Give hope through your haircut!

Ponytail Project is a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative that first started in 2015 at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School in Brisbane.

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Every ponytail chopped, and every dollar raised helps fund crucial local cancer prevention work. You can find out more information about the impact here.

Last year, more than 1700 people and 88 schools across Queensland rocked the chop. Together they donated more than 41,000cm of hair!

St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School

In 2015, a member of the St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School parent community was diagnosed with breast cancer. Students Beth Flint, Meg Fraser, Maria Cobain and Annabelle Crossley were moved to help – and launched a student-led fundraising initiative they called ‘The Ponytail Project’, believing that chopping off their ponytails was a small price to pay to support those impacted by cancer.
The Ponytail Project received an outpouring of support in its inaugural year, fuelling the drive for an annual campaign.
Sadly, in 2016, St Margaret’s lost beloved teacher and past student Amanda Minotti, who passed away from cancer. So, students had even more reason to support the Ponytail Project.

Each year, participation and funds raised have grown, with an incredible 207 students from St Margaret’s cutting their hair in 2024

Rock the chop like Kayla!

In 2024, Kayla Johnston from Gladstone rocked the chop and raised over $8,000 for Ponytail Project. Kayla dedicated her efforts to her Mum, Leanne, who is a breast cancer survivor, as well as her Grandmother and other family members who have sadly passed away.

“My Mum had cancer and so have other family members, including my Grandmother. Having that experience when I was only 13, I really wanted to do something that can impact people living with cancer in a positive way.”

Kayla’s mum Leanne was diagnosed in 2019 and spent six weeks at Cancer Council Queensland’s Central Queensland Cancer Support Centre in Rockhampton, which provides fully subsidised accommodation for those going through treatment and their caregivers.

Leanne says, “Having access Cancer Council Queensland’s services as a regional Queenslander was amazing. Having that support, it wasn’t just the room, it was the emotional support that was so incredible.”

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