Women's right to vote forfeited because electoral offices in Geelong can't cope with the demand

Women in Geelong risked forfeiting their long fought for right to vote because the process for registering to vote is underfunded. This report from The Argus (30th April 1909) highlights the issue.

Corio Shire Council discusses women's suffrage

Wednesday 30 August, 1899 a discussion about women's suffrage at the Corio Shire Council is reported in The Argus. It is clear from the report that women in Geelong had quite a struggle to change attitudes to women's suffrage - the tenor of the discussion is that it was 'undesirable' to give women the vote.