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A passion for community celebrated through the 2024 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Awards
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…
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…
Meet CEF Alumnus and Volunteer Lachie Barrett
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…
Meet CEF Alumna and Volunteer Heather Walker
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…
Meet CEF Alumna and Volunteer Anjali Williams
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…
CEF Mentor Program 2024: Meet the Mentors from AuctionsPlus
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…
Alumni Profile April 2024: Kelly Easey
April 15, 2024
Alumni Profile April 2024: Kelly Easey
Kelly has come a long way since receiving grant and scholarship funding from CEF in…
Mentor Program – Session Two Intake now open
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…
CEF Helps Chelsea Stevenson Give Cost-Of-Living The Boot
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…
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…
2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Ilona Gray
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…
2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Heather Walker
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.…
2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Chloe Wilson
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…
Braidwood Shearer Takes Out CEF Community Alumni Champion Award
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…
2023 Alumni Award Winner Profile: Inga Neilsen
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…
Alumni Awards 2023 Mentor Feature: Chris Mercer
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…
“Made us feel ‘thought of’”: Alison Southwell Reflects on CEF Impact 23 Years Later
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…
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…
CEF Success Story Inspires Critical New Partnership with AuctionsPlus
AuctionsPlus Market Operator Team Leader and Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) alumni, Millie George,…
From Nowra to the UN for Groove Brindley
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…
Rising Star Ayisha Rises Above Challenges
December 1, 2022
Rising Star Ayisha Rises Above Challenges
Imagine trying to complete your schooling at the height of rampant bushfires. Add to that…
James Jumpstarts his Dream
November 18, 2022
James Jumpstarts his Dream
At the Audi Foundation - CEF Alumni Awards event on the 22nd October, there is…
Katie Jayne Connects Communities with Kindness
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…
Excellent Elise Shines and Inspires
October 31, 2022
Excellent Elise Shines and Inspires
Inspiring, insightful, and eloquent, 2022 Alumnus of the Year Elise Prior grew up on a…
By George, Millie’s Got It
July 18, 2022
By George, Millie’s Got It
When you speak with Millie, it is impossible not to be lifted by her genuine…
There’s more to Axel than Academics
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…
Cody Launches Into Study After School
October 28, 2021
Cody Launches Into Study After School
We first introduced you to Cody Logan from Orange NSW in May this year as…
Brianna’s Belief in the Potential of People
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…
Jemma’s Creating Community Change
October 26, 2021
Jemma’s Creating Community Change
The way we respond to the challenges we face and see in our lives reveals…
STEM Success Beckons Kim
October 25, 2021
STEM Success Beckons Kim
For academics, The University of Oxford is hallowed ground; the stuff dreams are made of.…
2021 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced
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 –…
Sophie Shining in Life and Podcast Superstar
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.…
Erin inspiring regional communities to ‘move it’
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…
In the paddocks and across the ditch for Dr Chelsea
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,…
Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine
January 4, 2021
Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine
“Anyone from a regional or rural area who wants to continue their studies - just…
Cultural and Country Roots Inspire Rising Stars
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…
Nurturing nature runs through Jamee’s veins
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…
Raymond ‘Happ’y to help
November 11, 2020
Raymond ‘Happ’y to help
“I was surprised to be nominated, and proud that the people in my community believe…
Lauren with community in her sights
November 9, 2020
Lauren with community in her sights
Lauren is a proud Muruwari woman from Molong, near Orange in Central West NSW. After…
Brooke Sowing the Seeds of Success
November 8, 2020
Brooke Sowing the Seeds of Success
Hailing from a family farm at Thuddungra in cherry country near Young NSW, Brooke recently…
2020 Alinta Energy – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced
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…
Remote learning brings Sam closer to her community
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…
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…
Student Zach says the key to success is all about balance
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…
If your organisation needs help, you better call Saul
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.…
Forget the Big Bang Theory, for Grace physics is all about disruptions of our digital age
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…
Lee is widening the ‘Scope’ for women, children and science
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…
Empowering young people is Molly’s passion
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…
Introducing Tayla Solomon….
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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