The Community Hall, and the bar will be open from 6pm – ~8pm on Friday, July 3rd. Come along for a drink and a catch-up with other residents. Table Tennis, Darts, Music and other activities are available for anyone willing to set up the equipment. Bring along some nibbles/finger food.
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July Working Bee postponed till July 11th
The next Paluma working bee has been postponed till the second week of July. Volunteers please meet at the Community Hall at 2pm, July 11, where you will be allocated tasks by Wilfred for about 2 hours. Drinks will follow at the Hall at 4pm.
Positions available – Paluma Environmental Education Centre
There are currently 2 positions advertised at our Centre. One is for a Teacher and the other is for a Unit Support Officer. Please see the Smart Jobs links below for more details:
https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-692457-26
https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-NQR692923-26T
A Cook’s position & multiple Cleaner positions will be advertised in the coming weeks, keep an eye on Smart Jobs for those positions if you are interested.
Paluma Push Volunteers Needed
The Paluma Push is on again this year on the 18th of July. It will be back to the full course, commencing in Paluma & finishing at Hidden Valley.
The event provides one of the main sources of revenue for the Paluma/Hidden Valley district SES & Fire Brigades with substantial donations to each determined by the number of competitors. It also allows the Paluma District Community Association to raise funds through sales at the Hidden Valley end event.
In return we need community volunteers to staff the numerous check points around the course, providing directions to competitors and feed back to race managers.
At this time we are still short on a few volunteers. If you are interested in helping please ring or text Charlie Allen
on behalf of Paluma/Hidden Valley volunteers
0487 840197
Calling all bakers and preservers – Sunday 28th June
Our first market since 2024. Let’s show visitors what they have missed!
The PDCA is calling for Bakers to don their aprons and load the Community table with goodies to sell at the markets on Sunday June 28th.
Sweet or savoury – to eat on the day or to take home – all produce welcome.
Please ensure all your goods are cut, plated and covered. The number of pieces per plate and price is your decision. Please label with product name and all ingredients as well as the price. Then deliver your amazing creations to the community hall between 7 and 8.30 on Sunday 28th June.
Spare sticky labels will be available Sunday at the hall.
Call for baked and preserved goods at June Markets
In order to ensure adequate facilities/space at the markets on June 28th could any Paluma & District people who intend to provide baked goods, preserves or other edible items at the Markets let Wilfred Karnoll know as soon as possible by email on Wilfred.Suzanne@bigpond.com.
The Hidden Valley Honky Tonker – This Friday night at the Hall
After long and drawn-out negotiations, the PDCA has managed to sign up
THE HIDDEN VALLEY HONKY TONKER
for a one-off musical performance on Friday night at our Social from 6pm at the community hall.
Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see this outstanding performer live on stage!!
Let’s hope we’ve got enough chairs to accommodate the crowds.
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Working bee this Saturday
Come to the hall, this Saturday June 6th, to help out with various community jobs. Wheelbarrows and shovels will be needed if the Council delivers a load of mulch for the gardens around the hall and under the trees of memory at the village green. We will also give the hall a much-needed clean, inside and out,
to get it ready for the bush dance and markets later this month.
Friday Social Drinks this Friday
The Community Hall, and the bar will be open from 6pm – ~8pm on Friday, June 5th. Come along for a drink and a catch-up with other residents. Table Tennis, Darts, Music and other activities are available for anyone willing to set up the equipment. Bring along some nibbles/finger food.
Vale Viv Atkinson
To those newer to our community, Viv lived at 19 Mt Spec Road from the mid-1980s until around 2010.
During her years in Paluma, Viv gave generously to the community, serving for many years as Treasurer of the then Paluma Progress Association, helping secure funding for important local projects.
Alongside Mick, Viv later built and operated the Rainforest Inn, welcoming many visitors to our beautiful village.
Viv truly loved Paluma and its people. She especially cherished the opportunity to create a cool-climate garden filled with many beautiful flowering plants, which brought her great joy and was admired by many.
She will be warmly remembered as a valued member of the Paluma community to all those who knew her.🌷
Jodie Pace