Editing Telethon (section)

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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>