What a buzz ….midsumma Carnival Day with fabulous weather, fabulous picnic space, thousands of fabulous people – a great celebration of community.

In today’s show, we honour Ita Buttrose – a wonderful ally for our community; a great mouth-piece who, at the height of the 80’s AIDS crisis, was able with passion to respectfully and calmly ease the fears and mystery of AIDS to her extensive and wide female audience and readers.

Birthday gay–guys around this time include UK pop-singer Gary Barlow (of Take That fame), and Will Young also UK pop singer, and GB-born gay actor and film star Cary Grant – handsome and debonair.

In technology, we chat about the advancement of alternative sources of power for our daily drive – from the first solar-car race in Australia in 1983, to current hybrid and battery electric cars. What will the future hold?

We note the 15th anniversary of JOY going to air with our full-time broadcast licence 15/01/2002.

And finally, we acknowledge the inspirational poetry of Dorothy McKellar (b 21/1/1827) whose works include the iconic “My Country” … “I love a sunburnt country….”.

Listen to these stories and more, with some merriment – presented by Chris, Gordon & Phil.

First broadcast on 16 January 2018

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