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Country Education Foundation of the Namoi

CEF Namoi supports local youth to achieve their career aspirations through post-school education and training.

CEF Namoi

Country Education Foundation of the Namoi (CEF Namoi) was established to provide much needed financial assistance and support to local youth to help them achieve their post-high school education, training and vocation aspirations. We recognise that the cost of rural students pursuing their post high school goals is often much greater than those of their metropolitan counterparts and that sometimes these costs can be prohibitive.

CEF Namoi fundraises throughout the year and accepts donations from local residents and businesses to provide financial grants to students who need an extra helping hand. The funds come directly from your local community – none of it is government funded – celebrating the aspirations of local youth and working to help them achieve these aspirations.

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APPLICATION DATES
OPEN: 1st July
CLOSE: 30th September

IN 2023

19
Students Supported
95,300
In Financial Support

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Earlier this month, on a chilly winter's evening, we joined our partner, @drewscollege at their Orange Regional Reunion, kindly hosted by @rosshillwines .

These events are powerful reminders of the strength of regional communities and the importance of creating pathways for regional students, especially as they relocate to metropolitan areas for the first time. 

Thank you St Andrew's for a great evening and for your ongoing commitment to CEF and rural and regional youth.

Pictured L-R: Hilary Matchett, CEF Head of Engagement, Media & Impact with CEF Alumnus and 2024 Community Champion, Lachlan Barrett, and St Andrew's College student, Finn Shepherd.

📸: St Andrew's College
It's the final day of National Volunteer Week and we have loved celebrating the dedication and commitment of our 430 volunteers from all across regional Australia. Thank you for your dedication to supporting your local youth and helping set them up for success in their post-school education and employment ambitions!

We have one final student to feature. Meet Charlotte from Temora who wants to pursue a career in environmental sustainability!

Happy National Volunteer Week to all our volunteers!

#NVW2025 #connectingcommunities #regionaleducation
National Volunteer Week might soon be coming to a close for another year, however, our student thanks and words of gratitude continue!

Meet Lucy, from Great Lakes, a soon-to-be Physiotherapist! She says it best when she mentions CEF support is about building brighter futures together; a great sentiment to how our volunteers support their local youth and encourage them to dream big. 

#NVW2025 #connectingcommunities #regionaleducation
We love getting out and about and meeting our grant recipients!

Last night, our CEO, Wendy Mason, joined the community of @drewscollege, for their annual Scholarship Dinner, to congratulate and celebrate our 2025 St Andrew's College-CEF Scholarship recipients, Lucy (CEF Cowra), Isaac (CEF Coonamble & Districts) and Sophie (CEF Nyngan).

Thank you to St Andrew's College for their support of CEF and belief in rural and regional youth, like Lucy, Isaac and Sophie.
Our student thanks continues this National Volunteer Week!

Luka, a doctor in the making from Hastings, sends massive thanks to the foundation and the countless hours the volunteers provide to help students from the regions. 

We love hearing about the support that our 430 volunteers provide all throughout students' study journeys, helping them achieve their education and employment goals. 

#NVW2025 #connectingcommunities #regionaleducation
We always say our students say it best. So to continue our National Volunteer Week celebrations we asked our 2025 grant recipients to send in some words of thanks to demonstrate the incredible impact our volunteers have on their local youth, all across regional Australia!

First up is Annabella from CEF Grenfell, who kicked off her Nursing studies this year, and shared her appreciation for not only the financial support she has received but the mentoring and guidance her local foundation is giving her.

#NVW2025 #connectingcommunities #regionalyouth #regionaleducation
This week marks National Volunteer Week and so we're taking the opportunity to celebrate the year-round efforts of our 430 dedicated volunteers across regional Australia. 

CEF volunteers all have one thing in common - to support local youth in their area and help set them up for success in their post-school education or employment ambitions.

We will be featuring some of our students gratitude for our volunteers throughout the week but in the meantime, hit the link in bio to find out more about the great work our volunteers do all year round!

#NVW2025 #connectingcommunities
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with @charlessturtuni!

With $133,000 in co-funding per year from 2025, this partnership will increase direct financial support for CEF students enrolled at the university, helping ease the transition into university education and ensuring students feel supported by both their community and institution. 

In collaboration with one another, CEF and Charles Sturt are committed to empowering the next generation of leaders from regional Australia to help communities grow and flourish. 

You can read more about this exciting new partnership at the link in bio. 

Pictured: Claudia, CEF Orange & District, Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga
A big happy Friday from our @charlessturtuni students, Isabella and Jayden!

Both students are great examples that education not only changes lives, but also communities. Isabella, from CEF Griffith, has just commenced her Honours in Psychology and hopes to one day work in criminal psychology and Jayden, from CEF Orange & Districts, is studying Pharmacy to develop greater treatments for cancers.

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