The 65 Roses Ladies High Tea saw a big attendance flock to the Hadspen venue to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. 

The women-only event aimed to raise more than $6000 for Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania.

A portion of the money raised was from the sale of 65 roses, some of which contained cash prizes. 

Organisation vice president, and event organiser, Judi McGee said she had to “turn people away” because of the overwhelming support for the event. 

“It’s a sell out event this year, as it is every year, and we’re blown away by the support,” she said.

The cause is a deeply personal one for Ms McGee.

Her son was born with cystic fibrosis in 1980 and died at the age of 29 due to complications from the disease. 

“I hadn’t heard of the disease prior to that, but I was a very swift learner and we went through a very big learning curve with him,” she said. “His disease deteriorated to the point where he had to have a double lung transplant when he was 20 and unfortunately he lost his life eight years ago.

“Even if we raised $100  [for the disease] today it’s worth it.”

Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic condition that slowly shuts down all of the bodily organs, except for the brain.

The lungs are most affected by the disorder.

Life expectancy for patients is 37.