Australia - The Warrumbungle Council has approved a controversial plan to fluoridate the shire's water supplies.

The Warrumbungle Council has approved a controversial plan to fluoridate the shire's water supplies.
It is the second time the shire has considered fluoridation, after it was rejected by the previous council.
Mayor Peter Shinton yesterday used his casting vote to break a four-all deadlock because one councillor was absent from the meeting.
He says he was swayed by the results of a phone survey that found 64 per cent of residents were in favour of the proposal, 18 per cent against and 18 per cent unsure.
"The fact that our local doctors and dentists have all agreed that it is a necessary thing and the interesting one was that Binnaway - a township we initially studied - had 88 per cent of the people there in favour of fluoridating the water," he said.
"I think one of the salient points was that 75 per cent of households with a child under six agreed with the addition of fluoride to the water."
Fluoride will now be added to the supplies of Coonabarabran, Baradine, Binnaway and Mendooran once its new water treatment plant is installed.
The council will further investigate whether Dunedoo and Coolah's systems can be connected.

I wonder who supplied the information that they voted for and how the survey wording was couched.