Official government reports

Regional Investment

Australian Government grant awards and Queensland Government reported expenditure across Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset.

Australian Government

Explore Australian Government grants awarded across our region. New awards and later funding changes appear in the financial year they relate to. Totals include increases and subtract reductions. A grant may fund several years of work, so its award value is different from the amount paid each year.

Figures include records we have reviewed from official reports and may not cover every local investment. Australian grant awards and Queensland annual spending are presented separately because they measure different things.

Grant funding awarded in each council area

All financial years

Ipswich

$58,974,184.21

1,279 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,495,754.22

232 records

Scenic Rim

$7,306,210.43

355 records

Somerset

$6,395,120.08

97 records

Totals include the regional share of reviewed records where an amount is available. Increases add to the total; reductions subtract from it. Corrections appear in the financial year they relate to.

1,963 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
30 September 2026AIRWORX QLD PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
29 September 2026The KK Redbank Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$4,626.80GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Eskay Kids Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programWanoraSomerset$5,414.18GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKids Wembley Road Pty Ltd as Trustee for KKids Wembley Road Trust — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$4,127.67GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Saridakis Investments Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Kaleidoscope Kids Trust — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$6,570.89GrantConnect award
29 September 2026STEP ABOVE EDUCATION PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programTamborine MountainScenic Rim$11,502.38GrantConnect award
29 September 2026CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CENTRES PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$15,638.55GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Children First Learning Centres Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$8,162.09GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKIDS ROTHWELL PTY LTD ATF KKIDS ROTHWELL TRUST — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$2,504.15GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Lennon Circus & Entertainment Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programSpringfield CentralIpswich$2,232.34GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKBOOVAL PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$10,260.36GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Expeditions Early Learning Journey Raceview — Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP)RaceviewIpswich$89,000GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Ipswich Grammar School — Professional Development Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$4,626.80GrantConnect award
28 September 2026Board of Trustees of Ipswich Girl's Grammar School — Professional Development Subsidy programEast IpswichIpswich$6,233.88GrantConnect award
28 September 2026MCJEJ Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programSpringfield LakesIpswich$9,201.17GrantConnect award
28 September 2026JYS FAMILY PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR JS HUANG TRUST — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbank PlainsIpswich$4,720.05GrantConnect award
28 September 2026Kidz Magic — Innovative Solutions SupportRedbank PlainsIpswich$10,944.90GrantConnect award
28 September 2026KOWAI INDUSTRIES PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbank PlainsIpswich$296.19GrantConnect award
28 September 2026KM EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programLowoodSomerset$9,785.61GrantConnect award
28 September 2026THE ASSOCIATION FOR PARENT CONTROLLED CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS AT BRISBANE — Professional Development Subsidy programGoodnaIpswich$2,191.52GrantConnect award
28 September 2026The Childcare Company Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbank PlainsIpswich$22,006.50GrantConnect award
14 September 2026Kia Ora Kids Early Learning Centre — Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) Year 2Redbank PlainsIpswich$96,000GrantConnect award
2 September 2026Hatton Vale State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$8,505GrantConnect award
26 August 2026LOWOOD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE & PRESCHOOL — Innovative Solutions SupportLowoodSomerset$605GrantConnect award
18 August 2026Guardian Childcare & Education Camira — Innovative Solutions SupportCamiraIpswich$9,218.55GrantConnect award
18 August 2026Ipswich Central State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$5,400GrantConnect award
5 August 2026Una Highfields — Innovative Solutions SupportUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$1,488.61GrantConnect award
4 August 2026Andrew Worrell — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
28 July 2026Somerset Regional Council — The project will deliver a new enclosed pool and a new clubhouse/recreation facility at the Lowood Swimming PoolLowoodSomerset$4,050,000GrantConnect award
13 July 2026Beaucare Inc. — In Home Care (IHC) Sustainability Support GrantBeaudesertScenic Rim$165,000GrantConnect award

Original awards use their verified reporting date; variations use their verified effective date. Historical corrections adjust the period being corrected. Import dates never determine the financial year. Only verified, approved activity is included; missing historical variation details are not reconstructed from current totals. Queensland source: © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. GrantConnect source: Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 3.0 AU.

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