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• Bundaberg: Fluoride debate continues

  QUEENSLAND’S chief health officer Jeanette Young has implored Bundaberg Regional Council to consider the facts when making its decision regarding fluoridation, saying the science is “indisputable”. When the NewsMail asked councillors for their personal views on the science of fluoridation, the overwhelming majority were either against it or had yet to be convinced. Cr Vince […]

• Bundaberg: Council continues fight against fluoride

  BUNDABERG Regional Council will have another go at getting the State Government to reverse its decision on the forced fluoridation of water. The council thought it had gained an exemption after talks with Premier Campbell Newman and Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney. But last month Health Minister Lawrence Springborg confirmed the Bundaberg council would have to […]

• Bundaberg gets a win on the fluoride issue

  AFTER years of ups and downs, Bundaberg Regional Council is finally claiming a win in its battle against the forced fluoridation of its water. In legislation before the state parliament last night, the decision on whether to fluoridate or not was handed back to local governments. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said he was “absolutely […]

• Bundaberg Regional Council won’t be adding fluoride

  MEMBER for Burnett Stephen Bennett yesterday confirmed that Bundaberg Regional Council will not be forced to fluoridate the region’s water, despite being allocated $4.5 million towards it in the budget. Council water and wastewater spokesman Alan Bush, a long-time opponent of fluoridation, said he was initially concerned the State Government had back flipped on a […]

• Bundaberg: Council apply for no fluoride

  BUNDABERG Regional Council has formally agreed to apply to the State Government for exemption from a requirement to fluoridate its water. Council water and wastewater spokesman Alan Bush, who has long been an opponent of the fluoridation requirement, told a meeting yesterday Premier Campbell Newman had told State Parliament he was prepared to review the […]

• Bundaberg: Doctor puts fluoride case

  A LEADING Bundaberg health professional has come out in support of fluoridating the region’s water. Bundaberg Regional Council is trying to fight the State Government’s requirement that it fluoridate all drinking water. But Bundaberg Health Promotions chairman Dr Martin Strahan said all water had some naturally occurring fluoride in it, but most had less than […]

• Bundaberg: Council fights on against fluoride

  BUNDABERG Regional Council is still holding on to the hope it will not be forced to fluoridate its drinking water. The State Government is pushing ahead with the previous government’s policy of forcing councils across Queensland to fluoridate their water. The council had hoped to receive and exemption after talks with the LNP before the […]

• Bundaberg: Laws pave way for a possible vote on fluoride

  A REFERENDUM on the fluoride issue could be on the table after new legislation passed on Tuesday night, changing the powers of local councils and giving them the right to hold a “people’s vote” on key issues. But Bundaberg Mayor Mal Forman said the council had not yet considered whether it would hold a referendum […]

• Bundaberg: Council carries on fluoride fight

  BUNDABERG Regional Council was the only local authority to address an important parliamentary committee last week in its fight against the compulsory fluoridation of its drinking water. Council water and wastewater spokesman Alan Bush and CEO Peter Byrne flew to Brisbane on Friday to meet the parliament’s finance advisory committee. Cr Bush said he believed […]

• Bundaberg: Council facing $1.4m fluoridation shortfall

  The Bundaberg Regional Council says it will have to delay projects or increase water charges if fluoridation goes ahead. The council has failed to convince a parliamentary committee the city should be exempt from fluoride legislation, with only an extension of time recommended. The committee was told that Bundaberg has 10 different water supplies servicing […]