It was a television program about children with leukaemia that spurred young Maeve Murfett into taking action on conquering blood cancer.
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The five-year-old decided to take up the noble cause in raising money for the annual national leukemia campaign: the World's Greatest Shave.
Maeve's mum Mel Murfett said the hair trimmings would also be donated to make wigs for children undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
"It [the hair] has to be at 30 centimetres in length so it's going to be quite short," she said.
"We watched a program about children with leukemia and she asked a lot of questions as to why they would be sick or why they didn't have hair.
"Especially at such a young age as well it's great to see."
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This will be Maeve's first time participating in the World's Greatest Shave.
"It's something I've always wanted to do ... so I finally decided to do it," she said.
In just two weeks, Maeve and her family raised more than $4000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.
"It's really amazing that it's happened so quickly," Mrs Murfett said.
Maeve is one of many Australians that will be losing hair for the World's Greatest Shave, which starts later this month.
About 41 Australians are diagnosed with some form of blood cancer every day.
Leukaemia Foundation chief executive Bill Petch said in the past 10 years, blood cancer cases have increased by 30 per cent.
"We know that blood cancer is a significant problem in Australia ... unlike other cancers, there are not screening programs available and no way to prevent a blood cancer through lifestyle change," he said.
"Money raised through the World's Greatest Shave is critical to ensure that Australians diagnosed with this deadly disease can gain the access they need to the best treatment, supportive care and trusted relevant information, regardless of where in Australia they live."
About 535 Tasmanians shaved their heads in 2019, raising $400,000.
