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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
10 April 2025Staines Memorial College OSHC - Extend — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$506GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Jabiru Spring Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Spring MountainIpswich$15,663GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kidz Magic — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$954.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Helping Hands Fernbrooke — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$2,369GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Riverview State School TheirCare — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RiverviewIpswich$920GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Seedlings & Co. Bellbird Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Bellbird ParkIpswich$2,208GrantConnect award
10 April 2025ST MARY'S IPSWICH OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25WoodendIpswich$11,799GrantConnect award
10 April 2025IMMACULATE HEART COMBINED OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25LeichhardtIpswich$5,209.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25LowoodSomerset$1,196GrantConnect award
10 April 2025BETHANY LUTHERAN COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RaceviewIpswich$552GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Country Kids Play and Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25ToogoolawahSomerset$4,778.25GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Redbank — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RedbankIpswich$5,359GrantConnect award
10 April 2025LITTLE WORLD FOR SCHOLARS — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25ChurchillIpswich$2,438GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Milestones Early Learning Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25North IpswichIpswich$7,015GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Smart Start Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$2,944GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Westside Christian College Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25GoodnaIpswich$5,520GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Raceview 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25RaceviewIpswich$1,357GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Building Futures Montessori - Blackstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25BlackstoneIpswich$5,865GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Ipswich Girls Grammar School Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25East IpswichIpswich$4,715GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Amaze Early Education Centre Silkstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25SilkstoneIpswich$1,610GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Gaven — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedScenic Rim$10,936.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kids Academy Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$161GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Guardian Childcare & Education Springfield Lakes — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Springfield LakesIpswich$6,716GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Kalbar Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25KalbarScenic Rim$615.25GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Ipswich East State School Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25East IpswichIpswich$21,056.50GrantConnect award
10 April 2025School Plus - Amberley OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25YamantoIpswich$2,087.25GrantConnect award
10 April 2025North Ipswich Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25North IpswichIpswich$3,335GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Goodstart Early Learning Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,129GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Highfields Gardens Childcare Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,014GrantConnect award
10 April 2025Springfield Children's Development Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2024-25SpringfieldIpswich$552GrantConnect 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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