The first full day of colour transmission, following the official changeover at midnight.

ABC’s first night of colour television includes a repeat of the episode of Countdown which aired at midnight, and later presents the special Colour It Music, featuring Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, the Australian Ballet, Claire Poole Singers, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Judy Stone, Daryl Braithwaite and Sonia Hanks — presented from the Sydney Opera House.

Nine’s live coverage of the opening concert for Melbourne’s Moomba festival is hosted by Jimmy Hannan and features performances by Johnny Farnham, Denise Drysdale, Heathermae Redding, James Pegler and the Joe Latona Dancers.

40 years of colour TV [2014]

Source: TV Week, 1 March 1975

	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV0
6AM	(1.32am) Tennis: World Championships 1973	6am Special: The LP Show With Victor Borge		6.15am Movie: The Amazons Of Rome. 1963 [IMDB]
7AM		7am Special: Julie And Dick In Covent Garden	7.30am Circus
8AM	8am ABC News. Geoff Raymond 8.30 Target: C-Day Special	8am Funshine Saturday. Includes Rupert Bear	8am Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Daryl Somers, Ossie Ostrich. Includes The Beatles, Comedy Capers, Lancelot Link	8am Cartoon Carnival
9AM		9am Jambo 9.30 The Addams Family
10AM		10am Catch Kandy 10.30 Jeannie
11AM	11am Sportsview. Includes NSW Surfing Championships, Sheffield Shield Cricket, Motor Racing, Golden Slipper Festival, Soccer	11am Tennis: Davis Cup. Live from New Zealand	11am Thunderbirds	11am Movie: Aladdin And His Magic Lamp [IMDB]
12PM			12pm World Championship Wrestling	12.20pm Movie: Smiley Gets A Gun. 1959 [IMDB]
1PM			1pm Golf: 1975 International Proette Golf Tournament. Live from Australian Golf Club, Sydney
2PM				2pm Movie: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. 1961 [IMDB]
3PM		3pm Cool McCool 3.30 Huckleberry Hound
4PM		4pm This Week Has Seven Days. David Johnston		4pm What In The World. Sandy Palmer, Gary Carvolth 4.30 Junior Jury. Noel O’Connor
5PM			5pm Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 5.30 The Mouse Factory	5pm Time For Living. JJ White, Marie Knapp 5.30 Me And Chimp
6PM	6pm Countdown (Rpt) 6.55 Weather	6pm Seven National News. David Johnston 6.30 (To Be Advised)	6pm News Centre Nine. Peter Hitchener, Brian Henderson, Bert Bryant 6.30 The Thrillseekers	6pm Eyewitness News. Brad Smart, Peter Sharp, Clem Dimsey 6.30 Young Talent Time. Johnny Young, Phillip Gould, Debbie Byrne, Trevor Hindmarsh, Jane Scali, Greg Mills, Derek Redfern, Julie Ryles, Sally Boyden, Steven Zammit, Karen Knowles
7PM	7pm ABC News. John Amies 7.30 Special: Colour It Music	7.30 Thick As Thieves	7pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show 7.30 Ironside	7.30 Emergency
8PM	8.30 Four Corners	8pm Penthouse Club. Michael Williamson, Mary Hardy. Includes Tattslotto	8.30 Special: Moomba Opening Concert. Jimmy Hannan. Live from Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne	8.30 Movie: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth. 1970 [IMDB]
9PM	9.15 Movie: They Don’t Clap Losers [IMDB]		9.30 Movie: The King And I. 1956 [IMDB]
10PM	10.40 The ABC Of It			10.20 Movie: 1001 Nights [IMDB]
11PM	11pm Certain Women 11.45 Close	11.15 Late News, Weather. Greg Shackleton 11.30 Star Soccer
12AM		12.45am Close	12am Movie: Too Hot To Handle. 1960 [IMDB]	12.20am Close
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2AM			2.10am Epilogue 2.15 Close
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