Council considers non-enforcable smoking ban
A central Queensland council is considering banning smoking at the Rockhampton Airport, even though it does not have the power to do so.
View ArticleMore Queenslanders getting fatter: report
A new report says more than 60 per cent of Queensland adults are overweight or obese and that the state's residents are also living longer and smoking less.
View ArticleCancer council applauds plain cigarette packaging decision
The Cancer Council of Queensland says the High Court decision on plain cigarette packaging is a major win for regional communities.
View ArticleQuit smoking campaign paying off for power station operator
A Queensland company says it has had overwhelming results from a program to get its regional workers to quit smoking.
View ArticlePower company sings praises of Qld Health anti-smoking scheme
An energy company says it has had remarkable results from a program aimed at getting its regional Queensland workers to quit smoking.
View ArticleButts out as smoking ban hits Queensland prisons
Queensland jails will be monitored for black market cigarette trading with a smoking ban taking effect today.
View ArticleSmokers to be banned from bus stops, childcare centres across Queensland
The Queensland Government is enacting a ban on smoking at bus stops, taxi ranks, childcare centres and sporting events, and aged care facilities.
View ArticleSmoking ban introduced in Queensland's national parks in effort to make 'air...
The Queensland Government is concerned the air is not fresh enough in national parks, citing air quality and passive smoking as key reasons for a partial smoking ban that comes into force tomorrow.
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