Police are seeking public assistance to locate a missing 21-year-old Inala woman. Judith Hopkins-Booth last made contact with family yesterday on January 26 and family have not heard from her since. Police and family hold concerns for her welfare with the disappearance being out of character. She is described as approximately 160cm tall, First Nations, […]
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By Jamie Furness Year 6 students from Forest Lake State School and Grand Avenue State School were treated to free flower gifts at their graduation in December, gifted by local florist Forest Flowers. Business owner Gwen Neuendorf and her husband, who together own Forest Flowers, attended the Forest Lake State School primary graduation ceremony. on […]
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By Jamie Furness Grade 11 student Kobe Blake from St John’s Anglican College has placed 5th at the Australian All School Championships event for the 400m hurdles on December 10, 2022 with a new personal best time of 57.93 seconds. Kobe qualified for the event after coming 3rd in the 400m hurdle event at the […]
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By Jamie Furness The Heritage Bank Forest Lake Christmas Carols held on December 3, 2022, proved to be a great evening enjoyed by the community. The event was held at Forest Lake State School and started out with market stalls, rides, activities and food trucks in the afternoon, which were a hit for children, families […]
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Personally Speaking Hey there fellow Forest Lakers! I’d like to start the new year by introducing myself. My name is Jamie Furness and I’m the main columnist and journalist for The Lake News. I’ve been working with the current Local News Publications team (formerly at Logan West News) since May 2021 and am completing my […]
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By Jamie Furness Twenty-three students from Forest Lake State High School participated in the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Blue Edge program at school in Term 4 of 2022. The program ran two mornings a week over eight weeks, and included a 30 minute fitness session followed by a breakfast attended by police officers and the […]
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By Jamie Furness The Lake News is looking for local residents who are passionate about their community to sign up as volunteer Local News Ambassadors to help bring good news to light in Forest Lake. Local News Publications owner-manager Paul Jackson said LNP ambassadors will comprise a small team of volunteer members who can provide […]
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By Jamie Furness The Forest Lake community is invited to gather at the Lake Stage on the first and third Sunday of every month to enjoy Live Music at the Lake. The recurring event, which takes place between 3pm and 6pm, is hosted by local band The LakeHouse Trio, who provide live entertainment and offer […]
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By Jamie Furness A team of four students from the Grand Avenue State School Chess Club recently placed 7th out of 30 teams at the Gardiner Chess Interschool State Final competition in Brisbane. Grand Avenue State School chess club coordinator Danielle Szczepina said Methul, Jethro, Vonal, and Nikhil performed well above expectations at the event, […]
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By Jamie Furness The Forest Lake Crochet and Knitting Group is now in their tenth year of creating and providing charity items to those in need made from yarn donated by our generous Forest Lake community. Every Thursday, 38 senior volunteers get together from 9am-12pm at the Durack-Inala Bowls club to create crocheted and knitted […]
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