Smoking and Vaping Ban: Resources

Resources

Sample newsletter text (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – schools may wish to use this text to share information about smoking and vaping with parents and carers in their school newsletter (or through any other relevant communication channel)
Get the facts about smoking and vaping (PDF)(opens in a new window) – a poster for schools to illustrate facts about vaping for parents
Quit Victoria: School resources(opens in a new window) – contains fact sheets and resources that are added and updated on an ongoing basis

Quit Victoria and VicHealth: Vapes and the effects of vaping(opens in a new window) – contains information for parents, carers, and influential adults to inform conversations about vaping with young people in their lives
VicHealth: Vaping conversation guide for parents(opens in a new window) – conversation guide that considers a young person’s attitude and behaviours
Royal Children’s Hospital: Vaping and e-cigarettes(opens in a new window) – contains information on how to talk to teens about the health risks of using e-cigarettes, including video with paediatricians
Alcohol and Drug Foundation: Talking about vaping with young people(opens in a new window) – practical tips to help speak to young people about the risks of vaping
Department of Education: Smoking and vaping: advice for parents(opens in a new window) – information for parents and carers about the impacts of smoking and vaping with their children

Smoking and vaping: advice for schools (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – outlines the facts of smoking and vaping, and resources schools can access to support their school community
Smoking and vaping: advice for parents (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – this document is tailored for parents and may be useful for them to discuss the impacts of smoking and vaping with their children
Vaping – everything you need to know(opens in a new window) – a Royal Children's Hospital factsheet for teenagers

The ‘Smoking and vaping: advice for schools’ document is available to download in different languages.

The ‘Smoking and vaping: advice for parents’ document is available to download in different languages.

Quit Victoria(opens in a new window) – free primary and secondary school teaching and learning resources that focus on vaping health and media literacy, critical thinking and promoting community health. They have also been prepared for adaptation to science, literacy, numeracy, civics and citizenship, and media arts curriculum areas
OurFutures(opens in a new window) – Year 7 and 8 vaping prevention program using online cartoon lessons and accompanying classroom activities
Life Education Victoria(opens in a new window) – primary school teaching and learning programs about smoking and vaping
Lung Foundation Australia, Na Joomelah and Vaping information for First nations Communities(opens in a new window) – vaping awareness resources for First Nations youth and communities
Healthy Schools Achievement Program(opens in a new window) – provides a whole of school framework for health and wellbeing. It includes a focused health area on tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Positive Choices(opens in a new window) – resources and drug prevention programs for schools developed by University of Sydney. Includes drug and alcohol booklets for parents, teachers and students covering e-cigarettes and vaping, an e-cigarette factsheet and webinar
Schools Mental Health Menu – includes alcohol and drug education(opens in a new window)

Quitline(opens in a new window) provide advice and confidential counselling, including for children from 8 am to 8 pm Monday to Friday – phone 13 78 48, text or request a call back or online webchat
DirectLine(opens in a new window) is a state-wide alcohol and other drugs advice service offering confidential counselling and referral 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – phone 1800 888 236
Youth, Drugs and Alcohol Advice provide a youth-specific advice service from 9 am to 8 pm Monday to Friday – phone 1800 458 685
Alcohol and Drug Foundation(opens in a new window) – online chatbot
Headspace(opens in a new window) offer mental health support online, by phone and in person through headspace centres

Australian Government: Give Up For Good(opens in a new window) – national campaign and resources for quitting smoking and vaping
Alcohol and Drug Foundation: Tobacco(opens in a new window) – contains information about effects of nicotine, including withdrawal
Better Health Channel(opens in a new window) – contains information on the health effects of smoking, strategies for quitting, statistics and Victoria’s laws on smoking
Better Health Channel: e-cigarettes(opens in a new window) – contains information on the dangers of e-cigarettes
Better Health Channel: e-cigarette safety(opens in a new window) – contains information the liquid used in e-cigarettes and the dangers of nicotine poisoning
Quit Victoria(opens in a new window) – contains a summary of Australia’s vaping laws
Royal Children’s Hospital(opens in a new window) – contains a video suitable for school staff and parents/carers on health risks of using e-cigarettes
Uncloud(opens in a new window) – national campaign funded by the Minderoo Foundation for young people aged 14 to 25 years old

Updated 7 May 2026