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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
1 May 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$22,811GrantConnect award
1 May 2024WILDLIFE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND — Doubling the brush-tailed rock-wallaby population in southern QueenslandUnspecifiedScenic Rim$437,371GrantConnect award
17 April 2024Eskay Kids Proprietary Limited — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramWanoraSomerset$3,820.60GrantConnect award
28 March 2024Ipswich City Council — The project will develop an initial business case (Stage one) and upgrade the North Ipswich reserve, including the construction of a new 2-storey western grandstand (Stage two).North IpswichIpswich$20,000,000GrantConnect award
28 March 2024Ipswich Show Society — The Grant will deliver upgrades to infrastructure at the Ipswich Showgrounds at 81 Warwick Road, IPSWICH, QLD, 4305.IpswichIpswich$4,950,000GrantConnect award
20 March 2024NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED — OFARC - NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,000GrantConnect award
20 March 2024S & L BAILEY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD — OFARC - S & L BAILEY INVESTMENTS PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$18,272GrantConnect award
19 March 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,828GrantConnect award
13 March 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$9,253GrantConnect award
12 March 2024Stepping Stones Education and Care — Innovative Solutions SupportSpringfield LakesIpswich$3,795GrantConnect award
26 February 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$3,476GrantConnect award
26 February 2024ROBERT CRASS — ADSBRP - Robert CrassUnspecifiedSomerset$478GrantConnect award
22 February 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$4,213GrantConnect award
21 February 2024CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARC - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,188GrantConnect award
21 February 2024SA and AW Richards Proprietary Limited — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramUnspecifiedScenic Rim$1,764GrantConnect award
20 February 2024CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARC - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$17,253GrantConnect award
30 January 2024MALCOLM MATHERS — ADSBRP - Malcolm MathersGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
30 January 2024JOHN BRIDGES — ADSBRP - John BridgesGattonLockyer Valley$2,750GrantConnect award
25 January 2024Marvin Enterprises Proprietary Limited ATF The Marvin Trust — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramUnspecifiedScenic Rim$9,675.70GrantConnect award
25 January 2024Excellence In Care Proprietary Limited — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramCamiraIpswich$5,744.78GrantConnect award
23 January 2024Highfields Gardens Childcare Proprietary Limited (ATF Highfields Gardens Trust) — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$2,401.62GrantConnect award
23 January 2024RST Innovations Proprietary Limited — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,546.48GrantConnect award
15 January 2024VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY — Strengthening Security for Vedanta Centre BrisbaneSpringfield LakesIpswich$66,000GrantConnect award
15 January 2024MICHAEL MADDOCKS — ADSBRP - Michael MaddocksUnspecifiedScenic Rim$5,000GrantConnect award
11 January 2024Ipswich Basketball Association — The project will deliver an extension of the existing courts, increase the size of the safe run off area for all four courts and realign marking of the existing carparBoovalIpswich$2,200,000GrantConnect award
10 January 2024SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$18,973GrantConnect award
9 January 2024Ipswich Hockey Association Incorporated — The grant will contribute to Stage 3. Upgrades to fields 3 &4. Stage 3 will upgrade grass fields at the Hockey complex. The aim of the activity is to upgradeRaceviewIpswich$550,000GrantConnect award
8 January 2024MOUNT TAMBORINE CONVENTION — Site Security Enhancement ProjectTamborine MountainScenic Rim$62,909GrantConnect award
3 January 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$9,823GrantConnect award
18 December 2023SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$30,000GrantConnect 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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