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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
15 January 2026Mayfield Nature Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26WanoraSomerset$5,186.50GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Locals Bundamba — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26BundambaIpswich$3,910GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Smartland Early Learning Centre Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RipleyIpswich$4,600GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Locals South Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26South RipleyIpswich$12,972GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Riverview State School TheirCare — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RiverviewIpswich$4,611.50GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Kindy Patch West Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26West IpswichIpswich$4,140GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Milestones Early Learning Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26North IpswichIpswich$5,198GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Springfield Child Care and Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26SpringfieldIpswich$16,961.12GrantConnect award
15 January 2026School Plus - William Duncan OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,944GrantConnect award
15 January 2026LITTLE WORLD FOR SCHOLARS — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26ChurchillIpswich$9,706GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Locals Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RipleyIpswich$11,592GrantConnect award
15 January 2026NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$7,337GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little School Highland Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$6,762GrantConnect award
15 January 2026North Ipswich Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26North IpswichIpswich$6,624GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Scholars School of Early Learning George St — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,450GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Nova Star Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RiverviewIpswich$7,360GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26LowoodSomerset$19,136GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Little Learners Child Care Centre Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,704GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Milestones Early Learning Canungra — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26CanungraScenic Rim$1,495GrantConnect award
15 January 2026ST FRANCIS XAVIER GOODNA OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$10,603GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Kidz Magic — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$12,821.12GrantConnect award
15 January 2026School Plus - Amberley OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26YamantoIpswich$5,520GrantConnect award
15 January 2026PCYC Ipswich Fun Squad — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Eastern HeightsIpswich$4,301GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Play & Learn Child Care - Raceview — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$15,571GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Kindy Patch Springfield 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26SpringfieldIpswich$6,210GrantConnect award
15 January 2026St Ann's Kindergarten + Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$10,896.25GrantConnect award
15 January 2026Redbank Plains Childcare Children's Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$21,585.50GrantConnect award
15 January 2026ST BRIGID'S ROSEWOOD OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26RosewoodIpswich$115GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Karalee Kindergarten and Schoolie House — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26ChuwarIpswich$3,795GrantConnect award
14 January 2026Goodstart Early Learning Gaven — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q2 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$13,069.75GrantConnect 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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