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New accommodation partnership to support rural and regional students at John XXIII College AccommodationDonorsFeaturedMedia ReleasesNewsPartnersStudent newsStudent StoriesSupporters
March 25, 2025

New accommodation partnership to support rural and regional students at John XXIII College

Rural and regional students looking to study in Canberra will now have greater access to accommodation support, thanks to a new partnership between Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and…
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CEF to continue transforming lives following $225,000 grant from Futurity Education Foundation DonorsFeaturedMedia ReleasesNewsPartnersStudent newsStudent StoriesSupporters
December 3, 2024

CEF to continue transforming lives following $225,000 grant from Futurity Education Foundation

Country Education Foundation of Australia’s (CEF) commitment to breaking down barriers, establishing education pathways and ensuring young people from regional and rural Australia have access to further education has been…
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A passion for community celebrated through the 2024 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Awards AlumniAlumni AwardsAlumni newsletterCommittee NewsDonorsGrenfell NewsMedia ReleasesNewsShoalhaven NewsStudent newsStudent Stories
October 20, 2024

A passion for community celebrated through the 2024 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Awards

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Audi Foundation-CEF Alumni Awards, with six, dedicated and community-minded recipients claiming the honours in their respective categories.…
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Snow Foundation backs more regional youth by extending partnership Braidwood NewsDonorsGoulburn NewsMedia ReleasesNewsPartnersShoalhaven NewsSnowy Monaro NewsStudent newsStudent StoriesSupportersYass News
September 30, 2024

Snow Foundation backs more regional youth by extending partnership

We acknowledge the passing of Terry Snow AM, Snow Foundation founder. Terry was deeply committed to supporting scholarships, recognising their role in helping rural and regional students achieve their educational…
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St Andrew’s scholarships unlock a strong community for regional youth AccommodationCoonamble NewsEducation Partner NewsGrenfell NewsMedia ReleasesNational Scholarship RecipientNewsSt Andrews CollegeStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of Sydney
August 15, 2024

St Andrew’s scholarships unlock a strong community for regional youth

CEF student Anna Hunt, top row, third from the left, who is living at St Andrew's and is also the Cultural Secretary on its House Committee. Photo credit: St Andrew's…
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Dunmore Lang College – CEF Scholarship Makes Law Degree Possible for Pria AccommodationDunmore Lang CollegeEducation Partner NewsGriffith NewsMedia ReleasesNational Scholarship RecipientNewsRecipientsScholarshipsStudent newsStudent Stories
August 7, 2024

Dunmore Lang College – CEF Scholarship Makes Law Degree Possible for Pria

For CEF Griffith law student, Pria Cerato, her Dunmore Lang College – CEF scholarship provided her the opportunity to relocate to Sydney to follow her dreams of becoming a lawyer.…
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2024 Findex Community Fund - CEF Scholarship recipient, Caitlyn Coutts-Smith, from CEF Namoi.
Findex Scholarships help CEF students get down to business Cowra NewsDonorsFar West NSW NewsMedia ReleasesNamoi NewsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsNyngan NewsOrange NewsPartnersScholarshipsStudent newsStudent StoriesSupportersWest Wyalong News
July 31, 2024

Findex Scholarships help CEF students get down to business

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and Findex Community Fund are excited to announce its 2024 CEF–Findex Community Fund scholarship recipients, a highly sought after scholarship that will support six…
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CEF Head of Engagement, Media and Impact, Hilary Matchett, CEF CEO Wendy Mason, back left, with 2024 Audi Foundation scholars Eliza Dampney, Mille Raylor, Emily Weeks and Jeffrey Keena, centre, and Audi Foundation representatives at its scholarship morning tea in Sydney in May.
Audi Foundation and CEF continue to drive for student success Braidwood NewsCanowindra NewsCowra NewsDonorsGrantsGrenfell NewsHastings NewsMedia ReleasesNamoi NewsNewsPartnersScholarshipsStudent newsStudent StoriesTemora NewsYass News
July 5, 2024

Audi Foundation and CEF continue to drive for student success

CEF Head of Engagement, Media and Impact, Hilary Matchett, and CEF CEO Wendy Mason, back left, with 2024 Audi Foundation scholars Eliza Dampney, Mille Taylor, Emily Weeks and Jeffrey Keena,…
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Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni and volunteers Lachie Barrett, Heather Walker and Brittany Glanville.
Evidence there’s Something for Everyone as CEF Alumni Give by Volunteering AlumniCommittee NewsCoonamble NewsGreat Lakes NewsGrenfell NewsMedia ReleasesNewsOrange NewsStudent newsStudent StoriesVolunteers
May 25, 2024

Evidence there’s Something for Everyone as CEF Alumni Give by Volunteering

Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni and volunteers Lachie Barrett, Heather Walker and Brittany Glanville. Whether it’s helping with social media, taking photos, working on a barbeque or being a…
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Country Education Foundation of Australia Manager of Partnerships, Hilary Matchett, second from the left, with CEF alumni, from left to right, Matthew Moorse, Kadee Gerhard-Scali and Laura Mannes, who are studying at Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga.
CEF Gives Aspiring Country Uni Students the Chance to Explore Charles Sturt Wagga Wagga Charles Sturt UniversityEducation Partner NewsMedia ReleasesNewsPartnersThree Rivers University Department of Rural HealthUniversityUniversity Experience
April 8, 2024

CEF Gives Aspiring Country Uni Students the Chance to Explore Charles Sturt Wagga Wagga

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) has made it possible for dozens of aspiring country university students to experience a university campus, with a fully subsidised trip to Charles Sturt…
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Heather Walker and Georgia Ditchfield Take Out Galah – CEF Photography Prize AlumniAlumni newsletterCommittee NewsCoonamble NewsGrenfell NewsMedia ReleasesNewsPartnersStudent newsStudent StoriesWalgett News
December 8, 2023

Heather Walker and Georgia Ditchfield Take Out Galah – CEF Photography Prize

Galah Press Editor-in-Chief Annabelle Hickson with Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni Georgia Ditchfield, Heather Walker and Taleah Anderson. Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni Heather Walker and Georgia Ditchfield…
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Braidwood Shearer Takes Out CEF Community Alumni Champion Award AlumniAlumni AwardsAlumni newsletterBraidwood NewsCharles Sturt UniversityCommittee NewsEventsMedia ReleasesNewsStudent newsStudent Stories
December 5, 2023

Braidwood Shearer Takes Out CEF Community Alumni Champion Award

Braidwood sheep shearer Lochie Ramm has taken out the Country Education Foundation of Australia’s Community Alumni Champion award as part of its 2023 Alumni Awards. Student: Lochie Ramm Local CEF…
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Country Education Foundation of Yass Valley alumni Alison Southwell, who received a grant back in 2000 that made her studies possible.
“Made us feel thought of”: Alison Southwell Reflects on CEF Impact 23 Years Later AlumniAlumni newsletterCharles Sturt UniversityCommittee NewsEducation Partner NewsMedia ReleasesNewsRecipientsStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of New EnglandYass News
October 24, 2023

“Made us feel thought of”: Alison Southwell Reflects on CEF Impact 23 Years Later

For Country Education Foundation of Yass Valley (CEF Yass) alumni Dr Alison Southwell, the need to travel over 700 kilometres to Armidale to attend university back in 2000 seemed a…
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Alumni Success Unveiled With Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced AlumniAlumni AwardsAlumni newsletterBraidwood NewsCommittee NewsDonorsGrenfell NewsMedia ReleasesNewsShoalhaven NewsStudent newsStudent Stories
October 23, 2023

Alumni Success Unveiled With Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) has announced the winners of the 2023 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Awards, with five very deserving recipients claiming the honours in their respective…
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