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.
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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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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
Funeral Notice – Viv Atkinson
Call for Volunteers for Bush Dance and Markets in June
In preparation for the Wattle n Gum Bush Dance (June 27) and the Paluma Winter Market (June 28), we require help to prepare food, cook and serve at the two sausage sizzles.
Any donations of baked items, cakes, biscuits, scones, whatever your signature dish, and preserves for the PDCA run stall would be appreciated. We’ve had some wonderful and delicious creations at previous markets that sold very well. Please let someone on the PDCA committee know if you can help out in any way at these two events.
Paluma Winter Market – June 28
Following the bush dance, the PDCA will host the Paluma Winter Market on Sunday, 28th June from 9 am till 1 pm.
Sausage sizzle, produce, plants, home-made preserves and baked items, books, needle crafts, tea, coffee and cake will be available on the day.
Any enquiries about having your own stall, please contact Wilfred on 0447 822 626.
Wattle n Gum Bush Dance Returns to Paluma in June
With the opening of the range road, the annual Wattle n Gum Winter Solstice Bush Dance and BBQ is back on the Paluma Calendar.
It will be held at the Paluma Community Hall on Saturday, June 27th. This is one of our most popular events of the year, and there is always an eager group of dancers and bush music enthusiasts to encourage the band. It will be great to see all the locals come along to enjoy an afternoon of dancing and laughter. The band will have a caller to teach everybody the dance steps – so no excuses about not knowing the dance steps or having two left feet, everybody, young and old can have a great time! The BBQ will start at 12 noon with the band commencing at 1pm.