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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
28 April 2026Karalee Kindergarten and Schoolie House — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26ChuwarIpswich$690GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Gaven — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$11,051.50GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Little Locals Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26RipleyIpswich$4,301GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Blair Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26IpswichIpswich$11,948.50GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Helping Hands Tamborine Mountain — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Tamborine MountainScenic Rim$4,205.17GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Mary Mackillop Outside School Hours Care, Highfields — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,364.25GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Building Futures Montessori - Blackstone — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26BlackstoneIpswich$11,155GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Mount Tamborine — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$3,664.67GrantConnect award
28 April 2026IMAGINARIUM EARLY LEARNING — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Bellbird ParkIpswich$5,865GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Little Locals Collingwood Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Collingwood ParkIpswich$3,450GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Little Learners Child Care Centre Redbank Plains — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$4,692GrantConnect award
28 April 2026KALBAR EARLY LEARNING — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26KalbarScenic Rim$5,788.33GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Hatton Vale — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Hatton ValeLockyer Valley$3,335GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Harmony Early Learning Journey Springfield — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Spring MountainIpswich$7,475GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Little School Highland Park — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$6,670GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Booval — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26BoovalIpswich$12,989.25GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Highfields Central Early Education Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$115GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Redbank — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26RedbankIpswich$5,175GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Camp Australia - Highfields State School OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26UnspecifiedLockyer Valley$4,056.81GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Kindy Patch West Ipswich — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26West IpswichIpswich$1,495GrantConnect award
28 April 2026First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$9,016GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Active Kids Early Learning Centre Laidley 1 — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LaidleyLockyer Valley$3,128GrantConnect award
28 April 2026IMMACULATE HEART COMBINED OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26LeichhardtIpswich$11,551.75GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Guardian Childcare & Education Springfield Southern Cross Circuit — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Springfield CentralIpswich$2,185GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Beaudesert - Brisbane Street — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26BeaudesertScenic Rim$1,449GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Goodstart Early Learning Yamanto — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26YamantoIpswich$7,912GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Kidz Magic — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$3,634GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Guardian Childcare & Education Springfield Lakes — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$4,002GrantConnect award
28 April 2026BETHANY LUTHERAN COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26RaceviewIpswich$5,175GrantConnect award
28 April 2026Ipswich East State School Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q3 2025-26East IpswichIpswich$12,581GrantConnect 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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