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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
13 January 2026Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$805GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Crayons Early Learning Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programHatton ValeLockyer Valley$3,609.30GrantConnect award
6 November 2025KEITH JACKWITZ — ADSB Rebate ProgramGattonLockyer Valley$3,106GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Highfields Gardens Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$11,638GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Itty Innovators — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$8,510GrantConnect award
13 October 2025NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$5,405GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Highfields Child Care Centre Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,894.67GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,047.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025LOCKYER EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE & PRESCHOOL — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$387.17GrantConnect award
13 October 2025OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$3,099.25GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$1,725GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$2,001.77GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Gatton — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$2,050.83GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Free Range Kids Childcare - Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$4,715GrantConnect 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 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 2025Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$920GrantConnect award
18 August 2025LOCKYER RACE CLUB INC — Purchase Chairs and Portable SeatingGattonLockyer Valley$9,897.80GrantConnect award
18 August 2025ALARA QLD LIMITED — Installation of Solar Panels at Luke's Place LockyerUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,799GrantConnect award
14 August 2025HIGHFIELDS FC INC — Fostering the Use of Electronic CommunicationsUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$11,000GrantConnect award
11 July 2025OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25GattonLockyer Valley$5,755.75GrantConnect award
11 July 2025NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25WithcottLockyer Valley$2,645GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Itty Innovators — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,876GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25HelidonLockyer Valley$1,610GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Peace Lutheran Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25GattonLockyer Valley$828GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Highfields Child Care Centre Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,032.17GrantConnect award
11 July 2025Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$1,460.50GrantConnect award
11 July 2025LOCKYER EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE & PRESCHOOL — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25GattonLockyer Valley$2,729.34GrantConnect 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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