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

$58,674,840.35

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
24 July 2023GATTON LAPIDARY CLUB INC — Purchase of Grinding EquipmentGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
24 July 2023BOONAH WORKING STOCK DOG CLUB INC — Construction of Dog ArenaKalbarScenic Rim$10,000GrantConnect award
24 July 2023LAIDLEY GOLF CLUB INC — Purchase of Club EquipmentUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$2,750GrantConnect award
24 July 2023BOONAH GOLF CLUB INC — Purchase of Ride-On MowerBoonahScenic Rim$20,900GrantConnect award
24 July 2023TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB INC — Refurbishment of VerandaTamborine MountainScenic Rim$8,800GrantConnect award
24 July 2023LAIDLEY AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY — Upgrade of AmenitiesLaidleyLockyer Valley$15,950GrantConnect award
25 July 2023LUPANG HINIRANG PTY LTD — Purchase of EquipmentSpringfield LakesIpswich$3,300GrantConnect award
25 July 2023BILL MILLAR — ADSBRP - Bill MillarGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
25 July 2023DAVID CHARLES — ADSBRP - David CharlesGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
25 July 2023HARRISVILLE LIONS CLUB INCORPORATED — Purchase of Office EquipmentHarrisvilleScenic Rim$4,635GrantConnect award
26 July 2023GRAEME SMITH — ADSBRP - Graeme SmithRoadvaleScenic Rim$547GrantConnect 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
27 July 2023THE TRUSTEE FOR RACEVIEW TAVERN UNIT TRUST — Install Air Conditioner Controls and Power Factor DevicesUnspecifiedIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
27 July 2023SAVANTO PTY LTD — Improving Energy EfficiencyBoovalIpswich$22,112.20GrantConnect award
28 July 2023BELL, THOMAS — Transition Tea Tree Oil Business to Low Greenhouse Gas Emission OperationUnspecifiedScenic Rim$27,500GrantConnect award
31 July 2023MOUNT SYLVIA DIATOMITE PTY LTD — Audit Energy Inefficient Electrification of SiteUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
1 August 2023THOSE2 SISTERS PTY LTD (ABN: 37 669 133 680) — Export Market DevelopmentKaraleeIpswich$20,000GrantConnect award
2 August 2023V & G FOODS PTY LTD — Installation of Energy Efficient Refrigeration SystemUnspecifiedIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
2 August 2023IPSWICH JETS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB INCORPORATED — Lighting Upgrade and Smart ControlsNorth IpswichIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
2 August 2023WONGABURRA SOCIETY — Energy Efficiency ProjectBeaudesertScenic Rim$26,400GrantConnect award
4 August 2023Ipswich City 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 construction aIpswichIpswich$3,670,622GrantConnect award
4 August 2023Somerset 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 constructEskSomerset$1,557,579GrantConnect award
10 August 2023Adam Ward — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
14 August 2023SPARKLETOWN OPERATIONS PTY LTD — Car Wash - Solar Viability AssessmentUnspecifiedIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
15 August 2023IVORY'S ROCK FOUNDATION — Export Market DevelopmentPeak CrossingScenic Rim$60,000GrantConnect award
22 August 2023Bethany Lutheran Outside School Hours Care — Innovative Solutions SupportRaceviewIpswich$14,080GrantConnect award
20 September 2023Scenic Rim 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 construBeaudesertScenic Rim$1,717,243GrantConnect award
12 October 2023SIECZKOWSKI, KRISTOFOR — ADSBRP - SIECZKOWSKI, KRISTOFORUnspecifiedScenic Rim$4,391GrantConnect award
12 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$535GrantConnect 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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