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31 July 2026
Hear from new MPC CEO Patrick Donovan in the July 2026 MPC Newsletter
The Melbourne Press Club is seeking feedback from members and friends on how it can best meet the needs of those in and around the media – and a prize could be yours for taking part.
20 July 2026
The Melbourne Press Club is pleased to announce Patrick Donovan as its new chief executive officer.
04 June 2025
The Quills are the premier media awards in Victoria. Established by the Melbourne Press Club in 1995, the Quills celebrates the best work in over 30 categories across all media.
The Melbourne Press Club's national awards celebrate journalistic excellence from media professionals across Australia
Each year the Melbourne Press Club honours a journalist or journalists whose career has left an extraordinary mark on Victorian and Australian journalism.
Celebrating new and young talent in our industry
29 April 2026
This fellowship commemorates Sam Landsberger, a talented and beloved sports journalist, who was a passionate Western Bulldogs fan and a multiple-award winning member of the Herald Sun’s sports reporting team. He died in 2024, aged 35.
The Michael Gordon Fellowships program is a national initiative to enable social justice journalism.
Supported by the Brian M Davis Charitable Foundation.
29 May 2026
Supported by Deakin University
Have You Heard The News?
We've just launched the second series of our podcast where we ask prominent Melburnians to nominate the biggest news story they remember. Our guests in this new series include video storyteller, Julian O'Shea; the CEO of Melbourne Fashion Festival, Caroline Ralphsmith; and Afghan journalist Khalid Amiri.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or through your favourite app.
Australian Media Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame celebrates the role strong and independent journalism played in shaping the nation's history and recognises the pioneers of the profession across more than 150 years.
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