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Arts and Entertainment – TLN May 2023

By Jamie Furness / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Arts and Entertainment – TLN May 2023

Each month, more than 20 community groups or individual members enter their stories and updates from the Forest Lake Community. This makes up our valued group of Community Contributors. Below are our two articles for the Arts and Entertainment categories, featuring the Forest Lake Photography Club and FLAIR (Forest Lake and Inala wRiters club)

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Local Artist Spotlight – Vinoraa Photography

By Jamie Furness / April 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Local Artist Spotlight – Vinoraa Photography

This month’s Local Artist spotlight features Heathwood resident Dr Vinothan Paramanathan, owner of Vinoraa Photography. Vinothan’s photographs of the sunsets in Forest Lake have been receiving lots of praise in the Forest Lake Community Space group on Facebook.

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The Lion Richlands awarded 2023 Football Club of the Year

By Jamie Furness / April 28, 2023 / Comments Off on The Lion Richlands awarded 2023 Football Club of the Year

The Lion Richlands was recognised as Queensland’s Football Club of the Year for a second year in a row at the annual Clubs Queensland Awards, held in March.

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novelty cars shown off and Shone bright

By Jamie Furness / April 27, 2023 / Comments Off on novelty cars shown off and Shone bright

Forest Lake’s first ever Show and Shine event launched at the Forest Lake State High School carpark on Sunday March 26 2023.

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Inala Electorate Small Business Awards 2023 Voting Closing Tomorrow

By Jamie Furness / April 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Inala Electorate Small Business Awards 2023 Voting Closing Tomorrow

More than 115 small businesses have been nominated by the community for the Inala Electorate Small Business Awards 2023, recognising the important part they play in the lives of those living in Forest Lake and surrounding suburbs.

Voting closes tomorrow on Friday April 21, so if you haven’t already voted head to the Survey Monkey page before it’s too late!

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The Jewellery Box celebrates 2 years of service in Forest Lake

By Jamie Furness / April 20, 2023 / Comments Off on The Jewellery Box celebrates 2 years of service in Forest Lake

Jack Pilatowicz, owner of the Jewellery Box located at the Forest Lake Shopping Centre, is preparing to celebrate two years serving Forest Lake locals during the first two weeks of May.
The Jewellery Box was recently nominated for the Inala Electorate Small Business Awards, which the winners will be announced for in The Lake News June edition and also on MP Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Facebook page in June.

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Aquashield Bathrooms are Transforming the trade industry and your bathroom at the same time

By Jamie Furness / April 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Aquashield Bathrooms are Transforming the trade industry and your bathroom at the same time

Aquashield Bathrooms is a business on a mission to transform not only bathrooms, but the bathroom industry by leading the way in providing exceptional service, with customers at the heart of the business.
The family-owned business was recently nominated for the Inala Small Business Awards 2023, which voting will remain open for until April 21.
Read the full story below:

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Easter Eggstravaganza an extra special event

By Jamie Furness / April 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Easter Eggstravaganza an extra special event

The Lake News’ photo gallery of the Easter Eggstravaganza is online now! Make sure to grab your printed copy in The Lake News May edition coming out on the first week of the month

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Forest Lake Crafters Sale supports young people with disabilities

By Jamie Furness / April 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Crafters Sale supports young people with disabilities

The Forest Lake Crafters Group will be holding a stall selling some of their work at the Forest Lake Shopping Centre outside Coles on April 13 between 9am and 3pm.
Find out more about what they’re selling and the cause they’ll be supporting!

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Easter

Family Focus – Easter Edition

By Jamie Furness / April 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Family Focus – Easter Edition

This year, Easter is celebrated at the beginning of April. While Christmas is probably the biggest, most-widely celebrated Christian festival, Easter is arguably the most significant. At Easter, we celebrate the greatest act of sacrificial love in history: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In a society that is becoming increasingly atomised and narcissistic, […]

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