rewarded the state's leading road safety initiatives with the Towards Zero Safe System Awards," Mr Calafiore said.

"Towards Zero sets an ambitious target but we've got to be ambitious if we are going to stop lives being lost on our roads.

"The media has a vital role in informing the community of road safety issues. The Towards Zero media award winners have shown excellence in ensuring their community understands these issues," Mr Calafiore said.

The Towards Zero 2015 Road Safety Awards winners are:

Media Awards

Best Metropolitan News story

Winner: Craig Butt (The Age), 'Hidden Toll' series on serious injuries

Highly Commended: Adam Carey (The Age), 'Design a big factor in accident statistics' story

Best Regional News Story

Winner: Erin Pearson (Geelong Advertiser), 'We Will Never Be The Same Again' feature

Highly Commended: Jono Pech (Warrnambool Standard), 'Deadly Trend' story

Best Media Outlet

Winner: The Age

Highly Commended: 3AW Mornings

Safe System Awards