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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
26 August 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR CLEWLEY FARMING TRUST — Improve Energy Efficiency of Milk Cooling SystemsUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
23 August 2024CHERRY CREEK ESTATE PTY LTD — Energy Efficiency Enhancement ProgramUnspecifiedSomerset$27,500GrantConnect award
23 August 2024TCC ORION PTY LTD — Energy Efficient Project RefurbSpringfield CentralIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
23 August 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR CHILDCARE INVESTMENT TRUST — Energy Efficiency ProjectRaceviewIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
22 August 2024Returned & Service League of Australia (Queensland Branch) — Veterans' and Families' Hub IpswichUnspecifiedIpswich$5,452,059.38GrantConnect award
20 August 2024DR JG COATES AND DR WJ MAIR — Energy Efficiency ProjectUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$26,708GrantConnect award
20 August 2024IVORY'S ROCK FOUNDATION — LED Lighting UpgradePeak CrossingScenic Rim$27,500GrantConnect award
20 August 2024GE CHALK & RH CHALK — Upgrading vacuum and milk pumps to improve energy efficiency on dairy operationUnspecifiedScenic Rim$27,500GrantConnect award
20 August 2024KIMTASTIC PTY LTD — Refrigerated Display Case UpgradeLaidleyLockyer Valley$27,500GrantConnect award
20 August 2024GOODNA SERVICES CLUB INC — Energy Audit and Energy MonitoringGoodnaIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
20 August 2024WANDER RETREATS PTY LIMITED — Upgrade of Air Conditioning and Roof VentsUnspecifiedScenic Rim$27,185.40GrantConnect award
19 August 2024THE TRUSTEE FOR VAN DER MERWE FAMILY TRUST — Energy Efficiency Upgrade for BakeryUnspecifiedIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
19 August 2024DL ABRAHAM & DP ABRAHAM & THE TRUSTEE FOR DOUBLE D FAMILY — Variable Speed Drive (VSD) to improve on-farm energy efficiencyUnspecifiedIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
1 August 2024GARY RAMM — ADSBRP - Gary RammMoogerahScenic Rim$4,503GrantConnect award
1 August 2024ROBERT NEEDHAM — ADSBRP - Robert NeedhamGattonLockyer Valley$5,000GrantConnect award
1 August 2024STEVEN NEWING — ADSBRP - Steven NewingGattonLockyer Valley$4,923GrantConnect award
31 July 2024Springfield Camira Men's Shed Inc — The project will deliver a business case for the next stages and clearing of all vegetation and other materials.CamiraIpswich$27,500GrantConnect award
30 July 2024Corporation of The Trustees of The Rom Cath Arch Of Brisbane - Centacare Admin Services — Community Child Care Fund Open Competitive Round 4 (Disadvantaged and vulnerable communities grant)RosewoodIpswich$228,800GrantConnect award
25 July 2024Beaucare Incorporated — Community Child Care Fund Open Competitive Round 4 (Disadvantaged and vulnerable communities grant)BeaudesertScenic Rim$220,000GrantConnect award
25 July 2024Choices Family Day Care Proprietary Limited — Community Child Care Fund Open Competitive Round 4 (Disadvantaged and vulnerable communities grant)BrookwaterIpswich$215,600GrantConnect award
18 June 2024Adam Ward — Assetless Administration FundIpswichIpswich$11,550GrantConnect award
14 June 2024Crayons Early Learning Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy ProgramHatton ValeLockyer Valley$9,460.36GrantConnect award
11 June 2024ACKMAN, GREGORY — ADSBRP - ACKMAN, GREGORYUnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,542GrantConnect award
7 June 2024JOHN GUSCOTT — ADSBRP - John GuscottUnspecifiedSomerset$522GrantConnect award
7 June 2024KINGSLEY HURST — ADSBRP - Kingsley HurstGattonLockyer Valley$3,434GrantConnect award
28 May 2024KEVIN SCRIMSHAW — ADSBRP - Kevin ScrimshawGattonLockyer Valley$597GrantConnect award
28 May 2024University of Southern Queensland — The University of Southern Queensland will enrol a Maitri Scholar to study a PhD in the application of advanced manufacturing in developing multifunctional blood stSpringfield CentralIpswich$437,917.20GrantConnect award
13 May 2024NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED — OFARC - NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDUnspecifiedLockyer Valley$5,800GrantConnect award
13 May 2024SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD — OFARC - SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD.UnspecifiedScenic Rim$29,007GrantConnect award
6 May 2024SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD — OFARC - SMART PADDOCK PTY LTD.UnspecifiedSomerset$3,400GrantConnect 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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