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FLUORIDE will be flowing through the water pipes in Warrnambool, Allansford and Koroit within six months. A $400,000 contract for the design and installation of specialised fluoridation equipment was announced yesterday. NSW-based company Dioxide Pacific Pty Ltd won the tender to build equipment for the controversial addition to the Warrnambool water treatment plant at Albert […]

SURF Coast Shire councillor Ron Humphrey says Victorians subjected to fluoridated water should decide whether they receive it while voting in new councillors. But South Barwon MP Michael Crutchfield said a referendum would not be held on the issue. Cr Humphrey said local councils should decide whether or not fluoride should be poured into the […]

VICTORIA’S Department of Human Services says fluoridation helps people regardless of age or education and reduces the socioeconomic inequalities of dental health. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention lists fluoridation as one of the 10 best health achievements of the 20th century with vaccines and family planning. The internet encyclopedia, Wikpedia, says more […]

NSW Health has applauded the decision of Palerang Council to add flouride to water supplies in Braidwood, Bungendore and Captains Flat. John Irving from the department’s Teeth for Health program said the decision reflected exactly what the community wanted – and needed. “There is an increasing realisation that oral health and general health are related […]

FORGET the Catholic versus Protestant, Collingwood versus Essendon or Ford versus Holden arguments, fluoridation has hit a sensitive nerve. The imminent forced addition of fluoride to water supplies in Warrnambool, Allansford, Koroit and Hamilton is shaping up to be a dogged battle between the community and the Government. Amid the confusing array of technical medical […]

Victoria’s chief health officer, Dr John Carnie, says information about fluoridation has been sent to residents. He says it has also been strongly supported by health and medical groups in the region. He says it is now up to North-East Water to introduce fluoride to the water in coming months. “They have to be able […]

Palerang Council will consider a report at its Bungendore meeting today that recommends fluoride be added to the shire’s water supply. The report recommends the council add the fluoride to water at Bungendore, Captains Flat and Braidwood. But it says the Braidwood part of the program should be delayed until there is enough money to […]

Eurobodalla Shire Council’s community consultation process about whether or not to fluoridate the shire’s water supply is progressing. The shire’s focus group has met for the first time. Twelve members of the local community came together to discuss the different arguments for and against water supply fluoridation. Council’s water cycle officer, Harvey Lane, says the […]

WARRNAMBOOL’S campaigners against fluoride will help lead a national push and have warned of a High Court challenge. “It’s a major move forward in our fight to stop the forced fluoridation of water supplies,” former city CEO and campaign spokesman Vern Robson said yesterday. The decision to extend the fight beyond Victoria and form a […]

About 60 anti-fluoride campaigners yesterday voiced their anger at the State Government’s plan to introduce the chemical to Geelong’s water supply. Barwon Association for Freedom from Fluoridation president Keith Oakley, above, led the march on the offices of Barwon Water and the Department of Human Services, demanding plans to add fluoride to Geelong’s water be […]