Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Music Therapy Spotlight: Jett
April 19, 2021
Meet one of our music therapy grant recipients, Jett The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation offer blocks of 10 private in-home music therapy sessions for children and young adults under 25...
Introducing Our New Music Therapist: Megan Goodwin!
March 11, 2021
We're excited to officially introduce Megan Goodwin into our RCD Music Matters Pilot Programme, which has been generously funded by The Helen Amelia Hains Foundation. Megan is extremely well...
Music Therapy Spotlight: Hannah
October 9, 2020
Meet one of our music therapy grant recipients, Hannah 💛 Hannah finished up chemo in August 2020, and to celebrate, her family decided to fundraise for Connor’s Run. Her mum Diana set a goal...
"From one friend to another"
June 29, 2015
Shauna O'Carroll looked into the state of music therapy in Australia for her final semester journalism project. As part of her research, Shauna interviewed Liz and Una. Below is her article....
Music Matters Grant
March 9, 2014
As part of our Care projects in brain matters, we are providing Music Matters grants of 10 music therapy sessions for children and young adults, aged 25 years and under, who have been diagnosed with a...
Recording sweet sweet music
December 15, 2013
During the Very Merry Christmas Party held on December 6th, we were able to present Monash Music Therapy with $2 500 towards a new music recorder used with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) patients....
Joining Pippa's Fight
August 12, 2013
For her seven weeks of radiation, the RCD fund were able to offer Pippa Rea yoga and music therapy with Connor's own Patricia Algeri and Sarah Punch. Two very special people. “The guidance given to...