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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
13 October 2025Sparrow Early Learning Pacific Pines — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,496GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kindy Patch West Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26West IpswichIpswich$5,980GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kindy Patch Springfield 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26SpringfieldIpswich$3,933GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Honour Early Learning Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$2,012.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Little Scholars School of Early Learning George St — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,220GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Little Locals Bundamba — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26BundambaIpswich$8,395GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - Pacific Pines — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,795GrantConnect award
13 October 2025MILESTONES EARLY LEARNING AUGUSTINE HEIGHTS — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Augustine HeightsIpswich$3,795GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Milestones Early Learning Canungra — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26CanungraScenic Rim$1,840GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Smart Start Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,290GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Little Locals Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RipleyIpswich$4,600GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26FernvaleSomerset$13,248GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Goodstart Early Learning Raceview 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$356.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025The Lakes Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$13,685GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Guardian Childcare & Education Camira — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26CamiraIpswich$1,426GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Riverview State School TheirCare — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RiverviewIpswich$6,635.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025NCC Early Learners Withcott — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26WithcottLockyer Valley$5,405GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Guardian Childcare & Education Springfield Southern Cross Circuit — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield CentralIpswich$2,875GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Mayfield Nature Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26WanoraSomerset$1,587GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Highfields Child Care Centre Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$3,894.67GrantConnect award
13 October 2025ST PETERS LUTHERAN KINDERGARTEN SPRINGFIELD — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield CentralIpswich$12,374GrantConnect award
13 October 2025LITTLE WORLD FOR SCHOLARS — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26ChurchillIpswich$6,555GrantConnect award
13 October 2025LEAD Childcare Walloon — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26WalloonIpswich$552GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Shapes Early Learning Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$920GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Helping Hands Tamborine Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Tamborine MountainScenic Rim$4,161.09GrantConnect award
13 October 2025ST FRANCIS XAVIER GOODNA OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$8,763GrantConnect award
13 October 2025YMCA CAMIRA OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26CamiraIpswich$3,317.75GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Redbank — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RedbankIpswich$4,600GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Happy Hearts Child Care Centre and Kindergarten Goodna — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$1,610GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Jabiru Spring Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Spring MountainIpswich$10,396GrantConnect 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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