Who we are

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Driven by love. Inspired by science.

Making a difference to the lives of kids living with cancer

Because we can imagine what a world without suffering from cancer looks like for children and their families.


Our Mission

To support bold science that has the greatest chance of clinical success to improve childhood cancer treatments.

Our Vision

To see a one hundred per cent survival rate for children with cancer while eradicating the harmful impacts treatment can bring.

My promise is to never give up until every child survives cancer with minimal or no long term effects.

- Col Reynolds OAM
Founder of The Kids' Cancer Project

Our Focus

Where it all began

Founder, Col Reynolds OAM, has a steely focus to make a difference to the lives of kids living with cancer.

It all started on an ordinary day in the late 1980s when Col was driving his empty tourist coach past the Children’s Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney. After stopping to let two youngsters with bald heads cross the road, he parked and went into the hospital on the spur of the moment.

Touched by the spirit of everyone he met that day, Col started his personal mission to help kids with cancer in any way he could. Early on, he learned the only way to improve outcomes for these children is through advances in medical research.

This Australian Story program centres on a remarkable friendship between a top scientist and a coach driver with a brave dream to do something about childhood cancer.



Latest News & Stories

Cancer treatment left little Tommy temporarily unable to walk. For other kids, it’s not temporary. Read Tommy’s story here….

29/04/2024
Before he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, toddler Tommy’s world was beautiful and carefree. His mum Emily McGuire recalls sunny days playing in the paddock behind their house trying to hit golf balls with his dad, exploring the excitement of their family farm and just generally being a kid… “It was everything you could hope to give your son,” she says.

Eliminating the serious side effects of chemotherapy

29/04/2024
For many children, the very same cancer drugs used to save their lives can all too often leave them with very serious and lifelong health problems. Professor Irina Vetter is finding ways to maintain the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs whilst eliminating their incredibly harmful side effects.

Teeing off with cancer survivor Nathan Rix

23/04/2024
At just eight-years-old, Nathan Rix learned he had cancer. His treatment journey lasted on and off for nearly a decade, and its impacts will be with him for life. Today, the 36-year-old, who lost his leg in order to beat cancer is doing what it takes to help give other kids like him better cancer treatments through events with The Kids’ Cancer Project.

Making a Difference: Focus Recruitment's Journey with The Kids' Cancer Project

15/04/2024
In the bustling world of recruitment, where companies vie for top talent and success is measured in placements made, there lies a quieter but equally significant pursuit—a commitment to social responsibility.

Spartan Race AU teams up with The Kids' Cancer Project

15/04/2024
Joining forces for childhood cancer research, The Kids' Cancer Project proudly announces its partnership with Spartan Race AU as a gold charity partner. This collaboration not only brings together the grit and determination of Spartan racers but also channels their energy towards a noble cause: funding childhood cancer research.

Ripples Swimming Club – remembering Brooke Fretwell

09/04/2024
In early 2015, beloved daughter and passionate Ripples Swimming Club member Brooke Fretwell sadly died of an incurable brain cancer known as DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma). Eight years later, her parents Karl and Olivia, and the swimming club that was such a big part of Brooke’s life, continue to remember her and donate funds for research in her memory − helping change the outcomes of brain cancer diagnoses for other kids.