Fresh daffodils and Daffodil Day merchandise will be available.

This will be the third year running Quota has organised Daffodil Day fundraising in the Taree area.

Cancer Council's Daffodil Day is a national day for Australians to show they care about beating cancer and an opportunity to contribute to a brighter, cancer-free future.

The annual event provides funds to support vital cancer research, develop cancer prevention programs, advocacy programs and provide patient support (like to Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20) for the many Australian lives affected by cancer.

In 2015, the Cancer Council hopes to raise $3.2 million in NSW and $9.7 million nationally.

More than 10,000 volunteers are expected to staff over 1200 Daffodil Day sites across Australia.

This includes more than 5000 volunteers staffing more than 600 Daffodil Day sites across NSW.

Daffodil Day is the largest national fundraising event of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

The daffodil is the international symbol of hope for all touched by cancer.

Cancer facts and figures:

o One in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85.

o In NSW it is predicted that 45,245 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 14,438 will die from the disease in 2016.

o In the Northern NSW region alone, it is predicted that 2551 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 749 people will die from the disease every year by 2016.

o Five-year survival rates from cancer have risen by 40 per cent over the last two decades

o The most common cancer in Australia (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are prostate, colorectal (bowel), breast, melanoma and lung cancer

For more information visit the websit: www.daffodilday.com.au follow Daffodil Day on Facebook: www.facebook.com/daffodildayaustralia or phone the infoline on 1300 65 65 85.