Time for the briefing on the new Emergency Action Plan has been rescheduled to 5:30 pm in order to allow people west of the Paluma Dam road to get into town (the road is closed until 5 pm). The Tropical BBQ will start immediately after the Briefing.
The briefing will be led by Sonya Bryce and Charlie Allen, who have put many hours into collecting relevant information, procedures and contacts so that we can effectively self-organise if we experience a serious rain event or cyclone in the future. The document will be continuously revised and improved. The current version and relevant appendices can be accessed on Paluma.org here.
A briefing on the current Disaster Management Plan for all residents of Paluma Village, neighbouring residential areas and Hidden Valley residents will be presented on Saturday December 13th at 5pm by the SES and RFS.
This will be followed by our annual Tropical Xmas BBQ at 6pm. Bring along whatever you wish to cook on the bbq and a side or dessert to share.
The PDCA will have a few sausages and onions on the BBQ. The bar will be open of course. It is time to kick back and welcome in the silly season and listen to some great live music by the talented Stefan Mussap.
Our first working bee for summer is on this Saturday, December 6th. Meet at the hall at 2pm. Bring along some good cheer and energy and a mate. Drinks on the verandah afterwards at 4pm.
Hard rubbish collection is for Paluma residents only.
This year, Townsville City Council will collect hard rubbish from a central location, and residents must take their rubbish to two skip bins that will be placed at the village green on Sunday 30th of this month. They are for all the hard rubbish that can not fit in your council bin. Each household is allowed 2 cubic square metres, approximately the size of 8 wheelie bins. Please check the TCC website to see what is, and is “NOT” allowed to go in these bins. The bins are very large and have walk in gates. This must be stacked correctly from the back to the gate to avoid residents having to climb over your rubbish to get theirs in. The bins will be in place for two weeks.
As this is not the usual kerb-side collection and we have to take it all to the hall, anyone with a trailer or ute and the muscles to help a neighbour out would be greatly appreciated. I will put my hand up first. I have a ute, but no muscles. I’m here most of the time, feel free to let me know if you need transport.
A big thank you to Violet for pushing the Council with me for the past three months.
Have you got your Friday night sorted this evening. Don’t feel like cooking? Come and listen and watch the presentation on the Paluma Cassowary Project by Wren McLean and enjoy some delicious complimentary Thai Curry as well.
Last Saturday night’s annual Games night, hosted by Peter and Dorothy Klumpp was a great success.
Around 35 people showed up and enjoyed a meal while catching up with friends (and sizing up the competition). This year, the number of sports on offer was very diverse:
Badminton
Golf
Bowls
Table Tennis
Foosball
Archery/axe-throwing
Teams of two (one male, one female) were allocated at random; however, the excess of males over females resulted in some contestants being given honorary female status for the evening.
Figuring out which teams played which sport against which other team, and then recording the results, seemed to exercise the mind just as strenuously as the different sports exercised the body!
The competition was fierce but friendly, with the open bar providing a source of solace or fortification depending on the fortunes of the different participants throughout the event.
Once all the points had been added up there was a tie for first place, which led to a sudden death game of ping-pong tic tac toe, which required some time to understand let alone master. In the end, the winning team (Wilfred Karnoll and Ms Jamie Oliver), through sheer luck, just edged out Sandy Smythe and Ian Graniglia for the championship, with a box of chocolates given to all four.
After the end of the games, Jamie and Wilfred challenged Peter Klump and Mark Crisp to what has become a traditional table tennis “grudge match”. Peter and Mark came out on top this year, but no one seems to remember who won any of the previous years’ matches, so the grudge appears to remain unsettled.
In addition to Peter and Dorothy, many thanks are due to Mark Crisp (sausage sizzler extraordinaire) and Lynda Radbone (bar tender, mulled wine maker, and much more).
Besides masterminding the event, Peter played a crucial role in keeping the event on track and on time!
