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In May 2017, I went to visit a friend of mine from International School days who was living in Kazakhstan. After Hamburg, I had gone to live in Brisbane, and Jonathan had moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former capital. The actual capital of Kazakhstan is Astana, which has had two name changes since 2017. Kazakhstan, like…
Happy New Year. Here’s hoping 2024 brings us all good things. There is not a lot happening this time of the year, so you can catch up on those books you have been meaning to read, TV shows that you didn’t get a chance to watch or clean out some cupboards – these are good…
President’s Dinner 2023 The Forest Lake & Districts RSL Sub-Branch held the President’s Dinner at The Everyman’s Hut, Wacol, on December 2. The event also celebrated the Club’s 25th Anniversary. More than 100 members and guests were in attendance. The evening commenced at 5:30pm in the grounds of Nasho’s Place, Wacol, the precinct housing the Club’s Headquarters. Guests enjoyed informal…
Happy New Year to one and all, and don’t forget to come and join us for more fun times in 2024, with our monthly meetings commencing on Thursday February 8. Our calendar for February to July has been finalised and there are really fabulous events, day trips, away trips and more ready and waiting for…
Once again the Rotary Club of Forest Lake was part of the Forest Lake Community Carols at the Forest lake Primary School Oval, sponsored by Forest Lake Heritage Bank and organised by the Forest Lake Community Events Association. This is one of our club’s community fundraisers to help us provide assistance in our local community. …
Community Life Uniting Church has been working hard to take care of Forest Lake and the surrounding community year-round, and most recently with their annual Blessing Day 2023 and gift wrapping station at the Forest Lake Shopping Centre. Blessing day truly embraces the spirit of giving, and that families can spend quality time with each…
Meet LNP’s Business and Community Development Manager, Nayda Hernandez The Local News Publications (LNP) team is excited to welcome our newest team member Nayda Hernandez, who has been appointed the new role of Business and Community Development Manager. Nayda immigrated to Australia due to a civil war in El Salvador in 1986. She first settled…
Forest Lake’s Scheurer family recently bid farewell to a remarkable soul, Captain Frank St. Michael Gifford Fidoe, a long-term resident of Forest Lake who departed from us at the Wesley Mission Aged Care Facility on November 28, 2023 (aged 95). Frank was born in Ilford, England on November 18, 1928. His journey began in the…
Forest Lake resident and Corinda State High School student Sinead Van der Sluys was awarded the Order of Australia Queensland Brand Association community service award and Ampol Best All Rounder Award at her high school graduation. The Order of Australia Queensland Brand Association community service award recognises Queensland Secondary School students for their community service,…
Long-time owner of the Forest Lake Jewellers, Alastair Bax, is having his children’s book Croakers Lagoon published in December. The book is centred around school children Emily and Nathan, who fight to protect Croakers Lagoon from being destroyed with help from a very unusual source. The idea for Alastair’s story came from his love of…