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Welcome – let’s get started this month with our calendar for February to July. As always the year promises members and their friends a selection of great events, day trips, away trips, and more. At our monthly meetings we have interesting guest speakers lined up. 2023 was a great year for guest speakers. Our first…
We have kicked off the year with planning a fantastic term 1 program. We are super keen to share our experiences with you. We began the term exploring our personal values and what we love about Guiding. This is part of a national strategy to ensure Girl Guides are meeting the needs and expectations of…
Who does not have a skeleton in their cupboard? Well, I once had a scary one in mine. When my older brother, my only sibling, was eighteen, he entered medical college, and you should have witnessed the fuss everybody made over him. Grandma was the worst offender because she thought we should all be thankful…
Summer is a notoriously busy time for the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), who respond to an average of 3,900 calls per day throughout December and January. QAS Director Lisa Dibley said heat-related emergencies were very common during the summer period in Queensland. “Queensland is known for sunshine and particularly hot weather,” Ms Dibley said. “Whilst…
Each year, I like to start the year with a poem that was read by King George VI as he prepared to lead Great Britain into 1940, And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out…
The Vietnamese Community in Australia – Queensland Chapter (VCA-QLD) is inviting the community to take part in their annual Vietnamese Tet (also known as Tet Nguyen Dan or simply Tet) celebrations on February 2 – February 3 at the CJ Greenfield Sports Complex in Richlands. Thousands of guests will take part in the two-day celebration…
On November 25 our Lions Club supported Milton Dick MP, Annastacia Palaszczuk MP and Cr Charles Strunk with the BBQ at the Christmas Paw-ty! What a fantastic morning out in the community and surrounded by so many fur-babies. We love this time of year and of course our annual BBQ at the Forest Lake Heritage…
Oodles dog-breed owners of Forest Lake will be able to connect with other pet owners at a monthly playdate held at the Forest Lake Off-Leash Dog Park. The Oodle is a dog breed with a mix of poodle and other breeds, such as cocker spaniels, golden retrievers and Labradors. Natalie Pham, with her two oodles…
A standing ovation for Anne Niewand and Tony Ryder, the double champions of the Heritage Bank Slideshow Award for November 2023! Anne wowed the crowd with her breathtaking photo of footsteps in the snow, while Tony soared to victory with his incredible shot of an Osprey clutching a fish in its mighty talons. Talk about…
Dear reader, I was elected to represent the people of Inala in 2006. A lot has changed in our community since then. The people that I have represented have changed as our community continued to grow and the borders of our electorate shifted. And throughout all the change of the last 17 years, my love…