Australia: Meeting snubbed
Fluoridation supporters snub meetingWednesday, 15 February 2006. 14:44 (AEDT)
Politicians and dentists in favour of the fluoridation of Wodonga's water supply did not turn up to a public debate on the issue last night. The Victorian Government is adding the chemical to Wodonga and Wangaratta's water supply this year. Organisers invited key stakeholders to talk on both sides of the debate. Fluoride Education Awareness Team member Marilyn Edgar says some people who were invited did not even RSVP. "We got one from [Premier] Steve Bracks and North-East Water said they couldn't attend and [MP] Sophie Panopoulos had to go to a meeting in Canberra," she said. "As for the rest of them, they didn't bother, Bronwyn Pike [the] Minister for Health and Robert Hall from DHS [the Department of Human Services] ... they didn't even respond."
About 50 people attended the meeting.
Politicians and dentists in favour of the fluoridation of Wodonga's water supply did not turn up to a public debate on the issue last night. The Victorian Government is adding the chemical to Wodonga and Wangaratta's water supply this year. Organisers invited key stakeholders to talk on both sides of the debate. Fluoride Education Awareness Team member Marilyn Edgar says some people who were invited did not even RSVP. "We got one from [Premier] Steve Bracks and North-East Water said they couldn't attend and [MP] Sophie Panopoulos had to go to a meeting in Canberra," she said. "As for the rest of them, they didn't bother, Bronwyn Pike [the] Minister for Health and Robert Hall from DHS [the Department of Human Services] ... they didn't even respond."
About 50 people attended the meeting.
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