2024 media releases

Experts are calling for Victorians to get SunSmart or risk sunburn, which increases your lifetime risk of skin cancer and can even result in presentation to a hospital emergency department.

SunSmart urges Victorians to check their skin as new data from the Victorian Population Health Survey (VPHS) shows fewer than one in two Victorians (44%) checked their own skin in the past 12 months.

Cancer Council Victoria and SunSmart launches its new campaign in Bendigo as the community comes together to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and fight back against cancer at the annual Relay For Life event.

Empowering individuals worldwide to protect themselves against skin cancer, the SunSmart Global UV app celebrates it’s one year anniversary in Australia with 100,000 monthly active users.

SunSmart Victoria’s Schools Program reaches major milestone, celebrating 30 years of supporting schools to be sun safe.

With UV levels consistently at very high and extreme levels, SunSmart Victoria is ramping up its skin cancer prevention campaign called 'Don’t Let Cancer In' as new data shows melanoma diagnoses could increase by 24% over the next decade.