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 April 2025PEACE PRIMARY OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19GattonLockyer Valley$11,072.20GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Kindy Patch Springfield 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19SpringfieldIpswich$49,392.96GrantConnect award
24 April 2025YMCA WESTSIDE OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19GoodnaIpswich$13,345.75GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Smart Start Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19Redbank PlainsIpswich$35,621.25GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Bundamba OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19BundambaIpswich$759GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Free Range Kids Childcare - Laidley 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19LaidleyLockyer Valley$5,060GrantConnect award
24 April 2025St Bernards Village Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,898GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Little Learners Child Care Centre Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19Redbank PlainsIpswich$8,740GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19GoodnaIpswich$68,793.92GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Ally's Kindy at One Mile — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19IpswichIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Guardian Early Learning - Augustine Heights — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19Augustine HeightsIpswich$9,177GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Kindy Patch West Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19West IpswichIpswich$14,812GrantConnect award
24 April 2025CANUNGRA CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19CanungraScenic Rim$1,081GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Kinder Cottage Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19UnspecifiedScenic Rim$23,897GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Sunrise Kids Early Education and Care - Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19IpswichIpswich$1,725GrantConnect award
24 April 2025ST PETERS LUTHERAN KINDERGARTEN SPRINGFIELD — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19Springfield CentralIpswich$7,406GrantConnect award
24 April 2025Kids World Gilston — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2018-19UnspecifiedScenic Rim$25,392GrantConnect award
1 May 2025DROUGHTMASTER AUSTRALIA — Export Market DevelopmentIpswichIpswich$100,000GrantConnect award
2 May 2025BRADLEY, JUSTIN — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$470GrantConnect award
14 May 2025The Bremer Community Child Care Centre Association Incorporated — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programBundambaIpswich$5,812GrantConnect award
14 May 2025Eskay Kids Pty Ltd — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programWanoraSomerset$9,646.15GrantConnect award
14 May 2025MCJEJ Pty Ltd — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programSpringfield LakesIpswich$651.58GrantConnect award
24 June 2025TREE TOP CHALLENGE PTY LTD — Export Market DevelopmentUnspecifiedScenic Rim$100,000GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Goodna Kids Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25GoodnaIpswich$4,715GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$1,192.94GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Goodstart Early Learning Beaudesert - Eaglesfield Street — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25BeaudesertScenic Rim$2,863.50GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Goodstart Early Learning Mount Tamborine — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,231GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Camp Australia - Canungra State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25CanungraScenic Rim$3,683.06GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Camp Australia - Rosewood State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25RosewoodIpswich$1,807.42GrantConnect award
10 July 2025Amaze Education Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q4 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,750GrantConnect 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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