Just days before fluoride flows into our water supply, Mayor Glenn Milne has admitted he personally does not want fluoride in Sunraysia’s drinking water.

“We shouldn’t be adding anything that we don’t need to our water,” he said.

“I’m not keen.

“When you understand that fluoride is actually a poison, in large quantities, there’s always a concern there.”

A phone survey of Mildura Rural City councillors yesterday revealed there are doubts within council about the benefits of fluoridation.

A majority believes the community should have been given a say, rather than being subjected to a State Government sanctioned “forced medication”.

But, love it or hate it, fluoride will be added into Mildura’s drinking water on Monday.

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