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JOY Drive

Jan
26
2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why We’re Pushing Back Against Perfect Faces

Fashion & Beauty, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

After years of smooth, interchangeable faces on screens, something is shifting. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks why expressive, readable faces ...

Jan
26
2026

Sam Strong: Gasworks Turns 40

Arts, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

As Gasworks Arts Park turns 40 in 2026, it’s shifting focus from legacy to what comes next. Sam Strong explains ...

Jan
17
2026

Katrina Sedgwick: Federation Square’s Open Air Program

Arts, Food, Kids & Family, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks ...

Jan
17
2026

Pieta Farrell: Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Program

Arts, Comedy, Food, Health, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Places & Travel, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival ...

Jan
17
2026

Benjamin Graetz: ‘TINA – A Tropical Love Story’ at the 2026 Midsumma Festival

LGBTIQA+ Community, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

'TINA – A Tropical Love Story 'is not a traditional tribute show, but a personal, joyful and political celebration of ...

Jan
11
2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Libraries Are Booming Again

Literature, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

Libraries are busier than they have been in years, and they are no longer just about books. Associate Professor Lauren ...

Jan
11
2026

Tomáš Kantor: SUGAR at the 2026 Midsumma Festival

Arts, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

SUGAR is a bold one-person show about desire, money and pop culture fantasies, where glamour and pop songs sit alongside ...

Jan
11
2026

Jye Marshall: Why More Men Are Sewing

Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture

More men are hemming, mending and customising their clothes, and it is becoming about creativity, confidence and connection, not just ...

Jan
2
2026

Lucy Durack: Ringing In 2026 With the Australian Pops Orchestra New Year’s Eve Gala

Music, Performing Arts, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

Lucy Durack joined JOY Drive ahead of the Australian Pops Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve and The Day Before Gala Concerts, ...

Jan
2
2026

Matilda Boseley: ‘The ADHD Brain Buddy’ and Late Diagnosis in Adults

Education, Health, Literature, Psychology

Adult ADHD is being recognised more than ever, but many people still carry years of confusion, shame and the feeling ...