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May 19, 2025

Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2025: Connecting Communities

CEF Grenfell volunteers at a recent street stall, with student Annabella Taylor, lending a hand. Photo courtesy of CEF Grenfell. This week marks National Volunteer Week 2025, an opportunity to…

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May 14, 2025

CEF announces official partnership with Charles Sturt University

The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is proud to announce a new partnership with Charles Sturt University that will increase direct financial support for CEF students enrolled at the…

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March 25, 2025

New accommodation partnership to support rural and regional students at John XXIII College

Rural and regional students looking to study in Canberra will now have greater access to accommodation support, thanks to a new partnership between Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and…

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December 3, 2024

CEF to continue transforming lives following $225,000 grant from Futurity Education Foundation

Country Education Foundation of Australia’s (CEF) commitment to breaking down barriers, establishing education pathways and ensuring young people from regional and rural Australia have access to further education has been…

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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 Alumni Awards, with six, dedicated and community-minded recipients claiming the honours in their respective categories.…

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September 30, 2024

Snow Foundation backs more regional youth by extending partnership

We acknowledge the passing of Terry Snow AM, Snow Foundation founder. Terry was deeply committed to supporting scholarships, recognising their role in helping rural and regional students achieve their educational…

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September 2, 2024

Increase Your Impact with Annual Matched Giving Campaign

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is excited to announce its local foundation Matched Giving Campaign for 2024, with donations made to any local CEF foundation during September and October…

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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 been challenging, and he says the scholarship has helped him not only afford his studies…

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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 $173,775 paid to them to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis thanks to the inaugural Boot…

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August 23, 2024

Nominations are open for 2024 CEF Awards

Nominations and celebrations of students, alumni and volunteers combined for the inaugural CEF Awards! This year, Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) has combined its two main annual awards, Audi…

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Media Releases

Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2025: Connecting Communities

CEF announces official partnership with Charles Sturt University

New accommodation partnership to support rural and regional students at John XXIII College

CEF to continue transforming lives following $225,000 grant from Futurity Education Foundation

Snow Foundation backs more regional youth by extending partnership

Increase Your Impact with Annual Matched Giving Campaign

CAANZ–CEF Scholarship Accounts for Study Costs for Logan

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

Nominations are open for 2024 CEF Awards

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