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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.

230 location records

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Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
5 August 2026Una Highfields — Innovative Solutions SupportUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$1,488.61GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$11,431GrantConnect award
10 July 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$6,417GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$437GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$3,915.75GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Mary Mackillop Outside School Hours Care, Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,220GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Goodstart Early Learning Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$8,538.75GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,306.09GrantConnect award
9 July 2026Highfields Gardens Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$13,386GrantConnect award
9 July 2026First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$15,479GrantConnect award
8 July 2026TeamKids - Laidley District State School — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$4,738GrantConnect award
8 July 2026OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$5,750GrantConnect award
8 July 2026NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$8,353.60GrantConnect award
12 June 2026HELIDON STATE SCHOOL — Helidon Lego Robotics: Journey to STEM ShowcaseUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$10,700GrantConnect award
4 June 2026Toowoomba Christian College — Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,580GrantConnect award
27 May 2026JENNIFER THOMPSON — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,594GrantConnect award
19 May 2026THE TRUSTEE FOR COLVILLE FAMILY TRUST NO 2 — ADSB Rebate ProgramAtkinsons DamLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Gatton — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$1,955GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$690GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$10,315.50GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Mary Mackillop Outside School Hours Care, Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,364.25GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$3,335GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$115GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,056.81GrantConnect award
28 April 2026First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$9,016GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$3,128GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$3,674.25GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Highfields Gardens Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$10,764GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Highfields Child Care Centre Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$690GrantConnect award
24 April 2026OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$6,854GrantConnect 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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