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A TOXIC flow of fluoride water from a Dungog treatment plant in 2014 was a known risk for more than 18 months, a NSW Land and Environment Court judge ruled before convicting Hunter Water of serious environmental breaches and ordering penalties of more than $250,000. The state-owned corporation knew from late 2012 that upgrades at […]

HUNTER Water has pleaded guilty to four offences in the Land and Environment Court where it was fined $187,000 on Friday for leaking fluoride from a distribution pipe in Dungog over a five-month period between April and August in 2014. Acting chief executive Jeremy Bath said Hunter Water had pleaded guilty and apologised to the […]

July 2 is fast approaching and many Aussies are still unsure who they will vote for. But anyone in New South Wales considering signing away a donkey vote this coming election should be aware of the Health Australia Party’s political stance before they get to the ballot box. Why? Well, the Health Australia Party just […]

When government policy takes over, science flies out the window. – Dr Maria Claudianos More than 70 people have turned out to anti-fluoridation forums in Merimbula, Bermagui and Eden in the last week. A fourth forum will be held at 1pm tomorrow at the Bega Valley Shire Council’s civic centre. The forum will be addressed Cambridge University graduate […]

A PAINSTAKING debate on whether Mackay’s water supply should continue to be fluoridated will begin in coming weeks, says Mackay Regional Council mayor Greg Williamson. For now, getting the council’s budget out of the way will be the number one priority for recently elected councillors. “Fluoride in Queensland, not just Mackay, has been on again, […]

A Wodonga dentist has called for an expansion of fluoridation after tooth decay rates in the Murray Primary Health Network were revealed as worse than the Victorian state average. Statistics from Dental Health Services Victoria on clients presenting at public dental health clinics showed decay was worse in every age group except those aged over 65. More than 65 per […]

“THERE is something fundamentally disturbing about a government putting additives in the water supply”. That’s the opinion expressed by Mackay mayor Greg Williamson before the March, 2016 council election. But Cr Williamson also said fluoridation was proven to significantly reduce caries (cavities) in children and adults. Currently, the Mackay region’s water is fluoridated by Mackay […]

LOCAL councils will continue to have the power to decide if fluoride is put in their water supply, the State Government announced this week. Mayor Matt Burnett says it’s an issue “highly likely” to come before his new council soon. And he said, while he thinks it should be a state issue, once a vote […]

Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick responded to a petition presented to Parliament earlier this year calling for the State Government to mandate fluoridation of the state’s water supply. “The Government recognises that water fluoridation is a safe and effective means of preventing tooth decay for people of all ages,” Mr Dick said in his response. […]

ANTI-FLUORIDE campaigners have warned the State Government it will have a serious fight on its hands if it ­decides to mandate water ­fluoridation in the Far North. A petition started by a Hervey Bay activist has called on the government to resume the mandate and State control of fluoridation in Queensland. The petition, which started […]