A NORTH-WEST council says a ban on ratepayers having their say over the addition of fluoride to their water supply is undemocratic. The Kentish Council wants the repeal of laws banning it from asking what residents want. Section 13 of the Flouridation Act says a council must not hold an elector poll in relation to […]
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The Challenge of Governance and Politicisation of Fluoride Issue in Bega Shire
The Challenge of Governance The Bega Valley Shire Residents & Ratepayers Association (BVSRRA) became aware that representatives of NSW Health would be holding a private meeting with Bega Valley Shire Councillors & officials on May 3rd,2017 to present their case in favour of fluoridating the shire’s fresh drinking water supplies.John Richardson Secretary/Treasurer of the Bega […]
Bega Valley: Fluoridation debate far from clear with petitions to council, closed door meetings
The divisive nature of water fluoridation was put in stark relief this week for Bega Valley residents. On Tuesday, petitions containing an estimated 2000 signatures of residents against adding fluoride to the shire’s drinking water were presented to the council. Meanwhile, on Wednesday councillors met with representatives from NSW Health to discuss the benefits of […]
Bega Valley: Fluoride feedback website closes with a flurry of submissions
More than 300 submissions have been posted on Bega Valley Shire Council’s ‘Have Your Say’ website on fluoride since it was set up four months ago. Public consultation on the possible extension of fluoridation to the shire’s drinking water supplies closed on Friday, April 7. The original cut-off date of March 10 was extended by four weeks by BVSC general […]
World Science Festival: Why do people buy bottled water when it’s free from a tap?
Marketers have successfully tricked us into believing bottled water is better, experts say. Consumers purchase 1.6 billion bottles of water a year in Queensland alone, a panel discussion at the World Science Festival in Brisbane heard. Western Sydney University social and cultural theory professor Gay Hawkins, who researches the “rapidly growing” water market, said about […]
Pete Evans Should “Stick To His Couscous” And Stay Away From Science, AMA Says
Celebrity chef Pete Evans should “stick to his pearl couscous” and let doctors deal with science, according to the head of the Australian Medical Association (AMA). The comments from AMA president Dr Michael Gannon came after Evans questioned the usefulness of experts, and defended many of his controversial past statements, in an interview with the […]
Bega Valley dentists question use of fluoride in water supplies
Several Bega Valley dentists have spoken out against water fluoridation in a meeting with Bega Valley Shire Councillors. On Monday, at a meeting run by Clean Water for Life attended by Crs Cathy Griff, Mitchell Nadin and Jo Dodds, they discussed what they saw as the dangers of fluoride. Senior adviser to the Fluoride Action […]
Bega Valley: Fluoride ‘Have Your Say’ deadline extended by one month
Bega Valley residents have been given an extra month to have their say on the possible extension of fluoridation to drinking water supplies across the shire. The original cut-off date for submissions was Friday, March 10, but Bega Valley Shire Council manager of water and sewage services, Jim Collins, confirmed on Monday that the public consultation […]
Hexafluorosilicic acid. Lithium Australia denies using toxic chemicals to develop technology
Lithium Australia wants to bust a myth that a process it is developing for lithium recovery uses toxic reagents. The Perth-based company is developing a technology called Sileach, a hydrometallurgical process aimed at enhancing the recovery of lithium from hard rock. Lithium Australia managing director Adrian Griffin said there had been “a lot of speculation […]
Fluoride Free WA has eye on Yanchep water
STEVE Smith is a financial advisor but despite citing economic reasons for taking fluoride out of public water, his biggest concern is its effect on people’s health, especially children. That’s why the North Metropolitan candidate and his party are keeping a close eye on Yanchep which presently doesn’t have hexafluorosilicic acid, commonly known as fluoride, added […]