Community
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…
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…