Ruth Mountjoy has been growing her hair for the past 30 years, but in a couple of weeks she will selflessly shave her hair off to support her young niece who has been diagnosed with bone cancer.
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On Saturday, March 14, Ms Mountjoy along with Tarah Moses and Joanne Ross will shave their hair off at the Amaroo Hotel at 3pm, as part of the World's Greatest Shave.
Ms Mountjoy's niece, Georgie Kennedy, was 10 years old when she was diagnosed with bone cancer before Christmas in 2013.
Georgie, now 11, had a bad reaction to her chemotherapy and couldn't receive the full treatment.
A 10-hour operation was performed, in which doctors removed 15 centimetres from her femur and replaced it with part of her fibula bone.
Ms Mountjoy said although she was not yet in the clear, Georgia was doing well.
"She loved dancing, but that's not an option anymore," she said.
" I live at Dubbo, but my family are in Sydney, so this is my way of helping."
Ms Mountjoy, whose hair is now 75 centimetres long, said the only haircuts she had received in the past 30 years were trims.
"Everyone thinks I'm mad for doing this. But it's only hair," he said.
Between March 12 and 15, more than 150,000 people will get sponsored to shave or colour their hair to support Australians with blood cancer and fund research.
Ms Mountjoy said all three women were hoping to raise $2000 each at the event.
"It will be a big help to the cause," she said.
"We're all very excited."
