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Fluoridation cover imageMost Australians have fluoridated water

  • Most Australians have had the benefit of water fluoridation for 30–50 years. Every capital city in Australia, except Brisbane, has water fluoridation.
  • More than three quarters of Victorians have water with either naturally-occurring or added fluoride––most of these people live in Melbourne and Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca, Horsham, Sale, Traralgon, Morwell, Moe, Warragul, Wangaratta and Wodonga.
  • Portland, Nhill, Port Fairy, Barnawartha and Kaniva have naturally-occurring beneficial amounts of fluoride in the drinking water.
  • Melbourne has had fluoridated drinking water for 30 years.

 

 

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