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Quit 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 National
Posted 1 Mar, 2024

Victorian-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 Victoria
Posted 11 Jan, 2024

Quit 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
Posted 7 Dec, 2023

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud banning of disposable vaping products

Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have expressed huge relief at the announcement by Federal Health and Home Affairs Ministers of a ban on single use vaping products, designed to urgently curb access to these harmful, addictive products.

Media release News National
Posted 28 Nov, 2023

Quit launches campaigns to help people stop smoking and vaping, as nicotine addiction rises

Data highlights the need for Quit campaigns to drive motivation to stop smoking and support to quit, as nicotine addiction continues to rise.

Media release News Victoria
Posted 16 Nov, 2023

Vaping on the rise, linked to anxiety and depression

Vaping is on the rise in adolescents, and associated with a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression and stress, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).

Media release News National
Posted 11 Oct, 2023

Supporting the call for urgent parliamentary inquiry into harmful industries

Quit & Food for Health Alliance support call for urgent parliamentary inquiry into harmful industries – as youth vaping rates and unhealthy food advertising volume soars

Media release News National
Posted 4 Oct, 2023

Teaching kids to hide e-cigarettes from parents & making vaping seem glamourous

New research exposes the manipulative tricks the e-cigarette industry uses to normalise vaping among teens on social media

Media release News National
Posted 26 Sept, 2023

New data shows Australian teen smoking increasing for the first time in 25 years, against a backdrop of rising e-cigarette use

New data shows Australian teen smoking increasing for the first time in 25 years, against a backdrop of rising e-cigarette use

Media release News National
Posted 2 June, 2023

Celebrating 50 years of leadership in anti-tobacco advertising this World No Tobacco Day

MEDIA RELEASE and ALERT Wednesday 31 May 2023 Public health experts in tobacco control and behaviour change campaigns join a special event at ACMI’s Swinburne Studio at Federation Square to mark 50 years of anti-tobacco advertising led by Cancer Council Victoria.

News National
Posted 31 May, 2023
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