The Lake News
Runners and volunteers from Pallara Parkrun celebrated their 4th birthday at Brookbent Road Park on July 23. The event was attended by more than 100 people, including members from Pallara Parkrun and visitors from surrounding Forest Lake and Calamvale Parkrun groups. Pallara Parkrun event director Brian Keller said the weather was great and…
Students and staff from St John’s Anglican College had the opportunity to immerse themselves in Indigenous culture while exploring the Australian Red Centre in June this year. 12 students from Year 9-12 departed for the Red Centre on June 19 with St John’s Anglican College deputy principal Robern Hinchliffe and head of middle school…
Luan Sejdi from Forest Lake State High School has been listed as a finalist for the “People’s Choice Award” in the 2022 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards with a stunning photo that captures the beauty of the lake at Forest Lake. Luan’s photo “The Lake” was selected by the Lord Mayor and a panel of judges…
Forest Lake State High School year 7 student Taran Judge has been selected to play for the Brisbane Premier League’s Southern Rockets Under 13s cricket team. Taran was one of 13 players selected to play for Southern Rockets out of 196 others during a live auction held earlier this year. The Brisbane Premier league is…
Dental Health Week is the Australian Dental Association’s major annual oral health campaign that takes place in the first week of August. The theme this year is ‘Love Your Teeth’. The campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your teeth and gums to help you to keep your teeth and…
The Forest Lake Community Festival will be returning for the second time ever on Saturday September 10 from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Last year’s inaugural event saw thousands of Forest Lake community members come along and enjoy the afternoon, with this year’s festival set to be even bigger and better. Forest Lake…
Young dance and theatre students from Grand Avenue State School truly extended themselves in front of sell-out crowds at the recent Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage (CGEN) extravaganza. The production, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from July 14-16, consisted of four shows and featured more than 1,700 state school students,…
Forest Lake siblings Nadia and Eric Suminto achieved great results at the recent Brisbane Piano Festival. 14-year-old Nadia placed 3rd against four other competitors in the Opens Category for Grade 6 Piano and above at the June 19 event with the song “Cinema”, composed by Australian pianist Elena Kats-Chernin. 10-year-old Eric placed 3rd…
The Forest Lake State High School Just Dance Esports team took home first place at the Esports Fuse Cup Brisbane 2022 Grand Finals competition held in May this year. Year 8 students Taelira and Kelvin and year 7 students Jovanna and Brooke competed against 16 teams across Brisbane over two days. The team danced in…
Local ballroom dancing partners Belinda Bischa from Forest Lake and Lester Skorka from Sinnamon Park recently competed in the international Blackpool Dance Festival in the United Kingdom, where they placed 17th out of 70 couples in the over 50’s division in May this year. Upon returning to Australia, they competed at the 2022 Wollongong…