Records keep being broken almost every day on Glen Eira Debates. A summary of this month is provided below. 

MONTH NO. OF HITS
October 7,721
November 11,109

 

  • 767 search terms were entered into search engines such as Google to find us. We assume that the vast majority of these searches are from first time readers, since many ‘old timers’ would either have bookmarked us, or the URL is already embedded in their browser. This means that we’re attracting a constant new flood of readers.
  • Subscriptions have tripled in the past month
  • In the past two weeks our daily average has soared to 413 hits per day and our record is 679 hits on November 24th.
  • Average no. of comments for our entire duration online is now over 5 comments per post. If we take the past two months, then the average is 8 comments per post. This of course does not include the hundreds and hundreds of people who read but don’t comment.

We’re really pleased with these figures. They are a clear indication that:

  • Our ‘fame’ is rapidly spreading
  • People like what we offer – otherwise they wouldn’t be back
  • People are interested in ‘fact’ not council ‘fictions’
  • People want current council news that is devoid of ‘spin’.
  • 11,000 plus hits per month is NOT the result of a mere handful of disgruntled residents. It represents a growing groundswell within a community which is increasingly frustrated with what is happening. 

We promise our readers to keep plugging away. To publish all opinions, to research events as best we can, and if the information is simply not forthcoming, or is not freely available, then we will continue to draw our own conclusions. Sadly, there would not be the need for Glen Eira Debates if transparency and accountability and genuine community consultation were the realities underpinning the existence of Glen Eira Council.