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

$64,116,785.91

1,293 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,505,640.39

234 records

Scenic Rim

$7,369,621.43

358 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.

1,982 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
1 April 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic School - Highfields — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,300GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Ipswich Flexible Learning Centre — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$780GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Rosewood State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)RosewoodIpswich$3,120GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Woodcrest State College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$2,100GrantConnect award
1 April 2026Woodcrest State College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$2,280GrantConnect award
31 March 2026The Springfield Anglican College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$3,840GrantConnect award
31 March 2026The Springfield Anglican College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$4,590GrantConnect award
31 March 2026Kilcoy State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)KilcoySomerset$3,000GrantConnect award
31 March 2026St Peters Lutheran College - Springfield — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$2,220GrantConnect award
31 March 2026Immaculate Heart Primary School - Leichhardt — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedIpswich$3,540GrantConnect award
31 March 2026St Peters Lutheran College - Springfield — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$2,460GrantConnect award
31 March 2026The Springfield Anglican College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$3,960GrantConnect award
4 March 2026Ipswich Grammar School (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$7,110GrantConnect award
4 March 2026Ipswich Grammar School (Ipswich, QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$7,110GrantConnect award
4 March 2026Ipswich Grammar School (Qld) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$6,660GrantConnect award
4 March 2026Hillview State School (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)HillviewScenic Rim$360GrantConnect award
4 March 2026Ipswich Grammar School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)IpswichIpswich$5,490GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield lakes, QLD — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$3,240GrantConnect award
3 March 2026St Peters Lutheran College (Springfield Central) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield CentralIpswich$4,770GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Toowoomba Christian College (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,300GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Springfield Lakes State School (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$3,330GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Walloon State School (Walloon QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)WalloonIpswich$4,995GrantConnect award
3 March 2026The Springfield Anglican College, QLD — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$4,590GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Mount Sylvia State School QLD — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Mount SylviaLockyer Valley$1,350GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Springfield Lakes State School — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield LakesIpswich$3,510GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Mary MacKillop Catholic College (Highfields) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,760GrantConnect award
3 March 2026St Peters Lutheran College (Springfield Central QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield CentralIpswich$5,130GrantConnect award
3 March 2026Westside Christian College (Goodna, Qld) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)GoodnaIpswich$7,740GrantConnect award
3 March 2026St Peters Lutheran College (Springfield Central, Qld) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)Springfield CentralIpswich$4,230GrantConnect award
3 March 2026The Springfield Anglican College (QLD) — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)SpringfieldIpswich$6,030GrantConnect 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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