by Lily Friis “Even small changes have a bigger impact than you’d realise. Focus on reducing your waste – don’t worry about eliminating it. With practice, everything will fall into place in time.” There are many super simple swaps you can make from your everyday items to a more eco-friendly option. Some easy ones are […]
Read Moreby Rosella Richlands-Forest Lake Scout Group have always had a strong focus on encouraging our youth to be active members of the local community and teaching them the skills needed to do so. Our leaders are all trained first aiders and we feel very strongly about passing these skills on to our youth to prepare […]
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by Alan Greig The Rotary Club of Forest Lake was again involved in the Australia Day Citizenship ceremony in the Calamvale Community Hall. This year it was a much smaller ceremony, probably due to the effect of COVID-19. In January 2020 almost 2,000 people became Australian citizens over four separate sessions. This year there were […]
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by Pastor Mark Mackay The Christmas and New Year period is great but, for many families the period that follows, in February, brings us back down to earth really quickly. The credit card statements come in and it includes the Christmas spending and the kids returning to school. We all know what it’s like to […]
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by Alan Greig This year is the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force. As a former Squadron Leader with almost 25 years service, I trust that you will allow me to ‘spruik’ on a little about what AF2021 has been doing in preparation for this achievement. One of the activities is that the Centenary […]
Read Moreby Peter Dunell I am going to depart from my usual reporting on our activities for the month and instead share some thoughts on recent local events in January. There was never going to be a sudden change of fortune when the clock clicked over to New Years Day. We are going to have to […]
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by John Prout With the festive season and holidays now in our memory and a new school year has commenced for many, I suppose one would say ‘life is returning to normal’ as we live under the many restrictions currently in place for obvious reasons. This month we will hold our postponed Annual General Meeting […]
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by Judith Weston Forest Lake Probus Club ended on a happy note by celebrating Christmas together at the Blue Fin. Our thanks to the management and staff for the festive decorations, superb service and delicious Christmas fare. President Ellen welcomed members to the first meeting of 2021 at the Lighthouse Community Centre. After morning tea, […]
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by Lily Friis There is no denying that many of our practices and ways of living are harming the planet we live on. While some may deny climate change and global warming, it is becoming increasingly harder to ignore that our environment is changing and not for the better. There are so many issues with […]
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I’m excited that it’s February and that plenty is still happening in our community thanks to Queenslanders, especially Forest Lake residents, following COVID-19 regulations. You have done a wonderful job looking out for your neighbour and yourselves. I would like to especially point out to everyone that this month is incredibly important to me and […]
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