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Grand Avenue Chess Team 1 students – Jethro, Vonal, Winston and Blake – placed second at the Brisbane West Interschool Chess Tournament held in September 2023. Their star player Jethro won seven out of seven games, scoring him the 1st place award in the Chair 1 Premier Division. Grand Avenue teacher and chess coordinator Danielle…
A new park has been built at Castamore Way, Richlands in between Progress Rd and Government Rd for family-friendly accessibility and community fun. Forest Lake Councillor Charles Strunk has celebrated a new first in his role as Councillor – being involved in the construction of a new park, from concept to completion. “This is the…
Get ready for a tail-wagging good time as The Australian Shepherd Club of Queensland introduces its first-ever Dog-Friendly Movie Night on January 6at Dogs Queensland, Durack. The unique event will be inspired by nostalgic family outings and a love for our four-legged companions. Belinda West, a member of the Australian Shepherd Club of Queensland, thought…
The Centenary Evening VIEW Club has enjoyed a successful 2023 year. From fashion parades, coffee meet-ups and lunch outings, Melbourne Cup party, parks, gardens and riverside walks, the ladies of View Club have endeavoured to carry out the VIEW pledge – to promote the interests of VIEW, to extend friendship to all, and to help…
The Rotary Club of Forest Lake has partnered with the Rotary Club of Sumner Park in assisting Arya Patel, a year 11 student at Forest Lake State High School to attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) at the Australian National University in January 2024. Arya is looking forward to receiving information on options for…
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…