Working Bee at the Community Centre - Postponed till November 9th
2024-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
On the first Saturday of every month, we invite volunteers to come along to the Community Centre where Wilfred Karnol will coordinate one or more activities aimed at maintaining and improving the Hall and surrounding gardens, the local walking track, or other community activity. We meet at 2 pm at the Community Hall and finish at about 4 pm with a free beer or soft drink.

PDCA Social Drinks in the Hall
2024-11-08 18:00 - 20:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Once a month (on the Friday night before the Village Working Bee) we open the Community Hall and the bar between 6-8 pm for residents and visitors to come and socialize and play a friendly game of table tennis or darts. Bring along some nibbles or some finger food to share if you feel inclined.

Paluma History Display
2024-11-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Every Saturday from March till November we open up the Community Hall and set out a variety of displays and resources that document the rich history of the region, including early settlement, construction of the range road and the heroic activities of the miners and loggers who explored the wilderness and developed its earliest industries.
Come along and have a cup of coffee or tea and chat with our local history enthusiasts.

Annual Paluma Garden Competition
2024-11-25 08:30 - 16:30
Once a year we award prizes for the best Paluma gardens in various categories. There are several categories of winners. The best overall garden in the village each year is awarded the perpetual Allison Evans Memorial Trophy, in memory of Allison, an avid gardener who tragically lost her life on the range road.
This year the cmpetition will be held on November 25th. Competition judges from Bunnings will be escorted by a member of the PDCA executive committee around gardens of Paluma residents and businesses including the blocks along and adjacent to Hussey Road.

Koala Monitoring Update - Paluma Community Hall
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
join us for an update on what’s been happening at Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary in 2024. Catering supplied, and for anyone keen, an optional tag-along trip to check out our feral predator-free exclosure fence – home to a growing population of endangered Northern Bettongs.

Christmas Tropical BBQ
2024-12-07 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
This is our last social evening for the year. Come and help us celebrate the beginning of the festive season in tropical style.
Bring a plate.

Paluma Rural Fire Brigade - Ratepayers Meeting, and AGM
2024-12-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Notice to all Paluma Ratepayers
On Sunday December 8, a public meeting is to be held at the Paluma Community Centre at 10am for all ratepayers to discuss the setting of the 2025 fire levy.
Come along and also find out what the brigade is up to over a cuppa and piece of cake. If there are any queries in the lead up to the meeting, please contact Sonya Bryce, Treasurer / Secretary of Paluma Rural Fire Brigade on (0474) 324153.
The Annual General Meeting of the Paluma Rural Fire Brigade will follow on from the morning tea for those that are interested.

PDCA Social Drinks in Hall
2025-01-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-28 18:00 - 21:00
Once a month (on the Friday night before the Village Working Bee) we open the Community Hall and the bar between 6-8 pm for residents and visitors to come and socialise and play a friendly game of table tennis or darts. Bring along some nibbles or some finger food to share if you feel inclined.

Working Bee at the Community Centre
2025-01-04 14:00 - 16:00
n the first Saturday of every month, we invite volunteers to come along to the Community Centre where Wilfred Karnol will coordinate one or more activities aimed at maintaining and improving the Hall and surrounding gardens, the local walking track, or other community activity. We meet at 2 pm at the Community Hall and finish at about 4 pm with a free beer or soft drink.

SES Group Meeting
2025-01-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-16 18:30 - 20:30

Yoga in the Mist - weekend workshop
2025-01-25 09:00 - 2025-01-27 00:00

PDCA Social Drinks in the Hall
2025-01-31 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-04 18:00 - 21:00

Working Bee at the Community Centre
2025-02-01 14:00 - 16:00

PDCA committee meeting
2025-02-09 10:00 - 11:30

Working Bee at the Community Hall
2025-03-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-03 14:00 - 16:00

PDCA BBQ Lunch
2025-04-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
In addition to the Community Meeting to review experiences and lessons learned from the recent rains (Saturday, April 12 at 1pm) the PDCA will be hosting a BBQ lunch at the Community Hall at 12 pm before the meeting.

Community Meeting to review experiences and lessons learned from recent rain event
2025-04-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
A community meeting to review our experiences during & after the February extreme weather event will be held on Saturday the 12th April commencing at 1 pm in the Paluma Community Hall. The objective is to record lessons learnt for the future, discuss known problems & see what we can do to improve how we manage such events. All members of the community are encouraged to attend.
The meeting is being organised by the Paluma SES. PDCA and Paluma RFS officers will also be attending.
Paluma Community Review – Agenda (12th April)

Intro – meeting objectives
Community Resilience
Problems encountered

Medical – Scripts/Telehealth
Communications – Telstra/Star link/UHF comms/Resident comms/chopper comms
Power Outage – generators/fuel/efficiency/ergon generator/solar
Access – roads/cloud cover
Food
Water
Waste disposal
Mail

Pre-wet season engagement/preparation
Community Coordinator
LDCC feedback?

PDCA Meeting
2025-04-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
There will be a regular meeting of the PDCA Council at 3pm, after the community meeting. This PDCA meeting will cover various ongoing items (see agenda below). While these meetings have traditionally been considered as business meetings attended only by the elected members of the Council/Executive, we welcome any residents to attend and to raise any items that they would like the PDCA to consider in addition to what is already on the agenda. Here is the proposed agenda.

AGENDA

Apologies

Suggested PDCA actions arising from previous Community Review Meeting on lessons learned during February’s extreme rain event
Action Arising

History project – mining and timber history; “What to see and do in Paluma” flyers and linked QR code.

Monitoring of Telstra generator and back-up battery

Updating Paluma online presence: PDCA activities; Paluma.org update; Facebook page;

Access to PRFB funds to share costs in hall upgrades eg: Solar panels and battery storage

Paluma Community Information and News network options – for urgent and non-urgent items

Future events and Hall bookings

Treasurer’s Report

Any Other Business

Confirm next meeting date – Annual General Meeting (election of officers) to be followed by exec meeting

PDCA Social Drinks in Hall
2025-05-02 18:00 - 20:00
Once a month (on the Friday night before the Village Working Bee) we open the Community Hall and the bar between 6-8 pm for residents and visitors to come and socialise and play a friendly game of table tennis or darts. Bring along some nibbles or some finger food to share if you feel inclined.n
