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NSW Women’s Newcastle Knights Manager and CEF alumna receives prestigious award

NSW Women’s Newcastle Knights Manager and CEF alumna receives prestigious award

Country Education Foundation alumna, Brooke McCarthy from Rainbow Flat, who is also the Manager of the NSW Women’s Newcastle Knights has been recognised as the 2026 Audi Foundation – CEF…
November 9, 2026 Read More
First-in-family student from Port Macquarie honoured at NSW Parliament House

First-in-family student from Port Macquarie honoured at NSW Parliament House

First-in-family student from Port Macquarie studying a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at the University of Newcastle, Jorja Schofield has been recognised as the 2026 Audi Foundation – CEF Community Alumni…
November 3, 2026 Read More
Young trailblazer in Orange named Country Education Foundation’s Alumnus of the Year at NSW Parliament House!

Young trailblazer in Orange named Country Education Foundation’s Alumnus of the Year at NSW Parliament House!

The youngest member of the Country Education Foundation of Orange & District (CEF), who was also one of The Educator’s Most Influential Educators in 2026, Lachlan Barrett, has been recognised…
October 30, 2026 Read More
Inspiring students and alumni honoured at the 2026 CEF Luncheon at NSW Parliament House

Inspiring students and alumni honoured at the 2026 CEF Luncheon at NSW Parliament House

The achievements of six Country Education Foundation (CEF) supported students from rural and regional Australia, and their impact on local communities and beyond, were celebrated on Friday 9th October with…
October 14, 2026 Read More
Too good to choose just one: two regional changemakers awarded $50,000 Tim Fischer Fellowships

Too good to choose just one: two regional changemakers awarded $50,000 Tim Fischer Fellowships

Two outstanding regional Australians will each receive $50,000 in the second year of the Tim Fischer Fellowship after an exceptionally strong field of applications left Country Education Foundation (CEF) unable…
October 12, 2026 Read More
$60,000 for rural and regional students as Newmont Cadia partners with Country Education Foundation!

$60,000 for rural and regional students as Newmont Cadia partners with Country Education Foundation!

Students from Orange, Blayney and Canowindra seeking to pursue university or vocational education and training have extra financial backing after Newmont Cadia have pledged $60,000 in scholarships through the Country…
September 18, 2026 Read More
CEF support helps a rural doctor in the making look forward to the future

CEF support helps a rural doctor in the making look forward to the future

Growing up in the small mid-North Coast community of Telegraph Point instilled a deep understanding of the strength, and vulnerability, of rural Australia. With just 600 people, Country Education Foundation…
June 11, 2026 Read More
First-in-family uni student from Ungarie beats placement poverty and graduates

First-in-family uni student from Ungarie beats placement poverty and graduates

A local student from Ungarie has achieved what no-one in her family has before – she successfully graduated from university. Ms Kadee Gerhard-Scali graduated from the Bachelor of Medical Radiation…
May 12, 2026 Read More
Local Yass Valley uni student receives Formula 1 experience of a lifetime

Local Yass Valley uni student receives Formula 1 experience of a lifetime

A once-in-a-lifetime experience for a young woman aspiring to work in Formula 1 was recently enjoyed by Emily Weeks, a local Yass Valley student, who was supported to attend the…
April 22, 2026 Read More