9 October 1966: John Fegan and Les Dayman (Homicide)

9 October 1971: Ronnie Burns

9 October 1993: Melissa Tkautz (Paradise Beach)

9 October 1999: Kym Valentine, Dan Paris, Jansen Spencer, Krista Vendy (Neighbours)

9 October 2004: Bridie Carter and Myles Pollard (McLeod’s Daughters)

9 October 2010: Tessa James, Ray Meagher, Emily Symons (Home And Away)

9 October 1971: Melbourne’s GTV9 premieres Hey Hey It’s Saturday, cartoons and segments hosted by Daryl Somers and Peter McKenna.

9 October 1978: The Nine Network in partnership with the Commonwealth Employment Service premieres The Job Show, an early weekday program aimed at helping the unemployed find work. Hosted by Brian Bury and Gail Jarvis with separate editions produced for Sydney and Melbourne.

9 October 1990: Network Ten premieres two-part mini-series Shadows Of The Heart, starring Jason Donovan, Sherrie Krenn, Marcus Graham, Josephine Byrnes, Barry Otto and Robyn Nevin.

9 October 1998: The Seven Network presents the special The Mike Walsh Show Years, paying tribute to the long-running variety show that ran from 1973 to 1985.

9 October 2000: Network Ten premieres Rove Live with Rove McManus.

9 October 2004: ABC and the Nine Network devote the evening to Federal Election coverage. Network Ten presents a one-hour coverage later in the evening.