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  • Toowoomba: $4m cost to fluoridate city water

    IT would cost up to $4 million to fluoridate the entire Toowoomba city water supply, top council officials have revealed. The State Government estimates about $200,000 would need to be spent on each of the city’s 16 bore water injection points to ensure the right dosage was added. Water operations manager Alan Kleinschmidt said this […]

  • Communities Which Have Rejected Fluoridation Since 1990

    From the very start, water fluoridation has always been an unpopular program. In its 60+ year history, the majority of U.S. communities that have had an opportunity to vote on the measure have rejected it. Fluoridation was thus established in the U.S. not through public referenda, but executive actions by government bodies. For a brief […]

  • International Signers

    The following professionals have signed the Professionals’ Statement Calling for an End to Fluoridation. — Original signers to the Statement do not have an asterisk preceding their name. — See below for links to U.S. signers. – Professionals can add their name to this statement by clicking here. AKWESASNE NATION Henry Lickers, BSc, Director, Department of […]

  • Queensland: Newman to water down fluoride rule

    Smaller communities that have not yet fluoridated their water supplies will soon find it easier to apply for an exemption, the Newman government has confirmed. Shortly after Anna Bligh became Queensland premier in 2007, she announced a fluoride rollout in a bid to improve dental health and reduce tooth decay. The Water Fluoridation Act 2008 required water […]

  • Gympie council backs fluoridated water

    The Gympie region will remain the only local government area in southern Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett to fluoridate its water supply. Yesterday, the Gympie Regional Council voted six-to-two to continue its fluoridation program after hearing from experts on both sides. The Bundaberg, Fraser Coast and North Burnett councils have decided to remove fluoride, after being handed […]

  • Queensland: MP gnashes teeth over fluoride cuts

    The six Queensland councils removing fluoride from drinking water are “making a terrible mistake”, according to the state’s highest-profile dentist – Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek. Mr Langbroek said the councils were ignoring the dental health of children in their regions. “These councils are making poor, ill-judged decisions that are having long-term ramifications for their children,” […]

  • Gladstone residents divided on issue of fluoride in water

    GLADSTONE residents have mixed feelings about fluoride in the water supply, with an Observer poll showing some support for keeping fluoride. While 54% of people support removing fluoride from Gladstone’s water, 45% are keen for it to stay. Comments on The Observer’s Facebook page also have been mixed. But residents can rely on getting a […]

  • Moreton Bay Regional Council to start talks over possible fluoride removal

    Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) will initiate talks with Unitywater and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council over removing fluoride from drinking water supplies. Mayor Allan Sutherland said while MBRC had yet to make a decision on whether to stop fluoridation, it should find out what would need to be done. Councillors have recently heard from […]

  • Queensland: Local Governments to Take Decision over Fluoridation, Says Springborg

    Lawrence Springborg, the Health Minister of Queensland has said that he was not at all concerned about the councils which are not considering water fluoridation. He expressed his support for the process but at the same time, he said that the decision relies completely on local governments. It is learnt that a total of nine […]

  • Southern Downs: Fluoride debate ‘not on Downs agenda’

    WHILE nine councils have opted to turn off their fluoride taps after the State Government put the decision in the hands of local governments earlier this year, the Southern Downs is not considering following suit. Fluoride was introduced to the water supply in Warwick and Stanthorpe in 2011, after Queensland Premier Anna Bligh made it […]