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!
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.
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!.
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.
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.
Our local legend Leslie Hyland celebrated his 91st birthday on 14 June. This weekend (18 June) some of Leslie’s friends joined him at the Rainforest Inn for morning tea and birthday cake. Lynn baked a very delicious chocolate and cherry cake which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The gathering was a chance for us to thank Les for his ongoing service to the Paluma community as a dedicated volunteer for anything and everything. Les made a heartfelt speech, reminding us of the value of community spirit and friendship. We think we are the lucky ones. How many communities can boast a 91 year old who is an active member of the SES, Rural Fire Brigade and regular volunteer for every community event. Not to mention his long-term service as our resident Barman for monthly socials and one of the long-term volunteers for the Paluma History Display. What a treasure is Leslie!
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).
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.
In normal Paluma fashion Colwyn’s Watercolours & Wine Workshop scheduled for 16.00hrs on Saturday May 14th got underway at 16.30 hrs. There were no less than 18 participants and although it was a quiet start, as time went by there were whispered conversations and not-so-whispered conversations. It was remarked that the barman was a trifle noisy.
Everyone was engrossed in putting brush to paper and to the untutored eye some wonderful shapes seemed to appear with minimal tutoring. Around 17.30 hrs there was a break while people had quite plentiful snacks which had been spread out in the meeting room and there was a mini rush to replenish wine glasses at the bar.
But then it was back to work and brushes were being wielded until around 19.00 hrs. The event was obviously a resounding success and the enthusiasm of the painters was extremely evident. Many thanks to Colwyn for the effort in providing such an interesting afternoon. The happy artists are looking forward to a second workshop later in the year.
Text & Photos by Leslie Hyland
The total rainfall recorded in May (to date) in the BOM gauge at the Village Green is impressive.
Paluma Village (at the BOM gauge) has had a total of 343.2 mm of rain as of today (Friday 13th May). Some 296 mm of that total was recorded this week alone.
The word (from a very reliable source) is that Paluma Dam is at about 80% capacity and about 1 m below the spillway and still rising.
Thanks to Barry for passing on these rainfall figures today.
