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Rising Star Ayisha Rises Above Challenges AlumniAlumni AwardsFlinders UniversityKangaroo Island NewsNews

December 1, 2022

Rising Star Ayisha Rises Above Challenges

Imagine trying to complete your schooling at the height of rampant bushfires. Add to that…

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James Jumpstarts his Dream AlumniAlumni AwardsGrenfell NewsNewsRecipients

November 18, 2022

James Jumpstarts his Dream

At the Audi Foundation - CEF Alumni Awards event on the 22nd October, there is…

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Katie Jayne Connects Communities with Kindness AlumniAlumni AwardsBraidwood NewsNewsRecipients

November 11, 2022

Katie Jayne Connects Communities with Kindness

Katie Jayne O’Brien is one of those rare people in this world who instinctively thinks…

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Excellent Elise Shines and Inspires AlumniAlumni AwardsKapunda NewsNews

October 31, 2022

Excellent Elise Shines and Inspires

Inspiring, insightful, and eloquent, 2022 Alumnus of the Year Elise Prior grew up on a…

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Community Support Calls George Home Coleambally Darlington Point NewsNewsRecipientsStudent StoriesTAFE/VET

July 18, 2022

Community Support Calls George Home

Coleambally is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales with a population…

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By George, Millie’s Got It AlumniNational Scholarship RecipientNewsNyngan NewsPartnersUniversity of New England

July 18, 2022

By George, Millie’s Got It

When you speak with Millie, it is impossible not to be lifted by her genuine…

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Tamazyn Training to Make Change Hastings NewsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsRecipientsStudent StoriesTAFE/VET

July 6, 2022

Tamazyn Training to Make Change

When a young student identifies one of their favourite pastimes as helping the community –…

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Genetics Key for Karlee National Scholarship RecipientNewsQuarterly NewsletterShoalhaven NewsStudent StoriesUniversity of Wollongong

March 7, 2022

Genetics Key for Karlee

As an organisation, CEF is committed to achieving educational equality for our rural and regional…

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There’s more to Axel than Academics AlumniAlumni AwardsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsPartnersRecipientsShoalhaven NewsUniversity of New South Wales

October 29, 2021

There’s more to Axel than Academics

Axel Nurdin from Ulladulla, a small town in the Shoalhaven region of the NSW South…

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Cody Launches Into Study After School AlumniAlumni AwardsCharles Sturt UniversityNational Scholarship RecipientNewsOrange NewsPartnersStudent StoriesThree Rivers University Department of Rural Health

October 28, 2021

Cody Launches Into Study After School

We first introduced you to Cody Logan from Orange NSW in May this year as…

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Brianna’s Belief in the Potential of People AlumniAlumni AwardsNewsPartnersSnowy Monaro NewsUniversity of New South Wales

October 27, 2021

Brianna’s Belief in the Potential of People

A self-professed country kid from Cooma in the Snowy Monaro, Brianna Kerr is not afraid…

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Jemma’s Creating Community Change AlumniAlumni AwardsCharles Sturt UniversityCoonamble NewsNewsPartners

October 26, 2021

Jemma’s Creating Community Change

The way we respond to the challenges we face and see in our lives reveals…

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STEM Success Beckons Kim AlumniAlumni AwardsKapunda NewsNewsPartnersRecipientsUniversity of Adelaide

October 25, 2021

STEM Success Beckons Kim

For academics, The University of Oxford is hallowed ground; the stuff dreams are made of.…

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2021 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced AlumniAlumni AwardsCoonamble NewsKapunda NewsMedia ReleasesNewsOrange NewsPartnersShoalhaven NewsSnowy Monaro News

October 23, 2021

2021 Audi Foundation – CEF Alumni Award Winners Announced

Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced the winners of the 2021 Audi Foundation –…

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Miss Duncan determined to make a difference GrantsMacquarie UniversityMoree NewsNewsPartnersRecipientsStudent Stories

October 5, 2021

Miss Duncan determined to make a difference

"I hope to one day return to Moree after my studies so I can contribute…

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Sophie Shining in Life and Podcast Superstar AlumniAustralian National UniversityGoulburn NewsNewsPartners

July 26, 2021

Sophie Shining in Life and Podcast Superstar

Sophie Gay is forging a successful, rewarding career as an accountant in the nation's capital.…

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Hannah gives meaning to the words dedicated, hardworking and genuine Charles Sturt UniversityStudent StoriesTAFE/VETWest Wyalong News

July 19, 2021

Hannah gives meaning to the words dedicated, hardworking and genuine

Dedicated. Hardworking. Genuine. These are words we often throw around, and in doing so, they…

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Meagan, Machines and Mechatronics Namoi NewsNational Scholarship RecipientPartnersRecipientsScholarshipsStudent StoriesUniversity of New South Wales

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…

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