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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

$58,674,840.35

1,261 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,482,249.22

230 records

Scenic Rim

$7,294,708.05

354 records

Somerset

$6,379,920.29

95 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.

1,261 location records

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Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
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
4 August 2026Andrew Worrell — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Blair Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26IpswichIpswich$10,850.25GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Amaze Education Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,980GrantConnect award
10 July 2026BETHANY LUTHERAN COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$6,992GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Bluebird Early Education Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26IpswichIpswich$5,819GrantConnect award
10 July 2026BINDARRA CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26BoovalIpswich$4,416GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Building Futures Montessori - Blackstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26BlackstoneIpswich$9,085GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Brassall — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26BrassallIpswich$5,786.80GrantConnect award
10 July 2026BETHANY LUTHERAN OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$2,156.25GrantConnect award
10 July 2026123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26KaraleeIpswich$6,509GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Amaze Early Education Centre Silkstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26SilkstoneIpswich$1,196GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26IpswichIpswich$5,060GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Expeditions Early Learning Journey — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Helping Hands Fernbrooke — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$2,740.83GrantConnect award
9 July 2026C&K Springfield Central Community Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Springfield CentralIpswich$2,070GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Goodstart Early Learning Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$14,599.25GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Little Locals South Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26South RipleyIpswich$4,960.34GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Guardian Childcare & Education Camira — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26CamiraIpswich$18,216GrantConnect award
9 July 2026LITTLE WORLD FOR SCHOLARS — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26ChurchillIpswich$5,336GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Goodstart Early Learning Goodna — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$2,300GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Little Locals Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RipleyIpswich$3,795GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Goodstart Early Learning - Springfield Lakes — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$1,023.50GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Cribb Street Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Sadliers CrossingIpswich$6,601GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Karalee Kindergarten & Early Years Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26KaraleeIpswich$6,624GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Redbank — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RedbankIpswich$6,900GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Guardian Childcare & Education Augustine Heights — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Augustine HeightsIpswich$6,072GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Goodna Queen Street Kids ELC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$3,335GrantConnect award
9 July 2026C&K Ripley Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RipleyIpswich$8,868.80GrantConnect 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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