Lockyer and Somerset Independent via Regional Media Connect

The Lockyer & Somerset Independent is distributed to 250 locations across the Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions as a mass circualtion free newspaper and avialeble for free online and as a digital edition. The Lockyer Valley is located in south-east Queensland, about 90 kilometres west of the Brisbane CBD. The Lockyer Valley is bounded by the Somerset area in the north and north-east, Ipswich in the east, the Scenic Rim area in the south-east, the Southern Downs area in the south, and the Toowoomba area in the west. The Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions are predominantly rural, with major town centres at Gatton and Laidley, Kilcoy and Esk. Rural land is used largely for farming and agriculture, particularly vegetable and grain growing, and sheep and cattle grazing.