A special broadcast from the Bendigo Pride Festival for the ‘Pride in the Park’ Youth Event with hosts Brett and Tim! Broadcast on March 29th, 2025 on JOY 94.9.

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A special Monash University production about Fierce Female Forces in journalism. Broadcast on International Women’s Day on JOY 94.9.

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A special, JOY Outside Broadcast from John Cain Arena as we get excited for the Pride Round Clash between Melbourne United and the Tasmania JackJumpers! Listen in as host Jacqueline Shields chats with incredible people behind the game and special guests including Melbourne United CEO Nick Truelson, Australia’s darling hit singer, actor and judge Dannii Minogue, star comedian Joel Creasey, former Melbourne United player Brad Newley, and Andrew Bondini the President of Melbourne Spectres – the LGBTIQA+ Basketball Club.

The broadcast continues with more incredible people including Sarah Flynn, General Manager of Champion AUS & NZ about why supporting the Pride Round is a priority. Ally, Pride In Sport Award winner and Melbourne United Chief Marketing Officer Tom van de Vusse talking us through a commitment to Pride. We also talk Wheelchair Basketball with Diversity and Inclusion Officer Elliot Knight and Shannan Sykes. And then we have the very great pleasure of hearing from Stella Lesic, President of Australia’s largest inclusive sporting club, the Queer Sporting Alliance.

Image credit David Pellerin, @davidpellerinphotography

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Join Triana, Dave and a suite of special guests as we call the action and present a very special broadcast for Midsumma Pride March 2025

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JOY’s Outside Broadcast at the Regent Theatre for Oscar Ballet. Presented by Joel-King Mayne and Eve Gilbert, and produced by Con Keramitsis. Our hosts got a chance to chat with David Hallberg (the Australian Ballet’s artistic director), Jonathan Lo (the Australian Ballet’s music director), Christopher Wheeldon OBE (the man who was commissioned by David Hallberg to create Oscar), Joby Talbot (the composer of Oscar), and Jarryd Martin (playing Oscar Wilde)! In addition, our hosts were also joined by many special guests from the red carpet, including Gillian Cosgriff, Celia Pacquola, Campbell Harrison, Adam Noviello, Bathsheba, Yo! Mafia, and many more! Stick around for four pre-recorded interviews with principal dancer Callum Linnane, Adam Elmes (playing Dorian Gray), Sharni Spencer (playing Constance), and Benjamin Garett (playing Oscar Wilde).

A special thanks to the Australian Ballet for collaborating on this broadcast/podcast. To find out more about the Oscar Ballet, head to their official website.

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Join us to relive the 2024 Pride Season.

In our 30th year, this podcast highlights all the action from the Pride March, Victoria’s Pride and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Don’t miss a minute of the queer events of 2024.

Pride March had 400 groups taking over Fitzroy St, St Kilda, featuring our roving reporters and the JOY team broadcasting from the balcony of the Victorian Pride Centre with more than 60 JOY marchers. The biggest contingent ever.

Victoria’s Pride in Gertrude St Fitzroy was another warm day filled with LGBTQIA+ diversity and love.

Mardi Gras parade highlights feature interviews with our roving reporters and anthemic music was a big celebration.

Brought to you by the team at JOY! Enjoy with your friends.

Podcaster: Elliot Attard

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Relive the excitement of the 2022 Midsumma Carnival, proudly supported by Newlife IVF!

Join JOY Drive’s Em and Warren as they chat to community organisations, stall holders and attendees, bringing you all thefun from Alexandra Gardens.

Newlife IVF are Melbourne’s only fertility clinic that’s LGBTQIA+ owned and run.

– Fertility treatments

Visit NewlifeIVF.com.au for more info. JOY thanks Newlife IVF for their support.

This broadcast event wouldn’t have been made possible without the hard work of JOY’s team and volunteers. Thank you to Jae Dromgold, Con Keramitsis, Clayton Wimhurst, David Moyle, Emily Tresidder, Warren Andrew, Dara Bishop, Jett Mahoney, David Gale, Peter de Groot, Jordan Johnstone,  Rachel Tyler Jones, Michael Strauss and Natalie Williams.

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Disability advocate, LGBTIQA+ advocate and Pride Ambassaador Greg Axtens speaks with Paul Horwell about what International Day of People with Disability means to him.

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In celebration of International Day of People with Disability 2021, disability advocate and LGBTIQA+ advocate Ruby Mountford interviews Dr Rhonda Galbally.

Dr Galbally is a Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabilities. She worked to develop the National Disability and Carer Alliance that brought together people with disabilities, families and carers with services to campaign for the National Disability insurance Scheme.

With a career spanning decades in positions at the highest levels, Dr Galbally has fought for the rights of people with disabilities and families to bring about a more inclusive future.

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