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Looking for family fun? Moonee Valley Festival has it all
Moonee Valley Festival is a proud JOY Sponsor. With three stages dedicated to live music and dance performances, plus plenty of kids’ activities, roving entertainment, market stalls and delicious food…
Get your game on with Pride and Joy at ChillOut 2026
Come to the Bullarto Community Hall and The Royal Hotel in Daylesford during ChillOut 2026 and be inspired to get your sporting game on! JOY 94.9’s dedicated weekly sport show Game…
Welcome to JOY Season One 2026
JOY 94.9 is excited to announce our Season One 2026 schedule, running from Monday, 2 February 2026 until Sunday, 5 July 2026. With new programs premiering, your favourites returning, and…
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
JOY Community Meetups at Midsumma Festival 2026
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!…
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Getting our game on with Melbourne Dragons Martial Arts and the Melbourne Chargers
Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing…
Mama remembers Billie Holiday after 110 years
Jazz singer, cabaret artiste & gender transcendent diva Mama Alto, visited the Bent Notes studio and spoke about using Strength in Softness and Power in Vulnerability in her songs and…
You’re not my baby tonight – Show #381 (part 2), 22 February 2026
Today’s second hour features beautiful new songs by past Miss Chatelaine guests The Milk Carton Kids and MAXON, a timely protest song by Australian legend Ben Lee, tracks from excellent…
Big Bi Breakfast Take-Over
It’s a Big Bi Questions Breakfast take-over! From 8-9 am on the 9th of March, Stevie the mother-trucker and Tamzyn join their big bi co-host Raena and Monday Breakfast star…
Footy Fiddle Faddle 09/03/26
Fiona from Chick’s Talkin Footy joins Joss, Wayne and Raena to chat round one of the AFL season.
Queen’s goodbye – Show #381 (part 1), 22 February 2026
The songs in this hour, by artists based in Sweden, French Polynesia, Meanjin/Brisbane, western New South Wales, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne and lutruwita/Hobart, explore themes of meeting the challenges of the future,…
Directions
Directions This week we take you on all different kinds of Directions. First we travel to New Orleans with Freddy Cannon (Way Down Yonder In New Orleans). Then we go north…
QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 11, 2026
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Gay Muslim influencer hosts inclusive Ramadan meal and calls for acceptance across faiths, Aids…
LA SPINZ March 16 – 22, 2026
Britney Spears update, more on that woman who opened fire on Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion, Timothee Chalamet stepped in it with his negative comments about ballet dancers and opera singers,…
Skull and Crossbones: Brains, Bones & Teeth
Let’s get into the marrow of bone structure and its link to osteoporosis, learn about some un-nerve-ing mutations that can spark brain tumours and epilepsy, and crown our conversation with…
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