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Richlands-Forest Lake Scouts

By The Lake News / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Richlands-Forest Lake Scouts

As we closed out Term 3, all of our section youth were obviously in celebration mode.   Our Joeys tried milk carton hotdogs, the Cub Scouts had a disco party and our Scouts and Venturer Scouts were very creatively mixing mocktails for their mocktails competition.  While the youth members then enjoyed a couple of weeks break, […]

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News from the 19th Hole – Forest Lake Social Golf Club

By The Lake News / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on News from the 19th Hole – Forest Lake Social Golf Club

The club’s last game was meant to have been held at Meadowbrook Golf Club on Sunday 8th October, Unfortunately, Meadowbrook in their great wisdom are no longer allowing social groups of our size to book and play at their course! The largest group that can be booked is four players – and so our committee […]

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Forest Like Fifty Plus Club

By The Lake News / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Like Fifty Plus Club

The club’s last trip was a visit to the Tamborine Coffee Plantation on Tamborine Mountain. Our bus departed Forest Lake and took a scenic route via Beaudesert and Tamborine village to arrive at the Coffee Plantation in time for a lovely morning tea and tour of the facilities. Our large group was split into two […]

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Councillor Charles Strunk

By The Lake News / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Councillor Charles Strunk

Free Movies in the Park  Christmas and the end of the year are fast approaching. A huge thank you to my staff and volunteers that were rushed off their feet at the inaugural Free Movies in the Park Minions: The Rise of Gru Family held in Inala.  Big thank you to the Lions Club of […]

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Community Hero Spotlight – Forest Lake: Dung Pham

By The Lake News / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Community Hero Spotlight – Forest Lake: Dung Pham

Volunteering to improve the lives of others comes as easy as 1, 2, 3 for local resident, Dung (pronounced Yung) Pham who migrated to Australia in 2019 to build a better life for her, her daughter Annie and her family.  These days, she enjoys volunteering alongside her daughter who is following in her footsteps. Dung […]

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Family Focus – Foster Care Sunday

By The Lake News / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Family Focus – Foster Care Sunday

Each year, on the last Sunday of November, our Church celebrates “Foster Care Sunday,” when we celebrate those who open their homes and lives to children in Foster Care. Two things strike me each year on Foster Care Sunday. The first thing that stands out is the way foster carers don’t see anything particularly amazing […]

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Friends of the Flood – a little book that punches above its weight 

By The Lake News / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Friends of the Flood – a little book that punches above its weight 

You may have heard of us or read about us in The Lake News. We are members of FLAIR [Forest Lake and Inala (W) ’Riters], who meet on the first Tuesday of each month (except January). We meet at the Inala Library, from 9am to 12 noon. We read whatever creative writing we have concocted […]

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Forest Lake Area Garden Group

By The Lake News / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Area Garden Group

What a lovely day we had on our Friendship Day, our first since 2019.  Visitors came from 14 garden clubs and we were pleased to welcome Councillor Charles Strunk to his first meeting as our Patron. The organisation of the day was a huge effort from all our committee plus volunteers and we thank them […]

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Forest Lake Girl Guides

By The Lake News / December 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Girl Guides

Girl Guides is in full swing for the last term of 2023. We had a fabulous night joining 50 other Girl Guides for a Halloween-theme roller skating night.  October is also JOTA/JOTI month where we make contact with other Guides and Scouts across the country and in some instances Internationally.  Whilst this used to occur via […]

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Lions Club of Forest Lake

By The Lake News / December 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Lions Club of Forest Lake

What a night was had! 30 years in the making. The Lions Club of Forest Lake turned 30 this month, with members past and present, friends, councillors and district representatives all in attendance.  The night was officiated by our current President Lion Linda, who was the club’s first President 30 years ago. So many things […]

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