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 … Continue reading "Annual Wattle & Gum Bush Dance & BBQ"

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 Social Saturday 1st July at 6.30 pm at the Community Hall. Bring a Plate to share. The Bar will be open.

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 … Continue reading "Paluma Community Working Bee"

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 … Continue reading "Paluma Push"

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 … Continue reading "Games Night"

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 … Continue reading "PDCA Community Meeting with Councillor Margie Ryder"

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 … Continue reading "Workshop on Southern Cassowary and Birds with Altitude"

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)

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.

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 … Continue reading "AFL Grand Final at the Community Hall"

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.