We're rocking the chop to put a stop to cancer!
Did you know that 1 in 2 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime?
We're taking part in Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project campaign to raise funds that will support people impacted by cancer.
Throughout the year, we will be growing my hair as long as possible, alongside peers all across Australia, before chopping off my ponytail and rocking a brand new hairdo. Every ponytail chopped will make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer #chopforchange.
All funds raised will go towards essential cancer support services, prevention programs and lifesaving research. This means everything from transport to get cancer patients to and from their medical appointments, to assisting childcare facilities to keep kids safe from the sun.
We know that we can help create change.
Will you support us?
You can find out more about where your donations go at ponytailproject.com.au/about-cancer-council.
Thank you!
Our Achievements
Girl squad assemble, you will achieve incredible things together!
Confidence is your best hairstyle! You look great, now conquer the day!
Halfway there! We believe in you
PROUD! You have reached your team fundraising goal! Your squad are inspiring
Because every picture tells a story! Show us your incredible pony growing progress.
Thank you to our Sponsors
$1.02k
Louise Sharpe
$770
Melissa Sirna
Zia loves you and you should be so proud of yourself.
$500
Mike Aquilina
$264
Stella Koulianos
$259
Jeremy Christoffelsz
Bet you $250 you won’t do it🤣
$259
Karl Marshall
$250
Gaetano Sirna
So proud of you my baby girl
$211
Anthony Di Cristo (dad)
Can you donate the hair to me?? Jk Amazing initiative courage and compassion you are showing. Super proud!!
$211
Kim Allen
Fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. You’re a good one Grace just like your mum x
$208
Cliff And Carol Watkins Dawson
Well done, Anouk. Send photos. Love Nanny and Poppy
$158
Anonymous
you’re incredible
$158
Anonymous
🤍🤍
$158
Victoria Walsh
Great job Emma. X
$158
Richard And Trish Ryan
Well done our Darling Trish and Omar
$158
Zia El
So proud of you bella
$158
Molly Walsh
Love you Emma!
$158
Sonja Baker
Good on you Grace!!
$158
Shay Doherty
$151
Dad
Good work Noukie!
$150
Megan Still
Can’t wait for my vacuum to work properly again
$135
Assembly Cash Donations
$130
Freyja & Trundle
Legend Gracie….’
$120
Pete Boyle
Great job Gem xx
$114
Xavier Thavapragasam
Love your work Maya. Hi5 from the MX Family 😀
$108
Lauren Sibbald
❤️❤️
$106
Mark Yorke
Hair today gone tomorrow. At least a reduction in shampoo expenses – more funds for the charity! Well done, Mark x
$106
Lorna Hughes
Thinking of your family everyday. 💖 Go girls & kick cancer in the butt
$106
Phil Newman
Go Gracie
$106
Tom Wasley
$106
Eve Azizi
from the azizi family ❤️❤️
$106
Crawford Fiona
Lots of love to you and your beautiful Mum Gracie, you will totally rock the chop❤️❤️
$106
Carly, Mamoon, Safi And Temima
Well done, Jasmine!
$106
Anonymous
$106
Stuart Smith
You are helping me so I have to donate
$106
Charlotte Robertson
$106
Nanny + Poppy
Nanny and poppy are very proud of you
$106
Trudie Harriman
$106
Piera And Robert
So proud of you ❤️
$106
Phoebe J
Love to you and all those you help Emma
$106
Kate Christie
Well done Emma! ❤️
$106
Vanessa, Kao & Jazz
Well done for championing this great cause, Anouk. So proud of you xx
$106
Emma, Valentine And Nina
We are so proud of you Maya! It takes guts and compassion to do this.
$106
M Pink
Good luck!!! Nice pic.
$106
Nonna Mela
Nonna is proud of you!!!
$106
Cheryl
Great cause Jasmine! Keep up the selfless good work!
$106
Chris Still
Great cause Zoe! Very brave 🙂
$106
Jacx
Thank you you are an angel x
$106
Kim Mcteigue
$106
Michael Sharpe
$106
Simon Freeman
$106
Tania Dawson
I am so proud of you for going out of your comfort zone to give to someone that I am sure will rock your hair xoxo
$106
Helen Fuller
Good on you Maya
$106
Anna Coloveros
Good on you girls, what a great reflection of your spirit!
$106
Uncle Rich
Go Jas
$106
Ryan Gleeson
❤️❤️❤️❤️
$106
Grandparents
Very proud of you
$106
Lolly And Billy Xx
Inspirational Gracie!
$106
Black Donohue
Thank you for your courage and leadership Gracie xox
$106
Oscar Costigan
$106
Jon Foster
$106
Annalouise Spence
You’re so brave Cara. Good on you.
$106
Mel And Mon
Go Cara!!! 🎉✨
$106
Jay Foster
$106
Leon Burford
$106
Jacques Abrahamse
Hello Grace , How amazing are you, we loved your inspirational post and we too, are so very grateful that your beautiful Mum is recovering well. Love and blessings to all the family Doreen and Jacques Abrahamse
$106
Vanessa Di Giacomo
Go Grace and Zoe!!
$105
Kathleen N
Go girl Jazzy! I am so so proud of you for participating in this terrific initiative. It’s only hair and it will grow back. A new you in time for summer! Love your work. X
$104
Jk
Good on you Grace for supporting your Mum with such a great initiative.
$104
Rose O Riordan
$104
Matt Ng
Great job jazzy!
$104
Leetitia Darling
Well done Grace .. what a beautiful thing to do xxx
$104
Team Dunn
We love you and are so very proud of you Bubs G
$104
Sue
You go girl! So proud of you 💖
$104
John & Denise O’connell
What a wonderful kind thing to do Tilly. You are beautiful inside & out . Short hair will look amazing on you. Thank you Denise
$104
William Lindsay
Go Tilly, so proud 🥲
$101
Gerry & Julia
Good woman Grace !! Proud parents I’m sure. Keep up the good work.
$101
Jenny B
Very proud of you for growing your hair for so long. May your Chop for Change go towards making a big difference.
$101
Ivefive
What a great cause, so proud of you!!!!!
$100
Michael Bignill
So proud of you Noukie
$100
Evans Paula
$100
Chloe Mcguire
$100
Tilly Millers
All of us are so proud of you Emma!
$100
Stefania & Alexander Zanin
Go Alessia ! Love Stef & Alexander x
$100
Annabelle Knee
GO ZOEEE!!!
$100
Richard Stone
Love your work Em!!
$90
Nat Granger
So much love for you and the fam gracey your the strongest girl ever and we all love you so much ❤️❤️
$84
Minx Hair Dresser
Proud of you
$80
Andrew Balint
Such a worthwhile cause Anouk. So wonderful you are doing this
$70
Anonymous
Go Alessia! Such a wonderful thing to do. We Love you xx
$69
Eleni Antonopoulos
$65
Susan So
Well done Jazzy! You reached your goal!
$63
Trevor Wilson
Go Girl!
$60
Dini
Way to go Alessia!!
$53
Warren Chircop
$53
Bill Shirley
What a wonderful thing to do and a great cause. Looking forward to seeing all the photos. Lots of love, Bill and Duncan xx
$53
Athena And David
A wonderful fundraising goal Anouk. Thank you
$53
Michelle Bartley
Proud of you Gracie! Hugs to your momma 😍😍
$53
Damon La'rance
Rock the chop!!!
$53
Linda Hodson
Well done Jazzy
$53
Meriana Baxter
xxx
$53
Renee And Boys X X X
Go Gracie
$53
Rowan Emeleus
Goooooooooo Emmaaa!!!!
$53
Conor Dunn
Proud of u sis - for mum ❤️☝🏼
$53
Alessia
💗💗
$53
Eric And Gina Di Cristo
$53
Rob Mcaskill
Jasmine, thank you for participating in the Ponytail Project to raise money for Cancer. Rob and Innes
$53
Ronan Mulgrew
$53
Sha Zhu
You are rave and kind! Maya! Your heart shines as bright as your new hair cut will!
$53
Madsie Nicholls
Well done for supporting such a wonderful cause xx
$53
Phillip Congdon
$53
Nicole
Can’t wait to see it beautiful! Well done!
$53
Dante Lanzafame
$53
Appleseed Gardening
Nice one Anouk! Great amount raised so far. Daz and Ads x
$53
Emma Bridgman
Awesome Em
$53
Sally Di Cristo
Love from Aunty Louise, Uncle Joe, Lucy and Sally
$53
Brooke
Proud of you!!! Can’t wait to see the new do xx
$53
Anonymous
proud of you Jaz
$53
Anonymous
Go Emma!!!
$53
Lauren Walker
Well done beautiful Anouk. Appreciated from every cancer patient out there. 😘😘
$53
Siobhan Clarke
LETS GO BALD EAGLE 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅GO CARAAAAAA
$53
Matthew, Emma, Ruby & Tilly Adams
Wonderful cause Gracie!! I’m sure you will rock your new hair do xxx
$53
Scott, Jenny, Max And Sam Collison
Good on you, Emma! Such a fantastic cause, and we’re looking forward to seeing your new hair do - good luck with the big chop! Love, Scott, Jenny, Max, Sam, and Malty xxxxx
$53
Sophia Cassaniti
I'm so so proud of you and personally very grateful 🙏 😘
$53
Rebecca Caesar
Such a great cause Emma!! Love this x
$53
Nick Krisko
😁
$53
Julia
$53
Tilda Meggitt
Goodluck my sunshine ☀️❤️
$53
Marie
👏👏
$53
Gustavo
$53
Anonymous
Good luck Emma! Great cause…
$53
Lara Keogh
You are amazing Charlotte! 🙌
$53
Katrina Lee
Good Luck Grace. Wishing your family all the very best.
$53
Anonymous
$53
Emma Walsh
Love you grace 🫶
$53
Alyssa Walsh
sending all my love and support xx
$53
Belinda Storino
$53
Scarlett Dennis
$53
Jp
Promise not to much off.
$53
Ilham Chidiac
Good on you 😘
$53
Anonymous
$53
Patrick Sparke
$53
Uncle Derryn, Aunty Louise , Alicia And Brendan
You go girl!! Xo
$53
Stan Heuston
This seems a worthy cause. 20k in the bag
$53
Sean
From Sean!
$53
Jane Whiddon
$53
Gaetano Cassaniti
Well done Alessia.
$53
Romina Cassaniti
We are so proud of you bella. Well done😘🫶👏
$53
Laurence Johnson
$53
Anne Marie & Emer Kilbane
Well done Alessia 😍😍
$53
Anonymous
All the best for the team! A great initiative with fantastic results.
$53
Linda Gou
$53
Jess And Dave
We're so proud of you for doing such an amazing thing Alessia!
$53
Melina Papa
Awesome Alessia
$53
Sophie Lancaster
Go Grace! ⭐️
$53
Candice Van Doosselaere
Well done! Rock it!!
$53
Juliet Butterworth
What an amazing thing to do! Well done. 🏆
$53
Marie
Wow, this is just brilliant Alessia, you’re a gem.
$53
Shannon Watts
Well played Em!
$53
Sarah Pinchbeck
So awesome you gorgeous woman
$53
Sandra Buck
Such a worthy cause. Well done for taking on this challenge, you will rock short hair!!
$53
Mum
Well done on this fundraiser
$53
Jo And Paul Clayson
Hope you get to your target Cara, all the best, Jo and Paul xx
$53
Amy
So proud of you Em. X
$53
Christine Jayatillake
$53
Hannah Webb
I LOVE YOU
$53
Jo
Go Alessia!
$53
Anonymous
$53
Pearl Agleam Bender
so proud of you girlie 😁😁
$53
Mikaela Mahony
Great cause Walshy!
$53
Peta Van Heemst
Super proud of you chick 🐥🫶🏻
$53
John Butters
Oh noooo! Not the locks! Good on you Emm! You are a true champ
$53
Joe Walsh
We are all proud of you Emma!! A worthy cause! Great work!
$53
Anonymous
$53
Erin Doyle & Mac Harley
Great cause Walshy! Can’t wait to see the results. Xx
$53
Emma Gelsomino
Go
$53
Anonymous
$53
Jordan Culley
$53
Daniel Hereward
Have fun with the short hair!
$53
Jennifer Zongor
Great Job everyone!
$53
The Spadas
You’re a champ , what a fantastic effort !!
$53
David And Judy
We're both very proud of you for doing this, Zoe, Hope that your exams are going well.
$53
Suzi Gleeson
Well done Grace! Looks great.
$53
Eva Williams
love u jazzy 🩷
$53
Jo Wilson
Great going Gracie - loving your work! Big Cuz Jo xx
$53
Darren Barlow
Amazing worl Grace.
$53
Mark Sundin
Go Grace…!
$53
Chris & Idit Nilsson
$53
Tania Dawson
So proud of you x
$53
Josie Leeson
Great job Alessia. You’re awesome!
$53
Anne Cavan
$53
Sofia Pearson
My beautiful girl you and your family are so amazing and I’m so so proud of the amazing person you are.
$53
Keilani Wirihana
$53
Elia Napiza
Good on you love! 👍🤗
$52
Sam Dickens
Proud of you!
$52
Liz Jones
Sending love along with this money for you & your amazing mother! Love Liz & James xxxx
$52
Sandra Sassine
$52
Carolyn Birley
Good on you!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🤪
$52
Marc Van Heemst
$51
Simone Watson
You are a treasure, what a great cause x
$51
Anonymous
Well done Zoe! We're all very proud of what you're doing for this great cause. Love from the Casolin Clan xxxxx
$51
Lucia & Matt Walsh
A great cause Emma, well done!
$51
Linds & Beaver
Great cause Gems xx
$51
The Mediati Family
So proud of you.
$51
Emma R
What a great cause . Good on your dear Emma xxx
$51
James Lees
Well done Walshyyyyy
$50
Pamela Walsh
$50
Susan Couling
$50
Genevieve L
You’re doing amazing sweetie!!! 😘🤑
$50
Chloe Groom
$50
Marc Van Heemst
Oma’s contribution
$50
Marnie Foley
Here’s to being genetically crazy!!
$50
Kayleigh Kumarasinghe
$50
Jj Moller
You're a magnificent woman Emma and I love you dearly. JJxx
$50
Pen Astewart
Well done Gem. Super proud of you GP
$50
Skye & Mark Bollen
Good luck Emma, what a brilliant thing you are doing! Happy to support you and this worthwhile cause.
$50
Lucy Williams
YES ALESSIA POP OFF LIKE FOR CANCER ilysm
$50
Kim Gregory
Good on you Maya for joining the project
$50
Sue Redman
Such a wonderful gift you are giving Alessia. So proud of you smashing your fund-raising goal and helping people in need!
$50
Sibbald Family
Well done girls!
$50
Adrian Peachey
$50
Katie Hill
Very proud of you Anouk for supporting this initiative X0
$50
Dianne Quarmby
Go you good things
$47
Annaliese Mustapic
Keeping you in my thoughts Grace 💗
$47
Susanna Ng
$42
The Debolt Family Xx
You should be really proud of yourself for making such a difference to others in a time of need. Amazing efforts Alessia xx
$40
Leila And De Hayes
LOVE YOU JAZ ❤️❤️
$40
Chloe Franklin-hall
Amazing!!!
$37
Tobi Stockwell
$37
Isobel Lindsay
$37
Carla Ingenito
Love u xx
$32
Scott Lindsay
Great work Anouk c
$32
Briana Wilson
💕
$32
Nadia Zhao
Go Zoe!
$32
Holly D And Mccarthy Fam
Great work Jazzy! You will rock the chop!
$32
Sahara Mani
So much love for you and your family x
$32
Tait And Sammi
love from the perthians :) -sami and tait
$32
Tate Van Heemst
Well done little sister :)
$32
Anonymous
$32
Rebecca
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS
$32
Erin Mcfarlane
GO POOKIE
$32
Lola Birley
Excited to rock the chop with you!
$31
Stephanie Glass
$31
Alissa Puntillo
Lots of love xx
$31
Isak Lindsay
$30
:)
yayyy this is so cool you’re so amazing!!!
$30
:)
yesss go gemma you’ve got this!!!
$30
Rosa Djuricin
We are proud of you Alessia what a great cause x
$30
Anonymous
$30
Maxine Wilson
$30
Gabby, Leon And Patrick Bonaventura
Well done Alessia. So awesome!
$26
Anne Louise Mcgrowdie
Go Laura …!!
$26
Lucinda Matthews
$26
Michele Mccabe
$26
Jonas Cook
$26
Jake ?
🍕
$26
Amber Glajz
$26
Anonymous
$26
Adam Ritchie
$26
Rose Dop
U are gonna be so V for vendetta core <3
$26
Victoria
Hey girly, it’s Vic 🫶🏻 So so proud of you!!
$25
Anonymous
$25
Ruth Pietzsch
$25
Danielle Newman
For the Schols Girls and Ms. Heuston, you are all wonderful! :)
$24
Emma Cardinale
I BETTER SEE A GOOD ELEVEN COSPLAY!!!
$22
Sophie Way
hell yeah made it to 800
$21
Chris Durante
Well done!
$21
Rosalie Swift
$21
Clare Forte
$21
Charlotte Wong
WOO Cara!!!!
$21
Gertrude Horn
$21
Airlie Bird
$21
Anonymous
Good on you Jazzy!!!
$21
Evie York
WELL DONE EMMA YOU WILL HAVE DORA THE EXPLORER HAIR NOW HERE IS MY MONEY
$21
Marko Kurtovic
$21
Kiera Beauman
Goodluck!
$21
Anonymous
$21
Tania Burkett
Happy to support you Jasmine. Congratulations!
$21
Pamela Di Cristo
Go girl, love from zia Pam and zio Peppe
$21
Anonymous
$21
Anonymous
$21
Michiru Encinas
Cara you're amazing!
$21
Naomi H
$21
Anonymous
$21
Judith Ng
Good on you Jasmine for doing this.
$21
Sarah Narey
$21
Kit Brown
$21
Shravya
$21
Kristy Wellfare Jones
$21
Di Beckett
Well done Emma. A fine thing to be doing.
$21
Lissy Joel
Go Emma!
$21
Fotoula Hatzi
You are so wonderful to be doing this!! It’s a great cause!!
$21
Brendan Barrett
Well done Jasmine!
$21
Mark Nino
$21
Audrey Kentish
$21
Anonymous
$21
Anonymous
$21
Catherine (lily’s Mum)
Go Cara! Short hair rocks!
$21
Lauren Zagdanski
so proud of you, you are so brave. best wishes to the fam x
$21
Jennifer Pollock
So proud of you
$21
Pauline Brown
What a beautiful cause to support. Xxx
$21
Kay Oriordan
Go Tilly x
$21
Anneka Vincz
$21
Lily Gameren
I better see a Dunkin total drama cosplay
$21
Anonymous
$21
The Evans Family
Fantastic effort !!!
$21
Kaylen Khuu
$21
Ava Paschalis
$21
Anonymous
Go Jasmine!!
$20
Santina
$20
Stella
You will eat this up. I love you 🫶
$20
Gemma Boyle
Go Em!!!! <333
$20
Emma Sibbald
Awesome thing to do Gem! :D
$20
Helen And Lily
love you jas xoxo
$20
Jen Taylor
Proud of you!
$20
Adi Xx
Proud of you ❤️
$20
Bridgette Pink
$20
Portland And Lou
$18
Year 9 And 10 Homerooms
$18
Anonymous
$16
Tom Maclean
We love Lisa
$16
Mia Vlahos
$16
Anonymous
$16
Lachie Critchfield
All the best wishes for your mum grace much love thinking of you and the family ❤️
$16
Grace Dunn
I love you my DOM MID, we got this xx
$16
Aash Myers
Good job ❤️❤️
$16
Orla O’reilly
f cancer
$16
Phoebe Hercus
LOVE U BBY
$16
Lily Sampson
$16
Natty
So proud of you Maya your so amazing xx
$16
Mya Callil
🎀💪
$16
Victoria T
$16
Anonymous
$16
Nicole Steventon
Go Maya!
$16
Natty
i love you anouk your so amazing ❤️❤️
$16
Ella Howard
Good job so proud of you!!!
$16
Lucine K
$16
Aash
I’m so proud of you ❤️❤️ - 👑
$16
Tyler
$16
Lol Sutton
LOVE YOU PIGGY ❤️❤️
$16
Natalie Granger
$16
Juliet Saalmans
❤️❤️❤️
$16
Lola Natapradja
❤️❤️❤️
$16
Evan Van Heemst
Doing for a good cause is always great.
$16
Bianca Bisoglio
$15
Annie
Good luck cookie
$15
Mia Chapple
$14
Brigitte Gallagher
$13
Year 7 Homerooms
$13
Evie Fairclough
love u grace!
$12
Alexia Foglia
Can't wait to see it!!
$11
Montana De Celis
$11
Eb Young
You are wonderful 🥰
$11
Anonymous
$11
Taryn Ikimau
$11
Jaseena
Wishing you and your Mum the best 🤍 God Bless
$11
Makalita Pulu
$11
Montana
You are so amazing xx
$11
Sisi
$11
Taj Hughes
$11
Anonymous
Good luck girlies
$11
Zafira Leontsinis
$11
Hanan
$11
Nick Vance
$11
Emma Saadeh
I LOVE U BBY
$11
Anonymous
$11
Sof
proud of you scrummy girl, you’ll rock the shit out of this chop x
$11
Tali
🩷🩷
$11
Amelia Bogatai
$11
Anonymous
$11
Brianna Howell
One day or DAY ONE
$11
Liv Norrington
So proud of u x
$11
Audrey Kentish
$11
Anya Partridge
$11
Elizabeth Chalhoub
We are so proud of you alessia. Love Lizzie and friends
$11
Lily Race
$11
Tara Cavan-o’riordan
xxx
$10
Lucy Rooke
💓
$10
Charlotte
$10
Stella
you’ll eat it up
$10
Jannice Banks
You go you good thing x
$7
Year 8 Homerooms
$6
Tayah Ikimau
❤️
$6
Asher Fitzmaurice
$5
Lucy Carr
On behalf of Miss Templeton
$5
Jesse Tockuss
from your friend Arnold Schwarzenegger 😉 your gonna be stronger than him during this 👊🏾we in this togther lets trottt
$5
Auri
🕺
$5
Anonymous
We’ve got this
$5
Anonymous
$5
Isaac Tannous
Good luck!
$5
Finn
yes egghead 🥚
$5
Frankie Hoegh-guldberg
Good luck maya!!
$5
Star Marcou
IM SO EXCITED !!!!!!! You’ve waited like 4 months or something and it’s finally today!!!!!!
$5
Georgia Michael :)
such an amazing initiative!! so proud alessia 🩷
$5
Anonymous
$5
Amelia Bogatai
$5
Anonymous
$5
Emma Saadeh
I LOVE MAYA
$5
Charlotte Manning-tudge
This is such a nice thing to do! Good luck!! 💕💕
$5
Stella Merhi
you’ll eat it up
$5
Grace Chieng
YEAH ZOE 🙌🙌🙌
$4
Anonymous
$4
Mum
You hit your goal! Well done ❤️
$3
Anonymous
$2
Anonymous
$2
Addison Jenkins
$2
Anonymous
$1
Gabby Zimaras
$1
Anonymous
Our Team Members
Laura Heuston
$245
Cara Van Heemst
$1,711
Anouk Sanchez
$2,348
Maya Xavier
$1,097
Alessia Sirna
$3,206
Jasmine Congdon
$1,503
tilly lindsay
$516
Grace K
$4,777
Emma Walsh
$2,382
Emma Sibbald
$521
Gemma Boyle
$531
Zoe Di Cristo
$1,032
So proud of you xx