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By Mal Lynch and Jill Nason, Forest Lake RSL Proudly displayed on the wall of the anteroom of the Forest Lake RSL Club is an artwork titled “The Long Journey Home.” The piece depicts a crippled Lancaster bomber returning from a mission over Europe in the early dawn during WWII. It was presented to the…
By Corin Mackay and Jamie Furness A second Forest Lake Show and Shine event was held in late June to the car community’s delight, with vehicle-lovers coming from far and wide to show off their favourite automobiles. 130 cars arrived and were shown off from 9am-12pm on Sunday June 25, with a wide range of …
Recently, I brought together 100 local school leaders from across the Oxley Electorate. I asked them a simple question: what are your priorities for our community? There were so many fantastic answers. I’m really excited to take their feedback down to Canberra, and keep working towards the future these young people deserve. The students also…
By Corin Mackay The Forest Lake markets returned on Friday July 14 for a mid-year Christmas-in July themed event at the Forest Lake Sports Field on College Avenue. Locals were treated to many stalls and attractions on the night, ranging from food trucks selling spuds, crepes and poffertjes to ice cream and a great variety…
By Corin Mackay Forest Lake State High School (FLSHS) recently performed their rendition of Euripides’ Medea in late May to wide community applause as the third play in a new tradition of performances. FLSHS Head of Arts Sean Lubbers said that he picked the play in particular to broaden students’ knowledge of Greek tragedy, an…
In the last month we have gained three new members. Most members have different reasons for joining us – some just for company, some for health reasons, and some to help out the community. We don’t care why you join us, all are welcome, whether you want to do art, play cards or do woodwork,…
By Marge Breitenbach. The May speaker was Michael Palmer from Quantum. As a consultant, he commenced his talk with the maxim “Make it big enough and you will read it.” He was, of course, referring to the problem of eyesight. He brought along examples of visual aids that can be used to improve and assist…
By Jamie Furness The Community Life Uniting Church (formerly Forest Lake Uniting Church) in Ellen Grove has been blessing the community this winter by providing much-needed supplies to people doing it tough. Community Life Uniting Church reverend Emma said members of the community escaping domestic violence situations or unable to afford food can connect with…
By Corin Mackay Last month a petition was posted on the Forest Lake Facebook page asking members to sign their names in support of a new set of traffic lights on the Johnson Road and Woogaroo Street intersection. Organised by Hamish Krammer, the petition was started as a result of the frequent crashes that occur…
By Corin Mackay Students from the Forest Lake State High School (FLSHS) Just Dance gaming crew won the FUSE Esports cup against teams from around the world in June. The event took place online, and participants in the Esports Program of Excellence from years eight and nine danced from 7am to 9pm, supported by their…