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Minister officially opens Moree fluoridation plant
NSW Minister for Health John Hatzistergos today officially opened the Moree Plains Shire Council Fluoridation Plant. Mr Hatzistergos said the official opening of the plant provided the ideal opportunity to highlight the benefits of water fluoridation as a preventative oral health measure that can reduce dental decay in children by up to 60 per cent. […]
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Brickworks poisons could hit vineyards
The Department of Environment and Conservation has made the belated admission that high levels of poisonous emissions from Midland Brick could have damaged one of the State’s most valuable tourist industries, the Swan Valley vineyards. The concession came after the department launched an investigation into whether Midland Brick had breached its licence conditions by failing […]
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3000 bare teeth against fluoride
ANTI-fluoride lobbyists in Wodonga say they now have 3000 reasons why the city’s water supply shouldn’t be fluoridated. Wodonga’s Fluoride Education Awareness Team’s Marilyn Edgar says they have more than that number of signatures on a petition and hundreds of individual submissions opposing the plans. The group has manned a table in High St from […]
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Wangaratta wants vote on fluoride
WANGARATTA has delivered a clear message to the state government that it does not approve of fluoride being added to its town water supply without a referendum. More than 100 members of the public packed into the GOTAFE auditorium on Tuesday night in a fiery showdown with the Victorian director of public health, Dr Robert […]
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Fluoride leaves vet with a bitter taste
VIETNAM veteran Rob Doherty has taken more notice than most with talk of having fluoride in Geelong’s water supply appearing again after the topic seemed long dead. One of the options recently outlined by Water Minister John Thwaites to ensure Geelong has enough water to meet future needs is to tap into Melbourne’s water supply. […]
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Opposition grows against Horsham water fluoridation plan
The Country Alliance is opposing a Victorian Government decision to fluoridate Horsham’s water. The alliance is backing the Nationals’ opposition to introducing fluoride to regional water supplies without community consultation. Fluoridation began at Robinvale a fortnight ago, despite vocal opposition from some residents. The Country Alliance spokeswoman Fiona Hilton-Wood says regional Victorians should not be […]
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Fluoride: should we swallow it?
The new Sustainable Water Strategy document recommends a Melbourne-Geelong pipeline as a longer term supply strategy. Minister Thwaites confirmed this and possible fluoridation for Geelong in the Advertiser (20/4). The DSE document though, and Jim Cousins’ discussion of it (Advertiser 5/5) were deafening in their silence on fluoridation, the chief obstacle to the interconnection. The […]
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Fluoride risk fear
A STUDY that links fluoridated drinking water with a rare bone cancer in boys has further fuelled the anti-fluoride debate. The Gippsland Safe Water Alliance (GSWA) says the study is evidence that fluoridation is dangerous. GSWA spokesperson Shane Elson said the study by Harvard University scientists should at least raise a red flag and stop […]
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Anti-fluoride campaign goes across Victoria
GIPPSLAND Safe Water Alliance (GSWA) members will join concerned citizens from across Victoria this weekend to develop a state-wide strategy opposing fluoridation. Alliance spokesperson Shane Elson said in response to the Bracks Government’s refusal to consult with and listen to community concerns about artificial fluoridation, a state-wide, coordinated approach to the issue would be organised. […]
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No-show angers debate organisers
WODONGAS anti-fluoride campaigners are angry that Victorian Government representatives failed to show up at a debate on Tuesday night. The event was cancelled, despite two speakers having travelled from Geelong to talk about the negative impacts of fluoride. Debate organiser Marilyn Edgar, from the Fluoride Education Awareness Team, said the no-show proved the Govern-ment couldnt […]
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