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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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Charles Sturt University Grants National Scholarship Recipient News Orange News Partners Student Stories Three Rivers University Department of Rural Health

May 19, 2021

Cody faces challenges with comedy, commitment and courage

Cody Logan from Orange NSW is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of…

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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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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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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 Education Partner News News Orange News

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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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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Alumni Alumni Awards Blackall-Tambo News Coonamble News Harden News Media Releases News Orange News Partners Shoalhaven News Young News

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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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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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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Alumni Foundations Grants News Paroo News Recipients Student news Student Stories Video Volunteers

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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Goulburn News Grants Jobs News Recipients Student news Student Stories

May 25, 2020

Brick by Brick, Callum is building his dream

I love that at the end of the day I can see the result of…

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Abir returns home to Alice sprinds to study his Bachelor of Science remotely

Far West NSW News Grants News Recipients Scholarships Student news Student Stories University

May 7, 2020

Studying remotely no barrier to Abir’s dream

In his first year of a Bachelor of Science at The University of Melbourne, with…

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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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Alumni Coleambally Darlington Point News Education Partner News Student Stories University USG

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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Education Partner News News Orange News Student Stories

March 30, 2020

Brodie’s unwavering commitment to his education and making a difference

Brodie has always had a passion for health and nursing and was an active member…

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Committee News Food for thought Grants Namoi News News Recipients Student news Student Stories

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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Blackall-Tambo News Donors Foundations Grants Namoi News Recipients Scholarships Student Stories Video

December 17, 2019

Our students – in their words

Hear from Jack (Blackall-Tambo) and Georgie (Namoi) explaining what receiving a CEF grant meant for…

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Advocacy Alumni Alumni Awards Great Lakes News Recipients

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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Alumni Far West NSW News National Scholarship Recipient Recipients Scholarships Student news Student Stories Supporters

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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Education Partner News Gunnedah News National Scholarship Recipient News Partners Recipients Scholarships Student Stories

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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Education Partner News Far West NSW News National Scholarship Recipient Recipients Scholarships Student Stories Video

May 17, 2019

Cooper’s Story Of Where Ambition Leads…

Cooper Lawson from Tibooburra in Far West NSW had a dream and was not going…

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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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Alumni Recipients Snowy Monaro News

July 9, 2018

Meet Chris, our new alumni ambassador

Just recently CEF sent out the inaugural CEF Alumni Newsletter - you may have seen…

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Alumni Recipients

June 21, 2018

Alumni survey: what you told us

Like the rural and regional communities who inspire us, CEF'S alumni are a diverse lot.…

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Alumni Foundations Grants Paroo News Recipients Student news Student Stories University

June 20, 2018

Chloe engineers her future with the help of CEF

From a sheep and cattle property near the small town of Wyandra in South West…

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