Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has launched a survey for Noosa State Electorate residents regarding fluoridation and on the state government’s proposed implementation of a public sex offender register.
She said this was in response to organisations such as the Australian Dental Association calling for the state government to mandate fluoridation for all of Queensland as was the case previously.
“It takes just 3 minutes, with results from this survey utilised in forming Noosa’s position should these be raised in Parliament. A collective voice is powerful, providing reassurance to those making decisions that they are aligning to community expectations, whilst making provision for voices that may not agree with a majority view,” Ms Bolton said.
In 2012, the Queensland Government amended legislation to allow local governments to decide whether they would fluoridate their water supply on a council-by-council basis. Prior to this, water suppliers were required by the Queensland Government to add fluoride to any public potable water supply that provided water to at least 1000 people.
“As part of obtaining feedback of fluoridation of water, we have included questions on whether this should be controlled by the state government instead of councils, and whether residents prefer to retain fluoridation as the 26 out of 27 councils currently do including all 11 in Southeast Queensland (SEQ), or transition to non-fluoridated water alongside the remaining 51 councils across Queensland,” she said.
Regarding the second component of the survey, as part of its election campaign, the new government put forward a proposal to implement a public sex offender register in Queensland modelled on the already existing Western Australian sex offender register.
“Following our request in 2022 for the previous government to initiate a parliamentary inquiry to gather evidence around sex offender registers to better inform the debate, and with our recent Noosa MP survey indicating 66 per cent support, this dedicated survey is important to establish a clear Noosa ‘position’ on the specifics regarding,” Ms Bolton said.
The survey closes at 12pm on Monday 24 February 2025 and can be completed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/2HX32YK. It includes background and research information on both topics.
