Lyn Swinburne

Lyn Mary Swinburne AO (born 6 June 1952[citation needed]) is an Australian women's advocate, inspirational speaker and founder of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA).

[2] BCNA is now the peak national breast cancer ‘consumer' organisation representing nearly 300 member groups and more than 110,000 individuals in all Australian states and territories.

[6] She led the development of the My Journey Kit, designed as a one-stop information shop’ for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

[8] Swinburne has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences in New Zealand, Asia, the United States and Europe.

[citation needed] She has a passion for public speaking in general and has presented at many and varied corporate and educational forums across Australia.

The best example of this is BCNA’s partnership with Bakers Delight which began in 2000, continues today and is frequently cited as gold standard practice in demonstrating community/corporate relationships.

In 2000, Swinburne was one of three Australians invited to sign the Charter of Paris Against Cancer at the Élysée Palace in the presence of President Jacques Chirac.