Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
HOPE in Motion
September 5, 2025
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation is a proud member of the DIPG/DMG Collaborative. Founder and CEO Liz Dawes OAM was thrilled to participate in its HOPE in Motion campaign to honour Childhood Cancer...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 4, 2025
September kicks off a month of Connor's Run fun! It's also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. When you support our events such as Connor's Run, you help fund critical research, care, and development...
Invisible Brain Cancer
September 3, 2025
RCD Foundation's Head of Research, Dr Kim Wark attended the launch of “Invisible Brain Cancers” last week at the French Embassy. It was a powerful step forward for people living with...
Media Release: Victorian Honour Roll of Women
September 3, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Liz Dawes OAM named to Victorian Honour Roll of Women 2025 as a “Change Agent” The Victorian Government has recognised Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Dawes OAM,...
2025 Victorian Honour Roll of Women
September 3, 2025
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation is proud to share that our Founder and CEO, Liz Dawes OAM, has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women 2025 in the category of Change Agent. Liz...
Update from Dr Samreen Shaikh, RCD & CERN Fellow
June 16, 2025
We’re proud to support Dr. Samreen Shaikh through the 2024 CERN, National Brain Tumor Society and RCD Foundation Scientific Fellowship, based at the Children’s Brain Centre in The University of...
Remembering Jed
June 12, 2025
Jed Beaton was the kind of kid who filled the world around him with energy, laughter, and love. Whether he was building epic bike jumps, tearing up the footy field, shooting hoops with his mates, or...
Connor's Run 2025 - Tickets Now on Sale!
May 2, 2025
Lucky 13! We’re officially kicking off our 13th annual Connor’s Run — and registrations are now open! Since 2013, Connor’s Run has grown into Australia’s largest event for paediatric brain...
Liz, Hughesy & Billy Catch Up
April 10, 2025
Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation CEO and Founder Liz Dawes, OAM talks to RCDF Ambassador Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes and Legacy Ambassador Billy. Check out the video below, where Hughesy chats about...
A Sweet Collaboration for Brain Cancer Research: The Cake People
March 28, 2025
Introducing The Fairy Floss Dream Cake – A Cake with a Powerful Purpose At the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation, we know that behind every diagnosis, there’s a story—one filled with...