Forest Lake
Police have charged a 27-year-old Collingwood Park man following an alleged serious traffic crash in Pallara yesterday morning, June 10. It will be alleged at approximately 3.20 am, a stolen grey Toyota Hilux dual-cab utility was travelling north along Paradise Road when the vehicle left the road, rolled, and crashed into a metal fence. Two…
Police are appealing for witnesses after five people were seriously injured during a two-vehicle traffic crash at Forest Lake on Saturday night, June 8. Emergency services were called to Forest Lake Boulevard at approximately 10.10pm following reports a Mercedes-Benz had collided with a Toyota Landcruiser station wagon at the intersection near Renoir Crescent. Upon arrival,…
Five individuals have been hospitalised following a severe two-vehicle collision that occurred late Saturday night in Forest Lake. At approximately 10:10 PM, a Mercedes-Benz travelling south on Forest Lake Boulevard collided with a Toyota Landcruiser at the intersection of Renoir Crescent. The impact of the crash resulted in significant injuries to all involved. The driver…
Forest Lake State High School year 12 student Zack will be representing Australia at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship held in California, America from July 28 to July 31. The annual event involves more than 760,000 students from 116 countries who compete to be the World Number 1 in Powerpoint, Word or Excel,…
Inala Wangarra is gearing up for the NAIDOC Week celebrations, starting with the Inala NAIDOC Launch on Friday, June 28 at the Inala Plaza. The NAIDOC Launch event will start with a Welcome to Country, an opening prayer from Aunty Evelyn Warrior and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional dances. This free event will pave…
ANZAC Day holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of Forest Lake’s community, and no less so in the hearts and minds of the Forest Lake Lions. For over 30 years the Forest Lake Lions have been attending ANZAC Day commemorations and this year was no different. Eight of our Lions participated…
The Brisbane South Toy Library based in Richlands is staging a display of older toys for the community to view in Brisbane City Council libraries. The month of May was chosen as the first month to start the display, in celebration of World Play Day on May 28. The items, ranging from 1955 until the…
The much-loved Forest Lake Market event, held on the second Friday of every month, helped more than 50 local children play rugby for free last year. Forest Lake markets president Veronica Stickley said the event supported local businesses while also helping to support the Forest Lake Junior Rugby Club. “Volunteers from the Forest Lake Junior…
We are still restoring garden benches, so if anyone has any to donate let us know. We are also making street libraries for the local area, and soon making book stands for the Kiwanis group, so we are keeping busy. Along with sharpening scissors, secateurs and knives, our members are still doing art on Mondays…
The Rotary Club of Forest Lake joined the local RSL Club to commemorate the ANZAC day remembrance service at the Lake Amphitheatre Memorial and provided a sausage sizzle for the veterans at the Forest Lake RSL Hall afterwards on April 25. We are also looking forward to the Annual Multicultural Dragon Boat Festival at Forest…