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08 Sep 2010

Junk food tax must fund price cuts for healthy foods

The Obesity Policy Coalition has responded to the Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Prevention report (ACE-Prevention) by supporting the recommendation of a 10% junk food tax but only if it was implemented in concert with subsidies to reduce the cost of healthy foods.

Partner Release

07 Mar 2014

New WHO guidelines should be a call to industry to stop sugarcoating kids' foods

Australia needs to take action in response to new World Health Organization guidelines around sugar consumption, according to a coalition of leading health organisations, the Obesity Policy Coalition.

Partner Release

16 Dec 2015

How far do you have to run to burn off your sugary drink habit?

A new, thought-provoking video launched today shows how much exercise you would need to do to burn off your sugary drink habit – 52km of running each week in some cases!

Partner release

08 Dec 2015

VicHealth partners with Melbourne Stars and Renegades to promote benefits of H30 Challenge

VicHealth joined the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades today to announce a joint partnership with VicHealth’s H30 Challenge for the upcoming Big Bash League Season.

H30 Challenge partnership

14 Oct 2015

Victory for parents as Coca-Cola slide gets the push

Drinks retailer Coca-Cola Amatil and Sydney Olympic Park management have responded to calls from parents to stop marketing sugary drinks to kids at the Sydney Olympic Park Splash Festival.

Partner release

08 Nov 2019

Museums Victoria To Phase Out All Sugary Drinks

Children across Victoria will enjoy healthier drink options at all Museums Victoria venues as soon as next month, as part of a groundbreaking new initiative from Museums Victoria and VicHealth to improve the health and wellbeing of young children.

Healthy drinks options

15 Aug 2019

Supermarkets urged to discount healthy foods

Health promotion foundation VicHealth has welcomed new Deakin University research into supermarket discounts on unhealthy food and is urging retailers to lift their game and make healthy food cheaper.

Promoting healthy foods

20 Dec 2019

Sleigh your health and wellbeing goals this holiday season

Health promotion foundation VicHealth has brought together some top tips to help you sleigh your health and wellbeing goals through the Christmas and new year holiday season.

Healthy tips for summer

02 Dec 2019