TAMWORTH Regional Council is holding off on adding fluoride to water supplies in some of the region’s villages.
Supplies in Attunga, Barraba, Bendemeer and Nundle are currently not fluoridated, but as the NSW government updates its code regarding the chemical in community water, council has voted to hold tight.
Councillor Juanita Wilson wanted to see the issue “kept on the books” but anticipated some blow back if the change water supplies was mandated throughout the region.
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“I hope this is followed up in the future, but if we decide to fluoridate, there would be a string of opposition various reasons,” she said.
“I know there is a person absolutely anti-fluoride at Nundle who’s addressed us several times.”
Fluoride is currently added to the main Tamworth supply which is reticulated through the city, Moonbi and Kootingal.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
