Sustainability

The vegan dining scene has really exploded in Melbourne over the last few years. Long gone are the days of soggy mushroom burgers and…

If you’re someone who has a reusable coffee cup (and remembers to use it), has a compost at home and regularly engages in meat-free…

This year International Women’s Day is ready to break the bias once and for all, and Melbourne’s lineup of events is definitely…

If some fresh kicks are on the agenda this Christmas, for you or for your nearest and dearest, we reckon it’s time to skip the…

This year Pride is returning to the skies with Virgin Australia’s colourful, glittery, and just bloody fabulous ‘Pride…

What was once a conventional run-of-the-mill car park, Siddeley Street Car Park is poised to have one serious glow-up. Opening in the second…

On a journey to live a greener life? Technology is proving itself as the key to protecting our beloved Mother Earth. Innovative products are…

With light at the end of the tunnel, we're already seeing several Melbourne businesses reopen while still sticking to the…

When it comes to the beauty industry, sustainable and eco-conscious aren’t often the first words that come to mind, which is why…

The winners of The Circle Awards AUS & NZ 2021 have officially been announced, and our carts (and hearts) are full of sustainable swaps…

Here at Urban List, we're passionate about putting our best foot forward, dedicated to being as conscious as possible when it comes to…

City Of Melbourne and Lord Mayor Sally Cap has just announced their plans to extend some leafy love to the north end of the Southbank…

Say hello to WAM! (Wild Adventures Melbourne), the newest arrival on Melbourne’s eco-tourism scene. This exciting new eco-tour…

It's been a while between drinks, but markets are finally back on the agenda in Melbourne with us moving toward a COVID-normal…

There have been some trends floating around during isolation—baking sourdough, banana bread, taking up pottery, along with planting…

I know, I know—this has been the year we all fully embraced loungewear. Office outfits, be gone. Bodycon? That's a nope from…

Back in 2018 a Deakin University study identified Aboriginal names for Melbourne's initial suburbs such as Fitzroy, St Kilda, and…

Plastic-free July is all about making simple swaps that’ll hopefully turn into lifelong habits. 2020 has definitely thrown us a…

On 4pm Saturday 4 July, nine Melbourne housing towers went into lockdown to prevent further spread of coronavirus. The residents of the…

Following the NGV announcing its reopening in late June, Melbourne’s culture vultures can splendour in the news that the Ian Potter…

Turning on the TV, or hitting up social media lately has been risky if you want a bit of good news to sink into your brain. Thankfully,…

When the Land Rover Defender arrived in Australia for the first time in 1948, nobody expected the cultural effect it would have on the…

Today is an exciting day, one that has been in the making for a long time. It’s the day we launch a project that has engaged the…

With the sting of promised policies around climate change and unfulfilled social initiatives still fresh in our minds, now is the time for…

In your younger years, you no doubt stared at the “10c in SA only” print on the side of your favourite soft drink can. Hoping…

Did you know there’s now a chatbot that improves your sexting skills? How about a holographic Japanese AI that makes you feel less…

Emergence Magazine and TERRAIN Projects are presenting a multi-sensory exhibition as part of the National Sustainable Living…

Ever got your favourite beauty products or fashion haul delivered to your doorstep overflowing with layers of wasteful packaging? Us too. In…

Our panel event, Getting the Gig Live: Champions Of Change is drawing closer.  ICYMI, the live panel has been curated to inspire you…

Join Urban List for an evening of career inspo, as we bring our inspirational Getting the Gig series to life in Melbourne. Hosted by…

Recycling around Melbourne has been found to be pretty ordinary since recycling exports to China stopped, and a major Victorian recycling…

Hyped up as the 'world’s most sustainable shopping centre', Burwood Brickworks (in Burwood) is now open for business. The…

A green getaway is more than just a fun alliteration—it’s the way we should all start thinking about how we travel. The…

Learn how to be the most environmentally friendly citizen of Earth you can be at the Zero-Waste Festival this month. The festival is back…

The City of Melbourne has backed a campaign from the Municipal Association of Victoria calling for the introduction of a state-wide…

Allergies and food intolerances suck. And with more than 4 million Australians living with allergic disease, it was about time we had an…

Earlier this year a massive project was announced on the banks of the Yarra. It sounded like something from the future, a farm occupying the…

In the words of Macklemore, one man’s trash is another man’s come up. And heading into the layer-heavy autumn and winter…

If you’re keen to beautify a little, but don’t want to hurt the environment, we’ve got you covered. Melbourne has a…

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about…

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t adore sartorial sister act Jess and Stef Dadon. From their perfectly curated…

If you’ve ever been to that Sky Park in the CBD and thought “Hm, I like this, but I wish we had a farm-sized version,”…

Now that summer’s out and winter is on its way in, it’s time to embrace a few of the season’s greatest traditions: layers,…

As far as dream jobs go, they don’t get much greater than owning your own record label. Top that off with the fact that you’re…

Welcome to a special edition of Threads for music month at Urban List. Five days, five outfits, one ultimate source of music and…

Praise be: Magnum has announced that vegans can now indulge in its creamy goodness. Nothing serves you better during an Australian…

Over the past five years, homelessness in Australia has increased by 14%. Broken down, that’s 50 homeless people per 10,000 people. If…

Christmas is typically a time where most (ok, all) of us tend to overindulge in the food and drink department, stuffing ourselves like…

  You never realise how hard it is to buy for a vegan until you’re stuck doing it. Make things easy on yourself and treat your…

These days, everyone has a sneaky side hustle; deliveries are dropped on your desk every three hours and people are flogging the latest and…

No lie peeps, we’re talking a WHOLE new level of Insta-worthy. Like glitter face masks, unicorn fruit whipped body butter that smells…

Down in this beautiful pocket of the world we’re blessed with some of the most incredible beaches and marine life,…

The past few years have seen a crazy increase in the number of diets adopted by people all around the world. HCLF, Keto, IIFYM, intermittent…

Imagine if vegan beauty was more than a hashtag? Could the cute bunny on the packaging really make a difference? Here at The Urban List, we…