Anti-fluoride campaigners are calling on voters to consider which of their council candidates support the ongoing fluoridation of water supplies in Ballina and Lismore electorates.
‘Fluoridation has been the most contentious issue in our region with well over 5,000+ petition signatures of objection to an non pharmaceutical grade, unregulated, industrial toxic poisonous waste being dispersed into our public water supply with long term detrimental health affects,’ according to the Ballina Fluoridation Free Network.
‘Silicofluorides and sodium fluoride have never been listed nor approved by the TGA, the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Administration.
‘With the weight of scientific evidence available from up to date research into the long lasting health side affects of fluoridation it should have been evidence enough for councillors to engage the Precautionary Principal and vote against fluoridation of our public water supply.
‘From freedom of information, we have documented evidence that at least 3 out 5 fluoridation plants in our area have been malfunctioning since the beginning of fluoridation and the levels of fluoridating agent have not been at regulation level of 1ppm.
‘The NHMRC are reviewing whether the level should be lowered to 0.7ppm. Lismore councillor Vanessa Ekins has put up a motion (at Rous Water) to suspended fluoridation until the results of the review.
The Ballina Fluoridation Free Network sent messages to all the candidates who supplied email addresses.
The following candidates have shown their support for not having fluoride in your drinking water.
Ballina Council Mayor Candidates:
Keith Williams
Ray Karam
Jeff Johnson
Ballina A Ward:
Stephen McCarthy
Nathan Willis
Ray Karam
Ballina B Ward:
Keith Williams
Jeff Johnson
Ballina C Ward:
Therese Crollick
Lismore Mayor:
Vanessa Ekins
Isaac Smith
Greg Bennett
Lismore candidates:
Isaac Smith
Elly Bird
Simon Clough
Greg Bennett
Vanessa Ekins
FOR YOUR INTEREST:
The Councillors who voted for fluoridation in Ballina were:
David Wright
Sharon Cadwalader
Ben Smith
Sue Meehan – not running
Robin Horden – not running
Paul Worth – not running
Keith Johnson – not running
Councillors who voted against fluoridation were:
Jeff Johnson
Keith Williams
Councillors who voted in Lismore for fluoridation were:
Neil Marks
Matthew Sheibel
Gianpiero Battista
Jenny Dowel – not running
Glenys Ritchie – not running
Graham Meineke – not running
Councillors who voted against fluoridation were:
Vanessa Ekins
Isaac Smith
Simon Clough
Ray Houston – not running
Greg Bennett
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