Weekly News Briefs - 18 June 2026
Positions Vacant
Council is currently seeking applications for the following positions:
- Plumbing Inspector (Full Time, Permanent)
- Landfill Plant Operator (Full Time, Permanent)
Applications will close on Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 5pm.
For more information and to apply, visit Council’s website.
Upcoming Council Pop-ups
Council will hold the following pop-ups in July:
Laidley Show
Date: Saturday, 4 July
Time: 8am - 5pm
Venue: Laidley Show
Gatton Show
Date: Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18 July
Time: 8am - 6pm
Venue: Gatton Show
Ma Ma Creek Exhibition
Date: Saturday, 25 July
Time: 9am - 2pm
Venue: Ma Ma Creek Community Hall
Swing by for a chat, ask questions, and provide feedback on issues that matter most to you and your community.
Edwina Shaw Author Talk
Ipswich author Edwina Shaw will present an author talk about her new title, Dear Madman. A story of murder, loss, and a family curse.
Edwina Shaw is an author and editor of fiction, memoir and screenplays. She has written several books and had more than 40 pieces that have appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including Best Australian Stories.
WHERE: Gatton Library
WHEN: Wednesday 22 July, 6pm
Tickets $5 per person.
Visit the Lockyer Valley Libraries’ Facebook page to book your place!
Festival of Cultures EOIs Open
Council is seeking expressions of interest to hold activities, information stalls, cultural displays, or cultural performances at the upcoming Lockyer Valley Festival of Cultures.
The festival will be held on Sunday, 9 August from 11am – 4pm at the Gatton Shire Hall.
The aim of the festival is to celebrate all the region’s cultures and to promote intercultural connections.
Applications can be made online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2YM3YY2.
Applications close on Friday, 17 July.
Spring Festival Stallholders Wanted
If you would love to be part of the 2026 Laidley Spring Festival – now is your chance!
Valley Markets and Events is returning as this year’s Festival Precinct Markets’ Coordinator and is on the lookout for passionate stallholders to help bring the event to life.
To be a part of both the Twilight Feast and Fest and the Country Market, on 11 and 12 September 2026, head to laidleyspringfestival.com/get-involved.
Applications close 1 August 2026.
Enter Laidley Spring Festival Parade!
Applications are now open for the 2026 Laidley Spring Festival Grand Street Parade, and this year’s theme is COUNTRY HARVEST.
Bring the country spirit to town with floats, tractors, farmyard fun, fresh produce, scarecrows and all things harvest season!
If it can be grown, driven, baked, picked, baled or loaded onto a trailer, we want to see it in the parade.
Parade Date: Saturday 12 September
Time: Rolling out from 10am sharp
Register now at: laidleyspringfestival.com/get-involved
