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Forest Like Fifty Plus Club Inc April 2023 update

By The Lake News / March 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Like Fifty Plus Club Inc April 2023 update

From 30th anniversary celebrations to an adventure out to the Ipswich Railway Workshop Museum, find out more about what the Forest Lake Fifty Plus Club have been up to over the last few weeks!

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Forest Lake Local captures Big Cat Through Lens

By The Lake News / February 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Local captures Big Cat Through Lens

By Steven Rober The Forest Lake Photography Club’s Heritage Bank Award for October 2022 was won by Norman Dean for his photo of a cheetah in a tree. Congratulations Norman, awesome shot. Norman runs tours to Africa where he was lucky enough to get this photo. Every month, club members submit photos for a slideshow […]

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“Bugger all we could do about it” – conscription haunts veteran 50 years later

By The Lake News / January 29, 2023 / Comments Off on “Bugger all we could do about it” – conscription haunts veteran 50 years later

By Aiden Taylor Richard Hewitson, 21-years-old in Vietnam. Forest Lake resident Richard Hewitson got up to drinking 22 stubbies a day before he realised something was wrong. A trip to the psychiatrist later found he was suffering from PTSD, stemming from his time as a conscripted soldier in the Vietnam War. Last month marked 50 […]

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Zoning survey recalled over misleading error

Zoning survey recalled over misleading error

By The Lake News / August 28, 2022 / Comments Off on Zoning survey recalled over misleading error

By Aiden Taylor Forest Lake ward Cr Charles Strunk will have to fix and reissue an important zoning survey for Jetty Walk residents after an error was found in the original documents. The survey question and letter conveyed the wrong level of zoning density, which would have adversely restricted development in the Jetty Walk residential […]

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Forest Lake Dragons sign-on day this month

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Dragons sign-on day this month

What a successful 2020 AFL season we had at Forest Lake Dragons even with COVID-19 restrictions requiring AFL Queensland to make some changes to our usual competition plans.  In 2020, we watched our 2019 boys (now Superstars) team move up to a mixed under 8.5 year team. With some new skills under their belt, they […]

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Forest Lake Lions Club

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Lions Club

On Christmas Day, a number of Lions, along with Premier Annastacia and Santa (Annastacia’s father Henry), attended the Forest Lake Lodge (nursing home) to hand out gifts to the residents. It is always great to spread a little cheer at the Lodge and the residents enjoyed the visit and their gift. A thank-you goes out […]

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Forest Lake Men’s Shed update

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Men’s Shed update

We are back into the shed and its all go! We have started a Garden Bench restoration. Locals are donating benches which have seen better days and we are restoring them like new and selling them. You can see them on our Facebook page. We have lots of other jobs underway which is keeping us […]

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Forest Lake Magpies Club update

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Forest Lake Magpies Club update

Wow, what a year 2020 was, but we all got there in the end. Our season was shorter than usual but there was so much more than usual that had to be done to meet COVID-19 protocol. It was a tough season but we got through it and we are now heading into the 2021 […]

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Hubfit Active celebrates first birthday

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Hubfit Active celebrates first birthday

Hubfit Active will be celebrating their first birthday on Saturday 13 February by inviting the community to join in on free fitness classes, games, prizes, and, of course, cake. Other local businesses in the area will be joining in on the celebrations, such as BOQ Forest Lake and Supps 24/7.  “The fitness classes and events […]

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Get in shape this year! Visit PharmaSave Richlands for your OPTIFAST program

By The Lake News / February 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Get in shape this year! Visit PharmaSave Richlands for your OPTIFAST program

Make the most of a new year and get into shape. PharmaSave Richlands Chemist offer a wide range of Optifast varieties and flavours. All staff have been trained by OPTIFAST to be able to give the best advice for each individual.  OPTIFAST products are low carbohydrate, total food replacements for the dietary management of obesity. […]

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