Surfing Victoria and Quit join forces to highlight the environmental and health harms of vaping
Surfing Victoria is proud to announce a new partnership with Quit Victoria to help reduce the usage of e-cigarettes on Victoria’s beaches.
News VictoriaPosted 8 Mar, 2023
Australians want government action to stop escalating e-cigarette crisis
New data reveals nine in ten Australians want government action to stop Australia’s escalating e-cigarette crisis
Media release NationalPosted 13 Feb, 2023
Celebrating 10 years of plain packaging
1 December 2022 marks the 10th anniversary since world-first plain packaging was introduced in Australia on 1 December 2012.
NationalPosted 2 Dec, 2022
Commitment to strengthen tobacco plain packaging measures
Quit and Cancer Council Victoria back the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthen tobacco plain packaging measures on the 10th anniversary of world-leading legislation.
Media release NationalPosted 1 Dec, 2022
Alarming rise in e-cigarette usage and purchasing behaviours in Victoria
New data (PDF) [1] released today shows almost double the number of Victorian adults report vaping in 2022 (estimated 308,827 users) compared to 2018-19 (estimated 154,895 users). Almost one quarter of all Victorian adults currently using e-cigarettes have never smoked.
Media release News VictoriaPosted 20 Oct, 2022
People who smoke remain in the dark about tobacco product manipulation
Many people who smoke are unaware of the various ways in which their tobacco products are modified to make the harsh smoke easier to inhale, according to new research released today by Quit Victoria.
Media release News VictoriaPosted 3 Oct, 2022
Quitting smoking likely to help local businesses and reduce alcohol use
A study just published in the journal, BMC Public Health, suggests quitting smoking benefits households and local economies, as well as the health of the person quitting.
Media release News NationalPosted 12 Sep, 2022
Australians overwhelmingly support action to protect young people from e-cigarettes
A new report from Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) overwhelmingly support action to regulate and enforce e-cigarettes to prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Media release NationalPosted 15 Aug, 2022
Proposal to finally end last indoor smoking exemption welcomed
Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria welcomed the Victorian Government for introducing a Bill that that will ensure an exemption for smoking indoors is removed from “High Roller” gaming rooms at Crown Casino.
Media release News VictoriaPosted 15 Aug, 2022
Urgent action required to address the e-cigarette epidemic in Victoria
Quit Victoria, VicHealth and Cancer Council Victoria are calling for urgent action to protect current and future generations from becoming dependent on harmful e-cigarettes and start smoking.
Media release News VictoriaPosted 26 Jun, 2022