FRIDAY night at Westport Park hundreds of people are expected to converge and light lanterns as part of a Light the Night event.
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The aim of the gathering is to raise funds to support the Leukaemia Foundation and Australian families affected by blood cancer.
Every lantern tells a story because the colour has a special meaning - gold to remember someone, white to reflect on a personal journey and blue to support others.
Greg French has played a pivotal park in the Red Cross Blood Bank and has seen first-hand the strong link regarding the use of blood in treating leukaemia.
"My cousin was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 13 and while he has now recovered the journey left him incapacitated," he said. "He is now 40 and you don't realise the devastating impact it can have on families."
It is thought more than 60,000 Australians are living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or a related blood disorder, and every day, another 34 people are diagnosed.
"In terms of what we are trying to achieve locally, we want to light 500 lanterns on the night which would be a terrific result," Mr French said.
At the time of publication, there had been approximately 200 registrations for the free community event.
You can still register this after from 5.30pm with presentations and live entertainment to take place on stage from 6pm, before the lantern raising ceremony.
and Light the Night walk from 7pm.
"We recommend that everyone dress appropriately and keep in mind this event will go ahead rain, hail or shine," a spokesperson said.
Local organisers suggest people bring a picnic rug or chair so they can relax and make the most of the beautiful evening.