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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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Courtney’s Resilience the Key to Becoming a GP Gilgandra NewsNewsRecipientsStudent StoriesUniversity of Newcastle

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…

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Jonty is a Numbers Man Macquarie UniversityNational Scholarship RecipientNewsOrange NewsPartnersRecipientsStudent Stories

June 21, 2021

Jonty is a Numbers Man

Numbers and finance are not everyone’s cup of tea, but for CEF grant and scholarship…

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Chelsea is the Pick of the Crop Education Partner NewsGwydir NewsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsPartnersRecipientsScholarshipsStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of New England

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…

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Opals and CEF Pay Dividends For Oscar DonorsEducation Partner NewsFoundationsGrantsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsPartnersQuarterly NewsletterRecipientsStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of Technology SydneyWalgett News

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…

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Beef Week 2021 Student Experience Education Partner NewsFoundationsNewsParoo NewsRecipientsStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of New England

May 27, 2021

Beef Week 2021 Student Experience

“Bloody awesome!" is how Tom describes his and Lachie's Beef Week experience CEF was excited…

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Cody faces challenges with comedy, commitment and courage Charles Sturt UniversityGrantsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsOrange NewsPartnersStudent StoriesThree Rivers University Department of Rural Health

May 19, 2021

Cody faces challenges with comedy, commitment and courage

Cody Logan from Orange NSW is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of…

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Bethany cutting it up in the design world GrantsNewsNyngan NewsRecipientsStudent Stories

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…

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Mark Knows Communication Can Create Change Coleambally Darlington Point NewsGrantsNewsRecipientsStudent StoriesUniversity of Wollongong

April 30, 2021

Mark Knows Communication Can Create Change

‘Scholarships are a significant source of my income to sustain myself and my studies,’ says…

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Jorja’s love of all creatures great and small Charles Sturt UniversityEducation Partner NewsGrantsNewsNyngan NewsPartnersRecipientsStudent Stories

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…

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Gunnedah girls take ambitions and make them a reality Education Partner NewsFoundationsGrantsGunnedah NewsNewsRecipientsStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of Wollongong

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…

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Charlotte is living her best college life AccommodationEducation Partner NewsGrantsGulargambone NewsNational Scholarship RecipientNewsRecipientsScholarshipsSt Andrews CollegeStudent newsStudent StoriesUniversity

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,…

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Louisa ‘over the moon’ about her Dunmore Lang-CEF Scholarship AccommodationDunmore Lang CollegeEducation Partner NewsGwydir NewsMacquarie UniversityNational Scholarship RecipientNewsRecipientsScholarshipsStudent Stories

March 16, 2021

Louisa ‘over the moon’ about her Dunmore Lang-CEF Scholarship

The Dunmore Lang College at Macquarie University and CEF Partnership, now in its second year,…

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Teagan could teach us all a lesson Charles Sturt UniversityEducation Partner NewsGrantsNewsQuarterly NewsletterRecipientsStudent StoriesTemora News

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…

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Erin inspiring regional communities to ‘move it’ AlumniCharles Sturt UniversityNewsRecipientsTemora News

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…

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In the paddocks and across the ditch for Dr Chelsea AlumniEducation Partner NewsNewsRecipientsUniversity of Adelaide

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,…

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Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine AlumniEducation Partner NewsEdward River NewsGrantsLa Trobe UniversityNewsRecipientsStudent newsStudent Stories

January 4, 2021

Penny’s Passion for Paramedicine

“Anyone from a regional or rural area who wants to continue their studies - just…

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CEF the Grandma that helps Hareem NewsRecipientsStudent newsStudent StoriesWalgett News

December 22, 2020

CEF the Grandma that helps Hareem

"I want to be able to change the life of people, to give them the…

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