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World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day 2024: protecting children from tobacco industry interference
Protecting kids from smoking and vaping before they start
This World No Tobacco Day, Quit, Cancer Council Victoria and VicHealth renew their calls to stop the harmful tobacco and vaping industry from targeting young people to prevent nicotine addiction in children.
HealthNew Quit campaign unveiled to support the queer community
Quit has launched a new campaign, ‘Quit with Pride’ to support LGBTIQA+ communities to stop smoking. The campaign was borne out of new data revealing significantly higher smoking rates and lower rates of successful quitting amongst LGBTIQA+ Victorians.
Media release News VictoriaPerception of smoking harm dramatically drops and decades old Emphysema radio ad reboots
Quit has released important campaigns to combat smoking, off the back of alarming new data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey and re-launched its iconic ‘Emphysema’ ad first aired in 2005.
Media release News VictoriaQuit, VicHealth and Cancer Council Victoria welcome announcement of Victorian tobacco retail licensing scheme
Quit, VicHealth, and Cancer Council Victoria applaud the Victorian Government's announcement to introduce a retail licensing scheme to protect Victorians from the harms of tobacco.
Media release News VictoriaNew survey shows most people who vape want to quit, and Bill before Parliament must be supported to end non-therapeutic vape sales
A new survey released today by Quit and Cancer Council shows the majority of Australians who currently vape plan to stop or reduce the amount they vape in the next three months. This data supports the Federal Government’s intentions to strengthen and streamline prescription-only access to vaping products, to end sales of non-therapeutic vapes.
Media release News NationalQuit, Cancer Council Victoria and VicHealth commend the next wave of vaping legislation to spell the end of illegal sales of vapes
Quit, Cancer Council Victoria and VicHealth strongly support the new Bill tabled in Parliament designed to protect young people from the harms of non-therapeutic vaping products.
Media release News NationalQuit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud announcement of extended vaping regulations
New March reforms to ban import of all non-therapeutic vapes, and strengthen safety standards.
Media release News NationalVictorian-first curriculum-aligned resources launched to help teachers and students learn about youth vaping harms
Quit Victoria, in partnership with key health and education organisations, develop 'Seeing through the Haze' a suite of free, evidence-based, curriculum-aligned vaping education resources for Victorian schools
Media release News VictoriaQuit and Cancer Council Victoria commend new legislation to extend tobacco controls and stop vaping product promotion online
Quit and Cancer Council Victoria today congratulated the Australian Parliament on its support for the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill.
Media release News National