Laidley, located just off the Warrego Highway between Ipswich and Gatton, lies in the fertile Lockyer Valley and is known as Queensland's Country Garden. Established in the 1840's around a lagoon and inn where drovers rested their stock, it has since become the centre for an extremely productive vegetable growing industry that dominates the Lockyer Valley. Of interest in the area include the Laidley Pioneer Village which features many of the original buildings from the old township, Narda Lagoon & Flora and Fauna sanctuary, the historical Das Neumann house, and the town's main street which provides a variety of shops.

Population: 2,500
State: Queensland
Postcode: 4341
Local Government: Laidley Shire Council
Location: 80km west of Brisbane
Main Roads: None
Main Watercourses: None
Radio Stations (Music): C FM (100.7), River 949 (94.9), Family FM (96.5), 97.3FM (97.3), Triple M (104.5), B105 FM (105.3), Nova 106.9 (106.9), Triple J (107.7)

Photos from Laidley:
 

	Heading east along the Laidley-Gatton Road approaching Laidley (2004).
	Patrick Street, looking south approaching Gatton Road, Laidley (2004).
	Patrick Street, looking north from William Street, Laidley (2004).

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