No ifs or butts, total smoking ban coming | Illawarra Mercury | 28.1.11 The Cancer Council has called for a blanket ban on smoking in alfresco dining areas to replace “ambiguous” rules about where it is acceptable to light up. Regional programs co-ordinator for the Cancer Council’s southern region Toby Dawson said existing legislation didn’t…
Mums want Marrickville smoking ban | Inner West Courier | 25.1.11 A group of Marrickville mums who meet up weekly, find it difficult to select cafes where they can enjoy al fresco dining without the cigarette smoke wafting in their direction. That’s why they want to see smoking banned in outdoor dining areas. Read More…
Smoke-free Finks wins favour in Clovelly | Southern Courier | 25.1.11 A CloveIly cafe is winning fans by jumping the gun on a proposed initiative to ban smoking in outdoor dining in NSW. Finks at Clovelly owner Simone Fernando said she decided to enforce her own ban last December after she saw a man light…
Restaurants in support of smoking ban | Daily Advertiser | 21.1.11 Wagga cafés and restaurants have thrown their support behind a proposed statewide ban on smoking in outdoor eateries and alfresco dining areas. Owner-operators at Wagga cafés Storehouse Deli, Café Cucina, Cache, Mates Gully and Uneke Lounge and Italian restaurant La Porchetta believe the state…
2010: The best year for tobacco control | ABC Online | 12.1.11 By Mike Daube (Professor of Health Policy, Curtin University and President of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health). Public health campaigners are often critical of governments. We argue that not enough is being done. We worry about the magnitude of the problems…