Bowel Cancer Australia Ambassadors help raise the profile of bowel cancer in the community.

 

Our Ambassadors are prominent public figures or specialists in their field or profession who share our passion for saving lives and improving the health and wellbeing of people living with bowel cancer. 

Former Liberal MP Donna Bauer thrived in the cut and thrust of local and then state politics, however a personal health challenge has provided new direction for her campaigning skills.

 

Sharon Bingle knows loss. She lost her father and husband to bowel cancer; her mother to breast cancer – all in the space of six years.

Celebrity chef George Calombaris is getting out of the kitchen to take on Australia's second biggest cancer killer, working together with Bowel Cancer Australia as an Ambassador.

 

Anton Enus is an award winning journalist with more than 30 years of broadcasting experience. He began his career at the South African national broadcaster SABC, as a radio news reporter, and then moved on to become a parliamentary reporter, current affairs producer, TV news reporter and TV presenter, often anchoring the morning news show Good Morning South Africa.

 

He's best known for helping people improve their homes and now John Eussen has decided it's time to help people improve their health by becoming a Bowel Cancer Australia Ambassador.

 

Alan Fletcher is best known to TV audiences around the world as Doctor Karl Kennedy from Australia's longest running drama 'Neighbours'.

 

Having worked in the medical devices sector for almost three decades, Gavin Fox-Smith is no stranger to the health and wellbeing industry.

 

Like most NRL players, Cronulla Sharks second rower, Chris Heighington, has tackled many tough opponents during his career.

 

Well known to audiences from ABC's Gruen and for his appearances on Network Ten's Recipe to Riches, media personality and branding expert Russel Howcroft has led some of the most creative and influential advertising campaigns in Australia and overseas.

 

George was fit, feisty and forty when this Managing Director of Investment Bank UBS received a bowel cancer diagnosis. He's used that feistiness in his bowel cancer battle and has some in reserve for his ongoing challenge - encouraging men and women to do something about their bowel health.

 

After 40 years in the business of investment banking, Peter Mason AM has a keen eye for value and a good deal.

 

With more than 40 years of professional experience in commercial law, which included lengthy periods in senior management, board and chairman roles, Brian McFadyen has used his extensive business background to guide the evolution and development of Bowel Cancer Australia.

 

David runs a family business Multi Direct which raises funds through telemarketing for Bowel Cancer Australia; in 2008 he raised over 250,000 dollars which went directly to the charity.

 

A successful entrepreneur and businessman, Alan and his daughter Kristie‐Lee have been champions for bowel cancer both personally and through the professional body to which he belongs through his accountancy business.

Alan lost his wife, Julie, to bowel cancer in 2007.

Clearly, Erin Molan loves a challenge. She's one of a relatively niche group of female sports reporters and holds her own on Nine News, The NRL Footy Show and The Sunday Footy Show, but now Erin has arguably stepped up for an even bigger challenge – raising awareness of bowel cancer.

 

A familiar face to many as the long-standing national medical reporter for ABC, Sophie Scott understands a lot about staying healthy.

 

NRL player Chad Townsend has been touted as one of New Zealand Warriors' highest performers and has dedicated his professional life to the sport, however he would be the first to admit that footy isn't everything.

 

One of Australia's most successful models, Lara Worthington, is setting her sights on tackling Australia's second biggest cancer killer, working closely with Bowel Cancer Australia, as an Ambassador.

 

Bowel Cancer Australia - Advocates

At the age of 24 being diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer and secondary liver cancer is definitely something you don't expect to be told.

 

After months of going to see doctors and being in emergency twice for horrible abdominal pain only to be sent home with the assumption it was "girl problems", thanks to my persistence I was put on a waiting list for a colonoscopy. I really had to push for it to be put as urgent as my pains were getting worse.

 

I was a working mum who was used to looking after everyone else.

 

At just 29 Sarah was enjoying life with her young family when she received the unexpected news – you have bowel cancer.

Four words you don't expect to hear when you're young. Yet the reality is each year over 1,000 young Australians do.

Bowel cancer was the last thing I had expected to happen to me in my early twenties.