Once again we’ve broken all records – hits, subscriptions, daily averages, and comments. We thank our readers for their interest and their involvement. But we want more! It’s obvious that Glen Eira is in desperate need of an avenue for discussion, information exchange, commentary and debate. If this wasn’t the case, then we’d be long gone.
Recent events such as the creation of the East Bentleigh Community blogsite illustrates the need for a strong online community presence. In just on a week, this new group has already had over 400 hits, organised a petition, and attracted comments. By linking to each others’ sites, by exchanging views, and information, we double our exposure, attract new readers, and focus in on those issues which concern locals. In time, we envisage that all suburbs, and all variety of groups will share in this municipality wide network. Instead of being ignored and ultimately dismissed, ratepayers will have their own forums to voice their views. So please, keep spreading the word of our existence. Let us know what you think and why. Share with us your latest news, events, successes and frustrations. And as always, we will endeavour to ‘keep the bastards honest’!!!
Our stats for the past 3 months are:
March 12,031 hits
April 14,066 hits
May 15,291 hits
Current Subscriptions: 63
Glen Eira Debates 
June 1, 2011 at 7:34 AM
congratulations ‘gleneira’, you are the real mccoy news site for glen eira residents. every day i read this blogsite. i thank you for giving me and my friends (i tell anyone to read it) the real story behind the headlines and plagiarised stories appearing in the ‘glen eira caulfield leader’. many of them are taken from council’s media releases and ‘glen eira news’. i think they should rename ‘glen eira caulfield leader’, the junk mail news rag, as ‘glen eira news leader’. at least it would accurately reflect the fact that they are in cahoots for their own common benefit. community benefit or detriment has nothing to do with it. keep up the good work reporting on the realities of glen eira’s government administration.
June 1, 2011 at 10:14 AM
It is with thanks to you, Glen Eira Debates, that the Bentleigh East Community Updates blog has been able to get a foot-up and gain interest in the community.
We are excited that linking to your blog has generated a lot of interest in our blog, and that we are able to connect with people in the neighbourhood.
Thanks again for your help and support in setting up our blog!