Driven by the love for her son Connor – The journey of the Dawes family is a testament to this wonderful Bayside person. A savvy businesswoman and passionate about helping her community, Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. She has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia.

As CEO and Chairwoman of the board, Liz now manages Connor’s Run, the country’s largest paediatric brain cancer event with 5000 participants, and has been crucial in lobbying the Federal Government to secure funding for a disease that kills more young people than any other cancer.