:Laidley, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Laidley
| state = qld
| image = Laidley main center.jpg
| caption = Main Street of Laidley, 2011
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.6313|152.3938|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Laidley (town centre)}}
| pop = 3809
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established = 1858
| postcode = 4341
| area = 17.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 18.2
| dir1 = SE
| location1 = Gatton
| dist2 = 44.3
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Ipswich
| dist3 = 57.9
| dir3 = ESE
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 84.2
| dir4 = WSW
| location4 = Brisbane
| maxtemp = 26.9
| mintemp = 13.1
| rainfall = 765.6
| lga = Lockyer Valley Region
| stategov = Lockyer
| fedgov = Wright
| county = Churchill
| parish = Laidley
| near-n = Laidley North
| near-ne = Summerholm
| near-e = Summerholm
| near-se = Grandchester
| near-s = Laidley South
| near-sw = Laidley South
| near-w = Laidley Heights
| near-nw = Laidley North
}}
Laidley is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|18796|Laidley|town in Lockyer Valley Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}{{cite QPN|50039|Laidley|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|access-date=7 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,809 people.
Geography
Laidley is situated within the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland east of the Great Dividing Range and close to the northern foothills of the Main Range. The town is located {{convert|84.2|km|mi}} west of Brisbane, the state capital, and {{convert|57|km|mi}} east of Toowoomba. The Warrego Highway (A2) is around {{convert|10|km}} to the north, and the town sits on the Brisbane–Charleville railway line.{{cite web |title=Laidley |url=https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/laidley/ |website=Australia for Everyone |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812124509/https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/laidley/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Laidley |url=https://www.gptq.qld.edu.au/our-training-region/town-profiles/laidley/ |website=General Practice Training Queensland |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316205855/https://www.gptq.qld.edu.au/our-training-region/town-profiles/laidley/ |url-status=live }} Laidley–Plainland Road exits to the north.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Laidley+QLD+4341/@-27.6398359,152.3707268,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b96ea58e660b055:0x400eef17f20ddb0!8m2!3d-27.6314637!4d152.3938748!16zL20vMGJiNXY2?entry=ttu |accessdate=7 January 2024 |title=Laidley, Queensland}}
Laidley lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment, with the creek rising at the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flowing east. The catchment has an area of approximately {{convert|3,000|km2}} and elevations range from 1,100m AHD on the Great Dividing Range to 24m AHD at the confluence with the Brisbane River.{{cite web |title=Lockyer Catchment Action Plan 2015 – 2018 |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/environment-and-pest-management/documents/Lockyer%20CAP_final.pdf |website=Lockyer Valley |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306133322/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/environment-and-pest-management/documents/Lockyer%20CAP_final.pdf |url-status=live }}
The relatively flat topography of the valley, its rich alluvial soils and warm climate are the basis for the Lockyer Valley to have become a major supplier of vegetables, horticulture and grains.{{cite web |title=Lockyer Catchment Story |url=https://qgsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=e64a7303aff74f2e83454e6baf35651a |website=ArcGIS |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118001348/https://qgsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=e64a7303aff74f2e83454e6baf35651a |url-status=live }} The local industry has been dominated by agriculture since the end of the 19th century, producing 35% of Queensland's vegetable supply, and Laidley has long regarded itself as "Queensland's Country Garden".{{cite book |title=Explore Queensland |last=Penguin Books Australia |year=2002 |publisher=Penguin Books Australia |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=0-14-300015-2 |page=45 }} Fruit and vegetable production features prominently, the most commonly grown vegetable crops being carrots, potatoes, the brassica vegetables (e.g. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower), pumpkins, corns and beans.{{cite web |title=About our award winning produce |url=https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/food-and-dining/about-our-award-winning-produce |website=Luvya Lockyer |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409010522/https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/food-and-dining/about-our-award-winning-produce |url-status=live }} Much of the beetroot grown in Australia comes from the Laidley district.
History
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The Laidley region was once home to the "Kitabul People" before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. Today, the Ugarapul People are the traditional owners of the Lockyer Valley region.{{cite web |title=Gotta love the Lockyer |url=https://www.lgaq.asn.au/news/article/1209/gotta-love-the-lockyer |website=LGAQ |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320160824/https://www.lgaq.asn.au/news/article/1209/gotta-love-the-lockyer |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2017–2018 |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-council/publications/documents/Adopted%20Annual%20Report%202017-2018_Web.pdf |website=Lockyer Valley Regional Council |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034035/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-council/publications/documents/Adopted%20Annual%20Report%202017-2018_Web.pdf |url-status=live }}
In 1829, Allan Cunningham explored the area and named it Laidley Plains on 22 June 1829, after James Laidley, the Deputy Commissary General of the colony of New South Wales.{{cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Queensland Environmental Protection Agency |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |page=65 }}
The town developed around a wagon stop on the main road route between Ipswich and Toowoomba. A stop was needed after the climb over the small Little Liverpool Range west of Marburg.
By the 1850s, the area was being cleared for sheep grazing. A survey for the growing village was conducted in 1858.
Laidley Post Office opened on 1 February 1861. Laidley Creek West Receiving Office operated from 1899 to 1927, Laidley Creek West Post Office was open from 1927 to 1953, and a telephone office from 1953 to 1956. Laidley Rail Post Office opened in 1915 and closed in 1925. A Travelling Post Office service ran on the Main Line between Brisbane and Toowoomba between 1877 and 1932.{{cite web |title=Postal Auction No. 65 |url=http://www.premierpostal.com/auction65.pdf |website=Premier Postal |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034036/http://www.premierpostal.com/auction65.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=QUEENSLAND STEEL DATESTAMPS – COMMONWEALTH PERIOD |url=https://www.toowoombastampclub.org/images/qsd2.pdf |website=Toowoomba Stamp Club |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624210214/https://www.toowoombastampclub.org/images/qsd2.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Travelling Post offices in Queensland and their numerals |url=https://queenslandstampnumerals.blogspot.com/2016/04/travelling-post-offices-in-queensland.html |website=QLD Stamp Numerals |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034036/https://queenslandstampnumerals.blogspot.com/2016/04/travelling-post-offices-in-queensland.html |url-status=live }}
Since 1863, police officers have been stationed in Laidley. The first two police officers who served at Laidley are believed to have been Acting Sergeant William Gunn from 1863 to 1868 and Constable Thomas Raleigh from 1863 to 1865. Since 2015, the Police Station is housed in a refurbished building on Spicer Street. The building was originally the Laidley Courthouse and Public Offices, opened in 1964, housing the Courthouse, State Government offices and the Police.{{cite web |title=Upgraded Laidley Police Station opens |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2015/08/04/upgraded-laidley-police-station-opens/ |website=QLD Police News |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034040/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2015/08/04/upgraded-laidley-police-station-opens/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Laidley Station |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/laidley-station |website=QLD Police |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327060350/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/laidley-station |url-status=live }}
The first Presbyterian service were held in Laidley in 1864 by William Lambie Nelson.{{Cite web|title=Presbyterian Churches On The Downs - Downs Folk|url=http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|website=Downs Folk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524032308/http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|archive-date=2020-05-24|access-date=2020-05-24}}
In the mid-1860s, the railway line from Grandchester stopped at a railway station {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} north of the town. Between 1911 and 1955, a branch railway line ran from Laidley along the Laidley Creek to the settlement at Mulgowie.The Laidley Creek Branch Line Armstrong, J. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 1968 pp 91-95
On 28 April 1886 St Saviour's Anglican church was opened in Laidley.{{cite news|date=3 May 1886|title=COUNTRY MAILS|volume=XLI|page=3|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=8,829|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4493965|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061543/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4493965|archive-date=3 October 2021|via=National Library of Australia}} It was designed by architect FDG Stanley.{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=St Saviour's Anglican Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=357|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061516/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=357}} By 1888 there were a number of additions including a parsonage, a tower and a bell.{{cite news|date=28 June 1888|title=Laidley Anglican Church.|page=2|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=4,903|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177863152|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061543/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/blank|url-status=live}} In May 1909 it was announced that a new church would be built from reinforced concrete at an estimated cost of £800 and would be designed by Messers James Marks and Co, architects in Toowoomba.{{cite news|date=22 May 1909|title=THE WEEK AT A GLANCE.|page=14|newspaper=The Queenslander|issue=2254|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21827064|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061518/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21827064|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=15 July 1909|title=Laidley News.|volume=LI|page=7 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=7561|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112057398|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061518/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112057398|url-status=live}} A call for tenders to construct the church was made in September 1909.{{cite news|date=18 September 1909|title=Advertising|volume=LII|page=8|newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette|issue=8802|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182903836|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061518/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182903836|url-status=live}} The foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1909 by Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.{{cite news|date=16 November 1909|title=St. Saviour's Church, Laidley.|volume=LXVI|page=4|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=16,177|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19592287|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061519/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19592287|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=26 November 1909|title=Early Australian Fair|volume=LI|page=7 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=7674|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111633461|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061532/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111633461|archive-date=3 October 2021|via=National Library of Australia}}{{Cite web|title=The Anglican Church of Our Holy Saviour|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/3138-the-anglican-church-of-our-holy-saviour|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061518/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/3138-the-anglican-church-of-our-holy-saviour}} The new St Saviour's Anglican church was consecrated by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson on 21 June 1910.{{cite news|date=22 June 1910|title=ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, LAIDLEY.|volume=LI|page=6 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=7850|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112066692|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061519/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112066692|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=St Saviour's Anglican Church Laidley|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=25|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061522/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=25}} The centenary of the church was celebrated in 2010.{{Cite web|title=Laidley, QLD - St Saviour's Anglican|url=https://www.churchhistories.net.au/church-catalog/laidley-qld-st-saviours-anglican|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Australian Christian Church Histories|language=en|archive-date=5 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405225139/https://www.churchhistories.net.au/church-catalog/laidley-qld-st-saviours-anglican}}
Laidley Old Township Provisional School opened on 9 March 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Laidley Central State School. The school closed on 12 December 1998,{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}} when it was replaced by Laidley District State School at a new location.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://laidleydistss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Laidley District State School|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204070006/https://laidleydistss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=4 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2017|df=dmy-all}} It was at 21-23 Hope Street ({{Coord|-27.6477|152.3929|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Laidley Central State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1971 |title=Parish of Laidley |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-laidley-1971.jpg |access-date=30 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034037/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-laidley-1971.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 April 2022}} The school buildings are now used as a childcare centre,{{Google maps|access-date=30 April 2022|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.6474478,152.3931682,3a,37.5y,226.37h,93.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soEFhmfHtEP0tL5K0x7rh6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|title=23 Hope Street, Laidley|date=November 2014}} while the school grounds are now Narda Cricket Oval operated by the Lockyer Valley Regional Council.{{Cite web |title=Parks and Reserves in the Lockyer Valley |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-region/parks-and-camping-grounds/documents/ECM_3809345_v2_Lockyer%20Valley%20Parks%20and%20Reserves%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Parks%2C%20Gardens%20and%20Cemeteries%20%281%29.pdf |access-date=30 April 2022 |publisher=Lockyer Valley Regional Council |page=6 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034037/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-region/parks-and-camping-grounds/documents/ECM_3809345_v2_Lockyer%20Valley%20Parks%20and%20Reserves%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Parks%2C%20Gardens%20and%20Cemeteries%20%281%29.pdf |url-status=live }}
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of Mercy and was officially opened on 14 July 1912 by Archbishop James Duhig.{{cite news |date=15 July 1912 |title=THE OPENING CEREMONY |volume=LIV |page=6 (DAILY) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=8501 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113085777 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=30 April 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829201236/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113085777 |url-status=live }} The Sisters operated the school until 1988, when the first lay principal was appointed.{{Cite web |title=School History |url=http://www.stmaryslaidley.qld.edu.au/about-us/Pages/School-History.aspx |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=St Marys Catholic Primary School |archive-date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515143215/http://www.stmaryslaidley.qld.edu.au/about-us/Pages/School-History.aspx |url-status=live }}
On 6 March 1915, the hospital officially opened in Laidley, known as "Lockyer General Hospital". It was moved in 1922 to its current site between Spicer Street and William Street where it reopened on 23 June 1923. Old meeting minutes tell that a committee had started talks for a local hospital in 1898. An official book of minutes had been kept since June 1912.{{cite web |title=Laidley Hospital celebrates a century of healthcare |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ipswich/laidley-hospital-celebrates-a-century-of-healthcare/news-story/12d965938ea79b9e3a23e5ea0560871e |website=The Courier Mail |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034043/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ipswich/laidley-hospital-celebrates-a-century-of-healthcare/news-story/12d965938ea79b9e3a23e5ea0560871e?nk=e1a3d150c834369eeb1c541c7e617ac0-1651290043 |url-status=live }} In 2001, certain parts of the building complex were listed by Council in the EPA's Research Inventory of Historical Places (QCHIP).{{cite web |title=Laidley Shire Council Heritage Study |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/strategic-planning/documents/planning-studies/Laidley%20Shire%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Study%202001.pdf |website=Lockyer Valley |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320122528/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/strategic-planning/documents/planning-studies/Laidley%20Shire%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Study%202001.pdf |url-status=live }}
In 1930, the Redeemer Lutheran Church was established at 7 MacGregor Street.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Redeemer Lutheran Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3750 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034044/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3750 |url-status=live }} In 1938, the Lutheran church at Blenheim was relocated to Laidley to be the Laidley Lutheran church hall.{{cite news |date=20 March 1945 |title=NEWS FROM DISTRICT CENTRES |page=4 (DAILY) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=18,190 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114632099 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=26 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114632099 |url-status=live }}
Initially, Laidley was served by the Blenheim Baptist Church.{{cite web |title=Queensland religious places database |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3748 |website=Thom Blake Historian |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003072715/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3748 |url-status=live }} In July 1949, land was purchased near the Laidley Hospital for use by the Baptist church.{{cite news|date=10 September 1952|title=Laidley Baptists' Fine Effort VOLUNTEERS BUILT CHURCH IN 23 DAYS|page=4 (Daily.)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=20,493|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122036147|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=3 October 2021|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034052/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122036147|url-status=live}} In June 1952 the Blenheim Baptist Church was given permission to erect a Sunday School hall.{{cite news|date=14 June 1952|title=BAPTIST HALL FOR LAIDLEY|page=2 (Daily.)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=20,419|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124578555|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=3 October 2021|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034048/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124578555|url-status=live}} The stump-capping ceremony for the hall was held on 5 July 1952, officiated by the President of the Queensland Baptist Union, Reverend R.O. Lockhart.{{cite news|date=8 July 1952|title="Baptist Religion On the March"|page=7 (Daily.)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=20,439|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122031536|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=3 October 2021|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034050/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122031536|url-status=live}} On 7 September 1952, the hall (a combined church and hall) was officially opened. It was erected in 23 days using only volunteer labour.{{cite news|date=7 September 1952|title=£4000 Church|page=2|newspaper=Sunday Mail|issue=1667|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98358430|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=3 October 2021|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034050/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98358430|url-status=live}} In February 1954, the hall was decided to be too small and that a separate church should be erected beside it, by demolishing the Blenheim Baptist Church, re-using the timber and relocating the church residence to Laidley.{{cite news|date=4 February 1954|title=BAPTIST CHURCH FOR LAIDLEY|page=2 (Daily)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=24,928|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118236157|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=3 October 2021|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118236157|url-status=live}} On 4 September 1954, the Laidley Baptist Church was officially opened by the President of the Queensland Baptist Union, Reverend F.T. Smith.{{Cite web|title=Laidley Baptist Church - Former|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/379-laidley-baptist-church-former|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003064527/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/379-laidley-baptist-church-former}} The church building was at 25 Samuel Street and the hall at 27 Samuel Street. Both were sold into private ownership in August 2015 and March 2016 respectively.{{Cite web|title=25 Samuel St, Laidley, Qld 4341|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-laidley-133052974|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2021|website=Realestate.com.au|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003072335/https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-laidley-133052974}}{{Cite web|title=27 Samuel Street, Laidley Qld 4341|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property/27-samuel-st-laidley-qld-4341|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2021|website=Realestate.com.au|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003072034/https://www.realestate.com.au/property/27-samuel-st-laidley-qld-4341}} As at 2021, both buildings were still existing.{{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.6317423,152.4008369,3a,75y,256.78h,90.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sef45AHHez74q-NIfOc_vWw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|access-date=3 October 2021|title=Laidley Baptist Church and Hall (former)}}
File:Laidley Pioneer Village council chamber and chapel April 2022.jpg, council chamber and chapel, April 2022]]
File:Das Neumann Haus Museum Laidley QLD 1.jpg, view from William Street, April 2022]]
Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum was established in 1972 by the Laidley District Historical Society on the site of the original resting paddock used by horses of the Cobb & Co stagecoaches. It was the first heritage village developed in Queensland.
Laidley State High School opened on 29 January 1985; this effectively replaced the secondary department that operated at Laidley North State School from 1864 to 1984.{{Cite web|url=https://laidleyshs.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Laidley SHS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204070007/https://laidleyshs.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=4 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}
In 1998, Das Neumann Haus Museum opened to the public as an historic house museum. A visitor information centre, a cafe and a gift shop are also operated within the building.{{cite web |title=Das Neumann Haus Museum |url=https://aumuseums.com/qld/das-neumann-haus-museum |website=Australian Museums and Galleries |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410170039/https://aumuseums.com/qld/das-neumann-haus-museum |url-status=live }}
The town was the centre of the Shire of Laidley until 2008, when the shire was incorporated into the new Lockyer Valley Region local government area.{{cite web |title=Lockyer Valley Regional Council |url=https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/lockyer-valley-regional-council |website=Luvya Lockyer |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409101821/https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/lockyer-valley-regional-council |url-status=live }}
The Laidley public library opened in 2017.{{Cite web|date=November 2017|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|page=14}}
On 30 January 2024, Laidley was flooded following {{Convert|300|mm}} of rain the previous night.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-30 |title=Crop losses and heartache as Queensland towns flood for third time in three years |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/emergency-flood-warnings-for-queensland-towns/103404322 |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}{{Cite news |date=30 January 2024 |title=Laidley flooding: Qld town inundated by floodwaters |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/weather/laidley-flooding-qld-town-to-be-inundated-by-midmorning/news-story/68cde704b4b55d64a93e98f3a0f76c48?net_sub_id=375414584&type=free_text_block&position=3&overallPos=5 |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=Gatton, Lockyer and Brisbane Valley Star}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,808 people, of which 47.1% identified as male and 52.9% as female. The median age was 42. 4.8% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (184 people). 79.6% were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.2% and New Zealand 1.5%. 87.3% spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 0.4%, German 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.5%, Catholic 20.8% and Anglican 15.3%. 49% were full-time employed, with 47.9% of employees working either as labourers, technicians and trades workers or community and personal service workers. Median rent paid for any type of dwelling was $270 per week, while median mortgage payments were $1,300 per month.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31621|name=Laidley (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,809 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31606|name=Laidley (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
File:Whitehouse's Bakery, Laidley, Queensland.jpg, 2015]]
Laidley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Toowoomba–Ipswich Road: Corduroy Road Remains{{cite QHR|15432|Corduroy Road Remains, Laidley|600657|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
- 91 Patrick Street: Whitehouse's Bakery{{cite QHR|15431|Whitehouse's Bakery (former), Laidley|600656|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
- 134–138 Patrick Street: Exchange Hotel{{cite QHR|15428|Exchange Hotel|600653|accessdate=4 December 2014}}
- 140–142 Patrick Street: G Wyman Building{{cite QHR|15429|G Wyman Building|600654|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
- Das Neumann Haus Museum, Corner Of William Street and Patrick Street.
Attractions
- Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum, 92 Drayton Street ({{Coord|-27.6499|152.3915|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum}}).{{Cite web|title=Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum|url=http://www.laidleypioneervillage.org.au/index.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406071600/http://www.laidleypioneervillage.org.au/index.html|archive-date=6 April 2020|access-date=17 February 2021}}
- Das Neumann Haus Museum, corner William Street and Patrick Street.
- Queensland National Hotel, 90 Patrick St, Laidley QLD 4341
Climate
The Lockyer Valley is the driest part of the South East Queensland region. The area has a humid subtropical climate, with relatively long, hot and rainy summers and mild, sunny winters. Although rainfall is variable, thunderstorms are a frequent occurrence during summer, while winter brings the occasional frost.Galbraith, R (Ed) 2009. Living in the Landscape: the Lockyer Valley. A guide to property and landscape management. South East Queensland Catchments Limited, Brisbane. Retrieved April 2022.
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|Feb record high C = 45.7
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|May record high C = 33.7
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|Jul record high C = 29.0
|Aug record high C = 37.9
|Sep record high C = 39.5
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Sport and recreation
File:Laidley Sports and Recreation Reserve April 2022.jpg
The Laidley Sports and Recreation Reserve is located between Ambrose Street (north) and Edward Street (south). It is the main sporting precinct in Laidley and sports homed at the facility include netball, soccer, rugby league, touch football, little athletics, a gymnasium and walking.{{cite web |title=Sport and Recreation Plan |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-council/publications/sport-and-recreation-plan/documents/Sport%20and%20Recreation%20Plan.pdf |website=Lockyer Valley |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306143215/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-council/publications/sport-and-recreation-plan/documents/Sport%20and%20Recreation%20Plan.pdf |url-status=live }}
Swimming facilities: Dal Ryan War Memorial Pool, 44 John Street, Laidley. One pool is 25m long with six lanes, the other pool is for children. Barbecue facilities and a kiosk are on-site.{{cite web |title=Swimming Facilities |url=https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/our-region/facilities/sport-facilities/swimming-facilities |website=Lockyer Valley |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319213558/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/our-region/facilities/sport-facilities/swimming-facilities |url-status=live }}
The Laidley Golf Club is a public twelve hole course adjacent to Lake Dyer, two kilometres from the township of Laidley on Wehlow Road off Gatton-Laidley Road.{{cite web|title=Laidley Golf Club|url=http://www.laidley-golfclub.com/|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026111013/http://www.laidley-golfclub.com/|archive-date=26 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} Established in 1951 at its present site, the original nine holes were designed by Ross Watson. A further three holes were designed by David Burrup in 2003. The competition course has thirteen different tees for the eighteen holes while the Social Course has fifteen different tees for the eighteen holes.
Lake Dyer Caravan & Camping Ground is situated on the shore of Lake Dyer between the villages of Laidley and Forest Hill. The lake is directly accessible from the caravan park and open to the public for recreational use.{{cite web |title=Lake Dyer Caravan & Camping Ground |url=https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/lake-dyer-caravan-camping-ground |website=Luvya Lockyer |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410072511/https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/lake-dyer-caravan-camping-ground |url-status=live }}
Education
Laidley District State School is a government primary (Early Childhood–6) school for boys and girls at 232 Patrick Street ({{coord|-27.6236|152.3953|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Laidley District State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2019-03-13 |title=Laidley District State School |url=https://laidleydistrictss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307092148/https://laidleydistrictss.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Laidley District State School |language=en}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 375 students with 27 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 379 students with 30 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }} It includes a special education program.
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at John Street ({{coord|-27.6341|152.3916|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mary's School}}).{{Cite web |title=St Mary's Primary School Laidley |url=http://www.stmaryslaidley.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304201628/http://www.stmaryslaidley.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2022 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 267 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).
Laidley State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 98 Alfred Street ({{coord|-27.6362|152.4044|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Laidley State High School}}).{{Cite web |date=2020-03-27 |title=Laidley State High School |url=https://laidleyshs.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225171339/https://laidleyshs.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Laidley State High School |language=en}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 694 students with 65 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 699 students with 67 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |accessdate=28 January 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }} tt includes a special education program.
Amenities
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council operates a customer service centre and a public library in Spicer Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/our-region/facilities/lockyer-valley-libraries/Pages/Laidley-Library-.aspx|title=Laidley Library|website=Lockyer Valley Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130222615/http://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/our-region/facilities/lockyer-valley-libraries/Pages/Laidley-Library-.aspx|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=31 January 2018}}
Laidley Hospital and Community Health Services, located at 75 William Street, provides for a range of general care and emergency services as well as allied health, clinics and community health, and is part of the West Moreton Health network.{{cite web |title=Laidley Hospital |url=https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/location/laidley-health |website=West Moreton Health |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304193423/https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/location/laidley-health |url-status=live }} The office of the Meals on Wheels services is also housed on the premises.{{cite web |title=Laidley Meals on Wheels Inc. |url=https://www.qmow.org/service-location/laidley-meals-on-wheels-inc-225 |website=Meals on Wheels Queensland |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202001441/https://www.qmow.org/service-location/laidley-meals-on-wheels-inc-225 |url-status=live }}
The Laidley show grounds are run by the Laidley Show Society (Laidley Agricultural and Industrial Society). The annual show is held there over two days in July. The grounds are available for hire and are open for camping. The Society also organises several events throughout the year, including the Laidley Christmas Street Carnival and the annual Show Ball.{{cite web |title=Laidley Show Society |url=https://www.laidleyshow.com.au/ |website=Laidley Show Society |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331151051/https://laidleyshow.com.au/ |url-status=live }}
There area a number of churches in Laidley:
- St Saviour's Anglican Church, 28 Ambrose Street ({{Coord|-27.6310|152.3968|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Saviour's Anglican Church}}).
- St Patrick's Catholic Church, 1–3 John Street South ({{Coord|-27.6356|152.3911|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Patrick's Catholic Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Our Churches|url=http://www.olv.org.au/our-churches.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Parish|language=en|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205223116/http://www.olv.org.au/our-churches.html|url-status=live}}
- Laidley Uniting Church, 45 Patrick Street ({{Coord|-27.6357|152.3930|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Laidley Uniting Church}}).{{cite web |title=Laidley Uniting Church |url=https://laidleyunitingchurch.org.au/ |website=Laidley Uniting Church |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517095715/https://laidleyunitingchurch.org.au/ |url-status=live }}
- Redeemer Lutheran Church Laidley, 21 Patrick St ({{Coord|-27.6380|152.3924|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Redeemer Lutheran Church}}){{cite web |title=Redeemer Lutheran Church Laidley |url=https://redeemer-laidley.lutheran.org.au/ |website=Lutheran Church of Australia |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430034052/https://redeemer-laidley.lutheran.org.au/ |url-status=live }}
Gallery
File:The main street, Patrick Street, Laidley April 2022.jpg|Laidley main street, Patrick Street, April 2022
File:Laidley Post Office April 2022.jpg|Laidley Post Office, April 2022
File:Giesemann's Buildings 1902 Patrick St April 2022.jpg|Giesemann's Buildings 1902, Patrick St, April 2022
File:Lockyer Valley Regional Council customer service centre and library Laidley April 2022.jpg|Lockyer Valley Regional Council customer service centre and library, April 2022
File:Laidley Hospital April 2022.jpg|Laidley Hospital, April 2022
File:Laidley Police Station April 2022.jpg|Laidley Police Station, April 2022
File:Lake Dyer camping ground April 2022.jpg|Lake Dyer camping ground, April 2022
File:Lake Dyer Laidley April 2022.jpg|Lake Dyer, April 2022
File:Laidley rural landscape.jpg|Laidley QLD rural landscape, April 2022
File:Laidley Queensland National Hotel April 2022.jpg|Laidley Queensland National Hotel, April 2022
File:St Saviour's Anglican Church Laidley April 2022.jpg|St Saviour's Anglican Church, April 2022
File:St Patrick's Catholic Church Laidley April 2022.jpg|St Patrick's Catholic Church, April 2022
File:Uniting Church, 45 Patrick Street Laidley QLD.jpg|Uniting Church, April 2022
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au Lockyer Valley Regional Council]
- [https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au Visit the Lockyer Valley]
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/laidley|title=Laidley|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-laidley-sh1-1978.jpg Town map of Laidley, 1978, sheet 1]
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-laidley-sh2-1978.jpgTown map of Laidley, 1978, sheet 2]
- [http://www.laidley-golfclub.com/ Laidley Golf Club]
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