Students, staff and visitors to Griffith’s five campuses will be able to enjoy a completely smoke-free environment from this Thursday, 31 May, as the University implements its no-smoking initiative to coincide with World No Tobacco Day.
Approved in March this year, the no-smoking plan covers the entirety of Griffith’s Nathan, Logan, Mt Gravatt, Gold Coast and South Bank campuses, in an effort to better support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for our broad community.
Under the initiative, staff, students and visitors to Griffith will have to go off-campus if they wish to smoke, including the use of electronic cigarettes and vapour pens.
Griffith University Pro Vice Chancellor (Health) Professor Sheena Reilly said the introduction of smoke-free campuses will provide a healthy and safe environment for work and study.
“As health professionals, we see the tragic effects of smoking-related diseases all too often,” Professor Reilly said.
“Implementing a smoke-free policy at Griffith is a key step to promote healthy living among students,
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