Forest Lake
Forest Lake author Michael Stein, has unveiled a touching book entitled Good Can Always Come From Adversity, chronicling his father’s George Stein’s extraordinary life as a Holocaust survivor. George Moshe Stein, born on February 1, 1927 in the village of Oralia on the Hungarian-Romanian border, endured the horrors of Nazi persecution during World War II….
In February a small group of us ventured south to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Surprisingly, for some of us, it was our first visit, and for others it had been a long time since the last visit. The weather was kind to us and the heavens opened up after our departure. Those who had previously…
Our branch celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March. This event was well attended and we had two very interesting speakers, Joyce Taylor and Lynne Ball. On our calendar for Thursday 11 we are having our branch meeting. We will be welcoming Niki Dowling from Transit Care as our guest speaker at the event….
Our recent March meeting was well attended over a fabulous supper. Our guest speaker was one of our own members who talked about her experiences sailing in the Southern Ocean. Our committee has pulled together an exciting and varied programme for 2024. There is something for everyone at the Centenary Evening View Club, including walks,…
By the time most of you read this Easter will be over and we will have had our fill of Hot Cross Buns and Easter Eggs. The next meeting of the garden club is Tuesday April 2 and the guest speaker is Michael Byrnes who will be talking about Orchids. These are such beautiful plants…
Members from the Forest Lake Rotary Club attended the Seaworld Conference Centre during the Rotary District 9620 Conference 2024. There, we served as ushers to the guests from as far north as PNG and east to the Solomon islands and Nauru and west to Roma and St George. They enjoyed the stories about what Rotary…
A round of applause for Stan Chrenkoff, the December champion of the Heritage Bank Slideshow Award! Stan’s mesmerising macro shot of a flower has us all swooning over the intricate details of nature’s beauty. Stan unveils the star of his winning photo—a fast-growing plant known as the Cup of Gold or Hawaiian Lily, originally hailing…
The Club ventured out to Sandy Gallop Golf Club for its game held on March 10. We had another strong field of 26 members playing in a Stableford competition. With an early start to the day, and everyone teeing off from the first tee on a beautiful morning, we soon found out that this course…
One of the most common sources of stress I hear from families now is ‘cost of living pressures.’ Whenever I hear that phrase, it sounds so innocuous and sterile but these pressures are real. I was talking to a friend recently who said, “My wife and I are working just as hard as we always…
Many of you who live in our community will have seen the Lunar New Year festivities taking place across our suburbs over the past few weeks. I love living in a place where we have people from different countries and cultures who proudly celebrate their traditional customs. That’s why I always enjoy attending the Lunar…