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Keep up to date on all things happening within the Australian LGBTIQA+ community and across JOY Media.
Welcome to JOY’s Summer Season 2025-26
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of this year's Summer Season schedule, running from Monday 8 December 2025 ...
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 ...
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025: Searching for Queer Utopias
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) returns for its 35th Anniversary from 13–23 November, inviting audiences to join the search ...
JOY Rainbow Sessions welcomes BEKS as first ever headliner
JOY Rainbow Sessions is JOY's brand new initiative to celebrate and elevate LGBTQIA+ artists, bringing you front and centre with ...
Celebrating Inclusion Through Sport: Sport with Pride and Joy Exhibition Opens at the Victorian Pride Centre
The Victorian Pride Centre came alive on opening night of the Sport with Pride and Joy exhibition, a landmark celebration of the ...
JOY celebrates Wear it Purple Day 2025
[caption id="attachment_18132" align="aligncenter" width="600"] JOY staff in purple for Wear it Purple Day 2025.[/caption] Australia’s LGBTQIA+ radio station and community media ...
Community Forum on Hookup App Safety
On a recent episode of Hide and Seek, host Tim Little sat down with Thorne Harbour Health’s Community Engagement Manager ...
JOY 94.9 Unveils Exciting New Season 2 Lineup: Fresh Shows, Familiar Voices, and Unmissable Stories
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new Season 2 schedule, running from July 7 to December ...
Celebrating Our Volunteers: JOY’s 2025 Volunteer Week Awards
As part of Volunteer Week 2025, JOY was delighted to honour the outstanding contributions of our dedicated volunteers at the ...
JOY stands with the trans community
A message from Madeleiene Swain, President, JOY Media; and Paul Scott-Williams, CEO, JOY MEDIA. JOY Media is Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ media ...