Community
What is a village? This month our church (Forest Lake Baptist Church) is having a service at the Lake Stage on October 8 to celebrate our 25th Anniversary as a constituted Queensland Baptist Church. As we’ve prepared and advertised the service, it has been a real joy to hear from people who have been blessed…
By Corin Mackay Young craftsman Mackenzie Robinson has been constructing and selling pens for three years with his business Pens By Kenz. Mackenzie, a year 10 student at St John’s Anglican College, started Pens by Kenz during the 2020 Covid lockdown using woodworking skills he was learning from his grandfather. “My Pop was a Manual…
By Corin Mackay Grand Avenue State School celebrated the first National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence during August, following this year’s theme of ‘growing connections’. The National Day of Action (NDA) is a special opportunity for the 68% of participating Australian schools to build a shared understanding of bullying, outline prevention policies, and…
By Jamie Furness Forest Lake’s last surviving baby black swan died on September 3, leaving area residents upset and frustrated at what they see as inaction by authorities. RSPCA animal rescue officer Chantelle Scolari, who collected the cygnet from the lake, said its injuries were irreparable and left the RSPCA with no option other than…
By Corin Mackay Year 12 students studying hospitality at Forest Lake State High School hosted a business breakfast early this month as part of their final assessment for their Certificate II. The breakfast was attended by local community members and partners in education, including Forest Lake State School, Pallara State State School and Serviceton South…
By Peter Dunell Our June meeting was very well attended with 75 participating. Our presenter was Matilda from ADA Australia who dealt with the provision of advocacy to negotiate the minefield in applying for Aged Care packages. Our members found it a good forum to air some of their frustration with the current system and…
The Heritage Bank Slideshow Award for April was won by Tony Ryder for his photo of a pelican with a fish in its mouth. Congratulations Tony, great catch! Every month, club members submit photos for a slideshow and then during the following month they vote for three of their favourites. As the winner, Tony will…
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…