Paluma - our village in the mist

working Bee at Community Hall
2026-01-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-06 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
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.

SES Group Meeting
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-06-19 18:30 - 20:30

Rural Fire Brigade AGM
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00
public fire levy meeting to start at 10am followed by the AGM.

PDCA Social Drinks in Hall
2026-02-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-05 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.

Hall Hired Out
2026-03-18 - 2026-03-19

PDCA AGM & GM
2026-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Members (and prospective members) are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Paluma & District Community Association Inc. will be held on:
Saturday, March 21 2026,at 12pm for a BBQ lunch followed by the AGM at 1:15pm in the Community Hall
Nominations are open for all Executive Committee positions. Nominations should be forwarded to any member of the Executive Committee or by email to PalumaPDCA@gmail.com. Please use the nomination forms, which can be downloaded here.
Positions are:

President,
1 or 2 Vice-Presidents
Secretary
Treasurer
General Committee members (numbers flexible)

Members are reminded that Annual Subscriptions are now due and should be paid prior to the commencement of the AGM. Membership is $45.00 Please use the subscription form here to submit your dues. New members are more than welcome and should use the same form. Forms will be available on the day if you wish to pay your membership and join prior to the start of the meeting.
Please note that you must be a PDCA member to nominate someone to the Committee or vote for any Committee member.
The AGM will be followed immediately by a normal General Meeting with the new Committee.
If a member and wanting your vote to count but unable to attend, a signed notice of your proxy (must be a PDCA member) can be given to any member of the exec committe or by email to PalumaPDCA@gmail.com, prior to the meeting.
AGM AGENDA

Opening – circulation of attendance sheet
Apologies & Proxies
Minutes of previous AGM May 24th, 2025
President’s Report
Treasurer’s report
Election of Officers for 2026-2027
Election of Auditor for 2026-2027
Close of Annual General Meeting

Normal General Meeting Agenda

Open General Meeting
Royal Flying Doctor Medical Kit
Review of status of range road closure/opening
Hall Maintenance/Renovation projects
Proposed Events/Fund-raising for the coming year
Any other business
Close of General Meeting

Hall Hired
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-25

Meeting - Photo Comp committee
2026-04-27 09:00 - 15:00

PDCA Executive Committee Meeting, October 17, 2026
2026-04-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The PDCA Executive Committee meets approximately 4 times per year to discuss a range of issues related to the Community. All community members are invited to attend these meetings, although only Executive Committee members can vote. An agenda will be posted on Paluma.org several days before each meeting.

PDCA Exec Meeting - June 20, 2026
2026-06-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia

Wattle n Gum Bush Dance
2026-06-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
With the opening of the range road, the annual Wattle n Gum Bush Dance and BBQ is back on the Paluma Calendar. It will be held at the Paluma Community Hall this Saturday, June 27th. 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. It will be great to see all the locals come along to enjoy an afternoon of dancing and laughter. The band will have a caller to teach everybody the dance steps – so no excuses about not knowing the dance steps or having two left feet, everybody, young and old can have a great time! The BBQ will start at 12 noon 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 Winter Markets
2026-06-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Following the bush dance on Saturday, we will have the Paluma Winter
Market on Sunday, 28th June from 9am till 1pm. Sausage sizzle, produce,
plants, home-made preserves and baked items, books, needle crafts, tea,
coffee and cake, will be available on the day. Any enquiries about
having your own stall, please contact Wilfred on 0447 822 626.

PDCA Social Drinks in Hall
2026-07-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia

Working bee at Community Hall
2026-07-11 14:00 - 16:00
Note: This month’s working bee has been postponed till the second week in July.

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.

SES Group Meeting - Cancelled due to Paluma Push
2026-07-17 18:30 - 20:30

Paluma Push
2026-07-18 | Paluma, Paluma, qld, 4816, Australia
Mount Spec Road is open and this year’s Paluma Push event is going ahead!
The Mike Carney Toyota Paluma Push is a Cross Country Marathon Mountain Bike race. In 2026 it will be held on Saturday, 18th July.
The weekend starts on Friday afternoon where we set up camp at the Hidden Valley Cricket Oval, before meeting at the start line in Paluma on the Saturday morning. Our Event HQ and finish line are located back at the Hidden Valley Cricket Oval, this is also where we will hold the After Party. Once you have done the hard yards on the course, join us for live music, food truck fiesta, a toasty bon fire and beers.
Make sure to get your race registrations in before the event sells out and don’t forget to book your camping and any bus passes.
