town <0x0A> </s> ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Australia ▁is ▁a ▁national , ▁N FP ▁organisation ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁promote ▁cancer - control ▁policies ▁and ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁ill ness ▁caused ▁by ▁cancer ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁advis es ▁various ▁groups , ▁including ▁the ▁government , ▁on ▁cancer - related ▁issues , ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁cancer ▁patients ▁and ▁their ▁friends , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁fund ing ▁contrib utor ▁towards ▁health ▁research , ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Australia ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁Can cer ▁Society . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Alan ▁Co ates ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁CE O . ▁ ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Australia ▁includes ▁eight ▁member ▁organis ations , ▁which ▁operate ▁in ▁their ▁individual ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories : ▁ ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Queensland ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁South ▁Australia ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Tas mania ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Victoria ▁Can cer ▁Council ▁Western ▁Australia ▁ ▁Australia ' s ▁Big gest ▁Mor ning ▁Te a ▁One ▁of ▁Can cer ▁Council ' s ▁major ▁fund rais ers ▁is ▁Australia ' s ▁Big gest ▁Mor ning ▁Te a . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁event ▁broke ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁Book ▁of ▁Records ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁" World ' s ▁L arg est ▁Stim ulation ▁Te