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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…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni and volunteers Lachie Barrett, Heather Walker and Brittany Glanville.

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May 25, 2024

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

Whether it’s helping with social media, taking photos, working on a barbeque or being a…

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May 24, 2024

Meet CEF Alumnus and Volunteer Lachie Barrett

Lachie Barrett has given back to CEF, a foundation that gave so much to him…

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May 22, 2024

Meet CEF Alumna and Volunteer Heather Walker

Heather Walker has given back to CEF, a foundation that gave so much to her…

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Alumni Braidwood News Media Releases News Volunteers

May 21, 2024

Meet CEF Alumna and Volunteer Anjali Williams

Anjali Williams has given back to CEF, a foundation that gave so much to her…

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CEF 2024 Mentor Program mentors from AuctionsPlus, Georgia Clark, Robyn Lilley and Steven Jaffrey.

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April 18, 2024

CEF Mentor Program 2024: Meet the Mentors from AuctionsPlus

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is thrilled to announce that AuctionsPlus is joining forces…

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Alumni Gunnedah News Media Releases News Student news Student Stories University of New South Wales

April 15, 2024

Alumni Profile April 2024: Kelly Easey

Kelly has come a long way since receiving grant and scholarship funding from CEF in…

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CEF 2022 Community Alumni Champion Alumni Award winner, Katie Jayne O'Brien, with 2023 Rising Star Alumni Award winner, Ilona Gray.

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April 5, 2024

Mentor Program – Session Two Intake now open

Are you in your final year of study or early into your career and requiring…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia alumnus, Chelsea Stevenson, says she couldn't have got as far as she has without CEF's support.

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February 29, 2024

CEF Helps Chelsea Stevenson Give Cost-Of-Living The Boot

Country Education of Australia (CEF) is aiming to help hundreds of rural and regional youth…

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Galah Press Editor-in-Chief Annabelle Hickson with Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni Georgia Ditchfield, Heather Walker and Taleah Anderson.

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December 8, 2023

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

Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni Heather Walker and Georgia Ditchfield have taken out the…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia 2023 Rising Star, Ilona Gray.

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December 5, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Ilona Gray

Growing up wasn't as simple as most for Ilona. Born in Northern Ireland, she spent…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia 2023 Launching Star, Heather Walker.

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December 5, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Heather Walker

Heather Walker is one of the brightest and most committed young ladies you could meet.…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia 2023 Young Achiever, Chloe Wilson.

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December 5, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Chloe Wilson

Chloe has come a very long way from farm life in her home town of…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia 2023 Community Alumni Champion, Lochie Ramm.

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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…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia 2023 Alumnus of the Year, Inga Neilsen.

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December 1, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Inga Neilsen

Growing up in little old Braidwood, a town of just 1000 people located west of…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Ambassador News Snowy Monaro News University of New South Wales University of Wollongong

November 3, 2023

Alumni Awards 2023 Mentor Feature: Chris Mercer

Chris Mercer has come a very long way since he received a grant from his…

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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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Country Education Founation of Australia has announced the winners of the 2023 Audi Foundation - CEF Alumni Awards.

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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…

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Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni Millie George, who inspired its new partnership with her current employer, AuctionsPlus.

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October 20, 2023

CEF Success Story Inspires Critical New Partnership with AuctionsPlus

AuctionsPlus Market Operator Team Leader and Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) alumni, Millie George,…

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Groove Brindley with fellow Country Education Foundation of Australia alumni at a special breakfast held at the University of Newcastle in August.

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October 16, 2023

From Nowra to the UN for Groove Brindley

Shoalhaven Education Fund (SEF) and Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) alumni Groove Brindley has…

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December 1, 2022

Rising Star Ayisha Rises Above Challenges

Imagine trying to complete your schooling at the height of rampant bushfires. Add to that…

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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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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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October 31, 2022

Excellent Elise Shines and Inspires

Inspiring, insightful, and eloquent, 2022 Alumnus of the Year Elise Prior grew up on a…

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July 18, 2022

By George, Millie’s Got It

When you speak with Millie, it is impossible not to be lifted by her genuine…

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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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October 28, 2021

Cody Launches Into Study After School

We first introduced you to Cody Logan from Orange NSW in May this year as…

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Alumni Alumni Awards News Partners Snowy Monaro News University of New South Wales

October 27, 2021

Brianna’s Belief in the Potential of People

A self-professed country kid from Cooma in the Snowy Monaro, Brianna Kerr is not afraid…

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October 26, 2021

Jemma’s Creating Community Change

The way we respond to the challenges we face and see in our lives reveals…

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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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October 23, 2021

2021 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced the winners of the 2021 Audi Foundation –…

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July 26, 2021

Sophie Shining in Life and Podcast Superstar

Sophie Gay is forging a successful, rewarding career as an accountant in the nation's capital.…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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November 9, 2020

Lauren with community in her sights

Lauren is a proud Muruwari woman from Molong, near Orange in Central West NSW. After…

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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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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…

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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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Alumni Education Partner News News Partners Recipients Student Stories Temora News University

May 4, 2020

Annie wants to make the numbers add up for rural farmers

Annie Derrick is more than 800km from the home farm in Temora NSW as she…

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April 20, 2020

Student Zach says the key to success is all about balance

A couple of months ago we asked Zach Leach-Deahm, a Charles Sturt University Bachelor of…

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November 26, 2019

If your organisation needs help, you better call Saul

Saul Brady is yet to finish his studies and yet, he's already accomplished so much.…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Recipients Young News

November 26, 2019

Forget the Big Bang Theory, for Grace physics is all about disruptions of our digital age

For most young people, following your career dreams to another country is the ultimate dream…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Ambassador Harden News Recipients

November 26, 2019

Lee is widening the ‘Scope’ for women, children and science

Lee Constable has already achieved so much in the field of science, and is now…

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Alumni Alumni Awards Goulburn News Recipients

November 26, 2019

Empowering young people is Molly’s passion

“If you are passionate about it, do it. There is always a way to achieve…

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September 4, 2019

Introducing Tayla Solomon….

In 2016, Tayla Solomon received the McLean Foundation University Scholarship, that for more than a…

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Alumni Recipients Scholarships Student Stories Yass News

July 12, 2018

Amanda designs her future with the help of CEF

Back in 2010, sick in Yass hospital with glandular fever, Amanda Strickland received a recommendation…

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