New Tobacco Laws to Save Victorian Lives
Source: Victoria. Minister for Health. Media Release
"Bans on smoking in cars with children and point-of-sale tobacco displays will form part of a new Brumby Government strategy to help more smokers butt out and quit. At the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Health Minister Daniel Andrews launched the Victorian Tobacco Control Strategy 2008 – 2013, which aims to reduce adult smoking rates by 20 per cent by 2013. The strategy follows last week’s launch of the $150 million Cancer Action Plan.“The Brumby Government is taking action to tackle cancer and the epidemic of preventable chronic disease, of which smoking is a major risk factor,” Mr Andrews said."