🚨 Last chance to make a difference! 🚨

Today is the FINAL day to donate to the Boot Bash! You can support rural and regional students on their education pathway with every dollar helping provide essential funding for accommodation, groceries, and study supplies—giving these students a fair go at further education.

Donate now and be part of the impact! Visit the link in our bio 💙🎓#cefbootbash

We are thrilled to welcome @johnxxiiicollege_anu to the family - our first accommodation partner in Canberra!

From 2026, we will be offering two 50% accommodation scholarships for CEF students who have a place at John`s and ensures that more rural and regional students can access quality accommodation, financial support and a welcoming college community as they navigate university life.

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

👢 It’s time to step up! Boot Bash is your chance to show your support of rural and regional youth.

If you haven`t yet, donate to the Boot Bash campaign to help us raise awareness and ensure rural and regional youth have a fair go at further education.

Donate by 31st March at www.cefbootbash.org.au #cefbootbash

There`s still time to donate to our Boot Bash campaign!

Donate before 31st March to help provide CEF students with increased direct financial assistance and give education inequity the boot!

Visit cefbootbash.org.au to make a donation today and give rural and regional students a fair go at further education.

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Despite the challenges, 72% of CEF students hope to return to regional communities after their studies. Your support today helps them bring skills, knowledge, and opportunities back home.

1 week left to donate and to invest in a students future! 👢💙.

To find out more and donate visit cefbootbash.org.au #CEFBootBash

🎓 Almost half (48%) of metropolitan students attain a Certificate IV or above, compared to just 34% in regional areas.

The financial strain rural and regional students experience is real—but we can help level the playing field!

Visit cefbootbash.org.au and donate by 31st March to show your support of rural and regional youth. 👢💙
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We love seeing our volunteers and their students out and about!

CEF Orange & Districts students, Lily and Alex, joined their buddy, Lyndall, at the Order of Australia Member, Central West NSW group at their meeting on Sunday. Lily and Alex answered questions about how CEF supports them, as students from regional areas, to engage in post school education. They mentioned the support they receive from CEF financially, as well as the emotional and practical help they receive from the CEF Orange & Districts’ buddy system.

Both students are enrolled at Charles Sturt University Bathurst with Lily in her first year of a Bachelor of Nursing and Alex in his second year of Bachelor of Education (K-12) PDHPE. Their CEF grants help pay for study resources and equipment. Most importantly, their funding also assists with students’ travel, accommodation and living expenses, all of which are significantly higher than what their metropolitan peers encounter.

We`re pleased to report that the OAM group were impressed by the conversations had with these two outstanding students!

Photo: (L to R) David North, Director of Order of Australia Association NSW, Alex, Lyndall Harrison and Lily.

📢 Did you know? 3 in 4 CEF supported students must leave home to pursue further education? Yet, only 1 in 5 receive financial support from their families.

The cost of relocation is a major barrier—but together, we can help!

💪 Visit cefbootbash.org.au and donate by 31st March to make a difference #cefbootbash

Thanks to her grants from CEF Grenfell, Heather was able to get a laptop, textbooks, stationery, and even help with accommodation costs, giving her the support she needed to focus on her studies. But our commitment goes beyond financial aid; it’s about a whole community standing behind every student!

Funds raised through the #cefbootbash will provide CEF students with increased direct financial support—helping to kick education inequity to the curb! 🎓

You can support the students by donating until 31st March. Visit cefbootbash.org.au

Boot Bash funds are supporting students like Carly take the 1,500km hike from her home town of Alice Springs to study in Adelaide.

“The transition of moving from my family’s home in Alice Springs to Adelaide was certainly a challenge but was made a lot easier with the support of the CEF grant. I managed my finances well with the funds from CEF. I have used the funds to put towards my living expenses, fuel and certificates and clearances I need for my course.

CEF are doing an incredible job in providing opportunities for young people like me. CEF has made support and guidance through my financial challenges as easy as possible.”

Donate and share your support for students, like Carly, at cefbootbash.org.au #cefbootbash

Just a few days left until you can lace up your favourite boots in support of rural and regional students! 🌾👢

And anyone can join in to make a difference! Simply register for your own online fundraising page, post your pics on socials using #cefbootbash or donate to the cause.

Let’s raise awareness and funds together! 💛

Visit cefbootbash.org.au