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Jamie Furness

South Western SES Group educates community at emergency information day

By Jamie Furness / November 28, 2022 / Comments Off on South Western SES Group educates community at emergency information day

SES senior field member Reginald Marshall and QPS Duty District Officer Senior Sergeant Peter Materne. By Jamie Furness The South Western SES Group held an open day at their Orchard Street depot in Richlands on Saturday November 26 to educate and empower the local community about what emergency services can do for them Each Queensland […]

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Missing girl, Ellen Grove

By Jamie Furness / November 28, 2022 / Comments Off on Missing girl, Ellen Grove

Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Ellen Grove. The girl was last seen by her family on Friday, November 25 around 9.30am. Police and family hold concerns for her safety as this behaviour is out of character. She may be in Brisbane city or Inala. The girl […]

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Frozen fever hits the stage in Forest Lake

By Jamie Furness / November 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Frozen fever hits the stage in Forest Lake

Thirty-five talented students from the Forest Lake area will be starring in the first ever on-stage Junior adaptation of Frozen the Musical, performed by Allstars Performing Arts at the Lighthouse Event Centre in Forest Lake on December 10 at 3:00pm. Frozen the Musical (Junior) music director and Allstars teacher Amy Winner said the staff and […]

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Couples legacy lasts for life with generous donation

By Jamie Furness / November 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Couples legacy lasts for life with generous donation

Brian and Marilyn Dodd   A generous local couple facing their own struggles managed to make a positive impact even after death by leaving a large sum of money to a respected Queensland children’s charity.   Many people living in the Forest Lake and Centenary suburbs will have known and loved the late Brian and […]

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Sports oval to get a new $90,000 cricket wicket

By Jamie Furness / November 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Sports oval to get a new $90,000 cricket wicket

One of the Forest Lake sports ovals will be transformed into a $90,000 turf cricket pitch by the start of next year.   The new pitch will be delivered in a joint partnership between Brisbane Super Kings and Forest Lake Junior Rugby Union Club.    It will allow competitive cricket matches to be hosted in […]

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No experience, no worries: local friends celebrate one year as first-time cafe owners

By Jamie Furness / November 18, 2022 / Comments Off on No experience, no worries: local friends celebrate one year as first-time cafe owners

  One August day last year, Eric Trieu and Shirley Wienand arrived at Simple Bliss for a coffee to cap-off their usual Saturday morning parkrun ritual, but little did they know this particular visit would take their friendship in an exciting new direction.   “We were just sitting there on the deck having coffee, and […]

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Oxley MP Milton Dick elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives

Oxley MP Milton Dick elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives

By Jamie Furness / August 27, 2022 / Comments Off on Oxley MP Milton Dick elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives

Federal member for Oxley Milton Dick was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on July 26 2022. The Speaker is elected from among the 151 members of the House as the principal office holder, representative and spokesperson. Mr Dick said it was an enormous privilege to be selected for the position. “It’s […]

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Treasure Market at The Terraces

Treasure Market at The Terraces

By Jamie Furness / August 26, 2022 / Comments Off on Treasure Market at The Terraces

The Terraces retirement village in Forest Lake will be running a community Treasure Market on Sunday October 9 at the Leisure Centre from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. People of all ages are invited to browse the market stalls, which will include plants, books, puzzles, dvds, clothes, accessories, jewellery, art, bric-a-brac and more. There will […]

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Abba Girls tribute show comes to Inala

Abba Girls tribute show comes to Inala

By Jamie Furness / August 26, 2022 / Comments Off on Abba Girls tribute show comes to Inala

An Abba Girls tribute starring Queensland performers Susie McCann and Bronte Mitchell will feature at the Blue Fin Fishing Club in Inala on Saturday September 17. The special event is the first show of its kind and will run for one night only. It includes a two-course dinner as well as the performance. After putting […]

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Sarbani takes the world of singing by storm

By Jamie Furness / August 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Sarbani takes the world of singing by storm

Local singer Sarbani Maitra recently placed in four local singing eisteddfods including the Bundaberg Eisteddfod, The Wynnum-Manly Eisteddfod, Quota Beenleigh, and the highly coveted QMTA Vocal Competition at the UQ School of Music.   At the QMTA Vocal Competition Novice section for 13 and unders, Sarbani took home first place in Musical Theatre, second place […]

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