JOY Drive

14 Aug 2024

Victoria’s new Recycling Plan

Environment, Government & Organisations, News & Politics

If you’re in Victoria, you will soon have four bins (if you don’t already) to help separate and increase the amount of waste being recycled.

Will the Victorian Government’s new plan for recycling work and what happens to those soft plastics that we used to drop off at a REDcycle bin?

Guest: Bhavna Middha, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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5 Feb 2026

Jesse Matheson: Mardi Gras Cancels its After Party

LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

The cancellation of the official Mardi Gras after-party has raised big questions for festival-goers and the broader community. Jesse Matheson ...

5 Feb 2026

Professor Emerita Thea van de Mortel: Why We Get Sick as Soon as the Holiday Starts

Health, Natural Sciences, Places & Travel, Science & Medicine

Many people push through stress and deadlines, only to feel unwell the moment they finally stop. Thea van de Mortel ...

5 Feb 2026

Associate Professor Vincent Ho: Ultra-processed Foods Increasing Bowel Cancer Rates In Under 50s

Diet and Nutrition, Health, Science & Medicine

Rates of bowel cancer are rising in people under 50, and researchers are increasingly linking this shift to ultra-processed foods. ...