Bowel Cancer Awareness Training

At Kennett, we believe that creating safer, healthier workplaces goes beyond the job site – it’s about looking after our people in every way.

Over the past few weeks, we were proud to host three Jodi Lee Foundation Bowel Cancer Foundation Workplace Program sessions in our Adelaide office, where our teams heard from the foundation’s Founder & Chair Nick Lee OAM and ambassador Sophie Edwards.Nick lost his wife Jodi to bowel cancer at the age of 41 and Sophie was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer at 34. Both Nick and Sophie spoke with honesty, vulnerability and courage and their stories were powerful reminders of how early detection and simple action can save lives.

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer, and the leading cancer killer in Australians aged 25-44, yet it’s one of the most preventable. These sessions helped our team understand the importance of being healthy and active, exploring family history, acting early on symptoms and taking the bowel screening test – especially now that Australians aged 45–49 are eligible to opt in to receive a free bowel screening test.

Our partnership with the Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation is long-standing and deeply valued. Through the donation of proceeds from vending machines on our building sites, we’re proud to support their life-saving work in a tangible, ongoing way.

Thank you to Nick, Sophie, and the Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation team for helping us bring this vital message to our people.