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
12 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$535GrantConnect award
12 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$535GrantConnect award
12 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$535GrantConnect award
12 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$535GrantConnect award
13 October 2023GOLD COAST CITY COUNCIL — Assisted regeneration and weed control at Lower Beechmont Conservation AreaUnspecifiedScenic Rim$197,550GrantConnect award
13 October 2023SCENIC RIM REGIONAL COUNCIL — Saving Koalas through community action in the Scenic RimBeaudesertScenic Rim$179,450GrantConnect award
16 October 2023WATERGUM COMMUNITY INC — Urban fringe community driven Koala ConservationUnspecifiedScenic Rim$219,560GrantConnect award
16 October 2023THE TRUSTEE FOR WILD MOUNTAINS TRUST — Wild Mountains Koala Bushland Restoration ProgramUnspecifiedScenic Rim$215,451.50GrantConnect award
16 October 2023QUEENSLAND TRUST FOR NATURE — Purga Creek Koala Corridor- creating landscape connectivity for koalasUnspecifiedScenic Rim$197,087GrantConnect award
19 October 2023BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INC — ADSBRP - BOONAH GLIDING CLUB INCBoonahScenic Rim$5,000GrantConnect award
19 October 2023MICHAEL SHEPPARD — ADSBRP - Michael SheppardToogoolawahSomerset$597GrantConnect award
31 October 2023JAMES HORNE — ADSBRP - James HorneUnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,758GrantConnect award
7 November 2023Ipswich City Council — Design and construct a single level modular clubhouse with toilets and showers, first aid room, office, meeting room, referee rooms, storage area and commercial canteen.South RipleyIpswichNot statedGrantConnect award
8 November 2023CHRISTOPHER WATSON — ADSBRP - Christopher WatsonUnspecifiedSomerset$597GrantConnect award
28 November 2023BREMER PASTORAL ENTERPRISES PTY LTD — ADSBRP - BREMER PASTORAL ENTERPRISES PTY LTDRosewoodIpswich$4,596GrantConnect award
29 November 2023THE TRUSTEE FOR BJR FAMILY TRUST — OFARC - Bernard HardenUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,100GrantConnect award
11 December 2023SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$17,906GrantConnect award
13 December 2023SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedIpswich$30,000GrantConnect award
15 December 2023PLATINUM AGRIBUSINESS PTY LTD — OFARC - PLATINUM AGRIBUSINESS PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$9,120GrantConnect award
15 December 2023PAUL CRYER — ADSBRP - Paul CryerTamborineScenic Rim$3,367GrantConnect award
18 December 2023SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$30,000GrantConnect award
3 January 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARC - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$9,823GrantConnect award
8 January 2024MOUNT TAMBORINE CONVENTION — Site Security Enhancement ProjectTamborine MountainScenic Rim$62,909GrantConnect award
9 January 2024Ipswich Hockey Association Incorporated — The grant will contribute to Stage 3. Upgrades to fields 3 &4. Stage 3 will upgrade grass fields at the Hockey complex. The aim of the activity is to upgradeRaceviewIpswich$550,000GrantConnect award
10 January 2024SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARC - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$18,973GrantConnect award
11 January 2024Ipswich Basketball Association — The project will deliver an extension of the existing courts, increase the size of the safe run off area for all four courts and realign marking of the existing carparBoovalIpswich$2,200,000GrantConnect award
15 January 2024VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY — Strengthening Security for Vedanta Centre BrisbaneSpringfield LakesIpswich$66,000GrantConnect award
15 January 2024MICHAEL MADDOCKS — ADSBRP - Michael MaddocksUnspecifiedScenic Rim$5,000GrantConnect 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

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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