Category: Events

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!

September Social Gatherings

Last Saturday (17th September) the social gatherings at Paluma Village included a morning tea at the Rainforest Inn to celebrate Violet’s birthday, followed by a Community Social at the Hall on Saturday evening. The theme on Saturday night was International Night, with a lot of dinky-di Aussies in attendance. Here’s a few photographs of the events.

Reminder: Community Social on Saturday Night

This is a timely reminder that there is a Community Social at the Hall this Saturday Night 17 September at 6.30 pm.

The usual rules apply for Community Socials, being:-

  1. There are no rules
  2. Please bring a plate to share – sweet, savoury, hot, cold or luke-warm
  3. The Bar will be open for cheap drinks
  4. The theme is International Night

Community Socials are a great place to relax, unwind and catch up with your neighbours (and have a great meal!).

Back to the 50’s Night

Don’t forget that this Saturday Night 20th August is Back to the 50’s Night at Paluma. Come along to the Community Hall at 6.30 pm for dinner and a catch-up with your friends and neighbours.

Please bring a plate of food to share – hot, cold, sweet or savoury. No-one ever goes hungry at a Paluma social event. The Bar will be open for low-cost beverages.

The weather will be cooooool and so will Back to the 50’s Night at Paluma!

Reminder: Back to the 50’s Night

It’s been a while between Community Socials, but on Saturday 20th August Paluma will go back to the 50’s for a night of fun, laughs and dancing at the Community Hall.

Back to the 50’s Night kicks off at 6.30 PM . As always, please bring a plate or dish to share. The Bar will be open and the rock n roll tunes will be playing on the jukebox. You don’t have to dress up, but if you feel inspired by the 50’s then wear your best get-up.

Come along and enjoy a fun night out with your Paluma friends & neighbours.

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!.

A Big Weekend at Paluma

It was a big weekend at Paluma on 25 and 26 June with the annual Bush Dance on Saturday afternoon and the Community Market on Sunday morning.

The Bush Dance started with a Sausage Sizzle run by the PDCA with Don at the BBQ. During the course of the afternoon we invented a new form of the Sausage Sizzle – the Paluma Special. Complete with Lynda’s delicious coleslaw and Wilfred’s tropical pineapple (cooked on the BBQ), we sold a lot of sausages. Everyone enjoyed the tropical twist on the average snag with some great feedback coming from the hungry patrons.

When everyone was fed, the Wattle n Gum Bush Band warmed up and the dancing was under way. The hall was packed and the dance floor was full all afternoon. The bar did a roaring trade and everyone had a lot of fun. It was a great afternoon of singing, dancing, smiling, laughter and good old-fashioned community spirit.

On Sunday morning we were all back again for the Paluma Market. Don and Jill sizzled some more sausages under the rotunda and the many stalls in the Community Hall reported a brisk trade. Colin was kept busy making cuppa’s and some of the band members from Wattle n Gum returned to the deck to play some tunes. Wilfred’s fresh fruit stall sold loads of pineapples and bananas.

We held our first Paluma Bakers Stall at Sunday’s market and it was a resounding success. And yes, we are going to brag about it!. The original idea was for a small group of us to donate some cakes and other baked goods to sell as fund raising for the PDCA. The Paluma gals went above and beyond with most of the cooks baking two or three lots of goods to sell. We had three full tables of goods on sale and we are pleased to report that we sold the lot!. The funds raised for the PDCA was a clear profit of $312.00. Special thanks to all the ladies for their donations, input and dedication to making the stall such a success. The Paluma kitchen goddesses are Jill, Felicity, Ros, Suzanne, Stella, Lynn and Michele. (Move over Nigella Lawson). Our sincere thanks go to the many local Paluma residents who supported the stall and came along to purchase the goods. We are most grateful for your support! If we have the energy, we think we might do it all over again in October for the next market.

Thank you to all the many community volunteers who worked tirelessly on Saturday and Sunday in various roles and to prepare the Hall and then pack up again. You know who you are and you are most appreciated.

Here’s a few photographs from the big weekend………

Text by Michele Bird & Photos by Michele Bird & Jill Meads.

The Paluma Bakers Stall.

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.