Community

My wife regularly goes to the gym. I used to be a member but gave up my membership some time ago, with the excuse, “I don’t have time!” The truth is, as much as I might like physical health to be a priority, I don’t give it the priority it deserves. If it really were a…

By Jill Nason We are a group of ladies who sew novelty pillowcases to be given to children undergoing oncology treatment in the Children’s Hospital. We have been running for over 10 years in Forest Lake. We are generously supported by the Forest Lake branch of the Heritage Bank who give us grants so we…

By Marge Breitenbach The April monthly speaker was Chris Spensley, Community Officer from Department of Fair Trading; his topic centred on “Scam Awareness”.  He related how effective as story-tellers scammers are, and how they rely on instinctive emotional reactions. The statistics quoted about the cost to individuals was staggering. We are all vulnerable. Chris also…

Born in 1970 after being severed from Pallara, Heathwood has never been a large suburb, but  this appears to be changing considering the rapid growth of its population in recent years. Between the 2011 and 2016 census, Heathwood only grew in population by 974 – a small increase over the course of five years. However,…

By Bert Wigchert The Forest Lake Indoor Bowls Club is one of the original local community groups which has been going for nearly 26 years. This year, the local Forest Lake IGA supported the club with a donation of T-Shirts for the members. Every Tuesday morning at 9:30 in the morning, the members arrive to…

By Corin Mackay Pursuit Youth is helping to build a community for kids from Forest Lake and surrounding suburbs with activities like trivia night, chocolate night, roller skating and nerf wars every Friday night during the school term at Forest Lake State School. Pursuit is the youth ministry for the Forest Lake Baptist Church (FLBC),…

By Corin Mackay The Forest Lake Community Festival will arrive again at the lake this August 26 for a fun day out with the family. For the past two years, residents of the Forest Lake community have come together at the lake to celebrate each other and the community at large, and the third year…

From “Before Forest Lake” by Vicki Mynott Adapted for print by Jamie Furness Homestead Park in the north of Forest Lake is the site of the earliest settlement in the suburb, and was home to Archerfield House. The Archerfield Estate included all of Forest Lake and much more.   Brief history of Archerfield Estate: 1876 –…

From “Before Forest Lake” by Vicki Mynott Adapted for print by Jamie Furness Homestead Park in the north of Forest Lake is the site of the earliest settlement in the suburb, and was home to Archerfield House. The Archerfield Estate included all of Forest Lake and much more.   Brief history of Archerfield Estate: Purchased by…

By Pat Parlane Zygo plant in bloom. Winter has arrived and it is nice to have a change of wardrobe. Unlike most Queenslanders I enjoy the cooler weather. Unlike the southern states, we have it pretty good in Brisbane with maximum temps rarely getting below 18 degrees, so you can still get out in the…