School excursion subsidies program

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Access a subsidy to deliver creative learning opportunities to your students in a fun and immersive way, thanks to our program sponsor, Coastline Community Foundation.

Tailor your excursion to align with your curriculum and the interests of participants. Options include;

  1. Claim up to $800 per excursion for bus costs depending on travel distance:
    • Under 100km round trip – subsidy up to $300 per excursion
    • More than 100km round trip – subsidy up to $800 per excursion
  2. Claim up to $300 per excursion for ticket purchases

Note: A maximum of two subsidies per educational institution applies per calendar year.

Find out what's on

 

Create and book your excursion

Once you’ve got a good idea of the experiences you’d like to offer, and the number of students attending, complete and submit the form below.

Download booking form.(PDF, 935KB)

If you have any questions as you complete the form, please email us at cultural.development@midcoast.nsw.gov.au

Booking process

Step 1.Book

Download the form above to customise your excursion. You may select more than one experience so long as timings allow on the day. For example, you may see a show at the MEC in the morning, and visit the Library afterwards.

 

Step 2.Approval

We will contact you to confirm your excursion and the subsidy zone selected on your application

 

Step 3.Invoicing

Please send an invoice to MidCoast Council for the bus travel component – please include a copy of the quote from your bus company.

Step 4.Final numbers

We will contact you prior to your excursion to confirm final numbers. It is important you are accurate as tickets (where applicable) will be invoiced to the school based on numbers.

Step 5.Invoice

You will receive an invoice for the ticket component of your excursion (where prices are applicable), and payment is due 2 weeks prior to your excursion.

Terms of booking, payment, cancellation and changes:

  • Bookings must be made a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of attendance
  • While every effort will be made to accommodate your nominated date, this may not always be possible
  • Cancellations must be made in writing

Coastline Community Foundation, our valued sponsor

Thanks to Coastline Community Foundation, we are able to assist schools and other educational institutions fund the costs associated with visiting cultural facilities on the MidCoast.

Coastline is committed to delivering meaningful cultural experiences to young people in our communities. The School Excursion Subsidies program is just one of the ways they deliver tangible benefits to our local communities.

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