Apart from time out to produce organic fruit and vegetables, Gillian works fulltime
on human rights and environmental issues. This includes researching
and writing submissions on behalf of groups, and attending community and
government meetings on a wide range of subjects.
Gillian runs weekly radio shows on health and the environment, and also
organises seminars on these subjects, for the public, schools and community
groups.
During 2008 Gillian ran a polling booth, with the support of twenty-eight
volunteers, in order to give people a chance to state whether they wanted
fluoridation; the results of this poll (with around 98% voting against
compulsory fluoridation) will be presented to the Victorian Parliament this
year.
Gillian says, “As fluoride is being given to people for a physical effect, it
should be subject to testing by independent medical researchers and
toxicologists for its safety and efficacy. This should be by people who are not
employed by the Health Department. All other medications are subject to
testing, so why should fluoride be exempted?”