Macksville's shopfronts, saleyards, bridge, riverfront and school children have been turning pink this month in a bold show of support for local families experiencing breast cancer.
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In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the local community has been adorned all shades of pink at a variety of events held across the town to help raise funds for McGrath Foundation breast care nurses.
Member of the Pink Up Macksville team Joy Sheather said they had been overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and positivity around the concept.
"It's amazing the amount of people who have said Macksville has been waiting for something like this," she said.
"It's really something that has involved the whole community and shown what a caring and compassionate town we live in."
Macksville has hosted a variety of events in the lead up to tomorrow's grand finale - a gala day on the river bank from 9am to 5pm.
McGrath Foundation breast care nurse Carolyn Cross, who is based at Macksville, said the community was proud to be taking part in the worthy cause.
"There have been so many exciting activities throughout October from street stalls, fashion parades and a high tea, to a cattle sale and cocktail night and our much-anticipated gala day," she said.
McGrath Foundation breast care nurses are specially trained to manage the care of people with breast cancer throughout the course of their treatment. They offer vital emotional support for breast cancer patients and their families.
What's in store?
There'll be a range of stalls set up from 9am including craft, produce and plants, Boomerang Bags, CWA ladies stall, Afribeads, Ishara 10 minute massage, drone, new hospital information, and Breastscreen Australia information stalls.
The Lions will also start serving up some of their famous sausage sangers from 10.
The Primary School kids will start their town walk with donation buckets from 10.30am.
And there'll be a morning tea on the river bank serenaded by Dianne Coombs.
At 11, the Dragon Boaters and Scotts Head/Macksville SLSC Boats will paddle down the river.
From 12pm there'll be addresses from Macksville's McGrath Foundation Nurse Carolyn Cross, Mayor Rhonda Hoban, and breast cancer survivor Donna Collins.
You'll need your dancing shoes on at 1pm as Sydney 8-piece Nickel and Dime Jazz & Blues Band gets into the swing of the gala.
Over the course of the afternoon the monster raffle will be drawn and the best decorated bra and business will be announced.
At 4pm there'll be dance performances by students of the Macksville Dance Studio, and Rai 'n Balloons will be making balloon sculptures.
Plus 2NVR will be there all day broadcasting live and playing tunes.
For more information about the Pink Up Macksville events, visit the Pink Up Macksville Facebook page.
