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Three cheers for the dynamic duo, Derek Clark and Lorraine Burdeu, the September tag-team champions of the Heritage Bank Slideshow Award! Congratulations, Lorraine, for your captivating photo of folded paper, and Derek, for your awe-inspiring sunset masterpiece. You’ve got the club buzzing with artistic energy! Lorraine’s lens took a stroll through the fascinating world of…
We had our final meeting for 2023 in November and were so very fortunate to have Lieutenant Colonel Shaun Richards as our guest speaker.  His presentation was based on Remembrance Day (from Gallipoli to Afghanistan) and he shared his 35 years military career details with our members. We thanked him and his wife Patricia for…
Remembrance Day In the lead-up to November, the Club focussed on the Remembrance Day Commemoration, 11/11/2023. Club members were active at Forest Lake, Inala and Richlands Shopping Centres selling badges. Once again the sincerity of district residents was underlined by the generosity of the community, raising funds for veterans in need.  The Commemoration Service was…
Our October speaker was the ever-popular and friend of our Club, City Councillor for Forest Lake Ward Charles Strunk. He elaborated what is actually planned and happening in Forest Lake. He was plied with a plethora of questions from Probians who were keen to bring a number of problems to his attention. As usual, he…
Hi Everyone, Christmas is almost upon us. We are having our open day on December 16. We will have a free coffee van, free sausage sizzle and drinks. We will also have items for sale, paintings, tools, games, toys, and we will be drawing the raffle for the model of the Bounty, which is now…
We say it every year – but, where did the year go? They seem to be getting faster. Or are we getting busier? At least things are winding down now and, apart from a few Christmas parties, most of the organisations we belong to are in recess until February. That means that after the hectic…
Merry Christmas! I love this time of year! There are so many predictable things about Christmas – fruit mince pies, Mariah Carey and Michael Buble being played in every shopping centre, Christmas lights on people’s houses, and so on. And yet, as predictable as many elements of Christmas are, the first Christmas was anything but…
I saw a Dr Seuss book this week called “Oh The Places You’ll Go” and it got me thinking about Scouts and the opportunities presented to our youth members (and Adult Supporters). From time to time we bump into previous youth members and hear about how they are getting on. During one of these encounters,…
As we finish up for the year, I wanted to take one last opportunity to wish you and your family a happy festive season. Congratulations to all our Year 12 school leavers on completing their time at school and enjoy your well-deserved holidays. As always, I have had a wonderful time catching up with residents…
I would like to begin by saying thank you to every single reader who has read and been inspired by my community spotlight monthly articles. It is hard not to shed a tear or two when reflecting on what these articles mean to me and all who have been part of this journey in 2023. …