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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.

230 location records

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Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
24 April 2026NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$4,255GrantConnect award
24 April 2026TeamKids - Laidley District State School — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$782GrantConnect award
14 April 2026JOHNSTONE, BRIAN — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,629GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Amiens State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$540GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Toowoomba Christian College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,760GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Our Lady of Good Counsel School - Gatton — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)GattonLockyer Valley$4,500GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic School - Highfields — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,560GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic School - Highfields — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,300GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Toowoomba Christian College (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,300GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Mount Sylvia State School QLD — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Mount SylviaLockyer Valley$1,350GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic College (Highfields) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,760GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Toowoomba Christian College, Highfields, QLD — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,320GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Ma Ma Creek State School (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$1,620GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic College Highfields (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,480GrantConnect award
25 February 2026BUNYA PEOPLES' ABORIGINAL CORPORATION — Bunya Burras First Nations led Planning for Condamine Cultural FlowsUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$330,000GrantConnect award
25 February 2026ALAN MCVINISH — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,961GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Mary Mackillop Outside School Hours Care, Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$580.75GrantConnect award
15 January 2026OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$6,146.75GrantConnect award
15 January 2026NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$7,337GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Highfields Gardens Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$13,938GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Itty Innovators — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,243GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Goodstart Early Learning Gatton — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$4,005.83GrantConnect award
14 January 2026First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$1,495GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$3,904.25GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$552GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Highfields Child Care Centre Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,036.50GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Goodstart Early Learning Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,659GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$15,134GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$5,175GrantConnect award
13 January 2026Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$2,300GrantConnect 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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