Mel Symons

Melanie 'Mel' Symons is an Australian media personality, who is best known for appearing on a number of television shows on the Seven Network, most notably Saturday Disney from 1997 until 2002, and Ground Force from 2002 until 2005.

Symons began her career on Network Ten's Totally Wild in 1995 as a reporter. In 1997 she moved to the Seven Network's children's television show Saturday Disney, where she hosted for five years. In April 2002 she began appearing on to the Australian version of the backyard renovation show Ground Force as the "bargain hunter". In 2003 Symons presented her own lifestyle program Australia's Best Backyards, and co-hosted Wheel of Fortune as a fill-in for two weeks.

She presents a fashion segment on the Sunrise breakfast program and also appears on The Morning Show. She is also the a member of Sydney Weekender team, a local travel program that shows viewers the best places to go and things to do across New South Wales.^[1]

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–1997	Totally Wild	Reporter
1997–2002	Saturday Disney	Co-host	One of the longest serving hosts of Saturday Disney
2002–2005	Ground Force	Bargain Hunter	First prime time role
2003	Australia's Best Backyards	Host
2003	Wheel Of Fortune	Co-Host	Temporary fill in for two weeks during 2003
2004–present	Sydney Weekender	Presenter
2005–2007	Sunrise	Fashion reporter

References

1. ^ "Mel Symons's profile". Sydney Weekender. http://www.visitnsw.com.au/Mel_Symons_p2285.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-18. 

External links

• Mel Symons at the Internet Movie Database

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