Community
Hello readers – we hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather. We are really settling in well at our new meeting location at the Forest Lake Hotel, with some members staying on for lunch afterwards. The guest speaker for our April meeting was Julie Cawdell, community hearing advisor from Hearing Australia. Julie’s presentation was of…
The Men’s Shed is hosting a Turning the Screws event on May 11. This is where the police replace your number plate screws with one-way screws to prevent number plate theft. We will be offering free coffee and a free sausage sizzle, and visitors will be able to view the shed and our artists may…
On February 29, 2024 Meta (Facebook) announced that it will no longer negotiate deals with news publishers once their current agreement expires. This will result in the removal of the “Facebook News” tab from the Facebook website, and the end of vital grants from Meta which are currently being provided to news publications. LINA (Local…
After facing the devastating loss of their compound and pontoon during the 2022 floods, Forest Lake’s Lakers Dragon Boat Club has resurfaced triumphantly, returning to their home groundson the banks of the Brisbane River in Riverhills Riverhills. The club expressed gratitude towards the Brisbane City Council and Jamboree ward councillor Sarah Hutton for their support…
The Lion Richlands was recently honoured with three prestigious awards at the 2024 Keno and Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence on March 19. Held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and attended by 71 clubs across Queensland, the highly anticipated event celebrated and recognised local clubs’ outstanding contributions to their communities. The Lion Richlands…
Forest Lake author Michael Stein, has unveiled a touching book entitled Good Can Always Come From Adversity, chronicling his father’s George Stein’s extraordinary life as a Holocaust survivor. George Moshe Stein, born on February 1, 1927 in the village of Oralia on the Hungarian-Romanian border, endured the horrors of Nazi persecution during World War II….
In February a small group of us ventured south to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Surprisingly, for some of us, it was our first visit, and for others it had been a long time since the last visit. The weather was kind to us and the heavens opened up after our departure. Those who had previously…
This month we have continued to restore garden benches. We completed four benches last month, and we also restored a chair for a local lady. Our members are enjoying their art, cards & modelling as well as the woodwork. We continue to gain new members looking for an outlet to keep busy. Thank you to…
Our branch celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March. This event was well attended and we had two very interesting speakers, Joyce Taylor and Lynne Ball. On our calendar for Thursday 11 we are having our branch meeting. We will be welcoming Niki Dowling from Transit Care as our guest speaker at the event….
Our recent March meeting was well attended over a fabulous supper. Our guest speaker was one of our own members who talked about her experiences sailing in the Southern Ocean. Our committee has pulled together an exciting and varied programme for 2024. There is something for everyone at the Centenary Evening View Club, including walks,…