Well Well Well

22 Feb 2024

ChillOut Festival 2024

Advocacy and Activism, Chillout, Community, Rural and Regional, Thorne Harbour Country (VACountry), Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Jack and Michael are joined by Damien Stevens-Todd from Thorne Harbour Country to discuss the upcoming ChillOut Festival.

ChillOut Festival is Australia’s premier regional LGBTQIA+ pride event, held annually in Daylesford, Victoria — over the Labour Day long weekend in March.

Learn more about ChillOut Festival and Thorne Harbour Health’s events.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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12 Mar 2026

Mental Health Locals

Community, Health, Mental Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Many queer people living in suburban and regional Victoria struggle to access mental health care despite growing community needs. The Mental ...

5 Mar 2026

International Women’s Day – Post Festival Slump and Intersectionality

Advocacy and Activism, Chillout, Community, Counselling and Therapeutic Groups, Festival, Mardigras, Midsumma, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Women's Health

In light of International Women's Day on March 8, we discuss the unique challenges and triumphs of LBQ+ women navigating ...

27 Feb 2026

Chillout and Three Decades of Country Pride

Advocacy and Activism, Chillout, Festival, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Meredith from Chillout joins us to discuss Victoria’s longest‑running regional queer festival and teases out its evolution over three decades. This ...