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

$58,974,184.21

1,279 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,495,754.22

232 records

Scenic Rim

$7,306,210.43

355 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.

232 location records

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Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
11 July 2023MOUNT SYLVIA DIATOMITE PTY LTD — Export Market DevelopmentUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$60,000GrantConnect award
19 July 2023Lockyer Valley Regional Council — LRCI Phase 4 continues the objective of the program to provide temporary, targeted support for creating and maintaining local jobs through road infrastructure and conGattonLockyer Valley$1,461,839GrantConnect award
24 July 2023GATTON LAPIDARY CLUB INC — Purchase of Grinding EquipmentGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
24 July 2023LAIDLEY GOLF CLUB INC — Purchase of Club EquipmentUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$2,750GrantConnect award
24 July 2023LAIDLEY AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY — Upgrade of AmenitiesLaidleyLockyer Valley$15,950GrantConnect award
25 July 2023BILL MILLAR — ADSBRP - Bill MillarGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
25 July 2023DAVID CHARLES — ADSBRP - David CharlesGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
26 July 2023PHILIP BRUMLEY — ADSBRP - Philip BrumleyGattonLockyer Valley$535GrantConnect award
27 July 2023AROONA PLUMBING GROUP PTY LTD — Replacement of Existing Air Compressor to Reduce Energy ConsumptionUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$17,600GrantConnect award
31 July 2023MOUNT SYLVIA DIATOMITE PTY LTD — Audit Energy Inefficient Electrification of SiteUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
29 November 2023THE TRUSTEE FOR BJR FAMILY TRUST — OFARC - Bernard HardenUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,100GrantConnect award
3 January 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$9,823GrantConnect award
10 January 2024SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$18,973GrantConnect 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
30 January 2024MALCOLM MATHERS — ADSBRP - Malcolm MathersGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
30 January 2024JOHN BRIDGES — ADSBRP - John BridgesGattonLockyer Valley$2,750GrantConnect award
20 February 2024CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARC - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$17,253GrantConnect award
21 February 2024CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARC - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,188GrantConnect award
19 March 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,828GrantConnect award
20 March 2024NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED — OFARC - NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,000GrantConnect award
13 May 2024NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED — OFARC - NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,800GrantConnect award
28 May 2024KEVIN SCRIMSHAW — ADSBRP - Kevin ScrimshawGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
7 June 2024KINGSLEY HURST — ADSBRP - Kingsley HurstGattonLockyer Valley$3,434GrantConnect award
14 June 2024Crayons Early Learning Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramHatton ValeLockyer Valley$9,460.36GrantConnect award
1 August 2024ROBERT NEEDHAM — ADSBRP - Robert NeedhamGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
1 August 2024STEVEN NEWING — ADSBRP - Steven NewingGattonLockyer Valley$4,923GrantConnect award
20 August 2024DR JG COATES AND DR WJ MAIR — Energy Efficiency ProjectUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$26,708GrantConnect award
20 August 2024KIMTASTIC PTY LTD — Refrigerated Display Case UpgradeLaidleyLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR CLEWLEY FARMING TRUST — Improve Energy Efficiency of Milk Cooling SystemsUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect 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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