Vaping to Be Banned in Melbourne CBD Smoke-Free Zones

According to reports on March 13 from The West Australian Today News, Melbourne City Council is considering extending the existing smoke-free zone rules to include vaping, meaning vaping could soon be banned in parts of the CBD.

If the council passes an amendment next Tuesday evening, vaping products will be banned in the city’s 11 smoke-free areas.

Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the move would bring the city into line with the rest of the state, where vaping is already included under smoking restrictions.

She said: “Vaping is still a relatively new product compared with tobacco, but we know it may be linked to serious lung disease, and there is growing evidence that vaping leads young people to start smoking.”