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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.

1,940 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
17 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20FernvaleSomerset$8,625GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Camp Australia - Canungra State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20CanungraScenic Rim$6,240.66GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Petit Early Learning Journey Springfield — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20Springfield CentralIpswich$31,004GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Natures Kids Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20KalbarScenic Rim$8,314.50GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20Redbank PlainsIpswich$14,334.75GrantConnect award
17 April 2025ST MARY'S OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE BEAUDESERT — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20BeaudesertScenic Rim$2,196.50GrantConnect award
17 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$10,235GrantConnect award
17 April 2025School Plus - William Duncan OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments 2019-20UnspecifiedScenic Rim$33,085.50GrantConnect award
15 April 2025MIDCOAST HELICOPTERS PTY LTD — ADSB Rebate ProgramUnspecifiedIpswich$5,000GrantConnect award
15 April 2025RODNEY FLOCKHART — ADSB Rebate ProgramCanungraScenic Rim$5,000GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Helping Hands Tamborine Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Tamborine MountainScenic Rim$5,161.58GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Smartland Early Learning Centre Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RipleyIpswich$4,972.60GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Booval — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25North BoovalIpswich$8,533GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Mount Tamborine — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$678.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Ripley Valley State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RipleyIpswich$3,036GrantConnect award
10 April 2025St Brigid's Rosewood Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RosewoodIpswich$3,093.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Camira 2 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25SpringfieldIpswich$5,395.42GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$920GrantConnect award
10 April 2025SACRED HEART BOOVAL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25BoovalIpswich$483GrantConnect award
10 April 2025JUBILEE PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,840.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Nova Star Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RiverviewIpswich$1,035GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Redbank Plains Childcare Children's Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$21,045GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Camp Australia - Park Lake State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$9,154.39GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Raceview Kindergarten and Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RaceviewIpswich$2,898GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kids World Gilston — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,312GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Community Kids Goodna Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25GoodnaIpswich$2,208GrantConnect award
10 April 2025School Plus - William Duncan OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$12,678.75GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Collingwood Park State School P & C Association OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Collingwood ParkIpswich$2,990GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Freckles Kindy and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$260.68GrantConnect award
10 April 2025NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25WithcottLockyer Valley$2,185GrantConnect 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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