The ACRS Young Leaders Oration Award was first awarded in 2019. Nominations are sought from road safety professionals throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Winners receive a prestigious ACRS trophy in recognition of their achievements, plus the opportunity to deliver the Prasannah Prabhakharan* Oration at the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC). The Oration is a plenary presentation of the winner’s choosing, delivered to hundreds of professionals in the road safety field, at the ARSC.
* The Oration has been renamed in memory of Dr Prasannah Prabhakharan, the 2024 Young Leaders Oration Award winner who tragically died on 31 January 2025.
Watch Prasannah’s ACRS 2024 Young Leaders Oration presentation here
Read the Tribute to Prasannah here
Previous Winners
Transurban is the official sponsor of the 2024 ACRS Young Leaders Oration Award.
- 2024 – Dr Prasannah Prabhakharan
- 2023 – Dr Verity Truelove
- 2022 – Dr Jamie Mackenzie
- 2020 – Dr Tana Tan
- 2019 – Dr Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios
Award Criteria
Nominees must:
- be 40 years or younger;
- be a member of the ACRS;
- demonstrate active involvement in road safety;
- show the potential for future leadership in the road safety field; and
- be performing inspiring work.
- be prepared to deliver a ten-minute oration at the Australasian Road Safety Conference.
Procedure for Nomination
- Nominations to be made through the online form completed by two (2) current members.
- Nominees are not to be advised of their nomination.
General Information
Nominees and nominators must be ACRS members – to learn more about ACRS membership, click here.
If you have any questions regarding this award, please contact the Australasian College of Road Safety by email: admin@acrs.org.au.
Thank you to Transurban, the official sponsor of the 2024 ACRS Young Leaders Oration Award.