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By Aiden Taylor Forest Lake ward Cr Charles Strunk has defended a proposal to install traffic lights at the intersection of Rudyard St and the Forest Lake Blvd, despite concerns it is in the wrong location. Funding limitations of the national black spot program mean other dangerous intersections, such as Johnson Rd and Woogaroo St,…
Leo the Lion – The Lion Richlands and Lions FC iconic mascot – paid special visit to the club to celebrate his birthday on August 10… which also happened to be International Lion Day. Children’s faces lit up on Wednesday as Leo made his way around the busy restaurant of the gaming, dining and sports…
Forest Lake’s only cricket club, the Brisbane Super Kings, is gearing up for its 10th season in style with a new clubhouse to call home. The clubhouse was the missing piece the Kings had been longing for since they first moved to Heathwood Park, now named Matthew Conwell oval, in 2019. With 32 senior teams…
Forty-thousand plants and counting… That is how many native weeds it is taking to finish the lake restoration project. Since planting started two years ago, the environmental gurus tasked with the project have had a rough time keeping up with the local birds, which are proving a bit too smart for their own good. “They…
By Aiden Taylor Forest Lake ward Cr Charles Strunk will have to fix and reissue an important zoning survey for Jetty Walk residents after an error was found in the original documents. The survey question and letter conveyed the wrong level of zoning density, which would have adversely restricted development in the Jetty Walk residential…
Federal member for Oxley Milton Dick was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on July 26 2022. The Speaker is elected from among the 151 members of the House as the principal office holder, representative and spokesperson. Mr Dick said it was an enormous privilege to be selected for the position. “It’s…
The Terraces retirement village in Forest Lake will be running a community Treasure Market on Sunday October 9 at the Leisure Centre from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. People of all ages are invited to browse the market stalls, which will include plants, books, puzzles, dvds, clothes, accessories, jewellery, art, bric-a-brac and more. There will…
An Abba Girls tribute starring Queensland performers Susie McCann and Bronte Mitchell will feature at the Blue Fin Fishing Club in Inala on Saturday September 17. The special event is the first show of its kind and will run for one night only. It includes a two-course dinner as well as the performance. After putting…
Year 8 student Sarbani Maitra from St John’s Anglican College has taken home two more state titles in recent QLD and NSW state squash competitions this year. She competed at the Queensland State Titles 2022 in Nerang from June 27 – July 3, where she won the Under 17 Title and Runner Up in the…
A talented young team of future media industry professionals are running the show at Forest Lake State High School with the school’s very own FLAKE Radio lunchtime program. The FLAKE Radio team is made up of eight dedicated students who spend three days a week planning and delivering a weekly live broadcast that can…