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Strong views expected in fluoridation debate
Posted 6 hours 49 minutes ago
The Mayor of the Mount Alexander Shire is predicting strong community views for and against a proposal to fluoridate drinking water supplies.
Information is being sent out to residents in the shire about the benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay.
The Mayor and former pharmacist, Alan Elliot, says he is against universal compulsory medication.
But he says the council does not have a position on the issue and wants a plebiscite to decide if the fluoridation goes ahead.
"That's something for the community to decide, although I believe that probably DHS [Department of Human Services] have decided that and this is probably more an information session to tell us what they are going to do and not what we'd like to happen," he said.
Posted 6 hours 49 minutes ago
The Mayor of the Mount Alexander Shire is predicting strong community views for and against a proposal to fluoridate drinking water supplies.
Information is being sent out to residents in the shire about the benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay.
The Mayor and former pharmacist, Alan Elliot, says he is against universal compulsory medication.
But he says the council does not have a position on the issue and wants a plebiscite to decide if the fluoridation goes ahead.
"That's something for the community to decide, although I believe that probably DHS [Department of Human Services] have decided that and this is probably more an information session to tell us what they are going to do and not what we'd like to happen," he said.
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