7 August 1976: Anne Wills (NWS9, Adelaide)
7 August 1982: Glenn Wheatley and Sons And Daughters‘ Gaynor Martin
7 August 1993: Kimberley Davies (Neighbours) and Lisa Lackey (Home And Away)
7 August 2004: Christie Hayes, Bec Cartwright, Beau Brady (Home And Away)
7 August 2010: Tessa James and Amy Mathews (Home And Away)
7 August 1983: The Seven Network begins daily coverage of the First World Athletic Championships from Helsinki, Finland. Seven presents late-night highlights packages of each day of competition, culminating in live prime-time coverage of the marathon on the final day. Australia was represented in the marathon by Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rob de Castella, who won Australia’s only gold medal at the championships.
7 August 1991: ABC screens the telemovie The Last Crop, starring Kerry Walker and Noah Taylor.
7 August 1992: ABC premieres Blue Wilderness, a five-part documentary series featuring Ron and Valerie Taylor as they explore various underwater creatures. The first episode looks at sharks, and helping a group of shark-wary people, including two shark attack victims, come to terms with their fears.
7 August 1996: ABC screens the documentary Nobody’s Children: Seven Years On. David Goldie tracks down the street kids he spoke to seven years ago and finds out what has happened in their lives since then.
7 August 1997: The Seven Network presents the two-hour special Comic Relief, a combination of stand-up local comedy and international sketches as a fund raiser for Community Aid Abroad. Featuring Magda Szubanski, Libby Gore, Rob Sitch, Jimeoin, Marg Downey, John Clarke, Brian Dawe, Judith Lucy, Glenn Robbins, Glynn Nicholas, Russell Gilbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Joanna Lumley, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
7 August 2007: ABC premieres the six-part documentary series South Side Story, about the takeover of NRL team the South Sydney Rabbitohs by actor Russell Crowe and businessman Peter Holmes à Court.
7 August 2009: The Seven Network premieres children’s series Kid Detectives, hosted by Stephen Multari and Shae Brewster.
7 August 2010: The Nine Network premieres Home Cooked! With Julie Goodwin, featuring the inaugural MasterChef Australia winner and celebrity guests demonstrating easy-to-make home cooked meals.
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