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

$58,674,840.35

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.

1,940 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
8 July 2026Westside Christian College Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$2,760GrantConnect award
8 July 2026NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$8,353.60GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Camp Australia - Park Lake State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$8,730.02GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Expeditions Early Learning Journey — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$437GrantConnect 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 Beaudesert - Eaglesfield Street — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26BeaudesertScenic Rim$7,624.50GrantConnect 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 2026Little Scholars School of Early Learning George St — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$4,140GrantConnect 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 2026Little School Highland Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$5,980GrantConnect 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 2026Gleneagle State School TheirCare — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GleneagleScenic Rim$1,420.25GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Helping Hands Tamborine Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Tamborine MountainScenic Rim$3,300.51GrantConnect 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 2026Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26FernvaleSomerset$3,220GrantConnect 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 2026Eden Academy Pacific Pines — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,599GrantConnect 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
9 July 2026Camp Australia - Canungra State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26CanungraScenic Rim$5,066.11GrantConnect award
9 July 2026IMAGINARIUM EARLY LEARNING — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Bellbird ParkIpswich$13,685GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$3,915.75GrantConnect 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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