Editing Telethon (section)

===Australia===
Melbourne's [[Good Friday Appeal]], which began in 1931, started its telethon in 1957 after the [[Seven Network]] joined as a sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rch150.org.au/timeline/our-community/channel-7-joins-good-friday-appeal/|title=1957: Channel 7 joins Good Friday Appeal|date=19 September 2019|publisher=The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne|access-date=30 October 2022|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030092832/https://rch150.org.au/timeline/our-community/channel-7-joins-good-friday-appeal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Adelaide's first telethon was held at the Tynte Street, North Adelaide, studios of NWS9 in December 1960. One fundraiser was [[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]], then famous as a quiz champion. Viewers could, for a fee, attempt to "stump" him with their favorite question.<ref name=Dove>{{cite book|author=Cora Dove |title=The First 25 Years of Television in South Australia |year=1986 |page=15}}</ref>

Prior to the establishment of [[Channel Seven Perth Telethon|their annual telethon]] in 1968, Perth station [[TVW]] broadcast one-off telethons for [[1961 Western Australian bushfires|bushfire relief in 1961]], and to raise funds for Christmas care packages sent to Western Australian soldiers [[Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War|serving in Vietnam]] in 1966 and 1967.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-how-a-chat-on-a-golf-course-led-to-the-creation-of-australias-most-successful-charity-event-c-8621056|title=Telethon: How a chat on a golf course led to the creation of Australia's most successful charity event|publisher=PerthNow|date=October 23, 2022|access-date=October 24, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025022407/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/telethon/telethon-how-a-chat-on-a-golf-course-led-to-the-creation-of-australias-most-successful-charity-event-c-8621056|url-status=live}}</ref>