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.

97 location records

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Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
13 July 2023QCWA BRANCH ESK — Refurbishment of BuildingEskSomerset$10,000GrantConnect award
4 August 2023Somerset Regional Council — LRCI Phase 4 continues the objective of the program to provide temporary, targeted support for creating and maintaining local jobs through road infrastructure and constructEskSomerset$1,557,579GrantConnect award
19 October 2023MICHAEL SHEPPARD — ADSBRP - Michael SheppardToogoolawahSomerset$597GrantConnect award
8 November 2023CHRISTOPHER WATSON — ADSBRP - Christopher WatsonUnspecifiedSomerset$597GrantConnect award
22 February 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$4,213GrantConnect award
26 February 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$3,476GrantConnect award
26 February 2024ROBERT CRASS — ADSBRP - Robert CrassUnspecifiedSomerset$478GrantConnect award
17 April 2024Eskay Kids Proprietary Limited — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramWanoraSomerset$3,820.60GrantConnect award
6 May 2024SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD — OFARC - SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD.UnspecifiedSomerset$3,400GrantConnect award
7 June 2024JOHN GUSCOTT — ADSBRP - John GuscottUnspecifiedSomerset$522GrantConnect award
23 August 2024CHERRY CREEK ESTATE PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency Enhancement ProgramUnspecifiedSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024PJD GROUP PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency ProjectEskSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024WAG NO 2 PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency Air Conditioner Controls and Heat Reflective Roof CoatingEskSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
17 September 2024KILCOY GOLF CLUB INC — Upgrade of Club RefrigerationKilcoySomerset$12,349.70GrantConnect award
3 December 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARCII - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$1,546GrantConnect award
3 December 2024VYTELLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARCII - VYTELLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$30,000GrantConnect award
23 December 2024AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$11,575GrantConnect award
17 January 2025AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$4,525GrantConnect award
17 January 2025THE TRUSTEE FOR BJR FAMILY TRUST — OFARCII - Bernard HardenUnspecifiedSomerset$11,385GrantConnect award
17 January 2025LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARCII - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$3,000GrantConnect award
17 January 2025VET N FARM PTY LTD — OFARCII - VET N FARM PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$1,134GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25LowoodSomerset$2,875GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2024-25ToogoolawahSomerset$3,128GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Green Leaves Early Learning Murrumba Downs — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25UnspecifiedSomerset$19,276.76GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Green Leaves Early Learning Murrumba Downs — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2024-25UnspecifiedSomerset$13,882.80GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2024-25ToogoolawahSomerset$506GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25FernvaleSomerset$1,679GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2024-25LowoodSomerset$3,036GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25ToogoolawahSomerset$6,451.50GrantConnect award
6 February 2025Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2024-25FernvaleSomerset$276GrantConnect 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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