The Paluma Push is on again this year on the 18th of July. It will be back to the full course, commencing in Paluma & finishing at Hidden Valley.
The event provides one of the main sources of revenue for the Paluma/Hidden Valley district SES & Fire Brigades with substantial donations to each determined by the number of competitors. It also allows the Paluma District Community Association to raise funds through sales at the Hidden Valley end event.
In return we need community volunteers to staff the numerous check points around the course, providing directions to competitors and feed back to race managers.
At this time we are still short on a few volunteers. If you are interested in helping please ring or text Charlie Allen
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!
Outer Limits Adventure is looking for volunteers for this year’s Paluma Push on July 13th. This is one of Paluma’s signature events and each year the RFS and SES receive substantial donations from Outer Limits in recognition of the assistance provided by Pauma residents. If you are interested in manning a checkpoint or helping out at the start (Paluma) or finish (Hidden Valley) points of the race please register on the Paluma Push website. if you have any further questions contact Sam Stedman www.outerlimitsadventure.com.au
The NRL Grand final with the Brisbane Broncos vs the Penrith Panthers is on next Sunday (Oct 1st). If you will be up in Paluma and want to watch the game live on the big TV in the Paluma Community Hall then come along.
The Bar will be open from 5:30 pm til 8:30 pm. The game starts at 6:30 pm.
The dust ( or rather mud) has well and truly settled for those who recently participated in the Mike Carney Toyota Paluma Push on the weekend of July 15th and 16th. Muscles have recovered and the joy of crossing the finish line is a fond memory along with many formed around the warmth of the bonfire at the Hidden Valley Cricket Oval.
Photo by Len Cook
Paluma village was inundated with rubber, spokes and lycra but mostly smiles and laughter as people prepared for the start of their race. The beauty of the rainforest trails and bush land makes for a truly unique cross country mountain bike race which even had some of our local residents registered as participants including Rob, Sandi and Jamie. All of whom finished their designated distances hale and hearty!
The RFS and SES volunteers plus a few ‘local’ volunteers assisted with registration and monitoring various checkpoints along the routes and were able to enjoy viewing and encouraging the participants going hell for leather along the trails.
Seeing the youngsters set on doing their best in their very own race is possibly my fondest memory of Paluma Push 2023.
Paluma Push is such a great event for our village and a credit to Outer Limits Adventure for again bringing life to our sleepy little misty village on the mountain.
Text and photos (except where indicated) by Juanita Poletto
Our Annual Palum Games night, organised by Peter and Dorothy Klump will be held in just a few weeks, on Saturday, August 5th at the Community Hall.
The evening will start with a sausage sizzle dinner ($3.00) at 6:00 pm with the bar also open for the purchase of drinks. By 7:oo pm, the teams of two will have been announced and the various games will commence. These will include darts, indoor bowls, ping pong, and soccer pinball to name a few.
Previous years have proved a great success with lots of friendly participation mixed with bouts of enthusiastic competition. There are probably a few residents looking to topple the previous winners in some categories so the spirits will be high. Hope to see you there!
The Paluma Push is 5 weeks away on the 15th July with preparations in full swing. As you are all aware, the very generous donations that we have received from this event over many years, has greatly supported the expansion of our fire-fighting equipment and capability.
I spoke with Sam Stedman today about manning the race checkpoints which is essential to the safe running of the event. Currently, the following checkpoints require volunteers/more volunteers to fill them.
Checkpoint 2 – 4 people required, site in rainforest on other side of Paluma dam wall.
Checkpoint 4 – another 2 people required, site in drier country, up the hill on Hidden Valley Station. Sonya & Ross at checkpoint currently but are flexible on where stationed.
Checkpoint 4b – 2 people required with quads preferred. Site in drier country, up the hill on Hidden Valley Station.
Checkpoint 4c – 2 people required with quads preferred. Site in drier country, up the hill on Hidden Valley Station.
If you are planning on helping out or have friends who may be interested, please let me know or alternatively contact Sam 0421 484 211 or Aline 0401 572 071 or email: info@outerlimitsadventure.com.au.
It’s a great social day out and in spekky country. A big thank you to those who have all ready volunteered for the event.
If you have any questions at all about the day, checkpoints or what to expect, please don’t hesitate to give me a call. See you around the next couple of weeks.
Kind regards
Sonya Bryce
Secretary / Treasurer, Paluma Rural Fire Brigade, Mobile (0474) 324 153
Sam Stedman from Outer Limits Adventure is calling for community volunteers to lend a hand during this year’s Paluma Push event to be held on Saturday 15 July 2023.
If you can spare a few hours to assist with the various tasks associated with the Paluma Push, please register your interest with Sam or Aline as soon as possible. All volunteers will be fully briefed in the usual way before the event.
Please register your interest to be a community volunteer NOW at the contact details below, or catch Sam when you see him round the village.
Sam Stedman 0421 484 211 Aline Stedman 0401 572 071
The Outer Limits Paluma Trail Run is fast approaching and will be held on Sunday 30th October. If any residents and members of the Paluma community would like to volunteer to assist in running this event, please let Sam Stedman know as soon as possible.
Sam can often be found out and about in the village, or you can contact him on Mobile: 0421 484 211 or email: info@outerlimitsadventure.com.au
If you would like more information on this event, please check out the Outer Limits website.
The PDCA will be running the Sausage Sizzle for this event, so if you can provide assistance with this, please contact Les and Lynn Hyland.
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!.
