April 29 2022 Food Fight: Protecting Victorian kids from unhealthy food and drink advertising
Over 6,000 people have signed up to help Cancer Council Victoria protect children from unhealthy food and drink advertising. Support Food Fight! by ad...
Junk Food Marketing Tag
March 24 2022 Buckethead given the OK
Our good friends at Cancer Council Western Australia reflect on the disappointing outcome from their latest Ad Standards complaint against KFC for enc...
February 24 2021 Putting an end to junk food advertising on Government property
By Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington & Anne Finch - Cancer Council WA Ainslie and Kelly work in the Obesity Prevention Team at Cancer Council W...
September 17 2020 Meet the Team – Janette
Janette is studying a Bachelor of Public Health and is currently undertaking her student placement with us. Here is a little about her and her interes...
November 10 2017 Junk TV: The effect junk food advertising has on our children
Have you ever watched TV with your children and observed their reactions when ads for junk food are displayed? Chances are they passively sit there en...
January 25 2017 Sugary Snack Advertising Strikes Again
A parent sent me a link to a blog post yesterday. They were outraged and were compelled to share it with me. As I examined this post, I grew increa...
October 22 2012 The rules on food advertising to children
Have you seen this advertisement? No? Let me paint a picture for you. First thing to note is that it features two children and centres around a game t...
September 17 2012 It takes a village to…create change!
Donna Bridges is a TPJ member from Victoria. While shopping in Toys ‘R’ Us, Chadstone, she spotted a display of McDonald's play food. Donna told u...
June 25 2012 McDonald’s running my kids sports? McNoWay!
The Parents' Jury believes there is no place in children's sport for fast food sponsorship. Angela recently wrote for Essential Kids on the issue and ...