SHANE CRAWFORD, HOST: Welcome back to the call centre. Hello and good morning, Western Australia. I hope you're up and about. And we've got a very special guest, Patrick Gorman. He's representing the Prime Minister. So, maybe I'll just call you Prime Minister?
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: Let us not do that. We will cause a diplomatic incident. I will probably lose my job. And we'll take all the focus away from the important work of Telethon.
CRAWFORD: No, it's great to see you here. Last night there was the ball. A very famous ball. So, many famous faces. Oh, look at this. We're up and about.
CALL CENTRE VOLUNTEERS: [Cheering].
GORMAN: Here we go.
CRAWFORD: So, they all wanted to be at the ball. Didn't get an invite. But tell us about it. What went on? And there was a lot of money raised.
GORMAN: There is incredible generosity from Western Australia and further afield. It was great to see people really digging deep. Having a good time. And it's just one great way to celebrate the Telethon weekend.
CRAWFORD: And do we have a special announcement? Are you going to announce anything?
GORMAN: I am very pleased to announce, on behalf of the Australian Government, that this year the Australian Government will contribute $6 million to Telethon.
CRAWFORD: Whoa. $6 million. What about that? $6 million being contributed to the Telethon. That is outstanding. Thank you so much. And I know the Prime Minister of our country is a Hawthorn supporter.
GORMAN: He is a Hawthorn supporter.
CRAWFORD: That is very special to me.
GORMAN: So, I think he's a little bit jealous that he's not standing here right now.
CRAWFORD: No, thank you very much. We really appreciate all the work you do. Let's go and see if we can find - we have got some Home and Away stars over here. Here they are. What's that number? They got to call...
GUEST SPEAKERS: 1300 737 507.
CRAWFORD: Yes. And can I - do you need an extra on Home and Away?
GUEST SPEAKERS: Absolutely. Absolutely.
CRAWFORD: So, they're telling me there's a chance. And Patrick, I'm not sure if you've met? We've got the Wiggles over here. What's happening over here?
TSEHAY HAWKINS, YELLOW WIGGLE: We've been calling everyone. Make sure to dial 1300 737 507.
CRAWFORD: There you go. How good are the Wiggles? We love the Wiggles. How good are the Wiggles? Oh, look, we've got lots of orange Wiggles as well. So, it's all happening here in the call centre. Please call in. Back to you, Karen.