Calling All Paluma Volunteer Bakers……..Again!

The next Paluma Community Market is fast approaching this coming Sunday 2nd October and we are again calling for Paluma’s amazing cooks and kitchen goddesses to donate some baked goods to sell for community (PDCA) fund raising.

If you can donate some baked goods for sale that would be greatly appreciated. Charlie has kindly volunteered to run the stall for this market.

Here’s what to do:-

  1. Please divide your baked goods into small batches for sale (we suggest batches of 4 to 6 individual pieces as this worked well at the previous market).
  2. Please plate the goods (in batches) and secure with glad wrap or suitable packaging. (We used paper plates last time and plastic glad wrap and this worked well).
  3. Please add a sticker or other suitable label outlining the contents of your baked goods. You will need to add this label to EVERY individual batch of goods. (This is required for health & safety reasons).
  4. Please add a price sticker to your goods, with what you think is a fair and reasonable price for your baked delights.
  5. Please deliver your goods to the Community Hall on Sunday morning 2 October by 8.30 AM.

If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact Lynn Hyland by phone or email:- leshyland@icloud.com

Please donate some goods if you can and apologies for the very late notice this time. Better late than never they say!

Attention All Paluma Ratepayers

Notice To All Paluma Ratepayers

You are invited to attend a public meeting on Saturday the 24th 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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PALUMA PUSH, Saturday 16 July

Charlie from the SES has advised that we are running short this year for volunteers for the Paluma Push.

Please see the email below from Charlie.

If you can assist as a volunteer for a few hours on Saturday 16 July, please contact Charlie on his email address ASAP.  c-t-a@activ8.net.au

Please help out if you can!  And please pass on this message to others who may be interested in volunteering!

Email from Charlie:-

We are a bit short this year on volunteers for the Paluma end of the Push. We are therefore asking for a few more volunteers. Details as follows:-

Paluma Push on Saturday 16th of July.  Short on volunteers at the Paluma end.

We need:-

1).      One extra at CP1 to support Les & Lynn Hyland (Michele B. is tentatively booked to take up this role assuming she can get out of working elsewhere this day).

2).      Two more at CP2

3).      Two to three more at CP3

Duties are just directing competitors & comms. The days of recording the details of every bike are gone thankfully!.

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.

REMINDER: BUSH DANCE & MARKET WEEKEND ON 25 & 26 JUNE

A reminder to everyone about the big weekend coming up on Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26 June.

The weekend kicks off (literally) with the annual Paluma Bush Dance with Wattle n Gum. 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. The sausages will be sizzling again and there will be tea/coffee and sweet treats on offer. There will be an array of stalls to browse and for this market we are organising a bakers stall with all sorts of delights donated by Paluma’s finest cooks to buy and take home for afternoon tea.

Don’t miss this fun community weekend at beautiful Paluma in the clouds. See you there (with your dancing shoes).

Happy 91st Birthday Leslie

Paluma’s very own living legend and our tireless champion volunteer of anything and everything Sir Leslie Hyland will celebrate his 91st birthday on Tuesday 14 June.

Our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on this birthday milestone Leslie and from your many friends and your Paluma family we wish you many happy returns for the day and continued good health and happiness for the year ahead.

Everyone is invited to join Leslie at the Rainforest Inn this coming Saturday 18 June at 11 am to mark the occasion with some birthday cake.

Calling on Paluma’s Cooks…..

There is a proposal to run a Cake Stall at the next upcoming Paluma Community Market on Sunday 26 June (after the Bush Dance on 25 June).

We are calling on all of Paluma’s amazing cooks to contribute to the cake stall by donating a batch of your favourite baked goods – buns, muffins, slices or other delights that we can sort into small batches for sale at the stall.

The proceeds from the stall to go to the PDCA.

Lynn and Michele are coordinating this initiative so if you would like to volunteer and cook a batch of your favourite recipe for the stall please register your interest with us in the near future.

Michele at: mbird09@bigpond.com

Lynn at: lhyland@optusnet.com.au

Paluma Push – Call for Volunteers

Outer Limits is now calling for volunteers for the 21st Edition of the Mike Carney Toyota Paluma Push to be held on Saturday 16 July 2022.

If you would like to volunteer for the event, please register at:- http://www.palumapush.com.au/volunteers/
You can also call Sam on 0421 484 211  – or bail him up in the village.

A reminder that everyone in the community is invited to the ‘after party’ on Saturday night at Hidden Valley with a live band and PDCA running the bar.

TMR Range Road Update: Geotechnical Works in May

Good morning Mt Spec residents and stakeholders

Just a quick update to let you know that TMR’s contractors will be continuing geotechnical investigation works at various sites along Mt Spec Road throughout May. These works are being planned around bus movements for the educational camps in Paluma, so you may notice crews working on some days and not others. As with previous works, there will be minimal impacts for light vehicles.

If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email or phone.

Mt Spec Road geotechnical investigations – May 2022 
Works hours and activities – 7am to 5pm.
Works each day will include site and traffic management setup, unloading and loading of drilling rig, drilling of boreholes to test soil and rock conditions.
What to expect during these works – Traffic controllers on site, signage and speed restrictions in place. Stop-Go traffic controllers and traffic signals will be used intermittently. Traffic reduced to single lane (one direction at a time). Minor delays of 5-10 minutes – please plan your journey and allow additional travel time.
 Important information for heavy vehicle operators – Access for heavy vehicles (more than 4.5 tonnes) including buses and light trucks may be impacted during these works. Please contact TMR by phone on 1800 625 648 or by email at engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au if you are planning to travel on Mt Spec Road with a heavy vehicle during these works. 

Kelly Stolz, Customer and Stakeholder Management 
Northern District | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Floor 6 | Townsville Government Office Building | 445 Flinders Street | Townsville Qld 4810
PO Box 1089 | Townsville Qld 4810
P: 1800 625 648 | F: (07) 4421 8711
engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au
www.tmr.qld.gov.au

Paluma History Display

A reminder to locals and visitors to Paluma that the Paluma History Display is open each Tuesday from 11 am to 1 pm. If you’ve never visited, or you haven’t stopped in for a while, it’s well worth the visit to learn more about the local history of our little village on the top of the mountain. Information is being compiled and added to the History Folders on a regular basis and the dedicated volunteers who run the display are a wealth of information on all things Paluma.

You might be interested in leaning more about the original Aboriginal inhabitants of Paluma, the Nywaigi People, or the timber-getting and early mining history. There’s lots of information on the early European settlers to the village, long-time residents and pioneering families, the building of the Range Road and the World War 2 history and occupation of the area. For a small village, the history of this place is rich and fascinating.

The volunteers can also provide you with information on the local walking tracks, Paluma Dam, things to see in and around the village, bird watching and the local wildlife. Drop in for a look at what’s on display and it’s a great place to take a break from the hectic pace of life and enjoy a relaxing cuppa and cake.

The best things in life really are free….!

Les and Lynn Hyland are amongst the dedicated volunteers running the Paluma History Display.

Text & Photos (from the History Display) by Michele Bird