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Fluoride in Mackay: mass poison or good oral sense?
The fluoride debate in Mackay has hotted up in the lead-up to a community forum to test public support for leaving fluoride in the region’s water supply. An overnight discussion on the Daily Mercury’s Facebook site confirmed the passion around the issue. It comes as a community forum will be held Wednesday, September 14, at […]
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Yanchep to get fluoridated drinking water in 2017
FLUORIDATED drinking water will flow into Yanchep in 2017, with supplies potentially starting this summer. Department of Health water unit manager Richard Theobald said Yanchep had not yet received fluoridated water, as its current supply came from a local bore source not linked to the main metropolitan supply. “The Fluoridation Of Public Water Supplies Advisory […]
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Bega Valley: Meet the candidates
The candidates for Bega Valley Shire Council have plenty to say on community consultation, but don’t ask them about fluoride. On Wednesday night, the Bega District News co-hosted a public forum at Club Sapphire, Merimbula, ahead of the coming local government election. Around 200 people came out on the night to ask questions of candidates – with only a couple […]
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Fluoride still a divisive issue in Lismore election
The deep divide in the community over water fluoridation has been reflected in replies to a questionnaire from Fluoride Free Northern Rivers to all Lismore City Council mayoral candidates. Each candidate received a score from 1 to 6 on how they would vote if motions were put forward on a range of fluoride issues in the […]
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Cairns doctors revive local industry body to state case for fluoride
CAIRNS medical professionals have revived a once-powerful representative body with the aim of convincing the city that fluoride should be added to the water supply. The Cairns Local Medical Association, which was at its peak in the 1990s, met at the weekend and agreed to generate a petition to council signed by local doctors stating […]
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Mackay Regional Councillors to vote on Fluoride this month
COUNCILLORS are staying very tight-lipped about how they will vote when regional water fluoridation comes before Mackay Regional Council at the end of the month. “I want to bring the debate to council for a resolution this month, most likely at the monthly ordinary council meeting at the end of August,” Mayor Greg Williamson said. […]
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‘Toxic chemical’: Gladstone woman tells of ‘agony’ from fluoride
SITTING in a wheelchair outside the council chambers Dell Darrach had never been happier. Dell campaigned since 2013 to remove fluoride from Gladstone’s water supply and today the battle ended as councillors voted to remove the “toxic chemical”. “I’ve never been happier in all my life,” she said of the decision. “Within a few months […]
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Fluoride to go from Gladstone Regional Council water supply
Fluoride has been added to some drinking water supplies to help prevent dental cavities for over 50 years, but it has become a contentious issue, with many arguing they hate the idea of what they consider is mass medication. Back in 2008 the Queensland Labor Government introduced mandatory fluoridation of water supplies, but just four […]
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Days numbered for fluoride in Gladstone’s water supply
A TOOTHBRUSH and toothpaste may be the best medicine for maintaining dental health but as of next week those relying on fluoride may be out of luck. At the next general council meeting, the continuation of adding fluoride to Gladstone’s water supply will be addressed. A notice of motion will be tabled by councillor Kahn […]
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Dungog’s toxic creek leak in 2014 cost the state-owned water authority more than money
HUNTER Water copped a lashing in the NSW Land and Environment Court this month from Justice Tim Moore. He fined the state-owned water authority $187,500 and ordered it to pay the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s legal costs of $75,000. At the bottom of his lengthy judgment, published on Tuesday, Justice Moore issued a final direction – that […]
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