Australia - Fluoride poll passes Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, despite no authority to act on 'yes' vote

Key points:

• Voters in the Port Macquarie-Hastings local council elections in September will be asked if they want council to stop adding fluoride to the public water supply
• In 1991, 71 per cent of voters said they did not want fluoride added to the water, and the Mayor now wants to know if people feel the same way
• The council has been adding fluoride to the water since 2012, in accordance with the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act