NSW to extend solarium ban to under 30s | SMH | 25.11.10 People under the age of 30 will be banned from using solariums from next August under proposed changes by the NSW government. Under changes flagged by the state government, from April next year those under 25 will also be banned from solariums, while…
Cafes want outdoor smokers to butt out | Sydney Morning Herald | 20.11.10 A uniform ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas being considered by the state government is supported by almost 80 per cent of cafe and restaurant owners and managers, a report by the Heart Foundation and Cancer Council NSW has found. “A…
The great smoking backflip | Parramatta Advertiser | 24.11.10 Smokers in Parramatta will be able to light up at outdoor cafe and restaurant tables into the new year after a ban due to start in January was revoked by Parramatta Council this week. The council voted in July to impose a ban on smoking in…
Experts lobby for bowel cancer screening | Sydney Morning Herald | 18.11.10 Cancer experts will today lobby the country’s politicians to commit to funding a comprehensive screening program for bowel cancer during a breakfast at parliament house. The existing National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is scheduled to finish on December 31 this year and an…
Agency to push prevention rather than cure | Sydney Morning Herald | 17.11.10 The establishment of a national preventative health agency and a proposed ban on tobacco advertising online will save lives, health professionals say. Today the federal parliament finally passed laws setting up the $18 million health agency, which will target smoking, obesity and…