We wish all our readers a fantastic and safe festive season and a healthy 2011. To our Christian friends a very Merry Xmas; to our Jewish friends a happy recently passed Chanukah, and to our Muslim friends a belated Happy New Year.

Glen Eira Debates will be taking a short break – unless something of major significance occurs. We will use this time to redevelop and reorganise our website and to start the New Year bigger and better. Thank you to all who have taken the time and trouble to comment on our posts, and also a big thank you to all those who have read our musings. We hope you’ve found them informative and helpful. As always, we welcome any suggestions for improvements and topics that we have not as yet covered.

A reminder about the time extension for VEAC submissions til mid January. You may also email (gedebates@gmail.com) us your submissions and we’ll put them up in the public interest. Public open space is a huge issue for Glen Eira and it requires extensive coverage.

Finally, a big thank you to Glen Eira Councillors for providing us with so much fodder this year. Without you, this blogsite could not exist! -:)