HOUSEHOLDS across Moyne Shire will be given a chance to have their say on fluoride. A mail-out survey or a public forum will be held for the council to gauge the community’s view about the contentious issue. Warrnambool, Koroit and Allansford are expected to have their water supplies fluoridated under a Victorian Government initiative. Inviting […]
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Anger at GPs’ fluoride backing
ANTI-fluoridation campaigners believe general practitioners have disgraced themselves by backing State Government fluoridation plans for Geelong. They believe the GP Association of Geelong has sold out to the Government by flagging its support and is ignoring latest scientific findings on the impact of fluoride on bones, kidneys and thyroid glands. Opponents also said the Government […]
Condoms for Anna
Dear Premier I was wondering how I might thank you for your beneficence in the provision to me of an unnecessary drug in my water supply. I understand that the fluoridation of water has absolutely no benefits for an elderly fellow like myself, or indeed the entire adult population – at least those adults not […]
Queensland’s Health Minister denies fluoride causes health issues
Health Minister Stephen Robertson has hit back at claims that fluoridation of the state’s water supplies could cause health problems in infants. He says an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report, which has found that Queensland children have worse teeth than children in Uganda, justifies the Government’s recent decision to fluoridate water across the […]
Fluoride coming to Creswick
CRESWICK’S water looks set to be fluoridated. But the rest of the Hepburn Shire will have to wait. The Department of Human Services announced last week it planned to introduce the chemical in Ballarat water. Creswick is the only Hepburn Shire centre connected to the fluoride-bound Ballarat system. A spokesperson for DHS said it was […]
Geelong doctors back fluoride in water
GEELONG general practitioners have backed fluoridation of the city’s water supply and expect benefits to reach far beyond improved oral health. The GP Association of Geelong is one of a dozen health and welfare organisations to have endorsed fluoridation for the city as the State Government prepares to distribute education booklets to residents. GPs believe […]
Fluoride – it’s a cow of a topic
FLUORIDATED water might keep the teeth of cows healthy, but it could be milking them of their intelligence. These observations were offered during an animated discussion in State Parliament about the arguable benefits of introducing fluoride to the water supplies of regional cities. The Democratic Labor Party’s Peter Kavanagh — who maintains that fluoride lowers […]
800 people rally against Warrnambool fluoridation proposal
ANTI-FLUORIDE campaigners have vowed to keep fighting after an estimated 800 people attended a protest rally last night on the Warrnambool Civic Green. The strong numbers gave protesters renewed confidence to push ahead with their bid to ask Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to intervene and stop fluoride dosing plants being installed in water supplies throughout […]
Ballarat targeted for fluoridation
THE FIRST step has been taken towards fluoridating Ballarat’s water supply. An information booklet, distributed by the State Government, will begin arriving in residential mail boxes today. The move signals the start of the government’s “community engagement” process, which must occur before the compound is added to the city’s water supply. It is not yet […]
Rally Cry in Warrnambool
A PUBLIC rally in Warrnambool on Wednesday will urge Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to stop the city’s water being fluoridated. Organisers are hoping to attract at least 2000 people to the rally at the Civic Green from 6pm – just two hours after tenders close for the fluoridation plant. […]