August 22, 2019
Vale Tim Fischer, CEF Patron
The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) remembers the life, quirky nous and dedication to…
August 21, 2019
Katie Walker Outstanding Achievement Awards to recognise volunteer’s dedication and tireless efforts
Rural and regional education charity Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is calling for nominations…
August 7, 2019
More Than Your ATAR: UAC Help
The Universities Admission Centre (UAC) is a great first call when you’re considering what to…
July 24, 2019
More than your ATAR: Where to Start
Committing to a university or VET education is a foundational decision. Foundational in the way…
July 18, 2019
Explore opportunities at upcoming university open days
Dreaming about taking the next step and pursuing further education is totally different to actually…
July 10, 2019
Matilda is a true leader
Could Matilda Langford be Australia’s first Indigenous female Prime Minister? Whether or not that’s a…
July 3, 2019
New partnership with The University of Sydney
Extra support for young students from rural and regional communities’ results from a new partnership…
June 19, 2019
This EOFY, Release Your Inner Super Hero
Who’s a hero is your books? They may not have the shiny muscles and get…
June 4, 2019
The sky’s no limit for Clayton
For most of us, aerospace engineering is only for the movies. But for Gunnedah’s Clayton…
May 1, 2019
Ability despite challenges across the spectrum
Growing up in Far West NSW, 19-year-old university student Connor Rogers has personally experienced many…
April 17, 2019
Grace to live her Best life
2019 Country Education Foundation of Australia Audi Foundation scholarship recipient, fourth-year the University of Newcastle…
April 15, 2019
Connection through NSW Youth Week Events
Youth Week events are running right now Statewide in NSW until 18 April 2019 with…
April 10, 2019
Jess set to engineer a brighter, bolder future
Saving lives by creating artificial organs or through revolutionary stem cell research are dream achievements…
February 28, 2019
New students set with 5th University Survival Guide
Earlier this year we launched our 5th annual University Survival Guide to help tens of…
February 13, 2019
How to make your new room homey, but not claustrophobic
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG Moving into college with maybe hundreds of other people can be…
January 29, 2019
Epic road trip marks student’s start of year at university
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG Choosing to go to a university almost 1200kms away from…
January 16, 2019
Don’t throw in the towel on hygiene
Moving away to uni and worried because mum or dad has always done your washing for…
January 16, 2019
Make the most of every opportunity university presents you
You might think moving from the Sydney to Moree, in far north NSW, would be…
December 18, 2018
‘No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything’
CEF CEO, Wendy Cohen, was recently invited to be the keynote speaker at the Charles…
November 19, 2018
Inaugural Origin Foundation CEF Alumni Award winners announced
The Country Education Foundation is excited to announce its inaugural Origin Foundation Alumni Award winners.…
November 19, 2018
CEF’s Alumnus of the Year is proving there are no limits if you dig in
“Do the hard thing. Be persistent, and remember ‘natural talent’ doesn’t define success, determination does”.…
November 19, 2018
Love of community and education inspires CEF’s Community Alumni Champion
Crystal Stewart is proud and excited to be named the inaugural Origin Foundation CEF Community…
November 19, 2018
No place like home for CEF’s Young Achiever award winner
“Griffith (NSW) was able to give me so many opportunities growing up and I cannot…
November 19, 2018
CEF’s Rising Star Alumni Award winner is jumping hurdles to success
Jacob Dennis is excited to be named the inaugural recipient of the CEF Rising Star…
September 27, 2018
Rural communities are hurting – help us look beyond the drought
We need your help. As you know, the worst drought in living memory continues to grip…
September 5, 2018
Spring has sprung! CEF’s quarterly newsletter is here
Spring Newsletter 2018 Click on the image to download and read your copy of our…
August 15, 2018
Students swoon over Swinburne
In late July CEF took 18 senior students from Orange and Coleambally to Swinburne University…
April 21, 2018
‘You have to be in it, to win it’
Meet Sophie Nelson, she grew up in Broken Hill, far west NSW, and now lives…
March 29, 2018
Shoalhaven nurses proud to give back to their community
CEF ALUMNI Shoalhaven local Elizabeth Wilson credits the Country Education Foundation (CEF) and its affiliate…
March 19, 2018
Pig Push 2018 taking Percy home to Boorowa
It’s an epic road trip for a good cause – to help country kids pursue…
October 18, 2017
Feed Percy at the Australian National Field Days
Star of this year’s pig push, Percy, will be attending the Australian National Field Days at…
August 17, 2017
Country kids thrive at Swinburne open day
At the end of July CEF took six country kids to Swinburne University of Technology…
June 21, 2017
Postcodes should not impede the dreams of young people
Wendy Cohen, Country Education Foundation CEO, says more needs to be done to support the…
January 3, 2017
Country Education Foundation in Outback Magazine
CEF local grant recipient Megan Hayes is on her way to becoming a psychologist. The…
July 15, 2014
Help us close the gap
7% may not sound much, but it represents tens of thousands of country kids who,…
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