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Lauren Zammit
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Friday 10 January, 2025: Cancer Council Victoria applauds the South Australian Government’s announcement to remove unhealthy food and drink ads from public buses, trains and trams, effective 1 July 2025, and is urging the Victorian Government to follow suit
Thursday 28 November, 2024: Cancer Council Victoria is calling for urgent government action to limit marketing by harmful industries at Southern Cross Station.
Wednesday 9 October, 2024: Alarming Cancer Council Victoria research released today shows Victorian kids on public transport are bombarded by unhealthy food advertising while they travel to and from school.
Wednesday 17 July, 2024: Cancer Council Victoria is urging the Victorian Government to ensure the five new train stations opening next year as part of the Metro Tunnel project are free from junk food advertising to protect children’s health, as part of its Food Fight campaign.
Tuesday 14 February 2023: Cancer Council Victoria has received recognition at the 2022 Victorian Health Promotion Awards for its innovative and effective work on Food Fight , a campaign calling for government action to remove unhealthy food and drink advertising from public transport, public transport infrastructure and near schools.
Thursday 14 July 2022: More than 10,000 people and community and health organisations have signed up to support Cancer Council Victoria’s Food Fight, calling to protect children from unhealthy food and drink advertising where they commute, learn and play.
Thursday 10 March 2022: Victorian children are being hit by at least 25 unhealthy food and drink ads every day, as Cancer Council Victoria launches Food Fight, a new campaign to protect children from unhealthy food and drink advertising by the processed food industry on public transport and their routes to school.
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