Louise Morrison to chop her hair for Albany Community Hospice in honour of her late father

The daughter of late Albany musician Dave Morrison will lose her long locks at this month’s Davestock charity music festival to raise money for Albany Community Hospice.

Hairdressers from Ron’s Barber Shop will give Louise Morrison’s hair the chop on July 30 during the second instalment of the Davestock concert.

Davestock, which features a long list of local bands, is held in honour of Mr Morrison, a passionate drummer who was cared for at the hospice before his death at the age of 67 in July 2020.

Ms Morrison has been growing her long auburn hair since she was a teenager.

“I always had short back and sides in high school, and my dad said to me ‘Oh, you look like a boy with short hair, if you grow it I’ll pay for you to have a perm’,” she said.

“And I said ‘well I don’t want a perm but if you want me to grow my hair I will’, and I’ve had it long ever since.”

Ms Morrison plans to donate her hair to be made into wigs for people who have alopecia, cancer or other conditions causing hair loss.

“Dad lost his hair during one of his cancer treatments and he was very proud of his appearance,” she said.

“He actually got a cancer wig for when he was doing his gigs, so that sort of gave me an extra kick to cut mine and donate mine to somebody that needs it.”

Ms Morrison’s hair will be transformed into a short pixie cut, with an auction to take place on the night and the highest bidder getting the opportunity to snip the first strands of her hair.

All money raised through Davestock will go to the hospice, a cause close to her heart.

She is running an additional online fundraiser for her hair chop and is now more than halfway to meeting her goal of $2000.

“The time we had with Dad at the hospice was amazing,” she said.

“You don’t realise how much effort everybody at the hospice puts in until you’ve got a loved one in there.

“He loved being able to say goodbye to everybody, and spending time with family and friends, so that time there was imperative.

“If we didn’t have the hospice, we wouldn’t have had that time, and everybody wouldn’t have been able to say goodbye like they did.”

To donate, visit https://bit.ly/3yGP68z or find donation tins at Wilson Brewery and Ron’s Barber Shop.

For Davestock tickets, visit bit.ly/3nU3Trw.