Monthly Archives: February 2012

Smoking in public: what you won’t be able to do … in 2015 | smh.com.au | 21.2.12 Smoking will be banned at bus stops, taxi ranks, playgrounds, public sports grounds, swimming pools and outdoor dining areas from 2015 under tobacco reforms announced today by the NSW government. Health Minister Jillian Skinner said a pre-election promise…

A ban on sunbeds in NSW from 2014  |  Daily Telegraph |  3.2.12 Solariums will be banned in NSW from 2014 because of fear they cause melanomas. The ban on commercial ultraviolet (UV) solaria tanning units in NSW will come into effect from December 31, 2014 – to give tanning businesses time to adjust. Environment…

AFL worst offender for junk food ads  |  smh.com.au |  2.2.12 Children watching AFL on Saturdays may be inspired to join the game but they are also being bombarded with the highest number of advertisements for food containing high levels of fat, salt and sugar. The timeslot on Channel Ten has topped a list of…