Tropical BBQ
2022-12-10 18:30 - 22:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The last social gathering for 2022, the annual Paluma Tropical BBQ will be held on Saturday 10 December at the Community Hall at 6.30 PM. Wear your favourite tropical shirt and bring a plate of food (nibbles, salad or sweets) to share. Bring your protein for the BBQ. Bar will be open for drinks.

Paluma Community Working Bee
2023-03-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-06-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
On the first Saturday of every month, we get together to carry out different jobs that need doing around the village, this can range from track maintenance to cleaning the Hall or tending the community garden. Details of the work planned are published during the preceding week.
We meet up at the Community Hall and then return there around 4pm for free refreshments.
Contact Wilfred Karnoll for further information.

St Patrick's Day Dinner
2023-03-18 06:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Join us to celebrate St Patrick’s day. Bring a plate and wear something green!

PDCA Annual General Meeting and BBQ lunch
2023-04-01 12:00 - 14:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The PDCA Annual General Meeting will be held at the Community Hall on Saturday 1st April 2023. There will be a FREE BBQ Lunch at 12 PM with the AGM to commence at 1:15 PM.

Paluma Community Working Bee
2023-04-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
On the first Saturday of every month, we get together to carry out different jobs that need doing around the village, this can range from track maintenance to cleaning the Hall or tending the community garden. Details of the work planned are published during the preceding week.
We meet up at the Community Hall at 2 pm and then return there around 4pm for free refreshments.
Contact Wilfred Karnoll for further information.

Paluma Sunday Markets
2023-04-09 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The Paluma Sunday Markets are held 3-4 times a year in the Paluma Community Hall. Come and browse through a range of plants, fabrics, food and souvenirs. Sausages sizzle and drinks also available.

Paluma Rural Fire Brigade 40th Anniversary
2023-04-15 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
More details to follow

Talk by Len Cook about his exhibition
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Perc Tucker Gallery, Cnr Denham Street and Flinders Street,, Townsville, QUEENSLAND, 4810, Australia
Join artist Len Cook and curator Ross Searle as
they discuss the works on display in Cook’s
exhibition FIRE AND RAIN.
Floor Talk
Saturday 13 May
10.30am

Les Hyland's 92nd Birthday Party
2023-06-17 18:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
There will be a gathering on Saturday night 17th June to celebrate Les Hyland’s 92nd birthday. Meet at the Community Hall at 6.30 pm. As usual, bring a plate of food to share and bar will be open.

Annual Wattle & Gum Bush Dance & BBQ
2023-06-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The annual Wattle n Gum Bush Dance and BBQ will be held at the Paluma Community Hall this Saturday June 24th. 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. The BBQ will start a 12noon with the band commencing at 1pm.
A gold coin donation is requested on entrance
The bar will open, of course.
The Paluma Markets will commence the next day (Sunday) and will be open from 9am to 1pm

Paluma Community Market, Sunday 25th June
2023-06-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The Paluma Community Market will be held on Sunday 25th June at the Community Hall from 9 am to 1 pm. Come along to browse and buy from the various stalls selling locally made arts and crafts, jewellery, fruit and veggies, plants and other wares. The PDCA will run the Sausage Sizzle.

Christmas In July
2023-07-01 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Christmas in July Social Saturday 1st July at 6.30 pm at the Community Hall. Bring a Plate to share. The Bar will be open.

Paluma Push
2023-07-15 - 2023-07-16 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The Mike Carney Toyota Paluma Push is one of North Queensland’s most iconic XC Mountain Bike races. It started in 2002 and is held on the third weekend of July each year. The event is an individual challenge as well as a great social ride.
Book your camping spot at the Cricket Oval and join us for live music, food truck fiesta, bonfire and beers to celebrate all things Paluma Push and mountain biking in North Queensland.

Games Night
2023-08-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Our Annual Palum Games night, organised by Peter and Dorothy Klump will be held 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.

PDCA Community Meeting with Councillor Margie Ryder
2023-08-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
On Sunday, August 20th at 10am the PDCA is hosting a community meeting with our Townsville City Council representative, Margie Ryder. This will provide an opportunity for Margie report on what the Council has been doing and to listen to any concerns that Paluma residents may have relating to council facilities and initiatives. Item that we will be inviting Margie to comment on include:

Plans for signage at the village entrance, and upgrade of other signs around the village
Dog Poo bag dispensers and other issues on animal control (Cats, noisy dogs)
Community security in the light of multiple recent events in and around the village
Road Maintenance
Vegetation control (weeds)

The meeting is open to all Paluma Residents. Please mark this date and come along to have your say.

Workshop on Southern Cassowary and Birds with Altitude
2023-08-25 17:00 - 2023-08-28 17:00 | Paluma Community Hall (Aug 25); Paluma Dam (Aug 26-28)
Join with Researchers, Locals, Traditional Owners, BirdLife Townsville & North Queensland and Bushwalking clubs in Paluma Range National Park to help contribute to long-term data on cassowaries at the southern extent of their global distribution and for Birds with Altitude that are vulnerable to climate change.

The Paluma Range has been part of only one targeted scientific cassowary however no dungs, signs or sightings were detected (2014). A extrapolated population estimate for the area is 16 adult birds and reported sightings from locals and visitors are infrequent. The Paluma Range however contains 22,000 ha of potential cassowary habitat with a wonderful walking track network. This project’s intention is to conduct baseline camera trap surveys and provide easy, ongoing, geolocated reporting of all cassowary and sign sightings to add to our body of knowledge about their distribution, abundance, habitat use and threats.
All Locals are invited to the Citizen Science launch weekend;
Fri Aug 25: 1pm Magar Yamba group campsite open. Launch event @ Paluma Community Centre 65 Mount Spec Rd. 5pm Nywaigi Welcome to Country. 6pm dinner by donation. 7pm presentations on Cassowary and Birds with Altitude programs. 8pm organise survey teams and locations.
Sat Aug 26: AM survey designated routes. PM review camera trap data. Self-cater.
Sun Aug 27: AM survey designated routes. PM review findings. Camping optional. Self cater.

Mon Aug 28: AM survey optional, check out 10am.

Camping @ Lake Paluma or self-arranged accommodation at Paluma Village. RSVP HERE

Paluma Rural Fire Brigade - Public Meeting and AGM
2023-09-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
It’s that time of the year again! On Saturday September 30th at 10am, we will be holding a public meeting at the Paluma Community Centre with Paluma ratepayers regarding the setting of the fire levy for 2024.

Following that meeting we will then hold the brigade’s annual general meeting (AGM)

AFL Grand Final at the Community Hall
2023-10-01 17:30 - 20:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
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.

Paluma Annual Garden Competition
2023-10-11 09:00 - 16:30
The annual Paluma Garden Competition will be held in the month of October. 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.

Working Bee at the Community Centre
2023-10-23 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Paluma Ultra
2023-10-28 | Gumburu, Australia
Outer Limits is hosting the very first Paluma Ultra, 52km trail run. Runners will tackle a challenge course from Paluma, past the DCK, over Mt Spec, down Benham’s track, past Forgotten Falls and back to Paluma.
They will quietly run out of Gumburu at 6am and finish at the village green between 12pm and 5pm. Everyone is welcome to come down to the village green to see them finish.

Paluma Village Trail Run
2023-10-29 08:00 - 12:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The Paluma Village Trail Run features amazing trails, taking you through the World Heritage listed rainforest in the most southern part of the Wet Tropics. This time of the year, Paluma Village is a great escape from the heat in Townsville. Situated at over 900m, the Paluma Range is cooler than the coastal region and it makes for great trail running in October.
We acknowledge the Nywaigi people as the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders, past and present – and all future generations.
For more information on Paluma, please visit the National Parks website or the Paluma Info website.

Monsters and Mayhem
2023-11-04 18:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Saturday 4 November sees the return of the popular Monsters and Mayhem on the Mountain social at the Paluma Community Hall commencing at 6.30 PM. Dress to the ‘monsters’ theme and bring a plate of food to share. More information to follow…..

Tropical Christmas BBQ
2023-12-09 08:00 - 17:00 | 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 Easter Markets
2024-03-31 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
