Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Connor's Erg 2021
March 9, 2021
Thank you to all of the individuals and teams who used their brawn for brains, Connor’s Erg raised over $60,000 USD ($78,000+ AUD!) for paediatric brain cancer matters. It was a challenging year,...
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation & Pirate Ship Foundation PhD Grant
March 4, 2021
We're pleased to introduce our newest PhD grant recipient, Jamie-Lee Pitcher. This grant is co-funded with The Pirate Ship Foundation, over three years. Jamie's research is titled: Determining the...
The Value of Volunteering
February 25, 2021
Why should I volunteer? I think the real question is: why not? There are so many great benefits from taking a few moments out of your week, month or year to put towards making a real impact on the...
Legacy Ambassador Spotlight - Olivia Carland
February 18, 2021
In October 2012, 17-year-old Olivia Kate Carland was diagnosed with a brain tumour which was later confirmed as a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Read more about DIPG here In a vast...
Shark Island Swim for Georgia
February 11, 2021
Sunday February 7, 2021 was a perfect sunny Sydney day, ideal conditions for team Sweet Georgia Brown's Shark Island Swim fundraising event. A group of over 15 participated in the 1km and the 2.3km...
Professor Terry Johns + Telethon Kids Research Update
February 8, 2021
The outcomes for children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and ependymoma cancer have barely changed in 30 years. The ependymoma cure rate is less than 60% and DIPG is nearly always fatal....
INTRODUCING OUR NEW RESEARCH MANAGER: DR. KIM WARK
January 28, 2021
New year, new faces! Joining the RCDF team is our newly appointed Research Manager, Dr. Kim Wark. We're committing nearly a million dollars in funding to key projects each year, and having...
Q&A with RCDF Events Manager Stuart Forder
January 27, 2021
We're pleased to announce the hire of our very first Events Manager, Stuart Forder! Our Foundation relies heavily on our events to raise our revenue and it felt like the right time to bring someone...
Connor's Erg - Connor's Story
January 21, 2021
ROW YOUR HEART OUT FOR BRAIN CANCER Connor's Erg is back in 2021, although the challenge is a little different this year, row your way any day in February, find out more or register at...
Liz's Year in Review
January 15, 2021
Happy New Year-an improvement over last year, we hope! What can I say, that hasn’t already been said, after the year that has been? None of us has escaped unaffected-we’ve all had to make...