Community
By Jamie Furness The Lake News is looking for local residents who are passionate about their community to sign up as volunteer Local News Ambassadors to help bring good news to light in Forest Lake. Local News Publications owner-manager Paul Jackson said LNP ambassadors will comprise a small team of volunteer members who can provide…
By Jamie Furness The Forest Lake community is invited to gather at the Lake Stage on the first and third Sunday of every month to enjoy Live Music at the Lake. The recurring event, which takes place between 3pm and 6pm, is hosted by local band The LakeHouse Trio, who provide live entertainment and offer…
By Jamie Furness A team of four students from the Grand Avenue State School Chess Club recently placed 7th out of 30 teams at the Gardiner Chess Interschool State Final competition in Brisbane. Grand Avenue State School chess club coordinator Danielle Szczepina said Methul, Jethro, Vonal, and Nikhil performed well above expectations at the event,…
By Jamie Furness The Forest Lake Crochet and Knitting Group is now in their tenth year of creating and providing charity items to those in need made from yarn donated by our generous Forest Lake community. Every Thursday, 38 senior volunteers get together from 9am-12pm at the Durack-Inala Bowls club to create crocheted and knitted…
By Megan Woolley and Jamie Furness At the age of only 18, Melissa Rogaloff became the youngest branch manager of a bank in Australia. Today she uses her connections at BOQ Forest Lake to uplift the local community. As the BOQ Forest Lake Community Engagement Officer and Marketer, and a connected community member, Melissa…
By Jamie Furness The Forest Lake Markets are returning again, this time with a Christmas theme, this Friday December 9 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Forest Lake Sports Field at 60 College Avenue. Market-goers can look forward to browsing through more than 50 market stalls, food trucks, face painting by Leanne’s Fancy Faces,…
SES senior field member Reginald Marshall and QPS Duty District Officer Senior Sergeant Peter Materne. By Jamie Furness The South Western SES Group held an open day at their Orchard Street depot in Richlands on Saturday November 26 to educate and empower the local community about what emergency services can do for them Each Queensland…
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Ellen Grove. The girl was last seen by her family on Friday, November 25 around 9.30am. Police and family hold concerns for her safety as this behaviour is out of character. She may be in Brisbane city or Inala. The girl…
Thirty-five talented students from the Forest Lake area will be starring in the first ever on-stage Junior adaptation of Frozen the Musical, performed by Allstars Performing Arts at the Lighthouse Event Centre in Forest Lake on December 10 at 3:00pm. Frozen the Musical (Junior) music director and Allstars teacher Amy Winner said the staff and…