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World Play Day brings nostalgic display to local libraries

By Guy Hazlewood / May 30, 2024 / Comments Off on World Play Day brings nostalgic display to local libraries

The Brisbane South Toy Library based in Richlands is staging a display of older toys for the community to view in Brisbane City Council libraries. The month of May was chosen as the first month to start the display, in celebration of World Play Day on May 28. The items, ranging from 1955 until the […]

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Forest Lake Men’s Shed

By Guy Hazlewood / May 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Men’s Shed

We are still restoring garden benches, so if anyone has any to donate let us know. We are also making street libraries for the local area, and soon making book stands for the Kiwanis group, so we are keeping busy. Along with sharpening scissors, secateurs and knives, our members are still doing art on Mondays […]

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Rotary Club of Forest Lake

By Guy Hazlewood / May 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Rotary Club of Forest Lake

The Rotary Club of Forest Lake joined the local RSL Club to commemorate the ANZAC day remembrance service at the Lake Amphitheatre Memorial and provided a sausage sizzle for the veterans at the Forest Lake RSL Hall afterwards on April 25. We are also looking forward to the Annual Multicultural Dragon Boat Festival at Forest […]

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Queensland Police Stations introduce safe spaces for domestic violence victims

By Guy Hazlewood / May 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Queensland Police Stations introduce safe spaces for domestic violence victims

In a proactive move towards supporting victims of domestic and family violence (DFV),  designated ‘safe spaces’ have been established in Queensland Police stations statewide. These safe spaces serve as confidential areas within police stations where community members, particularly DFV victim-survivors, can safely and comfortably discuss their experiences with authorities. Assistant commissioner of the Domestic, Family […]

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Fatal crash in Durack

By Guy Hazlewood / May 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Fatal crash in Durack

A man has died following a two-vehicle traffic crash at Durack yesterday, May 21. Initial investigations indicate at 1.30pm, a truck and Mazda were travelling along King Avenue, near Inala Avenue, and were involved in a head-on collision. The Mazda caught alight as a result of the crash. The driver of the Mazda sustained critical […]

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Missing persons, Forest lake

By Guy Hazlewood / May 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Missing persons, Forest lake

Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a 13-year-old and 15-year-old boy missing from Forest Lake since Sunday, May 19. The pair were last seen at approximately 2pm on Hyde Place in Forest Lake and have not been seen or heard from since. The 13-year-old boy is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 150cm […]

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Survey reveals Queenslanders are rubbish at using their bins 

By Guy Hazlewood / May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Survey reveals Queenslanders are rubbish at using their bins 

Many Australians are struggling to work out which bin to put their household rubbish in, getting stumped more than 40% of the time, with Queensland and NSW getting it wrong the most.  According to a new survey of mainland states commissioned by Veolia in April, 77% of people still don’t know how to dispose of […]

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CENTENARY EVENING VIEW CLUB

By Guy Hazlewood / May 19, 2024 / Comments Off on CENTENARY EVENING VIEW CLUB

This month we returned to our regular venue, the Centenary Tavern, for our May meeting where we enjoyed an interesting talk from our guest speaker Dr Kelly Stewart who is an accredited sports dietician and a senior lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology. As we tucked into our supper Kelly and two of her […]

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Inala Pensioners hosts Biggest Morning Tea in June

By Guy Hazlewood / May 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Inala Pensioners hosts Biggest Morning Tea in June

The Inala Pensioners will be hosting their Biggest Morning Tea event on June 5 at the New Inala Hall. The morning tea, which begins at 9:30 am, is sure to be a hit amongst locals with the club’s secretary Tina Jimenez promising a morning filled with joy. “We will have a little entertainment alongside the […]

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50+ Club

By Guy Hazlewood / May 18, 2024 / Comments Off on 50+ Club

The first day in May saw us aboard the luxurious Concord Coach heading to The Eumundi Markets. We had a coffee pick-me-up at the BP Road House along the way before arriving at the markets, ready to explore all that was on offer. We enjoyed perfect weather for browsing before deciding on what delicious delicacy […]

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