Community
Inala Wangarra has recently introduced a new young men’s group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which aims to assist young males aged 11-18. Inala Wangarra Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation providing community programs and community services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Inala. The young men’s group, which is supported by Inspire…
This month on our calendar we will be up for some fun and games. Come along and bring a friend too. It’s our Easter theme meeting. International Women’s Day will be celebrated on Friday March 8. Our first speaker for the February 8 meeting was Ron Walsh who spoke on the topic “Stroke Safe.” As…
We’ve been doing a lot of reparations at the shed lately for community members, including chairs, small tables, repainting bedside tables, and lots of other odd repairs. We are also still restoring garden benches – to date we have saved 71 benches from landfill. Our members do Art on Mondays and Thursdays, Cards (500) on…
What a great start to 2024. We’ve had fun making dragons for Chinese New Year and planning the rest of the term. Our girls are keen to earn badges and participate in various activities being run to meet new Guides and catch up with old friends. We are settling into our new home at the…
Two new Forest Lake schools have joined the Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel Program. This year, St John’s Anglican College in Forest Lake will tackle the curriculum for the first time, while Grand Avenue State School will continue the program. St John’s Anglican College head of junior school, Martin Brownlow, said the program will…
Forest Lake jeweller and author of Croakers Lagoon, Alastair Bax, is writing the sequel “Return to Croakers Lagoon” after receiving devastating news late last year. Alastair was recently diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukaemia, which can be fatal if not treated. “Croakers Lagoon was sent to the printers in late December, and just after that I…
Community groups can apply for a share of $400,000 with the next round of the Better Suburbs Grants, Community Support Category, now open Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said groups could apply for up to $10,000 to deliver new projects and improve their facilities. “Brisbane has an incredible outdoor lifestyle, and our community and sports groups…
The Vietnamese Catholic Community in Brisbane recently celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) and marked the completion of their new church in Inala last month. Over three days, thousands of residents from Inala and nearby suburbs flocked to Lilac Street, opposite St. Mark’s Church, Inala, to partake in the festivities and Mass. Kicking off the…
Forest Lake has some of the greenest thumbs in Brisbane with the suburb’s residents ordering the second most green bins across Brisbane in 2023. New figures reveal 228 green bins were ordered by Forest Lake residents in 2023, second only to those in The Gap residents who ordered 10 bins more. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner…
As your local Councillor, I hope Forest Lake Ward students have had a safe return to school and I ask drivers to drive safely on our roads and to abide by our road rules. We all deserve to get home safely. Please remember to take notice of the flashing school zone hours and SAM signs….