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Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace and Federal Member for Oxley Bernie Ripoll cut the ribbon at the commissioning of the $255 million federally-funded interchange. The interchange will link the Ipswich and Logan motorways.

Left to right: Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully, Member for Bundamba Jo-Ann Miller, Craig Wallace, Bernie Ripoll, Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale and Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann.

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Community Cabinet was off to a healthy start with a "Find Your 30" walk around Forest Lake. The walk was led by Minister for Sport and Minister for Child Safety Phil Reeves and Minister for Community Services and Member for Algester Karen Struthers.

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Premier Anna Bligh and Professor Peter Spearritt, Director of the Centre for the Government of Queensland at the University of Queensland launched queenslandplaces.com.au (non-government link). The online database is a great educational resource for teachers, students, family historians or anyone interested in the history, culture and ongoing development of Queensland's settlements.

It is the first of its kind in Australia and covers all cities, towns, suburbs and villages in Queensland that have had populations of 500 or more.

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25 local volunteers were honoured with certificates of appreciation presented by Minister for Community Services and Housing Karen Struthers.

Left to right: Daphne Hahn, Forest Lake 50 Plus Club; Minister Struthers; Vera Somerwil, National Seniors; Jim Pottinger, Neighbourhood Watch; and John James, Calamvale National Seniors.

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Kim Jackson (left) and Bev Patterson (second right) from Children's Safety Australia met with Premier Anna Bligh and Parliamentary Secretary for Education Carolyn Male (far right). They spoke about a whole-of-government approach to the provision of best practice child protection information to parents, teachers, professionals and volunteers working with children.

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Catering at Community Cabinet were members of the Forest Lake College Leo's Club Emma Eastwood, Meg Liao and club organizer and teacher Alison Lamb.

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Catching up at Community Cabinet - Sergeant Raymond Murray and Jillian Stewart from the Inala PCYC and Brisbane City Councillor Milton Dick.

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Funding was announced of $110,000 over three years to the Salvation Army to promote youth participation and engagement activities in Forest Lake and Carole Park.

Left to right: Minister for Community Services and Member for Algester Karen Struthers; Liam and Rachel Glover, Forest Lake Salvation Army; Alona and Karen Sagala, Carole Park Salvation Army; and Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs and Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk.

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The a cappella choir from Year 7 at Inala State School wowed the audience at the Community Cabinet reception held at Oxley Gold Club.

Left to right: Cynthia Fiu, Maria Iosefa, Premier Anna Bligh, Anna Inoke, Ms Michelle Hativagone (teacher) and Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs and Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk.

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Principal of Goodna State School Margaret Gurney received an award for her school's much improved performance in Naplan testing from Minister for Education Geoff Wilson and Premier Anna Bligh.

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Minister for Community Services and Housing Karen Struthers met with local seniors at the Positively Ageless Consultation Workshop at Forest Lake.

Back: Minister Struthers; Murri Elder and former chair of the Queensland Seniors Council Uncle Kevin Bond; Manager of Skylarkers Healthy Ageing Program Inala Margaret Redsell; Keriba Mabaigal Torres Strait Islander Corporation (KMTSIC) representative Uncle Thomas Sebasio.

Front. Edna Brown and Flora Cook (both KMTSIC); and President of the Filipino Senior Citizens of Brisbane Adelaida Douglas.

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School captain Helen Tran and vice captain Lilly-May Corrigan proudly show off one of the new practical learning areas at the refurbished Richlands East State School.

Left to right: Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs and Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk, Helen and Lilly-May, Principal Dan O'Sullivan, Minister for Education Geoff Wilson, Moreton Region Director of Education Desley Brassington and Deputy Principal Cate Wyllie.

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Inspecting the site of the new $2.4million ambulance station at Springfield are Minister for Emergency Services Neil Roberts; Chairman of Springfield Land Corporation Maha Sinnathamby; Member for Bundamba Jo-Ann Miller; and QAS Commissioner David Melville. The new station, which will operate 24 hours a day and employ 18 staff, will be completed in 2010.

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A new $10.2 million substation at Wacol South was officially opened by Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson. He is pictured with Shane Margetts commissioning coordinator of the project. The station will help to power 1,300 business and industry customers in western Brisbane.

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Ipswich State High School Year 10 student Tegan McDonald shaves off the "Movember" of Member for Ipswich Wayne Wendt while teacher Deborah Whyatt and student Jackie Kracht cut the hair of Minister for Education Geoff Wilson at Ipswich State High School's Hair & Beauty Training Salon. The school, which operates a hair and beauty salon in Ipswich's CBD, is the first in Australia to deliver a retail service to the general public as part of its education program.

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As Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women as well as being the local member, Karen Struthers had a very busy afternoon of deputations. She is pictured with Deidre Doherty, Inala Family and Accommodation Support Service Inc and Tracey Edgar (secretary) and Glenda Haig (president) of Westside Business Women Inc. Deidre was there to talk about homelessness issues in Inala. Tracey and Glenda briefed the Minister on the role their group is playing in supporting and empowering business women in the western corridor.

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Attorney-General Cameron Dick and Minister for Transport and Member for Ipswich Rachel Nolan get a sneak preview of the new $75 million Ipswich Courthouse.

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President of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Brian Hooper met with Premier Anna Bligh to discuss local transport issues and to push for the establishment of a hospital in the Springfield area.

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Queensland Paracyclist of the Year (LC4) Lydia Tabe, pictured with Merv Greenhill was one of a bevy of sports stars at the Forest Lake "Find Your 30" Day. Lydia, hospitalised for 6 months after a serious car accident, was talked into taking up cycling by Merv and now has her sights set on qualifying for the London Paralympics in 2012.

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Mayor of Ipswich Cr Paul Pisasale (centre) joins Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson and Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs and Member for Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk in a deputation.

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Members of the Forest Lake Lions Club manned the BBQ at Community Cabinet.

Back: Graham Daunt, Jonathan Slack, Lane Holmes, Sherril Matheson, Stephen Coyle, Kris Slack, John Matheson.

Front: Pam Frank, Andrew Robertson, Ewan Paton, Russel Gowrie (club president).