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Logan West News acquires Local News Publications

Paul Jackson June 27, 2022 3 min read 0

In a ‘circle of life’ type scenario, four-year-old Logan West News has bought the Local News Publications that inspired its inception. Four years ago, Logan West retiree Chris Wren challenged me to start a newspaper for the Logan West community. Chris told me the story of how he had started The Lake News in 1993…

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Upcoming local NAIDOC Week celebrations

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 1 min read 0

The National NAIDOC Committee has announced NAIDOC Week celebrations will be held from July 3 – July 10, 2022. On July 4, 2022 the Inala Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community will be hosting the Inala NAIDOC Week Launch at the Inala Civic Centre, at 4 Kittyhawk Avenue in Inala from 11:00am to 12:00pm. On…

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Benjamin Waalder to represent QLD at futsal National Championships

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 2 min read 0

11-year-old Benjamin Waalder from Forest Lake has been selected for the Queensland Under 12 Futsal Team to participate in the National Championships in Sydney in January 2023. The year 6 student from St John’s Anglican College participated in a regional try-out competition over the Easter school holidays and was selected for the position after an…

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Local schools excel at BPAC Dance Eisteddfod

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 3 min read 0

Local schools achieved fantastic results at the Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge (BPAC) Eisteddfod school competition between June 16 and June 19, 2022. See the results from each school below.   Forest Lake State High School 1st place was awarded to FLSHS in the Varsity Hip-Hop and Junior Hip-Hop categories, as well as a student-choreographed routine…

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Sarbani Maitra named Queensland School Sports Squash Champion

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 2 min read 0

St Johns Anglican College year 8 student Sarbani Maitra has been named the Queensland School Sports Squash Championship for Under 15 Girls for the second year in a row. The championship competition held in Cairns this year has secured her place to play in the Nationals and Trans-Tasman competition in August within the Secondary School…

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Forest Lake SHS music students excel at Fanfare event

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 2 min read 0

Forest Lake State High School musicians represented their school beautifully at the recent Fanfare event on June 2, 2022 held at Centenary SHS. All four of the school’s Program of Excellence music ensembles, including String Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band and DrumLine participated in this year’s event and achieved silvers all around. Instrumental Music Program…

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Program brings hope for depression and anxiety sufferers

Program brings hope for depression and anxiety sufferers

Jamie Furness June 21, 2022 3 min read 0

Did you know that there is a new program starting soon in Greenbank that has a more than 90% success rate in helping people be free from their depression and anxiety?  The Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program (DARP), is an internationally renowned 8 week program created by Dr Neil Nedley, with many Forest Lake success…

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Benjamin Waalder to represent QLD at futsal National Championships

Jamie Furness June 21, 2022 2 min read 0

11-year-old Benjamin Waalder from Forest Lake has been selected for the Queensland Under 12 Futsal Team to participate in the National Championships in Sydney in January 2023. The year 6 student from St John’s Anglican College participated in a regional try-out competition over the Easter school holidays and was selected for the position after an…

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Outstanding students recognised at Queensland Day Awards

Jamie Furness June 20, 2022 3 min read 0

Three local students were recognised at the annual Queensland Day Awards presented by the South West Progress Association on June 6, 2022.   The award was designed to commend and celebrate the contributions of local community heroes.   One recipient of the Queensland Day Award was Forest Lake State High School year 12 student Tony,…

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Forest Lake SHS leading the way in Esports

Jamie Furness June 20, 2022 4 min read 0

Forest Lake State High School has been leading the way in Esports in schools since 2018 with innovative school programs and a new curriculum designed to set students up for success in the growing industry of Esports. Esports at FLSHS was initially introduced in 2018 when a group of students competed in a League of…

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