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NHMRC report ‘total rejection of anti-fluoride lies’ says government
A federal government report into water fluoridation is being touted as a total rejection of the lies spread by the anti-fluoride activists in regional NSW. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released its updated report into water fluoridation and dental and other health outcomes on Tuesday, July 4. NSW Shadow Health Minister Walt Secord said […]
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Tasmania: Fluoride move ‘not binding’
A push towards potentially removing fluoride from Tasmanian water supplies would not be legally enforceable, health authorities suggest. The Kentish Council wants state legislation changed to allow councils to run elector polls about fluoride in drinking water. The Local Government Association of Tasmania general meeting agenda for July includes a motion from Kentish seeking LGAT […]
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NSW: Health debate continues: ‘I’m really unhappy about making a decision’
Representatives from NSW Health have presented to council on the issue of water fluoridation just days before a National Health and Medical Research Council evaluation of evidence is due to be released. On Wednesday, NSW Health’s Dr Ben Scalley and Dr John Skinner put forward their case to councillors for the use of fluoride as a public […]
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Bega Valley: Sifting through sea of ‘evidence’ on fluoride
No issue has been more divisive for the Bega Valley in recent months than fluoride. That council is considering fluoridation of the whole shire’s drinking water supplies as part of service upgrades has drawn a lot of debate – both for and against. At the heart of the debate lie studies and quoted findings pointing to […]
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Kentish Council asks government to let it query its residents over the addition of fluoride to the water supply
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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