Paluma - our village in the mist

Paluma Rural Fire Brigade - AGM
2021-03-20 16:00 - 17:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The Annual General Meeting of the Paluma Rural fire Brigade will be held on Saturday, 20th March 2021 at the Community Hall. All members are encouraged to attend, and anyone interested in joining or serving on the Committee are also warmly invited. If you have any questions about the PRFB or what’s involved in joining as a Volunteer, please contact Len Cook.

Chinese New Year Social
2021-02-20 18:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The year 2021 is flying by and it’s time for the first Paluma Social Event of the year. Chinese New Year will be acknowledged and celebrated in true Paluma-style and you are invited to attend. 2021 is the Year of the Ox.
When & Where: Saturday 20 February 2021 at 6.30 PM. Paluma Community Hall.
Bring a plate to share (sweet or savoury). Bar will be open.

Paluma Tropical Breeze BBQ
2020-12-12 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The final Paluma Social Event for 2020 is the Tropical Breeze BBQ to be held on Saturday 12 December 2020 at 6.30 PM at the Paluma Community Hall. The BBQ will be fired up, so please bring along:-

Your choice of meat/protein for the BBQ
A plate for sharing – nibbles, salad bowl or dessert
Attire is casual tropical, so please wear your best tropical outfit. There will be a free drink for the person who most embraces the tropical theme.
Your Xmas spirit!

Paluma Social - Monsters & Mayhem on the Mountain
2020-11-07 18:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Paluma Social – Monsters & Mayhem on the Mountain, Saturday 7 November 2020 at 6.30 PM.
Bring a plate to share. Come as you are or dressed in your most ghastly or horrifying costume.

Paluma Dam Good Trail Run
2020-11-01 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The final run in the Outer Limits Trail Run Series 2020.
We keep the best for last. The Paluma Dam Good Trail Run is our favourite event in the series. It features amazing trails, taking you through the World Heritage listed rainforest in the southern part of the Wet Tropics. This time of the year, Paluma is a great escape from the heat in Townsville. Situated at over 900m, the Paluma Range is cooler then the coastal region and it makes for great trail running in October.
Race HQ, start and finish for all distances is at the village green in Paluma. There is an array of trails around the village, crossing creeks, passing water falls and lookouts.

Register Here

Paluma Push 2020
2020-10-11 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
After delays and uncertainties resulting from COVID-19 the Paluma Push for 2020 is now confirmed and scheduled for October 11. Visit the Paluma Push website for more information and bookings.

Paluma Push Pre-Push Dinner
2020-10-10 17:30 - 21:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Join us to celebrate the Mike Carney Toyota Paluma Push on Saturday evening, 10th October at the Paluma Community Hall. The dinner is a 2 course roast banquet style dinner cooked and served by Magnums.
Bookings are essential.

Please make sure to book your spot online before Thursday, 8th October.

Book your spot here

If you have already registered for the Paluma Push, you can log in to ACTIVE to add the dinner.

PDCA BBQ Lunch and Annual General Meeting (change of date)
2020-03-21 12:00 - 14:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The date for our Annual General Meeting has been shifted to 1 week earlier to avoid conflict with Qld Election Day.
Come along for a free lunch at noon followed by our Annual General Meeting at 1pm. If you would like to nominate someone for a position on the PDCA executive, or you are interested in being on the committee, please let one of us know.

St Patrick's Irish Night
2020-03-14 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
As usual, Green is the Theme.
Bring a plate to share

Tropical BBQ
2019-12-07 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Come to our annual end of year BBQ with music from the Pacific.
Bring a plate to share.

Rainforest Plant Identification Short Course 2019
2019-12-06 08:00 - 2019-12-08 17:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
ENROLMENTS OPEN

Presented by the Australian Tropical Herbarium and the Wet Tropics Management Authority, our annual plant identification short courses will be held at James Cook University Cairns Campus on the weekend after Cairns Show (Saturday 20 – Monday 22 July) and in the beautiful mountain village of Paluma, about 60 km N of Townsville (Friday 6 December – Sunday 8 December).

state and local government land managers

These courses are targetted at the interested layperson, and will be of interest to:

rangers
school science teachers
anyone with an interest in tropical Australia’s incredible biodiversity

Online enrolments are now open at https://events.jcu.edu.au/plantidcourse.
For more information, please see the attached brochure.
Spaces are limited, and enrolments close a week before the course commencement date.

International Night at Paluma
2019-11-02 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Enjoy an International Night at Paluma with a selection of music from different countries and cultures while you sample food from around the world.
Bring an internationally themed plate to share.

Paluma Dam Good Trail Run
2019-10-27 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia

Paluma Dinner Under The Stars
2019-10-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Paluma Adventure Centre, 7 Lookout Rd, Paluma, QLD, 4816, Australia

Paluma Sunday Markets & Sausage Sizzle
2019-10-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The next Paluma Market and Sausage Sizzle will be held at the Community Hall on Sunday 6 October 2019 between 9 AM and 1 PM.
New stallholders are invited and would be very welcome. If you would like to hold a stall at the next market, please contact Lynn Hyland at lynnhyland@optusnet.com.au

Paluma Rural Fire Brigade AGM
2019-09-14 16:00 - 17:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Members of the Paluma Rural Fire Brigade (PRFB) are advised that Len Cook proposes to hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 14th September at 4 PM at the Community Hall.

Len Cook advises that a full forum is required to the hold the meeting.

If you are a member of the PRFB please advise your availability to attend the AGM by contacting Len Cook via email:- anagama@activ8.net.au

Glamour and Glitz Night
2019-08-10 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Dance the night away with music in whatever feels Glitzy and Galmourous to you at the Community Hall. Bring a plate to share.

PALUMA PUSH 2019
2019-07-21 | Paluma, Paluma, qld, 4816, Australia

Paluma Sunday Market & Sausage Sizzle
2019-06-30 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
The next Paluma Market and Sausage Sizzle will be held at the Community Hall on Sunday 30 June 2019 between 9 AM and 1 PM.
New stallholders are invited and would be very welcome. If you would like to hold a stall at the next market, please contact Lynn Hyland at lynnhyland@optusnet.com.au

WATTLE 'N' GUM BUSH DANCE
2019-06-29 19:30 - 22:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia

Pre-Push Ride & Pizza Night
2019-06-29 - 2019-06-30 | Paluma Adventure Centre, 7 Lookout Rd, Paluma, QLD, 4816, Australia
Outer Limits Adventure is organizing a social ride along sections of the upcoming Paluma Push course next Sunday. There will a Pizza night on Saturday just prior to the Bush Dance.

With the High Ropes course open on Saturday afternoon, and the Markets and Sausage Sizzle happening on Sunday it looks like it will be a busy Weekend for all locals and visitors!

Soup and Casserole and Country Music Night
2019-06-08 18:30 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Dress in your best (or most tattered) jeans and check shirt and come along to a night of country music and possible impromptu line dancing at the Community Hall. Bring a soup or casserole.

Paluma Market & Sausage Sizzle
2019-05-05 09:00 - 13:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia

A Celebration of Roy Mackay's Life
2019-04-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
Roy Mackay’s family can now confirm plans for the celebration of Roy’s long, full and incredibly rich life. This event will be held at the Paluma Village Hall from 2pm on Sunday 21st April, after the Easter market.

A barbecue and refreshments will be provided and further beverages will be available from the bar.

After the current period of grief and mourning that many of us are going through, this will be an opportunity to celebrate his life with love, happiness and respect.

We look forward to seeing all of you who knew Roy, who would like to join us and are able to do so.

Anyone who would like to say a few words about Roy will be able to after family members have done so. To assist with planning it would help (but isn’t essential) if those wishing to speak could let David Mackay know by email: kdavidmackay@gmail.com

PDCA Annual General Meeting
2019-04-20 17:00 - 19:00 | 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 April 20th, 2019 at 5pm in the Community Hall Nominations are open for all Executive Committee positions. Nominations should be forwarded to the Secretary to arrive no later than Wednesday 10th April 2019. Please use the nomination forms, which can be downloaded here. Positions are:

President,
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 available in two classes, these being Ordinary & Family. All classes attract the same subscription fee of $40.00 Please use the subscription form here to submit your dues. New members are more than welcome and should use the same form.

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 with the new Committee.

See separate post for details on agenda.

Community Council Meeting
2019-04-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Rollingstone Community Centre, Community Crescent, Balgal Beach, Queensland, 4816, Australia

St. Patrick's Day Celebration
2019-03-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17th but in Paluma we will celebrate it on Saturday the 16th March. In view of the afternoon tea in honour of Roy Mackay that same day, we will start at 7 PM this year instead of 6.30 PM, allowing time for participants to both to prepare a dish to share in the usual fashion. Yes, potatoes are allowed!

The bar will be open and there will be a limited stock of Uncle Arthur’s beverage – the founder of Guinness Brewery was Arthur Guinness. If you have any Irish jokes to share do bring them along and there will be a quiz about Ireland [No Googling Allowed!!!!!!]. So, sharpen your brains about things Irish. And wear something green !

Any inquiries to Les Hyland lhyland1@skymesh.com.au

ROY MACKAY - Paluma Reflects
2019-03-16 15:30 - 17:30 | Rainforest Inn, Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Queensland, 4816, Australia
In response to many requests from Roy’s friends, we have decided to hold an afternoon tea in his honour so that his friends can gather to celebrate the remarkable life of a remarkable man. This will be held at the Rainforest Inn on Saturday 16 March at 3.30 pm. We look forward to seeing many of Roy’s friends and to sharing reminiscences of his exploits and life adventures and the memories of the many ways he touched our lives.

We would request that attendees bring a plate of finger food to share – savoury or sweet.

Drinks can be purchased at the Rainforest Inn.

For any enquiries please contact one of the following:

Jennie: 0418 867 925

Beth: 0404 759 718

Michele: 0417 767 099

Colwyn: 4770 8559 colwynmc@activ8.net.au

Outer Limits Australia Day Bash
2019-01-26 13:00 - 21:00 | Paluma Adventure Centre, 7 Lookout Rd, Paluma, QLD, 4816, Australia
When: Saturday 26 January, From 1 PM onwards. BBQ Dinner at 6 PM.
Where: Outer Limits Centre, Mt Spec Road
BYO Drinks & BBQ
FREE High Ropes, Climbing & Games
Dress Code: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Tropical Xmas BBQ
2018-12-08 18:30 - 21:30 | Paluma Community Hall, 55 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, Australia
When: Saturday 8th December, 6.30 pm
Where: Community Hall
BYO meat, sausages or whatever you want on the BBQ
Please bring a salad or sweet to share
The Bar will be OPEN with the usual low priced drinks
Come and join us for the last Social of 2018
