Cal from Well, Well, Well joined Rach & Dean on JOY Breakfast ahead of Pride March, to provide some helpful hints on handling the heat.

With the communities coming out in droves to celebrate ever at the Midsumma Pride March, the fact that it is going to be about 40 degrees is a bit of a concern. So whether you are standing on the sidelines or marching in a crowd, here’s how you can best handle the heat.

It’s not too late to register and join Minus18 THIS SUNDAY for Pride March.

With plenty of community vibes, freebies, and a chance to show your queer pride, join them as they march down the streets of St Kilda together shining with pride.

They have an open invite for all queer youth aged 12 to 19, plus any special adults in their life.

Part of a sporting club, community group, or school group and want to march?

You can join us too!

Pride March is one of the communities favourite days of the year, so share in all the joy.

Register for free here.

Rach & Dean have been sharing our excitement for Pride March all week by picking tunes for JOYs Pride March Playlist, and last year, marching with JOY, a rainbow unicorn stole the show and the crowds’ hearts.

Ron shared with us that they would have a whole new suit marching with JOY for 2024 and we revealed her name – DIXIE BUTTERCUP, the fabulous dancing 7ft Rainbow Unicorn.

You can join Dixie at Midsumma Pride March, on Sunday 4th Feb, and march with JOY by registering here and help us celebrate 30 fabulous years.

She can sing, she can entertain, she’s confident and fabulous; and she also has the ability to make bad choices and overthink things. Tash York is hitting the stage again at Chapel off Chapel to dazzle your dacks off with her chaotic energy, legendary vocals and extravagant looks in a cabaret titled ‘Love that for you!’

Filled with original songs, this is Tash York like you have never seen her before. She joins Rach & Dean on JOY Breakfast for plenty of laughs, some improv and a whole lot of fun.

You can catch Tash York in ‘Love that for you!’ playing at Chapel off chapel Feb 9th and 10th.

Tickets are available now at chapeloffchapel.com.au or via Midsumma.

The Melbourne Chargers provides a different kind of team sport experience: one where diversity is strength and everyone is welcome regardless of sexuality, gender identity or fitness level.

So if that’s something you might want to give a go, have they got the perfect ‘come and try’ session for you.

Every Summer the Melbourne Chargers, reate opportunities and pathways for people to give rugby a go, and this morning on JOY Breakfast, Rach & Dean werr joined by Ash Unicomb, the Melbourne Chargers forwards and attack coach to tell us about what the Chargers are up to at the start of 2024 – and how you could be a part of it.

Chargers trainings are open to all; new and old players, first timers looking to get into playing, or those just looking for a group to enjoy throwing the ball around.

Rugby for every body, every sexuality and every gender.

All are welcome.

Find out about their ‘Come & Try’ sessions on Feb 3rd & Feb 10th via their website & socials.

In the wake of an exciting 2023 where she shared the stage with rapper 360, as well as embarked up on her own headline Australian tour, our next guest is set for an even hotter 2024.

She’s kicked the year off with a bang releasing a brand new track ‘Even Divide’ that is relatable to anyone who has ever been through a breakup after living together. And now with over 65K followers on TikTok and over 2 and a half million streams on Spotify, the only way is up for Hannah Stow.

All the way from across the country and up at the ass crack of dawn just for us, Hannah Stow joins us for a live lounge and chit chat about this amazing new song.

Picture it, 20 years ago, the battle for the highest grossing film was between Shrek 2, Spiderman 2 & The Incredibles, the best selling album was ‘Confessions’ by Usher, and the United Nations designated 2004 the international year of rice.

That same year the RMS Queen Mary was christened by it’s namesake’s granddaughter Queen Elizabeth, but that wasn’t the only queen to step into the spotlight that year, as Dolly Diamond made her very first Midsumma debut.

Dolly Diamond celebrates 20 incredible years as part of the Midsumma Festival – and she’s celebrating with some of her closest, most talented (and bitchy) friends at Chapel Off Chapel.

A joyous evening of song, comedy and just a small amount of roasting. But for a change, it’s all at Dolly’s expense!

Feb 2 & 3

8pm

Chapel Off Chapel 

Details here.

Victoria’s Pride is a landmark program of pride events and projects, which make up a state-wide celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities.

It all culminates into one full day and night street party in Melbourne’s iconic Gertrude and Smith Street precinct, and it’s happening in just a few weeks on Sunday the 11th of Feb!

Joining JOY Breakfast to fill us in on what’s planned for the big event is Project and Program Manager, Bec Cooen, who shares some of the awesome acts and visual feets you can expect.

Victoria’s Pride

Sunday 11th Feb

11am – 9pm

Fid out more here.

Catch up on all the Goss with JOY Breakfast resident Gossip Gay Joel King-Mayne. This week Britney is back b*tch and her fans are trolling Justin Timberlake with a song from 2011. PLUS all the academy awards gossip you need for your Monday Morning.

The Aus Open has finished up in Melbourne and we needed to get the update on just how the finals panned out.

Catch all the highlights and the amazing AO Pride day recap with Demetra