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The Springwood community recently came together to celebrate NAIDOC Week and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture at the annual NAIDOC for Jajumms event. The OurNangara team who organised the NAIDOC for Jajumms event. Source: OurNangara This free event, organised by OurNangara and Springwood Road State School, drew over 1,500 community members from the Logan…
Fresh data released highlights the affordability of units in retirement villages compared to Australia’s traditional and otherwise unaffordable housing market. The 2023 PwC-Property Council Retirement Census reveals the cost of a two-bedroom unit in a retirement village is on average 43% cheaper than homes in the same postcode across the country. A two-bedroom unit in…
By the Queensland Government Adapted for print by Guy Hazlewood The Queensland Government has announced a $27 million investment to expand virtual care services through the Queensland Virtual Hospital. This initiative includes the launch of Queensland’s first Virtual Emergency Care service, offering unprecedented access to immediate medical attention. One of the significant impacts of this…
By Nayda Hernandez Faysel Ahmed Selat The Lake News Community Hero for June is Faysel Ahmed Selat, who embodies the philosophy “societies thrive when communities are empowered, respected, and listened to.” Faysal is the President of the Somali Community Association of Queensland (SCAQ), member of the Queensland Police Service Multicultural Advisory Group (PMAG) and is…
New Lights for Wallaroo Way and Blunder Road Residents in Doolandella are eagerly watching the progress of the upgrade of the intersection of Wallaroo Way and Blunder Road. Works have started on the underground electrical cables, new drainage and the new footpath that will link Peacock Street to the bus stop on Blunder Road. The…
The Forest Lake RSL did an excellent job of organising one of the largest ANZAC Day Services I have ever been to. In addition, there was a special service held at dusk for the animals who have served in our Defence Forces. Appropriately, this service was held at the Dogs QLD War Animal Memorial in…
My addictions began when I learnt to read and write and gradually became a slave to reading and writing. In those bygone days, there were no smartphones, computers or TV. Some neighbours had radios but we had a gramophone. We did not have an unlimited set of gramophone records, so we listened to the few…
By Paul Jackson – What’s Strong With You? When it comes to addressing the challenges of living together in community, there are many ways to get stuff done. Some will move us toward a healthy, flourishing community and others away from it. I’m not primarily talking about what gets achieved here but how it gets…
By Steven Roberts The Heritage Bank Slideshow Award for July was won by John Blackburn for his striking photo of a Kookaburra. Congratulations John! Every month, club members submit photos for a slideshow and then during the following month they vote for three of their favourites. As the winner, John will receive an A3+ print…
The 4078 Pay It Forward Facebook group has been making a great difference in the lives of community members through acts of kindness in Forest Lake and surrounding areas since 2016. The group operates as a safe space for people in the community to give away items and offer free services to those in…