The Lake News

Two people Found Dead at Doolandella Property

Guy Hazlewood February 28, 2024 1 min read 0

Police are investigating after two people were located deceased at a Doolandella property overnight. Officers were called to the Redhead Street address around 7pm, where a man and woman were located deceased. Initial investigations indicate the two people, both in their thirties, were known to each other. A crime scene remains at the property this…

Read More...
yoga

Yoga brings healing to Ellen Grove and Forest Lake community

Guy Hazlewood February 20, 2024 2 min read 0

Ellen Grove resident Christine Nonn teaches yoga every Monday night at the Uniting Church on Waterford Road, and this year will be conducting yoga sessions at the Forest Lake parklands. The yoga sessions will also include a grief workshop. “Grief comes in many shades,” Christine said. “The loss of a loved one, health, work, house…

Read More...
inala wangarra

Empowering young men at Inala Wangarra

Guy Hazlewood February 20, 2024 2 min read 0

Inala Wangarra has recently introduced a new young men’s group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which aims to assist young males aged 11-18. Inala Wangarra Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation providing community programs and community services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Inala. The young men’s group, which is supported by Inspire…

Read More...
riding to school

Forest Lake schools hit the pavement with Active School Travel

Guy Hazlewood February 15, 2024 2 min read 0

Two new Forest Lake schools have joined the Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel Program. This year, St John’s Anglican College in Forest Lake will tackle the curriculum for the first time, while Grand Avenue State School will continue the program. St John’s Anglican College head of junior school, Martin Brownlow, said the program will…

Read More...
croakers lagoon

Forest Lake jeweller returns to Croakers Lagoon

Guy Hazlewood February 14, 2024 2 min read 0

Forest Lake jeweller and author of Croakers Lagoon, Alastair Bax, is writing the sequel “Return to Croakers Lagoon” after receiving devastating news late last year. Alastair was recently diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukaemia, which can be fatal if not treated. “Croakers Lagoon was sent to the printers in late December, and just after that I…

Read More...
community groups

Grants open to help sport and community clubs kick goals

Guy Hazlewood February 9, 2024 2 min read 0

Community groups can apply for a share of $400,000 with the next round of the Better Suburbs Grants, Community Support Category, now open Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said groups could apply for up to $10,000 to deliver new projects and improve their facilities. “Brisbane has an incredible outdoor lifestyle, and our community and sports groups…

Read More...
green thumbs

Forest Lake crowned runner up for Brisbane’s greenest thumbs

Guy Hazlewood February 8, 2024 3 min read 0

Forest Lake has some of the greenest thumbs in Brisbane with the suburb’s residents ordering the second most green bins across Brisbane in 2023. New figures reveal 228 green bins were ordered by Forest Lake residents in 2023, second only to those in The Gap residents who ordered 10 bins more. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner…

Read More...

Australian Celtic Women perform at Forest Lake this Sunday

Jamie Furness December 2, 2023 2 min read 0

  The Australian Celtic Women will make a special guest performance at the Live Music at the Lake event this Sunday December 3, which starts at 3pm. The show will feature crowd-favourite songs and tunes from various Celtic nations, followed by Christmas carols for the whole audience to enjoy, as well as songs by the…

Read More...

How Forest Lake Voted in the 2023 Referendum

Jamie Furness October 18, 2023 2 min read 0

Forest Lake voters narrowly rejected the proposed Constitutional change to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Voice to Parliament, with the Oxley wider electorate returning a resounding “No” vote on the issue. The proposed amendment required both 51% of the popular vote and the majority of votes in all States to pass, and failed…

Read More...

FLAIR Writing Club

The Lake News September 28, 2023 2 min read 0

By Bob Butchard Do you ever feel as if the AI world is taking over your life, and your choices and options are already programmed?  We are all influenced constantly by smart TVs, internet, and radio, bombarded from every direction until we acquiesce to this subliminal world that we are told is progress. Do you…

Read More...