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  1. 1 天前

    Getting our game on with wrestling, lacrosse, soccer and the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. Wrestling – We chat with @michaeloelofse Photographer and Wrestler about the @sydneysilverbacks club history captured in a stunning 140 page book – EXPOSED: The Sydney Silverbacks Photography & The Art of Wrestling. (Starts 2:57) Lacrosse – We are joined by @kristen.stone.712 Development Officer @lacrosse.victoria to share their exciting annual Pride Round across the 20th and 21st June and you are invited to head along! (Starts 11:16) Soccer – We chat with @stuartbonner President @melbournerovers who is featured in a sensational @melbournemuseum exhibition: Home is Football: Belonging in Australian Soccer exhibition at the @immigrationmuseum_melb Exhibition opens this Saturday! Home is Football has been produced with support from @gomvfc, @victory.community and @thepfa. (Starts 20:17) 2026 FIFA World Cup- @leedavidshaw VicePresident @melbournerovers and @davidzaffina Sports Journalist are on the ground for the biggest single-sport event on the planet! Lucky them! We get an update before all the action starts tomorrow! (Starts 28:49) And we get on board the New Zealand All Whites soccer player Tim Payne Train closing the show with the song created by the Argentinian football fans No Payne No Gain and a follower update which is officially more than the population of New Zealand at 5.5million! Thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting our game on with wrestling, lacrosse, soccer and the 2026 FIFA World Cup appeared first on Game On!.

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  2. 6月3日

    Getting our game on with Ben Cork, Huw Ware and Pharrell Shaymar

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. Pride In Sport – @bencork National Program Manager joins the show with an exciting @prideinsport update as we head into Pride Month chatting about what Pride Month means and the 16 FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 Pride Houses! (Starts 1.49) Darts – @huw_ware Professional Darts Referee and proud Welshman joins the show to chat about his exciting career in sport, being a change-maker, advocating for trans inclusion in sport and being a EuroGames Cardiff 2027 ambassador! @eurogamescdf2027 The message is darts is for everyone and to get your darts game on! Join the community with Out On The Oche – the new official darts group, check out the podcast Tops and Tales and know that you belong! (Starts 12:00) Mental Health – Mental health and transgender advocate specialising in LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport @pharrell_shaymar is live in the @joy949 Sport Studio to chat about his latest book You cant play with us, a philosophical and evidence based exploration of transgender participation in sport, how we arrived at the policies we have today, and the human stories often left out of the conversation. Reach out to Pharrell for more details  about the launch and distribution! (Starts 27:27) Thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting our game on with Ben Cork, Huw Ware and Pharrell Shaymar appeared first on Game On!.

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  3. 5月27日

    Getting Our Game On with Bindy Cohen (QSA), Cat Hoang (All Gender Games), Dr Lee McGowan (FIFA Men’s World Cup)

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. QSA – @bind_a_roo Exec Director @queersportingalliance joins the show to chat about how you can get involved in a multitude of sports from basketball, netball, futsal to roller derby and their event at @thefoxhotel, for the QSA Support the Crew fundraiser! Head along and join in this free community event on Saturday 30 May! Sport meets Art – @_cathoang is the Founder of the awesome @allgendergames which is back bigger and better! With five years of inclusive soccer for everyone reach out and get involved for the 2026 season! And Cat is a Film Maker! We hear about an intriguing pitch at Pitch Pleez @melbqueerfilmfest The World Game – The @fifaworldcup 3 host countries. 16 cities. 48 teams. 104 matches. $727 million prize money AUD. 5 billion people watching globally. And eternal glory for the winning country! Dr Lee McGowan @uniofqld is a leading expert in football’s histories and joins the show with an explainer of the who, what, why, where and when of the largest sporting event on earth running from the 11 June to the 19 July. And if that isn’t exciting enough on July 19, the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Halftime Show is coming to New York New Jersey Stadium, featuring superstars @madonna , @shakira , and @bts.bighitofficial , curated by @coldplay‘s Chris Martin! And we pay tribute to the late Neale Daniher, a legend in sport on and off the field, Australian of the Year and AFL icon who passed away at age 65 after a 13 year motor neurone disease MND fight. Neale left an incredible legacy raising more than $100million to raise funds for research to find a cure and the annual Fight MND Big Freeze match at the MCG every June. Condolences to Neale’s wife Jan, children Bec, Ben, Lauren and Luke and their partners, and the wider Daniher family. Thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting Our Game On with Bindy Cohen (QSA), Cat Hoang (All Gender Games), Dr Lee McGowan (FIFA Men’s World Cup) appeared first on Game On!.

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  4. 5月20日

    Getting our game on with Amanda Mark (Amanda Mark Cup) and Chris Thompson (Renegade Pub Football League)

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. QSA – The @queersportingalliance has a whole lot going on this month and @bind_a_roo tried to join the show to share what’s up and how you can get involved and be part of the action! Including heading along to their community night at @thefoxhotel in Collingwood on May 30th! Technical difficulties prevented that happening with the internet going down so tune in next Wednesday for that interview! LGBTQIA+ Sport News Update – What’s happening in inclusive sport across Australia and around the world? Check out the news update during the show including an interview with Amanda Mark about the incredible Amanda Mark Cup as part of the Bingham Cup in Brisbane in August! (Starts 6:11) Footy – Fancy joining a community footy league where there are back-to-back games, cold beers, good tunes, and hot snags welcoming adults of any gender identity, sexual orientation, race, culture, religion, or skill-level? Enter @pub_footy ! @chrisjthompson joins the show live in the @joy949 Sport Studio to talk beer, pubs, footy and pride – pop May 23rd in your diary for the annual Pride Round at Vic Park! (Starts 17.09) A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting our game on with Amanda Mark (Amanda Mark Cup) and Chris Thompson (Renegade Pub Football League) appeared first on Game On!.

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  5. 5月13日

    Getting our game on with Footy, Pickleball, and Squash

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. Footy – @mishsheppard Co-founder and Secretary @bulldogprideau joins the show inviting you and you friends to an IDAHOBIT event on this Friday 15 May at the @westernbulldogs The inaugural Beyond the Game: Sport, Community, and Belonging event, with @mitchbrownie former West Coast Eagles player @tamhyett Western Bulldogs AFLW Senior Coach and @townsyndrome17 mental health and equality advocate. A free event advancing inclusion across Australian sport! Pickleball – Fancy a spot of pickleball? Head along to a @lesbianpickleballclub session at one of the many locations across Australia! Co-founder Ali shares the why, what, where and when about Australia’s 1st Lesbian* Pickleball Club (LGBTQIA+: Queer/gender diverse/trans incl.) Get out of the closet and into the kitchen! Squash – The inaugural @rainbowracquetssquashmel Pride Cup was a smashing success and winner @deedsandangus tells us why he travelled six hours from Mildura to compete in the tournament! Stay tuned for what’s still to come in 2026 in the world of inclusive squash across the Rainbow Racquets Squash Network, with the Victoria Squash @pridecup back in 2027! A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting our game on with Footy, Pickleball, and Squash appeared first on Game On!.

    44 分鐘
  6. 5月6日

    Getting our game on with the Red Tag Fly Fishers, Let’s Go Surfing and the Melbourne Chargers

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community. Fly Fishing (starts 2:21) – we chat with Jackie Rosario, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator @redtagflyfishers as the club is once again hosting their successful Come & Try day for the LGBTIQA+ community on Saturday 16 May from 10am to celebrate IDAHOBIT (International Day against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination). Catch A Rainbow – try your hand at casting a line, tying a fly, catching a rainbow and checking out the gear. Register by 12 May. Surfing (starts 10:41) – we talk inclusion in surfing with @brenda.miley Founder and Director @letsgosurfingaustralia – the winner of not one but two @prideinsport awards for the team’s dedication to ensuring all surfers feel seen, safe, supported and celebrated. They were awarded the LGBTQ+ Inclusive Innovation Award and Gold Community Sport Award. ‍♀️Changing lives….one wave at a time And we’ll get some surfing tips! Rugby (starts 21:45) – the @melbournechargers are charging through 2026 with so many exciting events! Get your diaries ready as @matt_lj President and @niwestern Vice-President join me live in the @joy949 Sport Studio to talk us through what’s on and how you can get involved in all the exciting gay and inclusive rugby action on and off the field! And to close the show a thank you to Melbourne United Head Coach Dean Vickerman for being an incredible ally, so generous with his time and support for the LGBTQIA+ community on and off the court! Three time Coach of the Year, Dean is set to depart the club, following a historically successful run over the past nine seasons leading United to more wins than any other club (199), as well as a pair of NBL Championship victories (2018 and 2021). During that time he was committed to the club’s role in creating a safe, inclusive environment for everyone in basketball. (starts 43:10) A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! You can enjoy Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station anywhere: 94.9FM & DAB+ in Melbourne joy.org.au ‘Stream JOY 949’ The new JOY app or @communityradioplus app The post Getting our game on with the Red Tag Fly Fishers, Let’s Go Surfing and the Melbourne Chargers appeared first on Game On!.

    43 分鐘
  7. 4月29日

    Getting our game on with the Melbourne Rovers, Rainbow Giants and Santiago Vergara (Stiltwalker)

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community The World Game – @stuartbonner President @melbournerovers Melbourne’s LGBTQIA+ football club shares an epic win for the first game of the season and why you should join the club! (Starts 2:23) AFL – Megan Chase, one of the Founders of the GWS LGBTQIA+ supporter group @rainbowgiants chats about her love of footy and what its like starting an AFL supporter group in an NRL heartland! The Rainbow Giants is for all proud rainbow GWS Giants fans and the people who love and support them! Check out the latest on facebook (Starts 12:42) Guinness World Records – What did you get up to on the weekend? @zanquiago Performer and Stilt Walker had quite the Sunday and he joins us live in the @joy949 Sport Studio on stilts of course to tell us all about his incredible achievement finishing the Ballarat Half- marathon in 2 hours and 34 minutes on 90-centimetre stilts! Is it an official @guinnessworldrecords – tune in to find out! @ballaratmarathon @diaspora.performance Clown  Circus Performer  Street act. (Starts 23:44) A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! The post Getting our game on with the Melbourne Rovers, Rainbow Giants and Santiago Vergara (Stiltwalker) appeared first on Game On!.

    41 分鐘
  8. 4月22日

    Getting our game on with Sandra Lie (Badminton), James E Shields III (ECK), Will & Justin (Gay Men’s Yoga)

    Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community Badminton- @sandramslie Founder and past-President of the Shuttle Swingers, Australia’s premiere women’s LBTIQA+ inclusive badminton group is our first guest. Sandra is the newly crowned @prideinsport LGBTQIA+ Role Model of the Year and is inviting you to the Pride Badminton Challenge on May 2. A first-of-its-kind event by @badmintonaustralia in partnership with Shuttle Swingers. (Starts 3.25) Emerald City Kickball – @jeshields3 is our next guest sharing his passion for connecting people through sport, being awarded @prideinsport Executive Leadership Award! A new sport for the LGBTQIA+ community Emerald City Kickball is growing! Brisbane the wait is over! @eckickballmelb @eckickballsydney @eckickballperth @eckickballbrisbane (Starts 13:20) Gay Men’s Yoga – @movemorewithwill and @justintimetomove Wellbeing Coaches are live in the @joy949 Sport Studio from 6.30pm to invite you into their world of Vinyasa-style yoga for queer men which is also a queer social space. https://www.willandjustin.com/ (Starts 25:39) A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! The post Getting our game on with Sandra Lie (Badminton), James E Shields III (ECK), Will & Justin (Gay Men’s Yoga) appeared first on Game On!.

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Rainbow sport stories