Student Stories
July 12, 2021
Meagan, Machines and Mechatronics
‘I’m really a nerd at heart.’ From North-West NSW, Meagan Dampney’s interest in engineering began…
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…
June 21, 2021
Jonty is a Numbers Man
Numbers and finance are not everyone’s cup of tea, but for CEF grant and scholarship…
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…
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…
May 27, 2021
Beef Week 2021 Student Experience
“Bloody awesome!" is how Tom describes his and Lachie's Beef Week experience CEF was excited…
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…
April 30, 2021
Mark Knows Communication Can Create Change
‘Scholarships are a significant source of my income to sustain myself and my studies,’ says…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
January 4, 2021
Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine
“Anyone from a regional or rural area who wants to continue their studies - just…
