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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Codex Gigas is the largest existing medieval manuscript in the world. It can be found in Washington State University, and was donated by collector Robert Shields (1918 – 2007). The Codex is 92cm (36in) tall by 51cm (20in) wide, 23cm (9in) thick and weighs approximately 75kg; 160 donkey hides were required to make its […]
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In the shed we are continuing with more of the same, restoring garden benches, making mud kitchens and RSL badge boxes, plus we are making a perspex cover for the Bounty model ship we are raffling. Tickets can be purchased from the shed for $5 each. The raffle will be drawn on December 16, and […]
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It’s been brilliant to see our local seniors come together over the past few weeks, with the Premier and our local Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk hosting two hugely successful Seniors’ Morning Teas for our community. With information about scam prevention, My Aged Care and the many services available to local seniors, these events are […]
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