Australia - Tableland rallies against fluoride in water
Tableland rallies against fluoride in water
Tony Stickley
Saturday, June 30, 2012
AT rallies on the Tableland tomorrow, the drums will be beating for the end to further fluoridation of the region's drinking water.
Kuranda and Malanda are due to have fluoride added to reticulated water supplies from July 11.
But opposition from some residents, who are supported by the Tablelands Regional Council, and sympathetic noises from Premier Campbell Newman and Minister for Local Government David Crisafulli could signal a halt to the process.
The anti-fluoridation campaign under way since the announcement of a fluoridation program last year will reach its climax at drum-beating protests at Kuranda’s Centenary Park and Malanda’s Memorial Park at 2pm tomorrow.
opponents say the case for adding fluoride has not been made, claiming it is harmful to teeth and health in general.
But many dentists say fluoride in water has seen a dramatic decline in tooth decay and dismiss claims of health risks.
Dr Michael Foley, a spokesman for the Queensland branch of the Australian Dental Association, dismissed this saying: "All these claims are complete rubbish."
Kuranda councillor Jenny Jensen will move a motion at next week’s TRC meeting to defer dosing the water until after the state’s position on the issue has become clear. Meanwhile Michael Trout, the MP for Barron River, has put forward a motion to the LNP’s state conference next month calling for the decision on whether to fluoridate to be left in local government hands.
At present, the TRC is bound by the Fluoride Act requiring it to fluoridate supplies.
But buoyed by recent comments from the Government and the support of local MPs, including Dalrymple member, Shane Knuth, TRC Mayor Rosa Lee Long has formally written to the State Government asking it to put a stop to fluoridation.
Premier Newman told Parliament last week he would be willing to look at stopping fluoridation where local communities did not want it, but he would not consider removing it from communities that already had it.............
Tony Stickley
Saturday, June 30, 2012
AT rallies on the Tableland tomorrow, the drums will be beating for the end to further fluoridation of the region's drinking water.
Kuranda and Malanda are due to have fluoride added to reticulated water supplies from July 11.
But opposition from some residents, who are supported by the Tablelands Regional Council, and sympathetic noises from Premier Campbell Newman and Minister for Local Government David Crisafulli could signal a halt to the process.
The anti-fluoridation campaign under way since the announcement of a fluoridation program last year will reach its climax at drum-beating protests at Kuranda’s Centenary Park and Malanda’s Memorial Park at 2pm tomorrow.
opponents say the case for adding fluoride has not been made, claiming it is harmful to teeth and health in general.
But many dentists say fluoride in water has seen a dramatic decline in tooth decay and dismiss claims of health risks.
Dr Michael Foley, a spokesman for the Queensland branch of the Australian Dental Association, dismissed this saying: "All these claims are complete rubbish."
Kuranda councillor Jenny Jensen will move a motion at next week’s TRC meeting to defer dosing the water until after the state’s position on the issue has become clear. Meanwhile Michael Trout, the MP for Barron River, has put forward a motion to the LNP’s state conference next month calling for the decision on whether to fluoridate to be left in local government hands.
At present, the TRC is bound by the Fluoride Act requiring it to fluoridate supplies.
But buoyed by recent comments from the Government and the support of local MPs, including Dalrymple member, Shane Knuth, TRC Mayor Rosa Lee Long has formally written to the State Government asking it to put a stop to fluoridation.
Premier Newman told Parliament last week he would be willing to look at stopping fluoridation where local communities did not want it, but he would not consider removing it from communities that already had it.............
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