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The Good Friday Appeal is a fundraising activity on behalf of the Royal Children's Hospital, in Melbourne, specifically for children with life threatening illnesses.

Good Friday Appeal phone room as well as Channel 7 studio setup of the telethon panel featuring personalities such as Andrew O'Keefe

The Appeal started in 1931 when groups of journalists from the The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd organised a sporting carnival in aid of the Royal Children’s Hospital. In 1942, Sir Keith Murdoch as Managing Director and Editor of The Herald agreed that The Herald and radio station 3DB (now MIX101.1) should broadcast an all day appeal on Good Friday. In 1957, Seven Network joined the appeal and began the first day-long telethon, which is now held at Melbourne’s Telstra Dome.

Currently, three media organisations 3AW, Seven Melbourne and The Herald and Weekly Times Herald Sun continue to be supporters of the appeal, giving editorial space and endorsement.

2009 was another record breaking year for the appeal, raising $13, In 2008, the appeal raised $12,482,380 (AUD), and in 2007, $11,788,970.

External links

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 Currently, three media organisations [[3AW]], [[HSV-7|Seven Melbourne]] and [[Herald Sun|The Herald and Weekly Times Herald Sun]] continue to be supporters of the appeal, giving editorial space and endorsement.
+was another record breaking year for the appeal, raising $13,
-In 2008, the appeal raised its highest amount of funds to date, with $12,482,380 (AUD), beating the previous record set in 2007, which was $11,788,970.
+In 2008, the appeal raised $12,482,380 (AUD), and in 2007, $11,788,970.