Explore Forest Lake
The district Forest Lake of in Brisbane (Queensland) with it's 22,426 inhabitants Forest Lake is located in Australia about 575 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 45% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
29°C (83 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Johnson Road Motel
SPRINGFIELD LAKES HOTEL
MT OMMANEY HOTEL APARTMENTS
Calamvale Suites and Conference Centre
Comfort Inn & Suites Robertson Gardens
Darra Motel and Conference Centre
Acacia Ridge Motel
Coopers Colonial Motel
The Pixy Bed & Breakfast
45 Barrett Street
Videos from this area
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Timelapse of Squall line - Forest Lake, Brisbane - December 11, 2008
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3033B The Boulevard Benowa - Royal Pines
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RME Motorsport
Video's of RME Motorsport's Porsche 911SC Competing in Various events around Australia.
Carole Park Skatepark | HeadlessBMX
Ramps are tiny and too steep but rails and boxes are a nice size and very smooth. Flmed 22 april 2011.
When a Women Loves - RKELLY (cover)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Inala, Queensland
Inala is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, situated in the south-west of the metropolitan area.
Gailes railway station, Brisbane
Gailes Station (formerly Dingo Hill) is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
Division of Oxley
The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of Brisbane, as well as part of the city of Ipswich. The original Division of Oxley was established in 1901, and was abolished and replaced by the Division of Griffith in 1934.
Forest Lake, Queensland
Forest Lake was the first Master Planned Community within the municipality of Brisbane, Queensland. It has won numerous awards for its design and had a population of 20,900 residents, as of February 2006. Delfin, the developer of Forest Lake, was absorbed into Lend Lease in 2001. Now operating as Delfin Lend Lease, they are developing the adjacent Springfield Lakes Master Planned Community. Forest Lake was considered instrumental in the creation of affordable housing within Australia.
Centenary Motorway
The M5 (Centenary Motorway) is a 43-kilometre motorway in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It starts as a two-lane arterial road at Yamanto, travelling to Springfield, where it becomes a two-lane highway and travels across the M2 Logan Motorway at Ellen Grove (formerly Metroad 4 / M4) and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the M5 Western Freeway.
South East Queensland Regional Plan
The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (SEQ-RP) is a document designed to guide regional growth and development in South East Queensland, Australia. It was established under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (Qld), which has now been replaced by The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and includes South East Queensland State Planning Regulatory Provisions. SEQ’s population is expected to grow from 2.8 million in 2006 to 4.4 million people by 2031.
Larapinta, Queensland
Larapinta is a suburb located in the southern regions of Brisbane, on the boundary with Logan City. The suburb is sparsely populated, being mostly bushland, save for the recent industrial development. The industrial area has become a new addition to the expansion of Brisbane's industry, including the purpose built South Brisbane Industrial Park in nearby Heathwood. Larapinta means "flowing water" and was so named because the north and west of the suburb is bounded by Oxley Creek.
EDUCANG
EDUCANG Limited was originally an initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. The name of the company reflected a partnership in independent schooling. The word EDUCANG is composed of:- ED from education, UC from the Uniting Church in Australia, and ANG from the Anglican Church of Australia. Directors of the Board were volunteers who were drawn exclusively from the two auspicing churches.
Heathwood, Queensland
Heathwood is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 21 km south of the Brisbane central business district. The suburb was declared a suburb in 1975. Heathwood was named after an early settler in the district. The western boundary of Heathwood is marked by Oxley Creek.
Willawong, Queensland
Willawong is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 16 km south of the CBD. The Places Name Board gave the official name to the suburb in 1970. This suburb has one of the Brisbane Transport bus depots located within the suburb. Willawong is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘the junction of two creeks’. The suburb's boundary is mostly defined by the course of the two creeks, Oxley Creek and Blunder Creek. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor is aligned along the eastern edge of the suburb.
Ellen Grove, Queensland
Ellen Grove is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia and is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Ellen Grove was subdivided for housing around 1959, with the name of the suburb gazetted in 1962 due to lobbying from the Ellen Grove Progress Association. The subdivision were between two and four acres in area with no services provided. In 2009, the suburb was extended both to the north and south, increasing the population significantly from 351 to 5,209 people.
Carole Park, Queensland
Carole Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 19 kilometres south west of the Brisbane central business district. The Place Names Board designated the suburb and its name in 1972. Carole Park is half residential, half industrial, with the Logan Motorway separating the two areas. The industrial side is part of the City of Ipswich, while the residential side comes under City of Brisbane.
Durack, Queensland
Durack is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 15 kilometres south-west of the CBD. The suburb had a population of 6,177 at the 2011 Census. Durack is named after Michael Durack, one of the original landholders of the area. It was given this name in 1976 from a naming competition in a local newspaper.
Doolandella, Queensland
Doolandella is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 17 kilometres south-west of the Brisbane central business district. It was declared as an official suburb in 1976. The name Doolandella, or Dulandella as expressed by Aborigines, refers to the Geebung tree, a broad leaved shrub with yellow fruit which grows in the area. In 2004, a total of 70 houses with a population of 255 was recorded in the suburb.
Pallara, Queensland
Pallara is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 19 km south of the CBD. The name means "flat land" and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with one "l". The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961. In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.
Forest Lake College
St John's Anglican College classes from Prep to Year Six were conducted at the campus on Alpine Place, Forest Lake, Queensland.
Mary McConnel School
Mary McConnel School (MMS) is a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. It is operated by EDUCANG Limited, along with Forest Lake College, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College. The Mary McConnel School provides an alternative educational program for students who, due to a high-support learning need, have difficulties accessing conventional education programs.
Glenala State High School
Glenala State High School is a high school located on Glenala Road in Durack, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on the border with Inala. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:27|35|08.57|S|152|58|45.66|E|type:landmark_region:AU |primary |name= }} First called Inala State High School [Garth Bull Student 1962-65] Inala High School serviced the growing Inala community for 33 years - from 1962 until 1995.
Ipswich Road, Brisbane
Ipswich Road is one Brisbane's main roads connecting Brisbane to the nearby city of Ipswich, via the Ipswich Motorway. Logan Road, Pacific Motorway, and Beaudesert Road are the other major roads in the south of Brisbane. The road was an important transport route in 19th century Brisbane. Travelling south the road begins at the Woolloongabba Five Ways intersection with Stanley Street and Logan Road, connecting the inner southern suburbs with southwest Brisbane.
Forest Lake State High School
Forest Lake State High School (FLSHS) is a secondary state school located in Forest Lake, Queensland, Australia.
Camira, Queensland
Camira is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from an Aboriginal word meaning windy.
Gailes, Queensland
Gailes is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from the Western Gailes Golf Course in Ayrshire, Scotland as it was the name given to the local Gailes Golf Club. Previously the area was named Dingo Hill.
Forest Lake Shopping Centre
Forest Lake Shopping Centre (formerly Forest Lake Village) is a shopping mall located in Forest Lake, Queensland, Australia. The centre first opened in 1997 and underwent significant changes in 2011 with the closure of Sam's Warehouse and addition of Coles. A Target store was also constructed on the southern end of the centre.
Camp Columbia
Camp Columbia was a United States Army military camp located in Wacol, near Brisbane, built during World War II to accommodate American troops. The Sixth US Army Headquarters was stationed there and it was an Officer Candidate School from 1942 to 1945. After World War II it was used by the Australian military and then served as a migrant reception and training centre. The camp was then known as the "Wacol East Dependants Holding Camp for Displaced Persons".
Richlands railway station
Richlands is a railway station in the suburb of Richlands on the Springfield line of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. The rail extension to Richlands is the first step in the progressive construction of the Springfield line to Springfield. The station has car parking spaces available for 650 vehicles. According to local councillor David Morrison, these are filled as early as 8:30 AM.