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Echuca’s drinking water is currently not being treated with fluoride following a review of the water treatment plant by Coliban Water. Work on the fluoride system, which began in April, is ongoing, with no fluoride added to the town’s water supply until the system is upgraded. A Coliban Water spokesperson said the new fluoridation system […]

Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, University of Queensland research has found. Professor Loc Do from UQ’s School of Dentistry, and researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan and the University of Adelaide, conducted a study that examined Australian children’s […]

Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, University of Queensland research has found. Professor Loc Do from UQ’s School of Dentistry, and researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan and the University of Adelaide, conducted a study that examined Australian children’s […]

It’s been a long wait, but Ashford’s water supply has officially introduced fluoride as of May, 2025. Inverell Shire Council said this milestone marks the culmination of a process that began with a Council resolution in 2007 and included the construction of a new water treatment plant and extensive regulatory and community consultation. Following final […]

The communities of Capel and Donnybrook are now benefiting from fluoridated public drinking water supplies, marking a significant milestone in advancing oral health and overall wellbeing in the region. The successful completion of the fluoridation process in Capel and Donnybrook is part of the broader roll-out across the South West. Currently, about 94 per cent […]

Putting fluoride in drinking water has often been called one of the most successful public health measures in human history. But since the very beginning of fluoridation programs in the 1940s, it’s been plagued by misinformation and furious opposition. Now with Robert F Kennedy Jr at the helm of the US Department of Health, the […]

Cooktown’s water supply will no longer have fluoride added to it by the end of the month after councillors opposed to continuing the practice won a narrow vote in front of a packed public gallery on 25 February. Almost 50 community members, the majority of whom were calling for water fluoridation to be scrapped, were […]

The Cook Shire Council in Far North Queensland has voted to stop fluoridating Cooktown’s water supply. The mayor voted to keep fluoride but says she will respect the democratic process. What’s next? Twenty-four out of 77 councils in Queensland will offer fluoridated drinking water, most of them in the more populated south-east of the state. […]

All eyes will be on the Cook Shire Council chamber on Tuesday morning when elected members vote on the fate of fluoride in the Cooktown water supply. After four months of at-times heated public debate from both sides of the fence, the seven councillors will have their say on whether fluoridation continues, or whether the […]

Residents connected to the Brogo-Bermagui water supply network will soon benefit from additional treatment measures aimed at improving community health outcomes in line with NSW Health guidelines. From 3 March 2025, fluoridation will be introduced alongside the existing filtration, flocculation and chlorination processes at the Brogo Water Treatment Plant (WTP). “Fluoridation has been used on […]