Australia - Letter | Let's have a look at what's going on up north

IT is surprising that the mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Lisa Intermann, is not receiving more media exposure with regards to recent developments relating to who is responsible and liable in the hierarchy of fluoridation gone wrong. 

This maverick woman is taking on a big house of cards that we should all be concerned about as residents who will soon be in a municipality of artificial water fluoridation. 

By now, tenders have probably gone out from Oberon Council and I believe this is advertised for about 21 days and then further considered by council to start the fluoridation process.

The then councillor Lisa Intermann submitted to the NSW Standing Committee of Public Works a document for parliamentary inquiry. This is a stellar work and references and eloquently argues the simple facts of fluoridation's interaction with human health; the effects on health and the environment and the long-term integrity of infrastructure pipes, pumps and sewerage treatment systems. This was in May 2005 and why has so little changed with regards to public awareness of fluoridation?

Why should we as residents be concerned with all this? After all, the councillors have agreed to make it their responsibility. In the future, if things go wrong with health, environment or water/sewer reticulation processes, will the council bear the financial burden or do we as ratepayers?