Breast Cancer Network Australia supports more than 175,000 Australians affected by breast cancer. By 2023, its Umbraco 7 website was nearing end-of-life. Performance limitations, accessibility risk, and platform instability were no longer sustainable for an organisation operating at national scale.
This was not a cosmetic refresh. BCNA required a secure, compliant, and scalable foundation that could protect its search equity, strengthen engagement, and support future digital expansion. Legacy infrastructure had become a constraint. A modern architecture was required.
Working alongside design partner Oliver Grace, we rebuilt the platform on Umbraco 13 and Umbraco Cloud. The underlying architecture was restructured for performance, governance, and controlled deployment. Content models were modularised, accessibility standards embedded, and cloud infrastructure implemented to ensure resilience and scalability.
The impact was immediate and measurable.
User engagement increased 46%.
Pageviews per user rose 15%.
Mobile Lighthouse performance improved 157%.
More importantly, BCNA now operates on a secure, high-performing CMS that reduces operational friction and enables continuous improvement. The platform no longer limits growth. It supports it.
