http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/5913/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/02/09/cairns-bans-fluoride-in-water-supply <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In a rare decision The Cairns Regional Council has voted to stop fluoridating its water supplies, calling the practice ‘involuntary mass medication’.</p> <p>The Queensland Government last year changed the law to give councils control over fluoride policy.</p> <p>Cairns Mayor Bob Manning says 'mass medication' must not proceed without community consent.</p> <p> The move will save the council about $400,000 a year.</p> <p>Nearby Townsville is now also looking at the issue and could follow Cairns.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/queensland">Queensland</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/fluoride">fluoride</a></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:01:47 +0000 nader 8589 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal