We're rocking the chop to put a stop to cancer!
St Hilda’s is rocking the chop in 2026! 💇♀️✂️
Join us as we come together to raise vital funds to support people affected by cancer. Thanks to our incredible community, we raised over $50,000 in 2024 and nearly $40,000 in 2025, an amazing effort!
Let’s keep the momentum going and make an even bigger impact this year. Every contribution counts, and together we can continue supporting those who need it most.
Get involved, spread the word, and be part of something truly meaningful 💛
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
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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
Thank you to our Sponsors
$1.02k
Michael Ferraro
$1.02k
Jim Galway
$515
Shirley Hanel
$515
Mum & Dad
So proud 🫶
$515
Uncle Jason
Good luck on your journey with raising awareness Ella. lots of love. Uncle Jason
$515
Geoff Mcdonald
$500
Anonymous
$315
Anonymous
Well done Em great cause
$264
Emma Fell
So proud of you xxx
$264
Andy & Leona Fell
So proud of you Lily. Mum & Dad ❤️
$264
Tracy Ferraro
Proud of you kiddo!
$250
Carolyn Salam
Proud of you Willow! x Mum
$215
Vivian
You are doing amazing things Go Ella .
$215
Sophie Weitemeyer
$215
Bill Montgomery
Well done Pil. Bring back the BOB! Xxxx
$215
Salmon Family
Go Georgia! 😍🙌
$215
Crown Waste Solutions
A fantastic cause Bella 🥰
$215
Mk
Amazing efforts for such a worth cause! All the best!
$215
Vanessa Tjhia
$215
Kent And Sarah Murphy
Well done Soph Love Mum & Dad
$215
Jones Accountants
So rewarding to give 🩷
$215
Marney & Aurora
Well done Dalia, proud of you! 👏💕😍
$215
Sharlee Webster
I remember Alice and Annabel having such fun with your Mum’s wigs in the dress up box after her time needing them. You have beautiful hair Lil, which will make a fabulous wig! Maybe your hair will make a wig that will one day grace a family’s dress up box! Lots of love ❤️
$215
Isabel De Meur
Go lil, so kind of you to give up those beautiful locks, lots of love Issy!
$215
Andrew Turner
Got to break free of the mullet sometime, I guess
$215
Kerry Corish
Great cause congratulations on doing this ❤️
$215
Gt Hoses
💕
$215
Jennifer Hefford
Dear Lily, Your mum left such an incredible imprint on this world and our hearts. I am so glad we got to know her. We miss you guys and think of you all often. This is a great thing you are doing. Love Jen and the Hefford family xx
$215
Genevieve And Roger Sendall
$215
Elisha Mcdonald
$215
Michelle Pennicott
Proud of you Willow & the team! 💇🏻♀️💛
$215
Anonymous
Great cause Ems. With love from the Newcastle crew!
$215
Riki Diana Asher Chloe Salam
We are all very proud of you Willow. All the best for Year 12 and keep up the great work. Love Uncle Riki, Aunty Diana, Asher and Chloe
$215
Marie And Matt Hagen
Bless you Lily, well done xxx love Marie and Matt (some old friends of your mums from London/Sydney)
$210
Dad
Very proud of you!
$200
Phill Mcinerney
Well done on supporting this cause Annabel. Chop the lochs in August
$200
Laura Dennis
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." — Winston Churchill Xx
$200
Allison Turner
$189
Willy Landrigan
$150
Haydn, Emma, Kip & Zia Sherlock
$138
Margot Thomasson
Good Luck with your fund raising Georgia. Love Nanny and Pa
$113
David Ferguson
$110
Rob
Proud of you Willow, love dad.
$106
Claire Henkey
So proud of you for doing the Ponytail Challenge, such a kind and brave thing to do. You’re making a real difference. Love you
$106
Mum An Dad
Very proud. 💕
$106
Marty And Cherylann
Go Mil - such a great cause!!
$106
Lucy Canning
I’m sure your beautiful Nan would be so proud of you honey xx
$106
Howard Hobbs
$106
Nick Bloor
Well done Lily :)
$106
Ella
Go Willow! Ella x
$106
Tanya Burton
Congratulations a beautiful cause
$106
Tim Kelly Property
Lil, you know too well what a difference this will make to someone and their family. You’re a chop-star 💇♀️🤩 and I’m proud of you! I’m cheering you on - always. X
$106
Ilett Digital
Proud of you Lily! Keep doing what you are doing. Love Brock X
$106
Megan Creed
Good luck with it Tilly
$106
Deb Frecklington
So proud of you well done. Deb F
$106
Jonathan Krause
$106
Aunty Bindy, Aunty Abby, Harry, Peter & Rex
Well done Lily! Mum would be so very proud of you, as we are ! And such a worthy charity- you’re helping to make a real difference. Love you lots xx
$106
Mel Johnson
$106
Willems Corporatiom
$106
No
You are amazing 💖
$106
Ross Gillam
Great job Lily!
$106
W&w Hickey
Go for it Chloe 🙌
$106
Nanny & Poppy
Big hugs Nanny & Poppy xxx
$106
Jayden Wilson
$106
Matysek Family
So proud of you Willow!! 🙌🏾💯❤️
$106
Oli And Billy Drake
We are very proud of you Kakak Jaeda
$106
Jill And Warren Richards
Great cause, very proud. Lots of love N and P
$106
Kirsty And Andrew Hacker
Great work on the chop. Bald is even better.
$106
Mark Ferguson
$106
Beau Newton
Good on ya Lily 👊
$106
Maddy Mackenzie
Proud of you darling girl xxxx
$106
Jennifer Kennedy
Good cause Tiff xx❤️
$106
Torkatlilem
$106
Ghee & Papa
Go Poppy and all the St Hilda’s team- a wonderful thing you are doing!❤️❤️xxxxx
$106
Nanny & Harry
Proud of you Chloe xx
$106
Louise Mathew
Very happy to support you in this wonderful cause! Well done xx
$106
Angus Monie
Go Lucy You’ll look like your dad when you “rock the chop” Love All the Merlan gang
$106
Jasmine Lessue
$106
Debbie Maxwell
Amazing effort for a very worthy cause Josie 🩷.
$106
Renae Hamilton
So proud of you. You will rock the bob again! Love Mum and Dad xxx
$106
Tyler Wormald
Good on you sis
$105
Debbie
Such an incredible thing to do Lily. Well done you x
$104
Emma Weitemeyer
$100
Fred Pippa Tex Alfie
$100
Leanne Wilson
$100
Susanna Yui
Emsy, incredible effort for a great cause—well done 💛
$100
Gricelda Guajardo
It takes a beautiful heart to cut off your hair to donate I’m so proud of you. Love Mammy
$100
Bryce Melville
$100
Anonymous
$100
Mum & Dad
Great charity to be a part of Emily - well done!
$100
Aunty Zoe
Ella, 支持妳！ ❤️❤️
$100
🧚gm
🤗 All the best Elke
$86
Priest Family
Good Luck
$86
Clara Li
So proud
$81
Felicity
Very brave and selfless Elks - your gorgeous hair would be an amazing gift for anyone!
$76
Isabel Weitemeyer
shave it
$75
Poppa J
Go for it popstar
$71
The God Mother 😘
Goooooo Mil!
$71
Kate Wood
Nice one Lil! X
$71
Burtons
Well done Charlize 👏 ❤️
$71
Rosalind Morris
Good for you Charli. My mum also passed away from cancer at age 58. You are truly inspirational ❤️
$71
Kevin Griffen
Amazing work , go ghirl !!
$71
Julia Farrell
Such a great thing to do! Well done e Poppy!xx
$71
George Richardson
$71
Lucy Fell
I love you!! So proud x
$71
Marguerite Carroll
Very proud to donate to this extremely worthy Charity and so proud of you, darling Lucy, for participating in this Cancer Council Ponytail Project.
$71
Ken Petty
$71
Carol
$71
Barbara
Love you from Bar Bar
$71
Izzy
go tri! ⭐️⭐️
$71
Sarah Massey
You rock Dalia 💕
$71
Aunty Poppy
Well done Lily, hope you raise lots my darling xx
$70
Lachlan Murphy
Proud of u Sophie❤️ we all missed the bob anyways
$67
Kai
noice 👍🏽
$65
Wendy Wilson
Amazing effort to raise money for such a great charity Lily xx
$65
Mike & Ness Witheridge
Great stuff Ems, great cause!
$65
Karen Mackay
Well done Lily!
$62
Laura Fraser
$62
Rebecca Moffrey
Great job Lily x
$62
Maria-rose Payne
$62
Laura Moffat
So proud of you Lily. You are doing such an admirable deed. Love Laura and family x
$62
Nev
$62
Caroline Shepherd
Well done Emma
$62
John Stevens
Very proud of you Josie - G xoxo.
$62
Madeleine James
What a great cause. Hope the chop goes well!
$62
Chantal Corish
Go gurlfren ! Love your work Ksharnae. Xx
$62
Julie Dawson
A great thing to do, Lily ❤️
$62
Eliza
Proud of you sis! #rockthechop
$62
Marieanne Golubinsky
$62
Brooke Lindsay
Go Georgia! X
$62
Matthew Mcpherson
❤️
$62
Sue Hancock
Such a great cause! You go girl 💪💇🏼♀️
$62
Molly
Great cause Georgia!
$62
George Richardson
$62
Joy Murphy
Way to go Sophie!!! Your gorgeous hair will make someone feel beautiful ❤️
$62
Stephanie C
Well done Emily, what a great initiative.
$62
Jill & John Finlay
Well done Mil!
$62
Grace Murphy
$62
Michelle Wikman
$62
Ryan Solomons
Well done Willow, what a great cause.
$62
Savannah Trafford
$62
Jon-paul Selfe
$62
Hannah Coddington
Nice work Lil!
$62
Hams Family
Well done Dalia
$62
Aldo
$62
Bradley Coleman
$62
Jennie Acton
$62
Anonymous
Have fun don’t go bald .. love mum xx
$62
Carter
$62
Dru
$62
Amy Pertile
Great stuff Dalia!xxx
$62
Jen Kennedy
Well done Lily, such a great cause!
$62
Paul Tucker
Well done Lily! Fantastic cause
$62
Georgia Smith
$62
Annabel Montgomery
So proud of you pil, Mum always LOVED you with a bob xxx
$61
Kelli Noguchi
Well done to you Ella making a difference to those in need.
$61
Emily Loader
What a wonderful cause Willow!
$61
Tegan Dee
$60
Ali
Dear Ella, Wishing you all the best for your big hair chop on August 14th! ✨💕 Great job fundrasing! What a beautiful & kind thing you are doing. Your kindness will mean so much to someone in need & who is going through cancer treatment!
$60
Cindy & Dana
From Dana and Cindy xx
$57
Angelique Sanders
Good one Emily!
$57
Seb
Go Emsy! Cant wait to see diva era Emily revived
$57
Zoe Baird
Thank you, Charlize! Your compassion and kindness makes a real difference. 💓
$57
Emma H
Proud of you Soph xx
$57
Isabella De Vincentiis
Great cause Willow 🙌🏻 Good luck with your fundraising!
$57
Tina Proios
$57
Tiana Bray
$57
Maverick Dennis
Rock the Chop Ab 🤙🏼
$57
Tammie M
Just love this Poppy - can’t wait to see 🫶
$55
Lib Barrie
Always love a bob!
$55
Keree Thornton
$55
Gabrielle Hawley
All the best with fund raising Annabel. A great cause! X
$55
Guy Bagot
From Stella & Guy
$55
Harry Dawson
👍🏿
$55
Bonnie Hodgson
$55
Mikayla Maudsley
$55
Ben Altschwager
Well Done, Great Cause
$55
Mieke
Go Jaeda
$55
Mitchell Beardow
$55
Tomas Family
Good on ya Popstar
$55
Vanessa Weippert
So proud of you. Praying for an end to cancer.
$55
Brooke Simms
Go Jaeda!! Love you sweeeetie
$55
Casey Wilson
$55
Vanessa Walsh
$55
Daniele Porter
You’re a brave girl! Like ya mum! Xx
$55
Tracey Ackfield
$55
Brett Anna Lucy Hugh & Toby Corish
Congratulations Miranda
$55
Susan Wright
Great stuff Elke!!
$55
Katia
Proud of you. Xx
$55
James Pincott
Well done lily, some thing to do.
$55
Amy <3
Proud of you xxx
$54
Jenna & James
We are very proud of you Josie!
$50
Will, Mikayla And Alfie
$50
June Cook
Good on you Mil. A worthy cause.
$50
Claire Wilson
$50
Karen Dobozy
A very worthwhile cause - I'm very proud of you for 'rocking the chop' in the name of charity.
$50
S.
Good luck Willow!
$50
Anne Leung
Congrats, Emily xxx
$50
Charlie Dawson
Uppa lil
$45
Georgie & Mike
Nice one Poppy xo
$45
Dean Jones
Great work Sarah
$45
Anonymous
$45
Chenoa Weippert
$45
Small Joy Society
We are so proud of you 👏🏻 🥰
$45
Jemma Laird
Well done Lily, very proud of you!
$45
Matthew Curtis
I' m getting a buzz then to match
$45
Jane & Charlotte
A beautiful act of kindness for an important cause Charli 🙌
$34
Ethan Bell
I ❤️ Will Harris
$34
Meg Cooper
Go Liv!!! 💗
$34
George Demetriou
$34
Anonymous
Go Lily!!
$34
Wilbur
Good job gang can’t wait for the trim
$34
Darren Beardow
Well done Sarah. We look forward to seeing the new look !! Love The Beardows.
$34
Lila Kelly
I’m so pumped for the FAB
$34
Will Burton
$34
Melinda Rogers
You are amazing!! So proud of you!!
$34
Dee Walker
Wonderful cause Sar - can’t wait to see your pixi cut
$30
Grandma Beardow
Good job SJ ❤️
$28
Emma Weitemeyer
$28
Anonymous
GO EDIE PEADIE!! Super duper proud (I was always jealous of how good your hair looks in a bob x)
$28
Airport Transfer Solutions
$28
Annabel Mcinerney
Good work dalia!
$28
Kelli Reichman
Love this ponytail project!
$28
Georgia Brown
Good on you Em! Does this mean you’re getting a bob?
$28
George Russell
Slay queen first donation!
$28
Cath Williams
$28
Katia Rogers
🤗
$24
Kim Nasio
Go Willow proud of you xo
$24
Siobhan Dubois
$24
Kenn Holmes
You are amazing!
$24
Belle
Go Charli Bear! 🩷 Nana Judith would be extremely proud of you!
$24
Amelia <3
so proud of you!
$24
Margaret Carroll
VIC Go Lucy l9ve Auntie Doog
$24
Hugh A
$24
Emmi
Well done Jaeda
$24
Zack Rose
$24
Talia
So proud ❤️
$24
Heather Messias
$24
Charlotte Murray
$24
Talia
Hell yeah ❤️
$24
Tegan Cetinich
$24
Julie Bell
$24
Lisa Macmillan
Awesome work 🙌
$24
Poppy Mackenzie
$24
Rebecca Sheppard
Well done Willow!
$24
Edie Keightley
$24
Buddy
🐾
$24
Will Harris
$24
Will Harris
$24
Suhani Dcosta
$24
Will Harris
$24
Leanne B
Well done Charli 😍
$24
Sam Pattison
$23
Amelia Grimmer
$20
Hazel Gleed
Great cause Lily! Would love to see the before and after! Enjoy the chop! X
$20
Tracee Populin
$20
Bill
$20
Grace Georgilopoulos
$20
Chrissy Geles
$20
George Lee
Keep it up queen 🦄🦄
$18
Saffron Macdougall
$18
Anonymous
$18
Nanna
Good on you for doing this
$18
Erin Craig
$18
George Russell
You go girlie!!!
$16
William Box
Goodluck
$15
Abbey Currin
$15
Ava Tulley
so proud of you lily!!
$13
Julie Bell
$12
Anonymous
$12
Elle Tait-russell
You’re amazing sissy 🩷
$12
Anonymous
$12
Mrs. Cotter
Proud of you kiddo!
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Megan Yeo
$12
Tess Hawley
$12
Issy Hallinan
Love ya ❤️❤️
$12
Hetty Shaw
All the best Pops!!❤️
$12
Lizzie Qin
$12
Miah Delardes
Goooo sarah!
$10
Carolyn Salam
Go Poppy! xx
$10
Tayla Kamura
$10
Maddy Mackenzie
Lots of love Willow xx
$10
Maddy Mackenzie
Can you bring back the little Jennifer side part when you get the bob 🥰🥰🥰
$10
Nicola.t
$10
Nicola.t
❤️
$8
Chloe K
$6
Paris
#bringbackthebob
$6
Tahlia Renwick
GOOD JOB QUEEN
$6
Grace Lyons
$6
Willow Salam
$6
Lisa Murray
BOB PLEASE 🙏
$5
Elia Heiner
Hi sorry it’s only $5 #broke
$5
Tahlia Renwick
you are so beautiful for doing this xx
$5
Jedd Fegan
$3
Anonymous
$1
Emma Weitemeyer
Our Team Members
Georgia Thomasson
$532
Lisa Roper
Sara McCarthy
Poppy Mackenzie
$728
Lucy Monie
Paeton Holtsbaum
$178
Lily Dawson
$389
lily montgomery
$2,113
Willow Salam
$2,455
Jennie McGrath
$18
Abbey Dennis
$425
Jennifer Scholes
$116
Josie Jekyll
$12
Jaeda Guajardo
$470
Tribeca Liu
$266
Millie Smith
$74
Charlotte Wormald
$248
Emily Yui
$867
Millie Philp
$535
Tahlia Wilson
$535
Miranda Corish
$344
taya neilan
$639
Amelia SIdhu
$141
Olivia Turner
$519
Ella Lo
$2,396
Clementine Henderson
$34
Lucy Tuckey
$151
Scarlett Richards
$318
isabelle Heritage
$41
cleone halsall
$28
Edie Keightley
$104
Tiffany Ferguson
$548
Elke Sendall
$506
Tilly Johnson
$167
Josie Maxwell
$716
K'Sharnae Clancy
$191
Charlize Hamilton
$806
Sophie Murphy
$500
Emma Weitemeyer
$737
Siena Emanuele
cleone halsall
Lily Fell
$1,663
Chloe Maudsley
$1,115
Bella Karos
$215
Sienna Benson
$94
kaitlin germon
$12
Dalia Ferraro
$1,899
Evie McDonald
$1,316
Sarah Jones
$486
Neve Salmon
Annabel McInerney
$277
Nice photo Dalia this is for your Grandfather who never got to enjoy you.