Australia - Petition urges fluoridation plant referendum
Petition urges fluoridation plant referendum
More than 5,000 people have asked the South Australian Government to halt development of the Mount Gambier Fluoridation Plant until a referendum on the issue has been conducted.
A petition has been going around the south-east and organiser Sharon Stafford says it has had positive responses.
"Quite honestly I think the community is split down the middle on the issue. There's still a lot of people who are not sure about it, so that's why we thought if the community has a choice in the issue, it will be sorted once and for all," she said.
A spokesman for Health Minister John Hill says community consultation about the fluoridation process has already closed and marked only one protest letter from a resident in Mount Gambier.
The spokesman says plans will not be halted.
More than 5,000 people have asked the South Australian Government to halt development of the Mount Gambier Fluoridation Plant until a referendum on the issue has been conducted.
A petition has been going around the south-east and organiser Sharon Stafford says it has had positive responses.
"Quite honestly I think the community is split down the middle on the issue. There's still a lot of people who are not sure about it, so that's why we thought if the community has a choice in the issue, it will be sorted once and for all," she said.
A spokesman for Health Minister John Hill says community consultation about the fluoridation process has already closed and marked only one protest letter from a resident in Mount Gambier.
The spokesman says plans will not be halted.
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