Source: Government of Western Australia
“We wanted to get buy-in from the community and see that they were up for the journey with us. They helped us frame our smoke-free environments and, because of that, we focused on locations where people go to eat, play and be active,” Ms Reddingius said.
After reviewing feedback on boundary areas, the City updated its Local Government Property Local Law to ban smoking and vaping in designated areas, enabling rangers to issue infringements. Two months later, five smoke-free town centres were officially adopted in Leederville, Mount Hawthorn, North Perth, Beaufort Street and William Street.
An initial Healthway grant enabled the delivery and rollout of the project, including:
- employing a project officer
- working with the public and businesses
- delivering vaping workshops in schools
- supporting a public campaign with signage, brand ambassadors and events.