A number of Forest Lake based designers and event crew played an integral role in running Ravishing Fashionistas dazzling floral Spring Fashion Show in Brisbane in August. The Ravishing Fashionistas 2022 Spring Fashion Show wowed more than 385 guests at a sold out runway show on August 4 thanks to the contributions of the […]
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The iconic Book Week Parade is a fun calendar event every year where kids look forward to ditching their uniforms for costumes of their favourite book characters, and it finally arrived this August! Here are some of the best looks from school book week parades across Forest Lake below; St John’s Anglican College […]
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Forest Lake State High School Grade 12 student Carrie Biddle has become the state finalist for QLD in the national REELise Film Festival for her short film Cinephilia. It all started with an assessment. Carrie, a Film and Television Studies student, had to create a stylistic project in Term 4 to be graded. After a […]
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By Mark Mackay After a long Winter, Spring has finally sprung! This Winter seemed to be a difficult one for many – the cold weather seemed particularly cold and lasted longer than normal. Added to that was the ongoing COVID peak, a tough flu season and (of all things!) the threat of monkey flu! So, […]
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Short Stories from The Flair Writer’s Group By Tom Jones Tom had a head cold, which was strange because he had a temperature at the same time. Worst of all he couldn’t fully appreciate the aroma of his coffee. wrirFrom behind him in the library came an alarming noise that sounded somewhat like a washing […]
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By Peter Dunnell Our Christmas in July celebration at Spicers Retreat of Hidden Vale just outside of Grandchester was a resounding success with a beautiful lunch and outstanding rural views. The month of August will see us heading off for a day in Toowoomba, taking in the Carnival of Flowers, visiting the prize winning gardens […]
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Forest Lake Community Festival The family friendly Forest Lake Community Festival is back at the Lake Parklands on Saturday 10th of September. Come and join the community at the beautiful surrounds of the Lake Parklands for an afternoon of celebration, food, music, fireworks and entertainment. I will be holding a mobile office at the festival […]
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By Steven Roberts The Heritage Bank Slideshow Award for July was won by John Blackburn for his striking photo of a Kookaburra. Congratulations John! Every month, club members submit photos for a slideshow and then during the following month they vote for three of their favourites. As the winner, John will receive an A3+ print […]
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VIEW is a national volunteer organisation that provides the opportunity for women to benefit from friendships established through various outings and activities while supporting the learning of disadvantaged students through The Smith Family. In addition to our monthly dinner meeting, we get together regularly for various activities such as morning coffees, lunches, movies and concerts. […]
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I understand that the rising cost of living is adding stress to many household budgets in our community, which is why earlier this year I announced a $175 rebate that would be applied on household electricity bills. This Cost of Living Rebate applied to electricity bills from August 31, however, the exact timing of this […]
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