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JOY Community Highlights
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
Selection of JOY community specials and vignettes.
Episodes
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JOY’s Melbourne United Pride Round 2026 Broadcast
Live from John Cain Arena, host Jacqueline Shields and the JOY crew interview incredible people and celebrate inclusive basketball ahead of the Pride Round clash between Melbourne United and the Adelaide 36ers The post JOY’s Melbourne United Pride Round 2026 Broadcast appeared first on JOY...
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Midsumma Pride March 2026
Join Warren, Latham, Hannah & Alana plus special guests, for our live broadcast of Midsumma Pride March 2026 The post Midsumma Pride March 2026 appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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JOY’s Midsumma Carnival 2026 Broadcast with Vision Australia Radio
A joint broadcast between Vision Australia and JOY 94.9, live from Midsumma Carnival 2026 The post JOY’s Midsumma Carnival 2026 Broadcast with Vision Australia Radio appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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Pride in the Park – Bendigo Pride Festival 2025
A special broadcast from the Bendigo Pride Festival for the ‘Pride in the Park’ Youth Event with hosts Brett and Tim! Broadcast on March 29th, 2025 on JOY 94.9. The post Pride in the Park – Bendigo Pride Festival 2025 appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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Fierce Female Forces – In collaboration with Monash University
A special Monash University production about Fierce Female Forces in journalism. Broadcast on International Women’s Day on JOY 94.9. The post Fierce Female Forces – In collaboration with Monash University appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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JOY’s Melbourne United Pride Round Broadcast
A special, JOY Outside Broadcast from John Cain Arena as we get excited for the Pride Round Clash between Melbourne United and the Tasmania JackJumpers! Listen in as host Jacqueline Shields chats with incredible people behind the game and special guests including Melbourne United CEO Nick…
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JOY’s Midsumma Pride March 2025 Broadcast
Join Triana, Dave and a suite of special guests as we call the action and present a very special broadcast for Midsumma Pride March 2025 The post JOY’s Midsumma Pride March 2025 Broadcast appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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JOY’s Outside Broadcast for Oscar Ballet
JOY’s Outside Broadcast at the Regent Theatre for Oscar Ballet. Presented by Joel-King Mayne and Eve Gilbert, and produced by Con Keramitsis. Our hosts got a chance to chat with David Hallberg (the Australian Ballet’s artistic director), Jonathan Lo (the Australian Ballet’s music director),...
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JOY’s 2024 Pride Season Coverage
Join us to relive the 2024 Pride Season. In our 30th year, this podcast highlights all the action from the Pride March, Victoria’s Pride and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Don’t miss a minute of the queer events of 2024. Pride March had 400 groups taking over Fitzroy St, St Kilda…
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Tim Lennox Memorial Podcast
It is with sadness that we let our community know that Robert Suggett (Known as Tim Lennox to those at JOY), a life member, and long term volunteer and contributor to JOY’s success has passed away. In this podcast special, those who knew Tim best share their memories, the impact that Tim had on...
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2022 Midsumma Carnival OB
Relive the excitement of the 2022 Midsumma Carnival, proudly supported by Newlife IVF! Join JOY Drive’s Em and Warren as they chat to community organisations, stall holders and attendees, bringing you all thefun from Alexandra Gardens. Newlife IVF are Melbourne’s only fertility clinic that’s...
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International Day of People With Disability 2021 – Greg Axtens
Disability advocate, LGBTIQA+ advocate and Pride Ambassaador Greg Axtens speaks with Paul Horwell about what International Day of People with Disability means to him. The post International Day of People With Disability 2021 – Greg Axtens appeared first on JOY Community Highlights.
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International Day of People With Disability 2021 – Dr Rhonda Galbally
In celebration of International Day of People with Disability 2021, disability advocate and LGBTIQA+ advocate Ruby Mountford interviews Dr Rhonda Galbally. Dr Galbally is a Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabilities. She worked…
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Victorian Pride Centre Opening – Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony
The Victorian Pride Centre was officially opened on the morning of Sunday 11 July 2021. The centre was officially launched by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, Minister for Equality Martin Foley, and Mayor of the City of Port Phillip Louise Crawford and their speeches will be the subject of…
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JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast 2021 – Part 1
After a rough 2020, it’s time to shake off the year that was and celebrate Mardi Gras 2021 with the JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast, proudly brought to you by NAB – More than money! Join our hosts, Ruby Mountford, Rebekah Loveday and Triana Butler live from the JOY 94.9 studios, as they chat all things...
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JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast 2021 – Part 2
After a rough 2020, it’s time to shake off the year that was and celebrate Mardi Gras 2021 with the JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast, proudly brought to you by NAB – More than money! Join our hosts, Ruby Mountford, Rebekah Loveday and Triana Butler live from the JOY 94.9 studios, as they chat all things...
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JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast 2021 – Part 3!
After a rough 2020, it’s time to shake off the year that was and celebrate Mardi Gras 2021 with the JOY Mardi Gras Broadcast, proudly brought to you by NAB – More than money! Join our hosts, Ruby Mountford, Rebekah Loveday and Triana Butler live from the JOY 94.9 studios, as they chat all things...
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EVEN MORE Fun, Floats, Interviews, the Commentary – Here’s PART 3 of our JOY Coverage of the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade #ListenNow
HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2020! If you didn’t make it to the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have more than 3 hours of commentary, fun, interviews plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2020 on podcast! We would like to thank the following people, who without them, this...
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MORE Fun, Floats, Interviews, the Commentary – Here’s PART 2 of our JOY Coverage of the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade #ListenNow
HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2020! If you didn’t make it to the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have more than 3 hours of commentary, fun, interviews plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2020 on podcast! We would like to thank the following people, who without them, this...
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Fun, Floats, Interviews, the Commentary – Here’s Part 1 of our JOY Coverage of the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade #ListenNow
HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2020! If you didn’t make it to the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have more than 3 hours of commentary, fun, interviews plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2020 on podcast! We would like to thank the following people, who without them, this...
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Participant Interviews, Fun, Costumes, Floats – It’s All STILL Here in PART 3 of Our JOY Coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2019 #ListenNow
Our JOY Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras team for 2019. HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2019! If you couldn’t make it to the 2019 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have almost 4 hours of interviews, fun, floats, dancing plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2019 on podcast! And here…
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Participant Interviews, Fun, Costumes, Floats – It’s All Here in PART 2 of Our JOY Coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2019 #ListenNow
Our JOY Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras team for 2019. HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2019! If you couldn’t make it to the 2019 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have almost 4 hours of interviews, fun, floats, dancing plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2019 on podcast! And here…
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Participant Interviews, Fun, Costumes, Floats – It’s All Here in Our JOY Coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2019 – Part 1 #ListenNow
Our JOY Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras team for 2019. HAPPY MARDI GRAS 2019! If you couldn’t make it to the 2019 Mardi Gras Parade then this is the podcast for YOU! We have almost 4 hours of interviews, fun, floats, dancing plus more… SO scream for JOY, it’s Mardi Gras 2019 on podcast! This year...
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More Floats, a Wedding in Taylor Square, the Happy Bernardi Float, PFLAG + many more floats and the Parade wind up… Our JOY Coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade – Part 2
Thanks to SBS and Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, JOY produced the official live commentary of the 2018 40th Anniversary Parade. In the second part you can hear more fun and fabulousness from the parade including a wedding in Taylor Square, PFLAG, the Happy Bernardi Float, the parade wind up and...
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Floats, Floats, Cher and more Floats… Our JOY Coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade – Part 1
Thanks to SBS and Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, this is the JOY live commentary of the 2018 40th Anniversary Mardi Gras Parade. In this first part you can hear all the fun and fabulousness of the parade including the Dykes on Bikes and Boys on Bikes that opened the parade, the First Nations...
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‘Chicks Talkin’ Footy’ score win at CBAA Awards 2017
JOY 94.9 would like to congratulate our presenters Fiona, Bree, Rachael, Susannah, Rebecca and Danae of our sports program Chicks Talkin’ Footy on winning the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s award for ‘Excellence in Sports Broadcasting’ for 2017. The team have been right behind...
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Interview: Holden Diversity Manager Matthew Hough
In 2016, Holden signed up in support of the Australian Marriage Equality campaign, standing proudly beside the other Australian businesses calling for marriage equality – sooner not later. Holden are proud of using the icon status Australia has given them to break down any barriers to equal…
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International Women’s Day: Sammi Returns
Sammi returns to the air after battling breast cancer for the past 2 years for a special IWD show. She is joined in the studio with the author of a groundbreaking new book Eva Sless – A teen girls guide to getting off and the publisher KL Joy The post International Women’s Day: Sammi Returns...
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34th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial “Ending HIV & AIDS together”
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial ceremony is co-ordinated worldwide by the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and hosted in Melbourne by Living Positive Victoria with the support of the Victorian AIDS Council, JOY 94.9, City of Melbourne and Positive Women Victoria. The...
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Government House opens doors for IDAHOBIT
On Monday May 15th, 2017, a reception was held for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) the first time at Government House. IDAHOBIT marks the date in 1990 when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. The…
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PRIDE CUP 2017 Highlights
The 2017 Pride Cup was held on May 7, 2017, at the Yarra Glen Recreational Reserve, celebrating inclusion and diversity in sport. This podcast features exclusive highlights from the 4th annual Pride Cup VIP Luncheon and official pre-match proceedings. It features: (in order of appearance) Emcee...
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TV Week Logie Awards Red Carpet with Darren & Blair
On Sunday evening, JOY presenters Darren Lawton & Blair Cowen covered the red carpet for the 59th annual TV Week Logie Awards at Crown Casino. In true Logies style the duo got all the goss from the stars of The Real Housewives of Melbourne, The Block, Wentworth and a range of news personalities...
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JOY broadcasts from La Trobe Bundoora
On Tuesday March 21st, La Trobe University Counselling Service Queer Programs at Bundoora in conjunction with the Student Union Queer Department and the Ally Program once again celebrated Pride with the LTU Pride Festival and they invited JOY 94.9 to be there and take part in the fun and...
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Pride Centre Announcement Speech: City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss
In this podcast, the City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss shares her thoughts on the announcement of the Pride Centre location and the councils support for the LGBTI community over the years. The Minister for Equality the Hon. Martin Foley this morning made the announcement that the long...
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Chair of Victorian Pride Centre Board Jude Munro AO
Chair of the Victorian Pride Centre Board Jude Munro spoke this morning in St Kilda, following the announcement from The Minister for Equality the Hon. Martin Foley that the long awaited Victorian Pride Centre will be built in St Kilda. The Andrews Labor Government announced it will be based at...
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Location announced for Victorian Pride Centre
The Minister for Equality the Hon. Martin Foley this morning made the announcement that the long awaited Victorian Pride Centre will be built in St Kilda, with the Andrews Labor Government announcing it will be based at 79-81 Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. An extensive consultation period was...
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SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2017 – Lazy Sunday Brunch Wrap Up
Jason, Rachel, Dene and Clayton held back their party so they could make it in to wrap up your Mardi Gras coverage with a lazy Sunday brunch. The team chatted about their experiences, their highlights and the music of the 2017 parade. The post SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2017 – Lazy Sunday Brunch Wrap Up...
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SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2017- More Highlights
Here are a few more highlights from the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday March 4th. Do remember to subscribe to your favorite JOY podcasts via iTunes so you don’t miss out on any of the great LGBTI community content we share on a daily bases. If you love what you hear...
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SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2017- Holden, Lets Go there!
One of the highlights of the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night was without a doubt the presence of Mardi Gras sponsor Holden. JOY 94.9 was also honored to have the support of Holden as one of our broadcast sponsors for the event this year which followed their support...
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SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2017- First Nations creating equality step by step
It was one of the largest roars of the evening on Saturday night at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and it was all in support of the First Nations group who marched again in this years parade. The theme for their entry was ‘Creating equality step by step’ and in this podcast your…
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Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 Special: Part 4
Welcome to the Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 special on JOY 94.9. Across this weekend, JOY 94.9 is bringing you all the action of this diverse LGBTI community event, one of the biggest on the queer calendar across the year and you can hear it all live on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne, online via our...
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Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 Special: Part 3
Across this weekend, JOY 94.9 is bringing you all the action of this diverse LGBTI community event, one of the biggest on the queer calendar across the year and you can hear it all live on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne, online via our website or on our iPhone APP free for download via the APP store. Over...
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Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 Special: Part 2
Welcome to the Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 special on JOY 94.9. Across this weekend, JOY 94.9 is bringing you all the action of this diverse LGBTI community event, one of the biggest on the queer calendar across the year and you can hear it all live on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne, online via our...
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Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 Special: Part 1
Welcome to the Urban Dreaming Mardi Gras 2017 special on JOY 94.9. Across this weekend, JOY 94.9 is bringing you all the action of this diverse LGBTI community event, one of the biggest on the queer calendar across the year and you can hear it all live on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne, online via our...
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Interview Highlights of Midsumma Carnival 2017
JOY 94.9 celebrated the JOY of summer with an outside broadcast at Midsumma Carnival. Featuring Rachel and Grace, Warren and Anastasia and Murphy’s Law, Anna and Dean, the gang kept us OUT, LOUD and PROUD. Interviews included Switchboard, Tom and Wayne from Goggle Box, Victorian Police GLLOs…
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World AIDS Day 2016 Community Launch
“HIV is still here; and it’s on the move” December 1, 2016 – World AIDS Day – Official Community Launch. Hear the proceedings in full that took place at the AMREP Theatre, adjacent to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, featuring: (in order of appearance) Richard Keane. President Living Positive…
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ANZ Pride Network Support Transgender Awareness Week
Dano and Mason interview Melissa Tandy, Global Chair of the ANZ Pride Network about the Transgender Awareness Week and the Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20. Melissa is put through her paces as an LGBTI ally with out special brand of InteroGAYtion…… which she passes with flying colours....
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Happy 80th Gordon!
On October 13th, one of our longest running presenters on JOY 94.9, Gordon Wilson turns 80 years of age. Gordon has given so much to JOY over the past 9 years (he will celebrate 10 years on January the 1st, 2017) and just as much or more to so many other LGBTIQ community groups across Melbourne...
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On assignment – Ava Grimshaw-Hall with Dean Beck
JOY 94.9 Presenter Dean Beck is interviewed by VCA High School student Ava Grimshaw-Hall Ava Grimshaw-Hall is a country girl who moved to Melbourne this year to study at the Victorian College of the Arts High School. One of Ava’s assignments was to conduct an interview with someone who works in…
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Hide and Seek EXTRA: International Overdose Awareness Day
The 31st of August is International Overdose Awareness Day which aims to raise awareness of drug overdose, and reduce the stigma associated with overdose deaths. It acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends of those who have died or been permanently injured as a result of overdose.…
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