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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 January 2025SEMEX PTY LTD — OFARCII - SEMEX PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$30,000GrantConnect award
17 January 2025CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARCII - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$8,095GrantConnect award
17 January 2025CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARCII - CROPX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$8,644GrantConnect award
17 January 2025AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$30,000GrantConnect award
17 January 2025FARMBOT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARCII - FARMBOT AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedIpswich$4,795GrantConnect award
17 January 2025VET N FARM PTY LTD — OFARCII - VET N FARM PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$1,134GrantConnect award
23 December 2024Wirrinyah Gurrnung Aboriginal Corporation — First Nations Languages Education ProgramUnspecifiedIpswich$294,597GrantConnect award
23 December 2024AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$11,575GrantConnect award
16 December 2024ELIZABETH GARBUTT — ADSB Rebate ProgramKaraleeIpswich$5,000GrantConnect award
16 December 2024AGERSENS PTY LTD — OFARCII - AGERSENS PTY LTDUnspecifiedIpswich$9,025GrantConnect award
10 December 2024WADE RURAL TRADERS PTY LTD — OFARCII - WADE RURAL TRADERS PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$6,002GrantConnect award
10 December 2024AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD — OFARCII - AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$30,000GrantConnect award
10 December 2024AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD — OFARCII - AG TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$30,000GrantConnect award
3 December 2024LAND WATCH PTY LTD — OFARCII - LAND WATCH PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$1,546GrantConnect award
3 December 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR GREAT NORTHERN TANKS — OFARCII - GREAT NORTHERN TANKS PTY LTDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$7,069GrantConnect award
3 December 2024VYTELLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD — OFARCII - VYTELLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedSomerset$30,000GrantConnect award
20 November 2024Ipswich Grammar School — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$1,593.78GrantConnect award
20 November 2024Crayons Early Learning Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programHatton ValeLockyer Valley$10,846.71GrantConnect award
20 November 2024Mcjej Pty Ltd — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programSpringfield LakesIpswich$27,961.98GrantConnect award
20 November 2024Aeg Hammond Pty Ltd Atf Aeg Hammond Unit Trust — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programUnspecifiedScenic Rim$7,693.38GrantConnect award
17 September 2024KILCOY GOLF CLUB INC — Upgrade of Club RefrigerationKilcoySomerset$12,349.70GrantConnect award
17 September 2024AUSTRALIA SUNLIGHT GROUP PTY LTD — Accelerating Low-carbon Hydrogen Production and Storage CapabilityCarole ParkIpswich$2,045,998.90GrantConnect award
3 September 2024BROTHERS LEAGUES CLUB IPSWICH LIMITED — LED Lighting, Motion Sensors and Energy Efficient Air Conditioner ControlsRaceviewIpswich$21,800.90GrantConnect award
3 September 2024IPSWICH BAPTIST CHURCH — Energy Efficiency ProjectBrassallIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
29 August 2024WESTSIDE TRANSFORMATIONS LIMITED — HVAC Controls and Pump UpgradesCamiraIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
27 August 2024SCHULTE'S MEAT TAVERN PTY LTD — Upgrade to high energy efficiency refrigeration equipmentPlainlandLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
27 August 2024WIELAND FARMING TRUST & LR WIELAND & SG WIELAND — Energy Efficiency ProjectUnspecifiedScenic Rim$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024PJD GROUP PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency ProjectEskSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024WAG NO 2 PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency Air Conditioner Controls and Heat Reflective Roof CoatingEskSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
26 August 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR TTK SERVICES TRUST — Energy Efficient Airconditioner Upgrade And Heat Pump Hot WaterBeaudesertScenic Rim$27,500GrantConnect 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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