Our local representative for the Townsville City, Councillor Margie Ryder will be visiting Paluma on Friday April 30th and would like to meet with any residents who are interested in chatting with her about local Paluma issues. Please come along to the Community Hall at 3:30.
Coffee and afternoon tea with be available.
Don’t forget to come along for a BBQ lunch and the Annual General Meeting this Saturday. We are keen to seen new residents come along and warmly welcome anyone who might be interested in joining the Commitee.
See you there!
ATTENTION PALUMA RESIDENTS
The Paluma Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) is formed of residents from the Paluma community and it cannot function without members and their involvement. With the recent resignation of several senior members of the brigade we are presented with the challenge of trying to keep the brigade functioning and to maintain its assets within the community. If the brigade is unable to recruit new members, the Rural Fire Service may need to close the Paluma brigade and move the fire truck to another community. If this occurs, the only guaranteed response if there is a fire in the Paluma area will be a Fire and Rescue (red) truck from Townsville, Ingham or the Waterfall Creek RFB – and these services are not always available.
This notice is to advise Paluma residents that we are planning to undertake a recruitment drive with a lunchtime BBQ on Saturday 1st May 2021.
You are invited to attend:
A Public Meeting/Recruitment Drive, Saturday 1st May 2021 at 11 AM.
To be held at the Paluma RFB Station (Community Hall).
Without your support this vital community service may be lost from the Paluma community. Staff from the Rural Fire Service Townsville Area Office will be in attendance to discuss the future of the brigade with the community, including explaining what it means to be a rural fire brigade member.
If you have any questions and to RSVP to attend this meeting, please contact the Rural Fire Service Area Office on (07) 4796 9082.
You can also ring the local contact person and serving Paluma RFB member Ross Hyne on 0427 447 415.
We look forward to seeing you at this meeting.
The Annual General Meeting of the Paluma Rural fire Brigade will be held on Saturday, 20th March 2021 at the Community Hall. All members are encouraged to attend, and anyone interested in joining or serving on the Committee are also warmly invited. If you have any questions about the PRFB or what’s involved in joining as a Volunteer, please contact Len Cook.
Ni hao (pronounced “nee haow”)!
Don’t forget this Saturday evening Paluma will celebrate Chinese New Year with a Social at the Community Hall. Festivities begin at 6.30 PM.
Please bring a dish to share with your friends and neighbours – savoury or sweet. Your best Chinese-inspired delicacy would be most appreciated!
And don’t forget to bring your spare change to purchase a few beverages from our Barman Les.
See You There!
Good morning everyone,
Thank you for your feedback regarding the preferred temporary day closure of Mt Spec Road for the retrieval of the light tower trailer.
Please be advised that the temporary closure will be on Tuesday 16 February 2021 from 10am to 2.30pm.
During this time a full closure of Mt Spec Road will be in place from Little Crystal Creek bridge to McClennand’s Lookout. Road users may seek an alternative route via Hervey Range Road. In an emergency that requires Queensland Emergency Services to travel to Paluma Village, access will be provided by the contractor.
I will shortly send through a flyer with further details of the changed dates for the ongoing Mt Spec Road Geotechnical Investigations.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information regarding this advice.
Kind regards
Meghan
Customer and Stakeholder Management (Northern) | North Queensland Region
Program Delivery And Operations | Infrastructure Management & Delivery Division |
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 8725
E: engagement.northern@tmr.qld.gov.au
W: www.tmr.qld.gov.au
Good afternoon all
As Meghan is currently away from the office, I am looking after community engagement for works along Mt Spec Road and have some important information to share.
Geotechnical investigations (night closures) rescheduled
Geotechnical investigations on Mt Spec Road, initially scheduled to occur nightly from 8-17 February 2021, will be rescheduled. The works have been impacted by wet weather and the project team has made the decision to reschedule the works to a later date. At this time, TMR is proposing to recommence the nightly geotechnical investigations on 6pm Monday 22 February, continuing until 6am Saturday 6 March 2020 (weather permitting). During these works, road closure times will remain the same as for previous works – 6pm to 6am Monday to Thursday, and 7pm to 7am Friday. An updated information flyer is attached and Meghan will send a reminder closer to the works recommencement date.
Temporary day road closure required next week
Due to wet weather conditions on site earlier this week, an incident occurred at Mountain Creek which resulted in a light tower trailer (being used for the night works) slipping off the roadway and falling down the slope. The incident resulted in minor vegetation damage only and the fallen light tower is not posing a safety risk to traffic or people. However, a crane will be required to remove the light tower as crews are unable to drag it up the slope due to the risk of damaging the heritage stone wall at this location. To ensure the safety of both workers and motorists, the retrieval will need to be undertaken during daylight hours and will require a temporary road closure of 4-5 hours when the crane is on site and operating.
To undertake these works, TMR is proposing to implement a temporary day closure of Mt Spec Road on either Tuesday (16/2) OR Wednesday (17/2) next week, from 9.30am to 2.30pm.
I am seeking your feedback on these proposed closure times before anything further is confirmed. If you have any concerns with the proposed dates or times of the day closure, please let me know by reply email. While we recognise these works will have an impact on the Mt Spec community and we may not be able to accommodate everyone’s travel requirements, the objective is to minimise these impacts and obtain a general consensus from the majority of residents and stakeholders on the suitability of proposed closure times. Subject to community feedback, TMR will confirm closure times with the contractor and further information will be sent out from Meghan early next week.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as TMR completes essential works along Mt Spec Road.
Please do not hesitate to contact me by phone on 4421 8970 should you wish to discuss anything further.
Kind regards
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