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Forest Lake Shopping Centre launches inaugural Jobs Fair

By Jamie Furness / August 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Shopping Centre launches inaugural Jobs Fair

Forest Lake Shopping Centre will launch its first Jobs Fair next week, a new initiative offering prospective candidates the opportunity to access local and regional jobs, to support local employment in the lead-up to Christmas. The centre will host the Jobs Fair recruitment drive from Wednesday 17 August – Saturday 20 August, providing local job […]

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Local student Taran Judge chosen for Brisbane Premier League cricket team

By Jamie Furness / August 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Local student Taran Judge chosen for Brisbane Premier League cricket team

Forest Lake State High School year 7 student Taran Judge has been selected to play for the Brisbane Premier League’s Southern Rockets Under 13s cricket team. Taran was one of 13 players selected to play for Southern Rockets out of 196 others during a live auction held earlier this year. The Brisbane Premier league is […]

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Charlie Eggins becomes 3rd-fastest world-wide in blindfolded Rubik’s Cube event, breaking national and continental records

By Jamie Furness / August 2, 2022 / Comments Off on Charlie Eggins becomes 3rd-fastest world-wide in blindfolded Rubik’s Cube event, breaking national and continental records

13-year-old Charlie Eggins from Forest Lake State High School recently broke the Continental and Australian records for solving a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube while blindfolded for both a blind 3×3 single-solve and in a 3×3 “Mean of 3” blind solve. At the July 10 event held in Melbourne at the Abbotsford Blind Challenge, Charlie’s average time […]

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Love your teeth this Dental Health Week with Heathwood Smiles

Love your teeth this Dental Health Week with Heathwood Smiles

By Jamie Furness / August 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Love your teeth this Dental Health Week with Heathwood Smiles

Dental Health Week is the Australian Dental Association’s major annual oral health campaign that takes place in the first week of August.    The theme this year is ‘Love Your Teeth’. The campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your teeth and gums to help you to keep your teeth and […]

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Forest Lake Community Festival returns bigger and better

By Jamie Furness / July 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Community Festival returns bigger and better

The Forest Lake Community Festival will be returning for the second time ever on Saturday September 10 from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm.    Last year’s inaugural event saw thousands of Forest Lake community members come along and enjoy the afternoon, with this year’s festival set to be even bigger and better.   Forest Lake […]

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Grand display of student talent at Creative Generation 2022

By Jamie Furness / July 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Grand display of student talent at Creative Generation 2022

Young dance and theatre students from Grand Avenue State School truly extended themselves in front of sell-out crowds at the recent Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage (CGEN) extravaganza. The production, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from July 14-16, consisted of four shows and featured more than 1,700 state school students, […]

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4078 community inspired by kindness paid forward

By Jamie Furness / July 29, 2022 / Comments Off on 4078 community inspired by kindness paid forward

The 4078 Pay It Forward Facebook group has been making a great difference in the lives of community members through acts of kindness in Forest Lake and surrounding areas since 2016.   The group operates as a safe space for people in the community to give away items and offer free services to those in […]

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Nadia and Eric Suminto shine at Brisbane Piano Festival

By Jamie Furness / July 28, 2022 / Comments Off on Nadia and Eric Suminto shine at Brisbane Piano Festival

Forest Lake siblings Nadia and Eric Suminto achieved great results at the recent Brisbane Piano Festival.   14-year-old Nadia placed 3rd against four other competitors in the Opens Category for Grade 6 Piano and above at the June 19 event with the song “Cinema”, composed by Australian pianist Elena Kats-Chernin.   10-year-old Eric placed 3rd […]

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Forest Lake Esports Just Dance crew crowned 2022 Brisbane Champions

By Jamie Furness / July 27, 2022 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Esports Just Dance crew crowned 2022 Brisbane Champions

The Forest Lake State High School Just Dance Esports team took home first place at the Esports Fuse Cup Brisbane 2022 Grand Finals competition held in May this year. Year 8 students Taelira and Kelvin and year 7 students Jovanna and Brooke competed against 16 teams across Brisbane over two days. The team danced in […]

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Ballroom dancers tear up dance floor at UK and AU competitions

By Jamie Furness / July 26, 2022 / Comments Off on Ballroom dancers tear up dance floor at UK and AU competitions

Local ballroom dancing partners Belinda Bischa from Forest Lake and Lester Skorka from Sinnamon Park recently competed in the international Blackpool Dance Festival in the United Kingdom, where they placed 17th out of 70 couples in the over 50’s division in May this year.   Upon returning to Australia, they competed at the 2022 Wollongong […]

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