THE INDEPENDENT Member for Noosa, Sandy Bolton MP has launched a survey for Noosa State Electorate residents regarding fluoridation and the proposed implementation by the State Government of a public sex offender register.
Ms. Bolton 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 three 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 on 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 twenty-six out of seventy-seven Councils currently do including all eleven in Southeast Queensland (SEQ), or transition to non-fluoridated water alongside the remaining fifty-one councils across Queensland.”
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 specific,” Ms. Bolton said.
The Survey closes at 12pm on Monday February 24, 2025 and can be completed at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/2HX32YK, including the background and research on both topics.
“For residents needing a paper copy or who would like to make additional comments after completing the survey, please contact my office on 5319 3100 or via noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au. Anyone who resides outside the Noosa Electorate should share their views with their local state member of parliament.”