Afternoon tea

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy campus hosted an afternoon tea to raise money for breast cancer research on October 22.

The afternoon tea was part of a series of events being held around Central Coast Schools entitled Coast Schools Beating Breast Cancer.

Deputy director of education on the Central Coast and breast cancer survivor Ms Maree Roberts said the local school community provides an amazing forum to heighten breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection and self examination.

"Each year, over 2600 Australian women die from breast cancer," Ms Roberts said.

"That means seven women lose their lives to breast cancer every day.

"This is such a prevalent issue in today's society and something that touches the lives of every one of us in some way whether it's a mother, sister, wife, daughter, aunt or friend."

Press release, 14 Oct 2008 Louise Duff, Brilliant Logic