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
30 October 2026Ipswich City Council — The project will deliver one additional enclosed indoor basketball court integrated with the existing Ipswich Basketball Stadium.BoovalIpswich$5,000,000GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27IpswichIpswich$6,095GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Brassall — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27BrassallIpswich$10,810GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Bluebird Early Education Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27IpswichIpswich$8,096GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Amaze Early Education Centre Beaudesert — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27BeaudesertScenic Rim$18,216GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Blair Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27IpswichIpswich$10,746.75GrantConnect award
28 October 2026123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27KaraleeIpswich$6,514.70GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27LaidleyLockyer Valley$5,819GrantConnect award
28 October 2026BETHANY LUTHERAN COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27RaceviewIpswich$7,452GrantConnect award
28 October 2026BINDARRA CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27BoovalIpswich$5,060GrantConnect award
28 October 2026BETHANY LUTHERAN OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27RaceviewIpswich$3,605.25GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Amaze Education Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27Redbank PlainsIpswich$8,625GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27LaidleyLockyer Valley$4,067.17GrantConnect award
28 October 2026Amaze Early Education Centre Silkstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27SilkstoneIpswich$9,476GrantConnect award
28 October 2026123 4 Kids — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2026-27KaraleeIpswich$12,121GrantConnect award
27 October 2026BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSB Rebate ProgramBoonahScenic Rim$1,195GrantConnect award
21 October 2026Ipswich City Council — The project will deliver the design and construction of the Whiterock clubhouse, including a commercial kitchen, changerooms, public amenities, first aid room, multipurpose roomWhite RockIpswichNot statedGrantConnect award
20 October 2026EA Redbank Plains Proprietary Limited — Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP)Redbank PlainsIpswich$54,000GrantConnect award
7 October 2026TREE & MULCH SERVICES INDIGENOUS CORPORATION — First Nations Independent Clean Energy Participation Advisory ProgramUnspecifiedScenic Rim$44,000GrantConnect award
30 September 2026AIRWORX QLD PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
29 September 2026The KK Redbank Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$4,626.80GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Eskay Kids Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programWanoraSomerset$5,414.18GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKids Wembley Road Pty Ltd as Trustee for KKids Wembley Road Trust — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$4,127.67GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Saridakis Investments Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Kaleidoscope Kids Trust — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$6,570.89GrantConnect award
29 September 2026STEP ABOVE EDUCATION PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programTamborine MountainScenic Rim$11,502.38GrantConnect award
29 September 2026CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CENTRES PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$15,638.55GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Children First Learning Centres Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$8,162.09GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKIDS ROTHWELL PTY LTD ATF KKIDS ROTHWELL TRUST — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$2,504.15GrantConnect award
29 September 2026Lennon Circus & Entertainment Pty Ltd — Professional Development Subsidy programSpringfield CentralIpswich$2,232.34GrantConnect award
29 September 2026KKBOOVAL PTY LTD — Professional Development Subsidy programRedbankIpswich$10,260.36GrantConnect 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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