Category: Events

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.

🐰 Change of date for April’s Friday Night Social 🐰

The Bar Bunnies are going to be off doing secret bunny business this Friday SO INSTEAD…

Come along April’s Friday Night Social on April 10th.

The drinks will be chilled just right and as always bring some bar nibbles to share – and maybe some carrots for the bar bunnies. Bar open at 6pm.

See you then.

🎄🎄 Tropical Christmas BBQ 🎄🎄

The PDCA’s end of year function, the Tropical Christmas BBQ, will be held on Saturday December 13th from 6pm – 10pm.

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.

Paluma Cassowary Update Tonight with Thai Curry Dinner

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. 

The bar will also be open for refreshments.

The evening kicks off at 5pm.

See you there!

Games Night a Great Success

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!