March 5, 2021
2021 partners in for the long haul
We’re excited to announce that two of CEF’s long time supporters have committed to ongoing…
November 6, 2020
2020 Alinta Energy – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced the winners of the 2020 Alinta Energy – CEF Alumni…
October 2, 2020
COVID can’t stop student progress thanks to the Audi Foundation
For the last fours year, Audi Foundation has partnered with Country Education Foundation of Australia…
September 22, 2020
USG TrainLink competition winners
Thanks to Transport for NSW, as part of the 2020 CEF University Survival Guide launch,…
August 17, 2020
Online learning experience makes Kat want to give back
"Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and the Country Univeristies Centre (CUC) provide the opportunity…
July 22, 2020
Two Teach – Breaking stigmas and barriers to education
Two Teach is a project of passion for two regionally born and raised teachers. Their…
July 6, 2020
Supporting youth in a town like Alice
The impact of isolation and distance on rural and regional Australians is no more evident…
June 15, 2020
Ben’s Big Heart
THE BASICS ABOUT BEN LOCAL CEF FOUNDATION: Country Education Foundation of Orange & Districts SCHOLARSHIP:…
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.…
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,…
November 25, 2019
2019 Alinta Energy – CEF Alumni Award winners announced
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced the winners of the 2019 Alinta Energy -…
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 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 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…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
May 30, 2017
Audi Foundation welcomed to CEF family
New Audi Foundation injects fuel into Country Education Foundation of Australia’s mission The Country…
September 15, 2016
Country Education Foundation Friends Lunch
It was lovely to get together with some of CEF’s closest friends in May this…
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…
September 15, 2016
The Right Fit for Isaac
Isaac Austin from Merriwa, NSW, is now in his second year of a fitter machinist…
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…
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…
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…
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…
February 11, 2016
Successfully Navigating the Path to University
The Country Education Foundation wishes first year university students all the best as they embark…
June 18, 2015
2015 CEF Friends’ Lunch
CEF Board and staff joined friends, supporters and students at the CEF Friends' Lunch in…
November 15, 2014
CSU Country Eagles partnership
We were delighted when our friends at the Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles recently…
September 27, 2014
Introducing rural kids to uni life
What do slime, prosthetic limbs, scholarships and lectures have in common? They were all part…
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…
March 3, 2014
Origin backs rural students
2014 grant recipients from Yass CEF with local MP, Angus Taylor (back right) Back in…
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