Peter Blunden AM, News Corp National Executive Editor, has been awarded the 2024 MPC Lifetime Achievement Award. He was recognised as being a defining force in Melbourne media for decades as he developed the Herald Sun into one of the best tabloids in the country, displaying a deep passion for journalism and unparalleled instincts for what Victorians were interested in and what they cared about.
Each year, the Melbourne Press Club honours a journalist or journalists whose career has left an extraordinary mark on Victorian and/or Australian journalism. The honour, presented at the annual Quill Awards dinner each March, is bestowed at the discretion of the MPC board.