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The Grand Avenue State School chess club Team 1 won first place at the Brisbane West Interschool Chess Tournament held at Fernvale State School on June 1, 2022. Grand Avenue State School chess club coordinator Danielle Szczepina said the students played exceptionally well in the face of tough competition. “Individually we didn’t place,…
Forest Lake State High School held their official First Nations “Mullago Dhago” mural dedication on Friday, July 15. “Mullago Dhago” – which means “Tomorrow Altogether,” was designed by local artist Jenny Kent of Manamana Dreaming in conjunction with FLSHS students to create a vision of reconciliation. The mural contains the thumbprint of all of students,…
It may not be well known that Rotary and Probus are intrinsically linked, and each organisation plays a key role in the community we serve. Our History With Probus The Rotary Club of Forest Lake sponsored the Forest Lake Probus Club on February 11 2002. However, it wasn’t chartered until April 27 2002 thus…
Forest Lake Scout Group Despite the dropping temperatures, our youth members have still managed to get out and about over the past month or so and enjoyed meeting new people. We had a visit from Juanita Hughes as part of her Dementia Friends program, where the youth were educated about dementia-signs and impact on the…
Queensland Day Awards 2022 Kevin Dinsdale is a long-standing resident of the district, some forty-five years or more, and has been associated with the Forest Lake & Districts RSL Sub-branch for the past sixteen years where his responsibilities lie within Membership and Property, amongst other tasks he seems to pick up along the way. Kev…
The cool nights and lovely clear days of July make it a pleasure to spend time in the fresh air and in our gardens, even with the occasional winter westerly wind. However, on a brighter note, the days will start to get longer. Flowers in Bloom Some of the garden is now dormant or slow…
As we start the new financial year, June was rather busy with the Brisbane City Council 2022/23 budget being handed down. The budget this year will give me the opportunity to bring more new council facilities to families in the ward. The new financial year will bring a number of road resurfacing works in Forest…
The Forest Lake Fifty Plus Club’s last activity was a visit to the Australian Outback Spectacular’s Heartland dinner and show. We had a great attendance of 33 members and guests travelled down the highway. We all lined up for our group photo and headed inside for a welcome drink while being entertained by the resident…
It’s been another busy month for the Forest Lake National Seniors with trips, meetings, presenters and activities. Our branch meeting in June hosted a session on chair yoga and well-being for seniors leaving many of us feeling either invigorated or discovering a new pain we hadn’t known before. July’s meeting promises to be very interesting…
Forest Lake Ward councillor Charles Strunk officially opened a brand-new playground at Thrush Street Park on July 8, 2022. The park features a new elevated play structure, group rocker, flying fox, water pump and mist forest, interactive play panels, spinner and swings. Children and families who attended enjoyed the new family-friendly recreational area…