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
10 October 2025Edge Early Learning Bellbird Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Bellbird ParkIpswich$12,420GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Edge Early Learning Beaudesert — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BeaudesertScenic Rim$10,304GrantConnect 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 2025Camp Australia - Augusta State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Augustine HeightsIpswich$31,766.07GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Cribb Street Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Sadliers CrossingIpswich$6,900GrantConnect award
10 October 2025BETHANY LUTHERAN OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$2,179.25GrantConnect 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 2025Goodna Kids Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26ToogoolawahSomerset$3,185.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025C&K Springfield Central Community Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield CentralIpswich$2,530GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Kruger State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Bellbird ParkIpswich$1,871.43GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Churchill 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26ChurchillIpswich$3,162.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Blair Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26IpswichIpswich$9,171.25GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Booval — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BoovalIpswich$15,737.75GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodna Queen Street Kids ELC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$3,450GrantConnect 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 2025Goodstart Early Learning Brookwater — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BrookwaterIpswich$3,313.92GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Camira 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26SpringfieldIpswich$8,722.75GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Children's Choice Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$18,239GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning - Springfield Lakes — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$5,945.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Goodna — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$4,059.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025BETHANY LUTHERAN COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$6,785GrantConnect award
10 October 2025BINDARRA CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BoovalIpswich$4,393GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Boonah — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BoonahScenic Rim$7,417.50GrantConnect award
10 October 2025Camp Australia - Park Lake State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$12,275.86GrantConnect 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 2025Camp Australia - Canungra State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26CanungraScenic Rim$3,580.34GrantConnect 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

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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