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14 Sep 2010

Top academic to lead new centre for disease prevention

Victoria has scored a major coup by recruiting an internationally-recognised academic to lead Australia's first Centre of Excellence to tackle the rise in chronic diseases

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26 Sep 2010

Health survey highlights need for investment in prevention

Victoria’s leading health and community groups have called on all parties to commit to doubling Victoria’s investment in prevention in the lead up to this year’s election, following this weekend’s release of the ‘Victorian Population Health Survey 2008’.

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13 Sep 2010

Monash City Council considers more smokefree areas

Quit and the Heart Foundation (Victoria) hope more outdoor areas in Victoria will go smokefree, after news a Melbourne council is looking to pursue the idea.

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19 Oct 2010

Walktober Walk to School Day 2010

Walk-to-School Day is on again throughout Victoria and schools around the state are supporting the initiative by encouraging students to walk to and from school.

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29 Oct 2010

Cup Day loophole allows alcohol to target children

The Alcohol Policy Coalition wants to see the removal of a special exemption that allows alcohol companies to advertise during child-friendly hours on Melbourne Cup Day – the race that stops the nation.

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15 Aug 2012

Monash leads Australia-first program to promote respect and equality

Monash City Council, along with MonashLink and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), today announced a ground-breaking $1 million preventing violence against women project.

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25 Jan 2010

Fast food advertising proves self-regulation is a charade

A major fast food outlet is making a mockery of self-regulation, flouting a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) and continuing to broadcast ads for an unsuitable children's meal.

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12 Feb 2010

Sports clubs hit skin cancer and heat illness for six!

Victorian sports participants will be better protected from UV exposure and heat under new guidelines developed by SunSmart and Smartplay.

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17 Feb 2010

New water law to cut alcohol-related harm gets the tick

New laws announced today by the Victorian Government that will make all venues provide free drinking water for patrons has achieved the tick of approval from all members of the Alcohol Policy Coalition - Australian Drug Foundation, Cancer Council Victoria, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre and VicHealth.

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15 Jul 2013

Team Up with Adam Robertson at the MSAC FlowRider

Surfing Victoria, VicHealth's TeamUp and the Melbourne Sports Aquatics Centre (MSAC) are giving you the chance to win a master class at the MSAC FlowRider with former Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach runner up, Adam Robertson.

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13 Aug 2012

Post-Olympics: Who really owns our children’s sport?

Health agencies urge government to call 'time out' on junk food sponsors.

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18 Nov 2013

Health groups merge to form Food Alliance

The Food Alliance – a not-for-profit group that brings people and organisations together to tackle the big issues in our food system from paddock to plate – will be launched on Thursday 21 November

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