March 12, 2019
It Takes A Village shares Chris’ story
CEF alumni Chris Mercer recently shared his story with It Takes A Village, a…
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January 29, 2019
Epic road trip marks student’s start of year at university
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG Choosing to go to a university almost 1200kms away from…
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January 16, 2019
7 things I wish I’d known for O Week
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG O Week can be an onslaught of overwhelming feelings –…
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January 16, 2019
How to prep for uni in 5 easy steps
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG After surviving my first year at uni,…
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January 16, 2019
The biggest lessons I learned in my first year of uni
UNIVERSITY SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDENT BLOG The first year of uni, and away from home, is…
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November 19, 2018
Inaugural Origin Foundation CEF Alumni Award winners announced
The Country Education Foundation is excited to announce its inaugural Origin Foundation Alumni Award winners.…
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November 19, 2018
CEF’s Alumnus of the Year is proving there are no limits if you dig in
“Do the hard thing. Be persistent, and remember ‘natural talent’ doesn’t define success, determination does”.…
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November 19, 2018
Love of community and education inspires CEF’s Community Alumni Champion
Crystal Stewart is proud and excited to be named the inaugural Origin Foundation CEF Community…
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November 19, 2018
No place like home for CEF’s Young Achiever award winner
“Griffith (NSW) was able to give me so many opportunities growing up and I cannot…
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November 19, 2018
CEF’s Rising Star Alumni Award winner is jumping hurdles to success
Jacob Dennis is excited to be named the inaugural recipient of the CEF Rising Star…
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September 26, 2018
Origin Foundation-CEF partnership promotes equity in education
With a shared belief that long-term impact and life-changing opportunities stem from education, the CEF…
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August 30, 2018
Chipping away helps Ross achieve his computing goals
For Ross Hurley, chipping away at his goal of becoming a computer programmer has ensured…
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August 29, 2018
Why Crystal chooses to give back to students like herself
“When I am encouraging them to apply I often tell my students how much my…
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August 28, 2018
Jess’ uni experience enhanced by CEF’s help
I tried to think of a fun way to start this little blog post off,…
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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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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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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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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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