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Keyword : stairway to emphysema

New Quit advertisement now on air

Monday 8 November 2010

Quit Victoria's latest campaign titled 'Stairway to emphysema' produced by the Cancer Institute NSW aims to encourage smokers to quit by focusing on a well-established health consequence of smoking - emphysema.

Victorian first brings breath of fresh air to Frankston

Monday 8 November 2010

Frankston City Council has become the first area in Victoria to have a smoke-free outdoor mall.

Plain packaging a ‘historic step’ towards smokefree generation as new research reveals one in four smokers still in doubt about health effects

Friday 30 November 2012

Victorian Government takes home Dirty Ashtray for second year in a row

Friday 24 May 2013

Big Tobacco losers again after another High Court blow

Friday 17 August 2012

Quit Victoria and Cancer Council Victoria applaud Future Fund’s decision on tobacco-related investments

Thursday 28 February 2013

AMA Victoria, Cancer Council Victoria, Quit Victoria and Heart Foundation Victoria urge Parliament to support ban on smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Victorian smoking rates hit record low, new figures reveal

Thursday 19 July 2012

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud health fund’s decision on tobacco-related investments

Thursday 19 July 2012

197 cancer clinicians join together to call on Victorian State Government to Keep Fresh Air Fresh

Friday 10 May 2013

More Victorian councils with smokefree policies but State Government must take lead on smokefree outdoor dining

Monday 17 December 2012

Quit Victoria urges smokers to quit on World No Tobacco Day

Thursday 31 May 2012

Don't let snap New Year's resolutions spoil your chance of quitting successfully

Wednesday 29 December 2010

Although Quit loves to hear people making the commitment to quit on New Year’s eve, it’s advising people to hold off until a couple of weeks into 2011 before quitting.