School excursion subsidies program

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.
Claim up to $800 per excursion 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

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

Find out what's on

At the MEC

What's on at the MEC

Tues 4 March 10am and 6pm	Prima Facie - National Theatre Live Screening Ticket Prices - MEC Student group - $15 (complimentary teacher ticket available)
Fri 14 March 2pm	Living the Tradition featuring Ilse de Ziah and Ian Date Ticket Prices - Under 18 - $35
Fri 28 March - Sunday 6 April 2pm and 7pm time slots	Camp Rock - The Musical Ticket prices - from $32
Tue 29 April 10am and 2pm	Macbeth - National Theare Live Film Ticket prices - MEC Student Group - $15 (complimentary teacher ticket available)
Tue 3 June 10am and 2pm	The Importance of Being Earnest - National Theatre Live Film Ticket prices - MEC Student Group $15 (complimentary teacher ticket available)
Thurs 12 June 7:30pm	Scenes from a Climate Era - A Belvoir Street Production Ticket Prices - MEC Student Group 30+ $25
Fri 27 June - Sun 29 June 1:30pm and 7:30pm timeslots	12th Night - presented by Taree Arts Council All tickets $38

Manning Regional Art Gallery

What's on at the Manning Regional Art Gallery

23 January to 8 March 2025

Opus – An Artist’s Odessey Trevor Weekes and Place Wooton Creative Alliance

Guided Tour + Art making workshop ($5 per student)

Self-guided Tour

14 March to 10 May 2025

POSTWORLD Museums & Galleries QLD

Guided Tour + Art making workshop ($5 per student)

Self-guided Tour

17 March to 11 April

Bodies and Country National Gallery Australia Art Cases

Guided Tour + Art making workshop ($5 per student)

Self-guided Tour

15 May to 12 July 2025

The Splendour of Nature – Mark Dober and Housing Crisis – Alison Higgs

Guided Tour + Art making workshop ($5 per student)

Self-guided Tour

MidCoast Council Libraries

MidCoast Council Libraries tour, join and borrow.

The library tour can be tailored for different age groups.
For preschool and lower primary age groups we can offer an early literacy program as part of the visit.
Choose a location – Taree or Forster
Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm

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, 531KB)

If you have any questions as you complete the form, please email us at [email protected]

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.