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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.

1,940 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Boonah — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BoonahScenic Rim$7,417.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Park Lake State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$12,275.86GrantConnect award
10 October 2025First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$4,140GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Free Range Kids Childcare - Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$7,107GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Canungra State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26CanungraScenic Rim$3,580.34GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Freckles Kindy and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,152GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$10,787GrantConnect award
10 October 2025C&K Ripley Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RipleyIpswich$5,336GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Amaze Early Education Centre Silkstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26SilkstoneIpswich$9,821GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26ToogoolawahSomerset$3,795GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Bellbird Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Bellbird ParkIpswich$16,951GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26FernvaleSomerset$2,392GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Collingwood Park State School P & C Association OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Collingwood ParkIpswich$8,809GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Rosewood State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RosewoodIpswich$783.53GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Beaudesert State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BeaudesertScenic Rim$5,068.43GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Mount Tamborine — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,300.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Collingwood Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Collingwood ParkIpswich$5,796GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Gaven — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$12,268.58GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Beaudesert - Brisbane Street — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BeaudesertScenic Rim$3,105GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$920GrantConnect 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
16 September 2025TAMBORINE INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD — Export Market DevelopmentTamborine MountainScenic Rim$100,000GrantConnect award
10 September 2025MICHAEL ZUPANC — ADSB Rebate ProgramPeak CrossingScenic Rim$1,575GrantConnect 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 2025LOCKYER RACE CLUB INC — Purchase Chairs and Portable SeatingGattonLockyer Valley$9,897.80GrantConnect award
18 August 2025VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY — Upgrade of Vedanta Soup KitchenSpringfield LakesIpswich$11,000GrantConnect 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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