<P> Fluoride was first added to the drinking water for the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh in 1962 , with Melbourne beginning fluoridation in 1977 . The towns of Portland , Nhill , Port Fairy , Barnawartha , and Kaniva have naturally occurring fluoride in their drinking water . In August 2012 approximately 90 % of the Victorian population had access to fluoridated water . The fluoridation of Victoria 's drinking water supplies is regulated by the Health ( Fluoridation ) Act 1973 , by the Department of Health . </P>
<P> Fluoride was first added to the drinking water for the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh in 1962 , with Melbourne beginning fluoridation in 1977 . The towns of Portland , Nhill , Port Fairy , Barnawartha , and Kaniva have naturally occurring fluoride in their drinking water . In August 2012 approximately 90 % of the Victorian population had access to fluoridated water . The fluoridation of Victoria 's drinking water supplies is regulated by the Health ( Fluoridation ) Act 1973 , by the Department of Health . </P>
when was fluoride added to water in melbourne
when was fluoride added to water in melbourne
1977
1977