Editing Telethon (section)

====Australia====

===== Perth =====
The annual [[Channel Seven Perth Telethon]] is run by [[Perth]]-based [[Seven Network]] station [[TVW]] and the Channel 7 Telethon Trust and is broadcast throughout [[Western Australia]] on the Seven Network. Starting in 1968, the annual 26-hour continuous broadcast runs on a weekend, usually in October, commencing at 7.00pm on Saturday night. The two major beneficiaries of Telethon are [[Perth Children's Hospital]] (and previously [[Princess Margaret Hospital for Children]]) and the [[Telethon Kids Institute]] along with numerous other additional beneficiaries (in 2021, there were 65 beneficiaries).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-2021-perth-when-to-watch-on-channel-7-and-how-to-donate-c-4233283|title=Telethon 2021 Perth: When to watch on Channel 7 and how to donate|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017070726/https://7news.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-2021-perth-when-to-watch-on-channel-7-and-how-to-donate-c-4233283|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, TVW held its 50th Telethon, raising a then-record [[Australian Dollar|A$]]36.4 million ($10 million more than the previous year), which amounted to $13.94 per head of population in WA. The largest amount raised on Perth's Telethon was set in 2024, which saw [[Australian Dollar|A$]]83.2 million donated. Since 1968, Perth's Telethon has raised over [[Australian Dollar|A$]]650 million in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-2022-cracks-500-million-in-total-fundraising-since-1968-c-8636536|title=Telethon 2022 cracks $500 million in total fundraising since 1968|date=October 23, 2022|access-date=October 23, 2022|archive-date=October 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023103603/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-2022-cracks-500-million-in-total-fundraising-since-1968-c-8636536|url-status=live}}</ref>

A number of international celebrities have visited Perth to appear on the Telethon, such as [[Michael Jackson]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Harry Connick, Jr.]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Julian Lennon]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Def Leppard]], and [[Elton John]] (who performed live for the event from the opening night of [[Perth Arena]] in 2012). A number of Australian television personalities and actors also fly across the country for the weekend, including stars from Seven Network programs such as ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'', ''[[The Morning Show (TV program)|The Morning Show]]'' and ''[[Home and Away]]''.

During the 1970s and 1980s, TVW's rival station, the [[Nine Network]]'s [[STW]] also broadcast its own telethon, known as Appealathon.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

===== Melbourne =====
HSV7 in Melbourne holds the [[Good Friday Appeal]] telethon, which benefits the [[Royal Children's Hospital]] in [[Melbourne]] on [[Good Friday]] every year. It airs across [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] all day on Seven Network station [[HSV (TV station)|HSV]] and [[Prime Television]]. It also has a print and radio component via Melbourne's [[Herald Sun]] newspaper as well as radio station [[Mix 101.1]]. In 2007, the radio partner was [[Southern Cross Broadcasting]]. The event has become an annual part of Melbourne culture, and continues to bring in record fundraising efforts across the entire state. In 2015, the appeal raised A$17.1 million.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

===== Adelaide =====
[[NWS (TV station)|NWS9]] in Adelaide aired Telethon broadcasts throughout the 1960s and 1970s including raising money for "The House Of Hope" a home that would be built each year for Telethon. Local television stars from all channels would visit channel 9 across the live broadcast weekend to participate in the Telethon. Musicians from interstate would also travel to Adelaide for the round-the-clock marathon broadcast. It was the only time of the year that an Adelaide television station continued to broadcast during the overnight hours.

In the 1970s, [[SAS (TV station)|SAS10]] created the Children's Medical Research Foundation and the "Channel 10 Christmas Appeal" with stars from the network flying into Adelaide for the weekend live broadcast from SAS10 studios in Gilberton. Stars participating in the broadcast included actors from the popular SAS10 programmes ''Number 96'' and ''The Box''. Game show host Garry Meadows was the anchor for most years. It is this event where the tune "Thank You Very Much for Your Kind Donation" originated, which would be played whenever a major donation was announced during the broadcast with members of the cast forming a conga line and dancing around the studio.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

===== Newcastle =====
[[NBN Television]] in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]] regularly held telethons every two years throughout the 1970s and 1980s for local charities such as children's hospitals and cancer units. However, with aggregation and the station being affiliated in the early 1990s, these went by the wayside but a few have still been held since, the last occurring in 2002.

===== Sydney =====
In Sydney, [[Nine Network]] station [[TCN]] broadcasts the Gold Week Telethon on the second Monday of June ([[Queen's Official Birthday|the Queen's Birthday]]), in benefit for the [[Sydney Children's Hospital]]. Established in 2010, the telethon serves as a finale for a week of fundraising for the hospital, known as "Gold Week", which generally runs the first week of June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldweek.org.au/|title=The 2018 Gold Appeal - Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation|website=Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307102958/http://www.goldweek.org.au/|archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150218921477608.339412.286174937607|title=Gold Week Telethon |website=Facebook|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507171717/https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150218921477608.339412.286174937607|archive-date=7 May 2018}}</ref>

The sixth telethon in 2015 was hosted by presenters of the Nine Network's [[Today (1982 TV program)|''Today'']] show,  with various network celebrities including [[Darryl Brohman]] and [[Miranda Tapsell]] manning the phone lines; the telethon also featured various music performers. A total of $5.2mn was raised for the hospital, breaking expectations and creating a new record.<ref>Gold Telethon homepage sited on 10/6/2015 "{{cite web |url=https://www.goldtelethon.org.au/ |title=Gold Telethon - Home |access-date=2015-06-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610070032/https://www.goldtelethon.org.au/ |archive-date=2015-06-10 }}"</ref>

===== One-off telethons ===== 
Throughout Australia, there have been several national telethons during the 2000s. One was held to aid victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 tsunami]] that hit parts of [[Indonesia]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]], which killed over 200,000 people. This telethon was simulcast by all three commercial networks, Seven, Nine and Ten. There were other telethons around the world raising money for that event.

On February 12, 2009, the Nine Network held a special telethon to benefit the victims of the [[2009 Victorian bushfires]], through the [[Australian Red Cross]]. Titled ''Australia Unites – The Victorian Bushfire Appeal'', the event was hosted by Nine Network personality [[Eddie McGuire]], and accompanied by many celebrities, athletes and entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25033506-10229,00.html|title=Melbourne Herald Sun: "Eddie McGuire to host Channel Nine fundraiser for Victoria fire victims", 2/10/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316115147/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25033506-10229,00.html|archive-date=16 March 2009}}</ref> Some of the celebrities to have appeared included [[Russell Crowe]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Orlando Bloom]], Hugh Jackman, [[Anthony La Paglia]], [[Rachel Griffiths]] and [[Simon Baker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25044776-29277,00.html|title=news.com.au: "Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman join bushfire telethon", 2/12/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305010828/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25044776-29277,00.html|archive-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> [[Rove McManus]] from rival [[Ten Network]] made a special guest appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/751515/australia-digs-deep-for-nines-bushfire-appeal|title=NineMSN: "Australia digs deep for Nine's bushfire appeal"|website=ninemsn.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003823/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/751515/australia-digs-deep-for-nines-bushfire-appeal|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> The telethon raised about A$20.5 million from pledges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25048285-29277,00.html|title=AAP: "Telethon raises $20.5m for fire victims", 2/13/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215180036/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25048285-29277,00.html|archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref>

On January 9, 2011, the ''Flood Relief Appeal: Australia Unites'' telethon, in response to the [[2010–2011 Queensland floods]], was broadcast by the Nine Network from [[Brisbane]]'s [[Suncorp Piazza]] raised more than A$10 million in pledged aid.<ref>{{cite news | author = AAP | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm | date = 10 January 2011 | title = Almost $30m raised in Qld flood appeal | access-date = 10 January 2011 | work = ABC News | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110119084906/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm | archive-date = 19 January 2011 }}</ref>