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CENTENARY EVENING VIEW CLUB

Corin Mackay June 5, 2023 2 min read 0

By Jan Zhang  The members of the Centenary Evening VIEW Club are always excited to welcome new friends. We are part of the VIEW national volunteer organisation (VIEW stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women), and we aim to provide opportunities for women to benefit from friendships established through various outings and activities….

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Forest Lake Social Golf Club June Update

The Lake News June 4, 2023 2 min read 0

By Pat Ayling Our last game was held at Ipswich on Sunday 23 April with 28 players attending. The Ipswich course is usually a game in two halves with the front nine mostly the old course and the new championship back nine. Not today though with the whole course in great shape and playing as…

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Richlands – Forest Lake Scout Group

The Lake News June 3, 2023 3 min read 0

By Tania McLaughlin It’s always interesting watching our youth members on the first night of term as they happily catch up with their fellow Scouts to find out what they did during holidays. There is usually a lot of smiling, chatting and laughing, sometimes there are new youth members to meet and sometimes they are…

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National Seniors Forest Lake June Update

The Lake News June 2, 2023 2 min read 0

By Peter Dunell In late April our group visited the Awassi Cheesery outside Grantham, to enjoy some dairy products made from sheep milk. National Seniors Forest Lake commemorated ANZAC Day along with many of the residents and community groups in the area. It was very encouraging to see the number of young people present ensuring…

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Forest Lake Rotary Club

The Lake News June 1, 2023 2 min read 0

The month of June gives the Rotary Club of Forest Lake another opportunity to participate in the annual Forest Lake Dragon Boat festival along with other community organizations. This is a great event and always draws a large crowd from our and surrounding communities. This year’s event will be held on Sunday June 4. During…

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Forest Lake Girl Guides

The Lake News June 1, 2023 2 min read 0

By Lisa Charman Our Guides have had a fabulous term starting off the term learning about the Anzac story we moved on to learning some knots to help earn our boating badge.  We did a half day canoeing expedition to hone our boating skills and learn about water safety.  This was followed by surprising our…

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Girl Guides

The Lake News May 25, 2023 1 min read 0

By Lisa Charman Our Guides have had a fabulous month with the highlight being a day at Brownsea getting out on the water doing canoeing and kayaking.  All the girls had a fabulous time and learned a whole lot of new skills and made some new friends also.  As leaders we just love to see…

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Inala Small Business Award Winners Announced

Jamie Furness May 23, 2023 3 min read 0

Brought to you: The Inala Small Business Awards 2023 were presented by Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk The Oxley Golf Club on Wednesday May 17. The awards recognised the important part each business played in the lives of those living in the Inala Electorate.  “I had a great time hosting the Inaugural 2023 Inala small…

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Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Corin Mackay May 14, 2023 3 min read 0

By Corin Mackay In a nutshell: A masterpiece. Although it shares some similarities with its heralded predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is in fact a far superior, refined experience, and is chock-full of fresh ideas. Developed and Published by: Nintendo Available on: Nintendo Switch Price: About $80 After six long years…

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Swan killed by fishing gear at the lake

Jamie Furness May 11, 2023 3 min read 0

One of the black swans at Forest Lake has tragically died after a hook and a piece of fishing line became wrapped tightly around its neck. On April 19 Forest Lake local Christine Pipistrelli found the swan and called the RSPCA, who attended to the swan within the hour.  “Sadly his oesophagus was damaged due…

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