The NRL Beanie for Brain Cancer Round has raised more than $3.5 million in 2025, and those funds are powering a bold new research project at the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research, University of Newcastle. Director and radiation oncologist Professor Mike Fay explains how this funding will fast-track highly targeted treatments using theranostics, why patients are calling for new options, and how community support is helping turn hope into real progress for families facing brain cancer.