Family Focus by Mark Mackay This month our church (Forest Lake Baptist Church) is having a service at the Lake Stage on October 8 to celebrate our 25th Anniversary as a constituted Queensland Baptist Church. The Forest Lake community is also invited to join us at this event, and we hope to see you there. […]
Read MoreBy Bob Butchard Do you ever feel as if the AI world is taking over your life, and your choices and options are already programmed? We are all influenced constantly by smart TVs, internet, and radio, bombarded from every direction until we acquiesce to this subliminal world that we are told is progress. Do you […]
Read MoreBy Mal Lynch At dusk on August 18, the Forest Lake & Districts RSL Sub-Branch commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day at the Chapel in the Wacol Precinct with prayers by Warren Mackenzie. Returned veterans of the club joined with the President and members, dignitaries and guests. Jimboomba & Districts Cadets mounted the guard. The Last Post was performed by bugler Greg […]
Read MoreBy Steve Bruford The shed is going from strength to strength. Our AGM is this month and we are running a raffle of a medium size replica of the Bounty pictured below. Tickets are $5 each – available from the shed or contact Steve. We are still collecting cans and bottles to recycle along with […]
Read MoreWhat is a village? This month our church (Forest Lake Baptist Church) is having a service at the Lake Stage on October 8 to celebrate our 25th Anniversary as a constituted Queensland Baptist Church. As we’ve prepared and advertised the service, it has been a real joy to hear from people who have been blessed […]
Read MoreBy Peter Dunell Our June meeting was very well attended with 75 participating. Our presenter was Matilda from ADA Australia who dealt with the provision of advocacy to negotiate the minefield in applying for Aged Care packages. Our members found it a good forum to air some of their frustration with the current system and […]
Read MoreThe Heritage Bank Slideshow Award for April was won by Tony Ryder for his photo of a pelican with a fish in its mouth. Congratulations Tony, great catch! 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, Tony will […]
Read MoreMy wife regularly goes to the gym. I used to be a member but gave up my membership some time ago, with the excuse, “I don’t have time!” The truth is, as much as I might like physical health to be a priority, I don’t give it the priority it deserves. If it really were a […]
Read MoreBy Marge Breitenbach The April monthly speaker was Chris Spensley, Community Officer from Department of Fair Trading; his topic centred on “Scam Awareness”. He related how effective as story-tellers scammers are, and how they rely on instinctive emotional reactions. The statistics quoted about the cost to individuals was staggering. We are all vulnerable. Chris also […]
Read MoreFrom “Before Forest Lake” by Vicki Mynott Adapted for print by Jamie Furness Homestead Park in the north of Forest Lake is the site of the earliest settlement in the suburb, and was home to Archerfield House. The Archerfield Estate included all of Forest Lake and much more. Brief history of Archerfield Estate: 1876 – […]
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