Tim Conolan AM is an Australian social entrepreneur who founded TLC for Kids, a non-profit group that supports hospitalized children in Australia.
At the age of 21, Conolan was asked to attend a cancer-support group camp (Canteen) as a motivational speaker with his brother, David.
Relying on life skills, Conolan was able to use motivational techniques to help Stockbridge focus not on the future but on each day.
TLC for Kids is a not‐for‐profit organisation that provides immediate distraction and practical or emotional support and relief to sick children and their families, during critical times of crisis and hardship, regardless of their illness, condition or background.
In 2014, Tim was voted Australia’s Local Hero as part of the Australian of the Year Awards.