AFTER seven years of playing host to the Cancer Council's Relay For Life event, Blacktown residents have helped raise more than $1 million for research.
Over the weekend 82 teams gathered for the event at Blacktown Olympic Park.
Together they raised $114,000 for the cause.
The event was officially declared open by Blacktown Mayor Charlie Lowles and fellow councillor and Cancer Council ambassador Kathie Collins.
Before the teams started their 24-hour trek around the track, cancer survivors completed an honorary lap.