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2024 CAANZ–CEF scholarship recipient, Logan Haslam from CEF Cowra.

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August 30, 2024

CAANZ–CEF Scholarship Accounts for Study Costs for Logan

For 2024 CAANZ–CEF Scholarship recipient, Logan Haslam, the transition from high school to university has…

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CEF alumna Heather Walker, from CEF Grenfell, got behind the Boot Bash campaign in March; Current CEF students, and sisters, Millie and Imogen Taylor, from CEF Namoi; Current CEF student Chelsea Stevenson from CEF Gwydir.

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August 28, 2024

Boot Bash Campaign Provides More Than $170,000 in Top-Ups for CEF Students

Students supported by CEF this year have been given a boost, with a total of…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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July 31, 2023

Lachlan Riley Accounts for CAANZ Scholarship

Gilgandra’s Lachlan Riley has been awarded the 2023 Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand…

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Edward River News Grants Media Releases National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Scholarships Student news

July 24, 2023

Matthew Ready to Dig In After Gap Year

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and MH Premium Farms are excited to announce their…

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Broken Hill Scholarship recipient Cooper at university in Bathurst

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March 2, 2023

Cooper is on a Mission to Make A Difference

As soon as he was notified of receiving a scholarship, Cooper made contact with us…

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2022 CEF Young Achiever James Anderson with CEF Grenfell volunteers

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November 18, 2022

James Jumpstarts his Dream

At the Audi Foundation - CEF Alumni Awards event on the 22nd October, there is…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Braidwood News News Recipients

November 11, 2022

Katie Jayne Connects Communities with Kindness

Katie Jayne O’Brien is one of those rare people in this world who instinctively thinks…

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Coleambally Darlington Point News News Recipients Student Stories TAFE/VET

July 18, 2022

Community Support Calls George Home

Coleambally is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales with a population…

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Hastings News National Scholarship Recipient News Recipients Student Stories TAFE/VET

July 6, 2022

Tamazyn Training to Make Change

When a young student identifies one of their favourite pastimes as helping the community –…

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CEF students and mental health experiences

Advocacy Central Australia News Coleambally Darlington Point News Food for thought Namoi News News Orange News Recipients

May 27, 2022

Lean on Someone When You’re Not Strong

With everything that has been going on over the last two years, it is not…

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Alumni Alumni Awards National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Shoalhaven News University of New South Wales

October 29, 2021

There’s more to Axel than Academics

Axel Nurdin from Ulladulla, a small town in the Shoalhaven region of the NSW South…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Kapunda News News Partners Recipients University of Adelaide

October 25, 2021

STEM Success Beckons Kim

For academics, The University of Oxford is hallowed ground; the stuff dreams are made of.…

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Grants Macquarie University Moree News News Partners Recipients Student Stories

October 5, 2021

Miss Duncan determined to make a difference

"I hope to one day return to Moree after my studies so I can contribute…

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Grants News Partners Recipients

September 2, 2021

V is for VET…

And V is also for Victory…a game changing partnership that sees our VET sector students…

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Namoi News National Scholarship Recipient Partners Recipients Scholarships Student Stories University of New South Wales

July 12, 2021

Meagan, Machines and Mechatronics

‘I’m really a nerd at heart.’ From North-West NSW, Meagan Dampney’s interest in engineering began…

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Great Lakes News Media Moree News News Partners Recipients

July 5, 2021

Belief in education the foundation of new three-year partnership

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is excited to announce a new multi-year, multi-component partnership…

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Gilgandra News News Recipients Student Stories University of Newcastle

June 28, 2021

Courtney’s Resilience the Key to Becoming a GP

The town of windmills and home of the ‘coo-ees.’ With only 4000 residents, 45 minutes…

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Macquarie University National Scholarship Recipient News Orange News Partners Recipients Student Stories

June 21, 2021

Jonty is a Numbers Man

Numbers and finance are not everyone’s cup of tea, but for CEF grant and scholarship…

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Education Partner News Gwydir News National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Scholarships Student news Student Stories University of New England

May 31, 2021

Chelsea is the Pick of the Crop

CEF has partnered with MH Premium Farms to offer one scholarship to a CEF student…

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Donors Education Partner News Foundations Grants National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Student news Student Stories University of Technology Sydney Walgett News

May 31, 2021

Opals and CEF Pay Dividends For Oscar

“I’m just a country kid trying to have a go in the city and would…

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Education Partner News Foundations News Paroo News Recipients Student news Student Stories University of New England

May 27, 2021

Beef Week 2021 Student Experience

“Bloody awesome!" is how Tom describes his and Lachie's Beef Week experience CEF was excited…

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Grants News Nyngan News Recipients Student Stories

May 10, 2021

Bethany cutting it up in the design world

'Who’d have thought that a small town girl from Nyngan would be invited to show…

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Coleambally Darlington Point News Grants News Recipients Student Stories University of Wollongong

April 30, 2021

Mark Knows Communication Can Create Change

‘Scholarships are a significant source of my income to sustain myself and my studies,’ says…

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Charles Sturt University Education Partner News Grants News Nyngan News Partners Recipients Student Stories

April 19, 2021

Jorja’s love of all creatures great and small

Nyngan is a small town in central NSW with agriculture at its heart – the…

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Education Partner News Foundations Grants Gunnedah News News Recipients Student news Student Stories University of New England University of Wollongong

April 14, 2021

Gunnedah girls take ambitions and make them a reality

Gunnedah is still home for Ivy Watterson and Megan Isbester. The childhood friends may have…

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Accommodation Education Partner News Grants Gulargambone News National Scholarship Recipient News Recipients Scholarships St Andrews College Student news Student Stories University

March 29, 2021

Charlotte is living her best college life

Like many CEF supported students, Charlotte grew up on the family farm. In her case,…

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Accommodation Dunmore Lang College Education Partner News Gwydir News Macquarie University National Scholarship Recipient News Recipients Scholarships Student Stories

March 16, 2021

Louisa ‘over the moon’ about her Dunmore Lang-CEF Scholarship

The Dunmore Lang College at Macquarie University and CEF Partnership, now in its second year,…

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Charles Sturt University Education Partner News Grants News Recipients Student Stories Temora News

March 8, 2021

Teagan could teach us all a lesson

From volunteering with a number of organisations helping young children in her hometown to placing…

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News Recipients Student news USG

February 25, 2021

Sage advice from successful students

The first year of uni and being away from home is a massive learning experience.…

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Alumni Charles Sturt University News Recipients Temora News

February 16, 2021

Erin inspiring regional communities to ‘move it’

Erin Reardon lights up when given the opportunity to talk about her work or her…

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Canowindra News Education Partner News Griffith University Macleay Valley News News Recipients University

January 20, 2021

CEF Education Partnerships Explained

Each year, Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) partners with leading universities from across the…

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Alumni Education Partner News News Recipients University of Adelaide

January 11, 2021

In the paddocks and across the ditch for Dr Chelsea

The daughter of a nurse and a police officer from Mount Torrens in South Australia,…

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Alumni Education Partner News Edward River News Grants La Trobe University News Recipients Student news Student Stories

January 4, 2021

Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine

“Anyone from a regional or rural area who wants to continue their studies - just…

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News Recipients Student news Student Stories Walgett News

December 22, 2020

CEF the Grandma that helps Hareem

"I want to be able to change the life of people, to give them the…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Education Partner News Grants Grenfell News News Recipients Shoalhaven News Student news Student Stories TAFE/VET University of Sydney

November 13, 2020

Cultural and Country Roots Inspire Rising Stars

Impossible choice. Those were the words of the panel when deliberating for this year's Alinta…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Blackall-Tambo News Education Partner News Grants News Recipients Student Stories

November 11, 2020

Nurturing nature runs through Jamee’s veins

Jamee Johnson has recently finished her third year of a Bachelor of Paramedics and Bachelor…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Coonamble News Education Partner News News Recipients Student Stories

November 11, 2020

Raymond ‘Happ’y to help

“I was surprised to be nominated, and proud that the people in my community believe…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Ambassador Education Partner News News Recipients Young News

November 8, 2020

Brooke Sowing the Seeds of Success

Hailing from a family farm at Thuddungra in cherry country near Young NSW, Brooke recently…

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Foundations Grants News Orange News Recipients Student Stories

November 2, 2020

Amber achieving against the odds

NAME: Amber ForsterHOMETOWN: Blayney NSWUNIVERSITY: RMITCOURSE: Associate Degree in Engineering Technology LOCAL FOUNDATION: County Education…

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Donors Education Partner News Harden News News Partners Recipients Scholarships Shoalhaven News Student news

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…

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Education Partner News National Scholarship Recipient News Orange News Recipients Scholarships Scholarships Guide Student Stories

August 31, 2020

Scholarships help Emily tackle the big smoke

EMILY WOODING Local Foundation: CEF Orange & Districts Institution: University of Sydney Studying: Bachelor of…

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Grants Grenfell News News Recipients Student news Student Stories

August 27, 2020

Rolling with the punches and kicking goals

“Life is always going to throw obstacles at you. Things in life happen for a…

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News Partners Recipients Snowy Monaro News Student Stories

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…

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Donors Education Partner News Harden News News Recipients Scholarships Student Stories

August 3, 2020

Matthew keen to make good on return to regional Australia

Growing up on his family’s black angus and fine merino farm in Harden was the…

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Education Partner News Grants News Recipients Student Stories University Young News

July 21, 2020

Despite Disruptions, Helana is Stuck on Science

Helana Trantino from Young NSW is facing the challenges of moving away from home, university…

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Education Partner News Grants National Scholarship Recipient News Orange News Partners Recipients Scholarships Student Stories

June 15, 2020

Ben’s Big Heart

THE BASICS ABOUT BEN LOCAL CEF FOUNDATION: Country Education Foundation of Orange & Districts SCHOLARSHIP:…

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June 5, 2020

Remote learning brings Sam closer to her community

Sam has an associate degree in education and is currently studying remotely to complete her…

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Education Partner News Far West NSW News Grants Grenfell News Harden News Jobs National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Student Stories

June 3, 2020

COVID-19: how it affected our rural students, in their words

Moving back home. Social distancing. Part-time jobs lost. For our students, a lot has changed…

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