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ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney

Bring your school, community, seniors or interest group on a tour of the ABC Ultimo Centre!

ABC Southbank Centre, Melbourne

Visit the studios of ABC News Breakfast and the 7pm News. See the home of Radio Australia!

ABC Collinswood Centre, Adelaide

Visit the 891 ABC Adelaide radio studio, the Newsroom and the Behind the News studio!

ABC East Perth Centre

See our state of the art television production studio, a radio studio, a news studio and control room!

ABC Canberra Centre

Take a look at the radio studio of 666 ABC Canberra, the 7pm News studio and much more.

ABC Darwin Centre

Take a behind the scenes look at the ABC Darwin television news production studio, radio studio and more!
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Teachers

Teachers

Welcome to the teacher’s resource page for ABC Tours.

Arrive on time – 10 minutes prior to the tour start time is essential as late arrivals mean you may not get access to some of the studios. Our volunteer tour guides are dedicated to giving your students a valuable experience. Please respect their commitment by not keeping them waiting unnecessarily. If you cannot avoid delays, please contact the tours manager to advise you are running late.

We encourage your students to ask questions either about the ABC in general or about future career opportunities while on a tour.

The booking form asks for information about the students and any special interest areas you’d like to see – the more information we have, in a reasonable time frame, the more likely we are to assist you and arrange speakers (if possible) or visit other areas.

About the ABC

Visit our website - there is so much information to discover, not just about our television shows but a host of other ABC services. It can offer a great deal in terms of school and college projects ideas.

Understand the historical significance of the ABC.

Ensure your students acquaint themselves with ABC TV programming prior to the tour. There are many quality programs to choose from. Whether it be News and Current Affairs programs such the 7.00pm News, ABC News 24 (digital channel 24), 7.30, Q&A; or comedy, arts and entertainment programs such as The Gruen Transfer, First Tuesday Book Club, At the Movies, Poh’s Kitchen or Science programs like Catalyst, these programs will give your students a good understanding of the ABC for the tour. All programs are also available to watch either on their own dedicated websites or on iview, our free on-demand full screen internet tv service.

Tune into ABC Radio. Listen to your local ABC (local coverage of your region and a comprehensive guide to what's happening in news, sport, weather as well as special feature stories) - either 702 ABC Sydney, 774 ABC Melbourne, 891 ABC Adelaide, 666 ABC Canberra or 720 ABC Perth. You will more than likely visit the studio of your local radio station on your tour. Other ABC stations to tune into are triple j (the ABC’s youth radio network), Radio National (the latest in science, books and publishing, religion, social history, the arts and current affairs) or ABC News Radio (24 hour news).

Missed your favourite radio program? Hear it again.

Did you know you can be a member of a studio audience in Melbourne or Sydney – its free! Visit your show of interest online and make your booking.

If you are in a regional location, try getting your students involved with ABC Open. ABC Open invites regional communities to produce and publish photos, stories, videos, and sound through the ABC. Find a producer in your area to see how people are getting involved, and how you can join in through workshops – an fantastic opportunity for students to learn about media production.