Laidley Heights, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Laidley Heights is a rural residential locality on the outskirts of the town of Laidley in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

[4][2] Although it is a natural lake, its capacity to store water was increased by the construction of the Bill Gunn Dam (27°37′41″S 152°22′49″E / 27.6281°S 152.3804°E / -27.6281; 152.3804 (Bill Gunn Dam)),[5] a 1,050-metre (3,440 ft) earth embankment with a central clay core.

[6] The land use is a mix of rural residential housing in the central areas of the locality, irrigated horticulture in the east along the creek, and grazing on native vegetation in the remainder of the locality.

[7] Due to the popularity of the golf club, in 1931, the club decided to establish a new golf course on the Laidley Recreational Reserve (now Anzac Park), which opened in April 1932.

[8] In 1941, the club suspended activities due to World War II.

[12][13] Although play had already commenced on the nine-hole course, it was not officially opened until Sunday 15 April 1951.

Official opening of the Laidley and District Golf Club's new nine-hole course, Sunday 15 April 1951