Community Meetings – Page 2 – Paluma

PDCA AGM – Executive Committee for 2022-23

This year’s Annual General Meeting was well attended with 25 people in attendance. Don Battersby and Lynda Radbone manned the BBQ to provide a lunch beforehand which may have helped to bring in a range of members from around the village.

The AGM minutes will be posted on the Member’s area shortly, together with the President’s Report, Financial Statement and History Project Report.

This year there were advance nominations for two new members of the Committee, who were elected unopposed (Anneshka Brown as Vice-President, and Juanita Poletto as Secretary).

Sarah Swann decided not to run for office this year, and I would like to thank her on behalf of the PDCA for her efforts on several PDCA initiatives and inputs into discussions over the last few years.

The remaining Committee Members agreed to stay on for another year and were elected unopposed. After a call from the floor for other nominations to fill available positions, I am delighted that Leonie Crennan and Linda Whitely agreed to join the committee.

It is great that we start this year with four new faces on the Committee and with the position of Secretary filled after more than two years.

The final composition of the PDCA Committee is listed below.

President	Jamie Oliver
Vice-President	Anneshka Brown
Secretary	Juanita Poletto
Treasurer	Wilfred Karnoll
Committee Member (SES)	Charlie Allen
Committee Member (RFS)	Ross Hyne
Committee Member	Lyn Hyland
Committee Member	Jill Meads
Committee Member	Leonie Crennan
Committee Member	Linda Whitely

If anyone is interested in reading a summary of events and achievements for the year, you can download the President’s Report here.

Jamie Oliver

Reminder: PDCA Annual General Meeting this Saturday

Don’t forget to come along for a free lunch prior to our Annual General Meeting this Saturday, April 1 at 12:00pm. We need a quorum for these meetings so please come along to support the work that you PDCA officers do, and to ensure that we can elect officers for the next year. More details here

We will be sending out press gangs around the village if it looks like we will be short on numbers. If you are unable to come but would like to assign a proxy vote to ensure we have a quorum please email Jamie Oliver or any other PDCA Committee member to let us know.

See you on Saturday.

Upcoming Events in April & Call for Volunteers

April is shaping up as a busy month in the village of Paluma. Here’s a reminder about some dates to put in the diary.

Firstly, Wilfred would like to advise everyone that the next Working Bee has been rescheduled to Saturday 8th April (Easter Saturday) at 2 pm. The change of date is to avoid double-bookings with other community events. Meet as usual outside the Community Hall and then teams of volunteers will be deployed for various jobs and projects such as continuing work on the Rainforest Walking Track steps, pruning and tree removal at the Hall and maintenance jobs at the Hall, etc.

The PDCA AGM will be held on Saturday 1st April. The event commences with a FREE BBQ for residents at 12 noon, followed by the meeting at 1 pm. Come along to have your say and/or to nominate for a position on the PDCA Executive Committee. Everyone is welcome.

The Paluma Easter Market will be held on Sunday 9th April from 9 am to 1 pm. We have already put the call-out for cooks and bakers to donate goods for sale, but as always other volunteers are needed for the bbq sausage sizzle, tea/coffee stall and other jobs on the day. If you can spare a few hours to volunteer at the Market please advise one of your friendly PDCA committee members.

Notice of PDCA Annual General Meeting

Members (and prospective members) are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Paluma & District Community Association Inc. will be held on:

Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 12pm for a BBQ lunch followed by the AGM at 1:15pm in the Community Hall

Nominations are open for all Executive Committee positions. Nominations should be forwarded to any member of the Executive Committee or by email to PalumaPDCA@gmail.com. Please use the nomination forms, which can be downloaded here.

Positions are:

President,
1 or 2 Vice-Presidents
Secretary
Treasurer
General Committee members (numbers flexible)

Members are reminded that Annual Subscriptions are now due and should be paid prior to the commencement of the AGM. Membership is $45.00 Please use the subscription form here to submit your dues. New members are more than welcome and should use the same form.

Please note that you must be a PDCA member to nominate someone to the Committee or vote for any Committee member.

The AGM will be followed immediately by a normal General Meeting with the new Committee.

AGM AGENDA

Opening – circulation of attendance sheet
Apologies
Minutes of previous AGM April 24th, 2021
President’s Report
Treasurer’s report
Election of Officers for 2021-2022
Election of Auditor for 2021-2022
Close of Annual General Meeting

Normal General Meeting Agenda

Open General Meeting
Proposed Events/Fund-raising for the coming year
Any other business
Close of General Meeting

Attention All Paluma Ratepayers

Notice To All Paluma Ratepayers

You are invited to attend a public meeting on Saturday the 24^th September at 10:00 am at the Paluma Community Centre.

The meeting is being held to discuss the setting of the Fire Levy for 2023.

Come along and also find out what the brigade is up to over a cuppa and piece of cake.

If there are any queries in the lead up to the meeting, please contact:

Sonya Bryce – Treasurer/Secretary of Paluma Rural Fire Brigade on email: sonyab360@gmail.com

Reminder: Bush Dance & Community Market This Weekend 25 & 26 June

Don’t forget about the big weekend coming up on Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26 June.

The Paluma Bush Dance with Wattle n Gum is on Saturday 25 June. There will be a Sausage Sizzle for lunch at 12 pm so come early for a delicious lunch. The music and dancing starts at 1 pm. Entry to the Bush Dance is via a gold coin donation.

The Paluma Community Market then takes place on Sunday morning from 9 am to 1 pm with another sausage sizzle. There will be an array of stalls to browse and our first ‘Paluma Bakers Stall’ is going to be well stocked with a variety of home-made delicious baked goods for you to purchase and take home for afternoon tea. All proceeds raised from this stall go to the PDCA so please visit and make a purchase to support the community fund-raising.

Don’t miss this fun community weekend at beautiful Paluma in the sunshine and the fresh mountain air.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Members (and prospective members) are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Paluma & District Community Association Inc. will be held on:

Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 12pm for a BBQ lunch followed by the AGM at 1pm in the Community Hall

Nominations are open for all Executive Committee positions. Nominations should be forwarded to any member of the Executive Committee or by email to PalumaPDCA@gmailcom. Please use the nomination forms, which can be downloaded here.

Positions are:

President,
1 or 2 Vice-Presidents
Secretary
Treasurer
General Committee members (numbers flexible)

Please note that you must be a PDCA member to nominate someone to the Committee or vote for any Committee member.

The AGM will be followed immediately by a normal General Meeting with the new Committee.

AGM AGENDA

Opening – circulation of attendance sheet
Apologies
Minutes of previous AGM April 24th, 2021
President’s Report
Treasurer’s report
Election of Officers for 2021-2022
Election of Auditor for 2021-2022
Close of Annual General Meeting

Normal General Meeting Agenda

Open General Meeting
Proposed Events/Fund-raising for the coming year
Any other business
Close of General Meeting

Reminder: Paluma Rural Fire Brigade Meeting this Saturday

A reminder to all members of the Paluma Rural Fire Brigade (PRFB) that a meeting will be held at the Community Hall this Saturday 13th November, commencing at 9 am.

If you are not a member of the PRFB but you are interested in joining, please come along to learn more about this volunteer service and what is involved. New members are always welcome and it’s a great way to get involved in the community and support this important service in our village.

For more information on this week’s meeting or the PRFB in general, please contact Ross and Sonya on email: sonyab360@gmail.com

OUR COMMUNITY HUB

On Sunday 24^th October 2021 the village of Paluma celebrated the 20^th Anniversary of our Community Hall. A morning tea was held to mark this important occasion and was attended by some 50 people, including past and present residents. We were delighted to see the return of many past, long-time residents of Paluma whose families established and built the Community Hall. It was a great opportunity to acknowledge and thank these people and their extended families for their hard work in making the village what it is today.

The gathering was joined by Councillor Margie Ryder, Nick Dametto (Member for Hinchinbrook), Helaine Gordon (Area Director, Townsville Rural Fire Service) and Lewis O’Rourke (SES, Deputy Local Controller). Our many dedicated local and resident service volunteers from the Rural Fire Brigade and SES were also in attendance, since the Community Hall is the headquarters for both the Paluma RFB and the SES. Lynn Hyland provided a comprehensive history of the Hall and how it came to be in its present form.

All of the speakers on the day spoke warmly about Paluma and what our little village means to them. The common theme was COMMUNITY. Our sense of community at Paluma is no better represented than in the walls of our Community Hall. Yesterday was a glowing example that the community spirit is alive and well in Paluma. We work together to get things done and when it matters, we are there for one another. With enough community spirit you can even build a Hall!

The morning tea provided enough food to feed an army and the Hall was filled with lively chatter of days gone by and good things to come. Special thanks to the many volunteers who organised the event – you know who you are.

Here’s to the next 20 years of celebrating community in our village hub.

Text & Photos by Michele Bird