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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
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Collingwood Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Collingwood ParkIpswich$5,796GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Amaze Education Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$13,225GrantConnect award
10 October 2025GOOD SHEPHERD CHILD CARE SERVICES AND KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$3,335GrantConnect award
25 September 2025Goodstart Early Learning - Springfield Lakes — Innovative Solutions SupportSpringfield LakesIpswich$9,430.52GrantConnect award
10 September 2025MIDCOAST HELICOPTERS PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedIpswich$4,986GrantConnect award
26 August 2025THE BAPTIST UNION OF QUEENSLAND — Enhancing Community Engagement Through Playground Area UpgradesRedbankIpswich$20,460GrantConnect award
20 August 2025Regional Development Australia Ipswich and West Moreton Incorporated — Regional Development Australia Committees work with all levels of government through a Charter set by the Australian GovernmentIpswichIpswich$2,262,741GrantConnect award
18 August 2025VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY — Upgrade of Vedanta Soup KitchenSpringfield LakesIpswich$11,000GrantConnect award
18 August 2025GUIDES QUEENSLAND — Upgrades to Ipswich Girl Guide FacilityUnspecifiedIpswich$8,250GrantConnect award
18 August 2025WESTSIDE TRANSFORMATIONS LIMITED — Transformations Springfield and Camira Female Rehabilitation Program Set UpCamiraIpswich$22,000GrantConnect award
18 August 2025RETURNED & SERVICE LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA QLD BRANCH GOODNA SUB — Defence Force War MemorialGoodnaIpswich$20,000GrantConnect award
18 August 2025ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY QUEENSLAND — Puchase of Laptops, Personal Safety Devices and TVUnspecifiedIpswich$17,227.10GrantConnect award
14 August 2025IPSWICH SWITCHES JUNIOR SPEEDWAY CLUB INC — Sports Training and Communications Upgrade.BoovalIpswich$10,000GrantConnect award
14 August 2025NORTH IPSWICH BOWLS CLUB INC — Energy Efficient LED Lighting Over Bowling GreensNorth IpswichIpswich$11,000GrantConnect award
14 August 2025IPSWICH & DISTRICT ATHLETIC CLUB INC — Defibrillator and First AidUnspecifiedIpswich$3,204GrantConnect award
14 August 2025IPSWICH KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED — Replacing Ageing Shade SailsIpswichIpswich$11,000GrantConnect award
14 August 2025QUEENSLAND POLICE-CITIZENS YOUTH WELFARE ASSOCIATION — Replacement of Defibrillators at PCYC Ipswich and FernvaleUnspecifiedIpswich$5,500GrantConnect award
11 August 2025RACEVIEW CONGREGATIONAL FELLOWSHIP INCORPORATED — Solar Power and Battery StorageUnspecifiedIpswich$9,500GrantConnect award
11 August 2025KOREAN TKD ASSOCIATION QUEENSLAND INC — IT for Korean TKDFlinders ViewIpswich$3,796GrantConnect award
11 August 2025ROSEWOOD & DISTRICT KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC — Upgrade and Replacement of Electrical ItemsRosewoodIpswich$11,000GrantConnect award
11 August 2025IPSWICH EAGLES AFC INC — Disability Facilities in Club HouseUnspecifiedIpswich$3,000GrantConnect award
11 August 2025IPSWICH HOSPICE CARE LTD — Concreting of Brick Paver PathwaysEastern HeightsIpswich$11,000GrantConnect award
24 July 2025CRYSTAL VIEW INVESTMENTS (QLD) PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramKaraleeIpswich$5,000GrantConnect award
11 July 2025PCYC Ipswich Fun Squad — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25Eastern HeightsIpswich$6,693GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Ripley Valley State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25RipleyIpswich$6,888.50GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Rising Stars Early Learning Centre (1) — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25RedbankIpswich$2,300GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Smartland Early Learning Centre Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25RipleyIpswich$10,764GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Jabiru Spring Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25Spring MountainIpswich$12,678.75GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Little Locals Collingwood Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25Collingwood ParkIpswich$3,565GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Play & Learn Child Care - Raceview — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25RaceviewIpswich$9,039GrantConnect 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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