Laura Jolly
June 28, 2013
Whitehorse Leader
DEAKIN University is considering following in the footsteps of Swinburne University, by banning smoking at its campuses.
Deakin spokesman Andrew Birks said total smoking bans at the Burwood campus had been under consideration for a while.
Swinburne’s Hawthorn, Prahran, Wantirna and Croydon campuses will all carry out the ban from August 12 this year.
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It comes after Victoria’s leading health organisations called on universities to join Swinburne in banning smoking on campus.
QUIT executive director Fiona Sharkie said the organisation would like to see similar bans introduced at other tertiary institutions in Victoria, including Deakin’s Burwood campus.
“With fewer young people smoking than ever before, we hope we will soon see all learning institutions smoke-free,” Ms Sharkie said.
“Tertiary education institutions can keep up the denormalisation of smoking by being smoke free.”
Deakin University did not say when the total ban may be implemented.
Currently, smoking is only permitted in five areas around campus.
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