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JOY is ready for Midsumma Festival 2026
Pride Season is upon us, and your friends at JOY 94.9 will be right there with you across the three biggest days of Midsumma Festival: Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, January
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You, your mates, your favourite JOY presenters, sunshine, and new friends – that’s what you’ll get at JOY Community Meetups this Midsumma. JOY Community Meetups are low-pressure half-hour catch-ups with
JOY 94.9 and Vision Australia share special live simulcast from Midsumma Carnival 2026
JOY Media, a Media Partner of Midsumma Festival, and Vision Australia Radio, an Inclusion and Access Partner of Midsumma Festival, will be broadcasting together live from Midsumma Carnival this Sunday,
Melbourne United and JOY 94.9 partner for NBL Pride Round live broadcast
JOY 94.9 and Melbourne United are excited to once again team up for NBL Pride Round as Melbourne United host their Pride Round home game on 7 February against the Adelaide
Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026
Victorian Department of Health is a proud JOY Sponsor. Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026 Keep yourself, your partners, and your community healthy and safe this Midsumma!…
Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place
Midsumma Festival is a proud JOY Sponsor. Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place As the world faces growing division and a retreat from progress, the need to connect through shared…
Welcome to JOY’s Summer Season 2025-26
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Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition Brings Queer Creativity to St Kilda
This November, JOY celebrates the colourful intersection of community and creativity with the first-ever Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition, featuring 12 outstanding artists at Dawn & Mable’s Wine Bar on…
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Rockin’ the Duchy: Previewing Luxembourg Song Contest 2026
We’re ready for a big show in a little country, as Luxembourg decides on their Eurovision representative for 2026 via Luxembourg Song Contest. Michael and Bryan work through the eight…
Global Storytelling with an Aboriginal Heart: Imagine
Tamzyn and Clayton talk about the Australian Film Imagine, which made it’s debut at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The film is having a limited screening on Monday, the 26th…
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In our penultimate episode of season 1, join us as we celebrate Midsumma and talk about on-stage interviewing courtesy of Proud 2 Play, featuring the Glamourheads, Melbourne Wranglers, some amazing…
Darren’s Interviews with Anastasia cast
Darren interviews the cast of Anastasia, including Rob Tripolino, Josh Robson and Rhonda Burchmore
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Clutch your Campari & start your Ferrari, cos on Neon Nights, we’re diving deep into the heaving bosom of Italo Disco—the genre that made Europe dance and gave synths their…
Queer Found Family – Choosing Each Other
In this episode of Talk Therapy To Me, Ashley and Maxi explore the meaning of found (chosen) family, the people we build connection with through safety, trust, and care rather…
THH Vogue Night and St Kilda History Walk
Jack speaks with Julai Diesel ahead of the THH Vogue Night event running during Midsumma and discuss what the ballroom scene looks like in Melbourne, where it serves as a…
Verbena Radio – Episode Seven: Latinos in film
Welcome to the seventh episode of Verbena Radio, as hosts Jorge and Sandra celebrate Latin American LGBTQIA+ voices. On this episode, it’s all about Latinos in film
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 50th Show!!!!! 10 January 2026
Hot Bread: The 50th Show!!!!! This week is the 50th episode of Hot Bread, starting in 2024 as a two hour show, filling in for Katie. Then Hot Bread evolved…
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