March 30, 2020
SROI project validates CEF impact and purpose
The opportunity In 2016 Saul Brady received a grant from the Great Lakes Education Fund.…
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March 11, 2020
National office official opening a celebration of the charity’s past, present and future
Welcome rain didn’t dampen spirits at the official opening of CEF’s national office in Orange,…
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February 19, 2020
CEF helps country students thrive at university
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) looks forward to improving rural and regional university student…
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December 17, 2019
Maddie values the support of her local foundation, CEF Namoi, in her annual wrap-up
Madalene Atkinson of CEF Namoi, currently studying a Bachelor of Arts at Wollongong majoring in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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April 24, 2019
Sums finally adding up for engineering student Jacob
After facing hardship in his early years, first-year engineering student Jacob McMullen has found his…
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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…
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April 3, 2019
CEF works with two other organisations to help 34 students
Thirty-four country students across rural NSW have been awarded a total of $81,000 in scholarships…
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March 12, 2019
Four Broken Hill Scholarships awarded to university bound students
In 2019 for the first time we have four Broken Hill scholarships on offer thanks…
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March 5, 2019
Country roots spark partnership with young people in mind
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Alinta…
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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…
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February 11, 2019
WIN TV signs on as CEF media partner
The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is thrilled to welcome the WIN Corporation as…
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January 16, 2019
The biggest lessons I learned in my first year of uni
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG The first year of uni, and away from home, is…
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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…
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January 9, 2019
8 ways to embrace first-year #unilife
Before the hype of O Week starts, have you thought about how you want to…
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December 4, 2018
Don’t let the logistics of saving for uni freak you out
Are your starting to think about the logistics of money at uni? Well, you're not…
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November 27, 2018
‘I wasn’t planning on going to uni, but now I am’
Macquarie University experience trip opens eyes for rural and regional students In mid-November, CEF…
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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.…
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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”.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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September 26, 2018
Origin Foundation-CEF partnership promotes equity in education
With a shared belief that long-term impact and life-changing opportunities stem from education, the CEF…
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September 26, 2018
Home is where the heart, and need, is answered for McLean Foundation
Rob McLean still calls Broken Hill, in far west NSW, home. He and his wife…
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August 30, 2018
Horizons broaden for students after Canberra university experience
In late August CEF again hit the road to give rural and regional students a…
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August 28, 2018
Scholarships make the impossible possible for country students
MEDIA RELEASE The Country Education Foundation of Australia is excited to launch the 2019 Scholarships…
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July 30, 2018
How’s that #adulting life treating you?
You’re six months into your first year of uni or TAFE. We hope you’re adjusting…
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July 12, 2018
Tricks and tips to master uni open days
Here are eight quick things to remember for when you take on a university open…
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July 12, 2018
Open your eyes and options at university open days
Facing post-school life can be daunting and exciting, or both feelings mixed together. It can…
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July 10, 2018
Collaboration needed to close city-country opportunity divide
By Wendy Cohen There are a few truths about living in the country versus the…
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November 15, 2017
New foundations increasing CEF’s impact on rural and regional youth
This past year CEF has been lucky enough to welcome three new local foundations -…
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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…
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September 15, 2016
Country Education Foundation Friends Lunch
It was lovely to get together with some of CEF’s closest friends in May this…
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September 15, 2016
Support Sets Ruby up for Study Success
Psychology student Ruby Lay is off to a great start at university thanks to a…
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September 15, 2016
The Right Fit for Isaac
Isaac Austin from Merriwa, NSW, is now in his second year of a fitter machinist…
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September 15, 2016
The Sky’s the Limit with a Scholarship
Future educator Alex Rowbotham knows firsthand what a difference scholarships make to a rural student's…
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May 31, 2016
Donors Dig Deep to Help More Students
As the long Aussie summer of 2016 came to a close we headed to Pennant…
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May 31, 2016
Forestry Funds Help Rural and Regional Youth
Forestry Corporation of NSW has partnered with the Country Education Foundation to support rural and…
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May 31, 2016
St Andrew’s Students in the Spotlight
Sarah Marcon has been awarded a 2016 Country Education Foundation St Andrew's Scholarship.The Country Education…
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February 11, 2016
Successfully Navigating the Path to University
The Country Education Foundation wishes first year university students all the best as they embark…
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June 18, 2015
2015 CEF Friends’ Lunch
CEF Board and staff joined friends, supporters and students at the CEF Friends' Lunch in…
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March 11, 2015
Surviving and thriving at uni
Heading off to uni can be exciting but it can also be daunting and expensive…
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February 26, 2015
More unis helping rural students
OUA's, Claire Hopkins and CEF CEO, Sarah Taylor A warm welcome to two new education…
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November 15, 2014
CSU Country Eagles partnership
We were delighted when our friends at the Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles recently…
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September 27, 2014
Introducing rural kids to uni life
What do slime, prosthetic limbs, scholarships and lectures have in common? They were all part…
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September 25, 2014
Scholarship Tips!
The CEF 2015 Tertiary Scholarships Guide for Rural and Regional Students is now available on…
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September 17, 2014
MEDIA RELEASE – NSW Country Eagles partnership to assist rural and regional students
National Rugby Championship contenders, the Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles have announced a new…
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June 16, 2014
Rural Students get a taste of uni life
So, what is university really like? For rural and remote students who’ve never been to…
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