Sustainability

Features

Always Was, Always Will Be: The Slogan They Can’t Silence

Urban List Guest Editor Sianna Catullo, a Narungga woman, on amplifying First Nations voices and allyship ahead of 26 January, 2025.

Things To Do

This Freo Florist And African Restaurant Are Making Waves In The Sustainability Space

The west really is best and we want to keep it that way, so we asked local biz owners to share how they take care of the environment. 

Features

Boundary-Pushing Blooms: September Studio’s Bryce Heyworth On The Future Of Floristry

Lavish bouquet-filled tablescapes fill our feeds and online orders for bouquets are booming—the internet has transformed the floristry industry, and we’re lapping it up

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Unpacking The Label, How Activist James Parr Is Dismantling Stereotypes This Year And Beyond

James is a proud triathlete, model, actor, disability advocate, Wiradjuri man and lululemon’s newest Ambassador. He shares lived experiences to champion inclusion and representation in media and fashion. Here, in partnership with lululemon, he unpacks how to dismantle stereotypes this year and beyond. 

Sustainability

This Compact New EV Will Get You From School Pick Ups To Date Nights In Style

Keen to live life more sustainably without compromising on style and those experiences that make for a thrilling social life? Us too. 

Gifts

These 21 Sustainable Gifts Are Your Answer To Conscious Gift Giving

Make conscious and considered choices when deciding what to buy and give.

Features

Rainbow Washing Is A Thing, Here’s Why It Needs To Stop

Pride month 2021 is here and big brands are switching gear to monetise the rainbow. In the last decade alone it’s clear to see companies have caught onto the fact that LGBTQI+ folks, well... actually buy things. In fact, we buy quite a lot of things. Enough things, companies have realised that it might actually be worthwhile to try and appeal to us so we start buying their things as well. And thus, Rainbow Washing was born. 

Sustainability

Everyone’s Trying To Cut Down On Household Waste Right Now—Here Are The Most Helpful Hacks

Join the Urban List team as we commit to a week-long detox from single-use plastics

Fam

Here’s How You Can Really Support Children’s Mental Health This Year

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we want to hit you with a pretty cool initiative we’ve come across that’s definitely worth your attention.

Features

Here’s How You Can Help Enhance Our Gold Coast Beaches—And Win $500 While You’re At It

If we want to keep enjoying this dreamy set-up for years to come, we need to get serious about enhancing it, and the City of Gold Coast wants your help to make it happen.

Features

Guest Editor Emma Garlett On Progress To Reconciliation—This Reconciliation Week And Beyond

When you think of significant Australian dates to mark in your calendar, what comes to mind may be Christmas, Easter or Labour Day. Any holiday which gives you a day off is a day that one recalls when thinking about the calendar year—and how to leverage your annual leave to have the most days off in a row, while using the smallest amount of annual leave. 

Features

Invest In Women: Nkechi Anele On Transformation And The Power Of Female Connection

I didn't know what to write for International Women's Day, so I did what any full-grown adult woman would do: I called my mum for advice. While riding the bus home from work, tired, my mum simply said, "Tell the truth." So here it is.

Features

How Allies Can Truly Show Up On January 26

No matter how many snags you throw on the barbie and games of beach-cricket you play, the resulting centuries of dispossession and dislocation cannot be denied.

People

Abolishing Australia Day: A Call To Action And Reflection On Legacy

The collective strength of Blackfullas across the country, united in our fight against Australia Day, offers solace and a sense of belonging amidst the chaos in Australia. 

Planet

2023 Was The Earth’s Hottest Year, Here’s What Needs To Change

“We need to dramatically pick up the pace and get global emissions plummeting this decade.”

Features

From Firefighting AR Glasses To An AI Buddy For Seniors, This Design Award Is Changing The World

VR tech to restore the feeling of lost limbs and exercise therapy that employs AI—we’re living in the future, baby—and the Lexus Design Award is here to showcase and bring to life this world-class tech.

Features

How Paris And Henry Mitchell-Temple Fuel Their Creativity Every Day

How do the pair find time to inject subtle luxury into their jam-packed schedules as parents and sustainably conscious empire-starters?

Fashion

10 Of The Best Vegan Leather Handbags To Shop In 2024

With a variety of fabrications to choose from—from recycled plastic bottles to cactus leather—these vegan-friendly and fashion-forward finds are just as luxurious (and buttery) as their non-vegan counterparts. Scroll to shop our favourite vegan leather handbags. 

Features

5 Surprisingly Simple Ways To Level Up Your Sustainability Game At Home

With the average Aussie generating a staggering 540 kgs of waste a year, it’s time to get savvy with sustainability around the home. Waste Sorted is fighting the battle against mindless landfill teaching West Aussies how to be a GREAT Sort and do better than the bin. 

Food & Drink

From Tinker To Joe Franks, Here’s Everywhere You Can Fill Up For Free In Melbourne This Week

Looking for the coolest cafes across Melbourne to fill up at? We’ve sussed the ultimate hit list for you below—happy sipping. 

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13 Indigenous-Owned Businesses You Need To Shop Right now

Deadly tees, statement earrings and spicy pantry fillers.

People

From Petition To Pantry: Matt Moncrieff’s Campaign To Bring Native Flavours To Aussie Supermarkets

Who would have thought that one would need to source native Australian produce from an international market?    

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Shop This New Sun Protective Range For Festivals, Hiking And Balmy Beach Days

The crew at Kathmandu have a heap of new high-quality gear to help you do whatever you want this summer—whether that’s sweating it up on the beach, boogying at festivals, hitting the park for a picnic, or going bush. 

Features

We Asked You What You Need To Have A Positive Impact—Here’s What You Said

As we face a future beset by environmental, economical and cultural challenges, decisions that used to be simple aren’t so simple anymore. Just grabbing a coffee in the morning has become a minefield of potential issues—are those beans ethically sourced? Is that takeaway cup compostable? Is the cafe locally-owned? Can we really afford our daily caffeine habit? 

Features

Meet Maya Cares, The Chatbot Changing The Game In Australia’s Fight Against Racism

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the artificial intelligence and chatbot boom we’ve experienced this year should come as no surprise.

Music

The Joy Of Performing And Embracing Spontaneity With Producer, Kid Fiction

For artists like Isaac who are drawn to creating, music is undeniably in their blood, so we've teamed up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to dive a little deeper and uncover the passion for collaboration, live performance and a drive to contribute to the world around him that pump an unmistakable rhythm through his veins. 

Music

Finding Creativity Through Routine And The Importance Of Giving Back With Memphis LK

We’ve linked up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to take you on a deep dive into Australian artists with music in their blood, and there’s no better place to start than with LK (her dad is Paul Kelly, and if that doesn’t suggest she was born with music flowing through her veins, we don’t know what does.)

World Record Holder And Paralympian, Michael Roeger On The Joy Of Running

As part of The Run Up, we chatted to Michael about his journey—what keeps him coming back to running time and again despite the challenges, what it’s like to represent your country on the global stage, and what it is that makes him run happy. 

Gold-Medalist Ellia Green On The Value Of Sharing And His Journey To Running Happy

As part of The Run Up, a project to unearth the stories of some of Australia's most passionate runners to get you motivated to lace up, we chatted to Green about why he values running so highly and the role it has played in his past as well as shaping his future. 

Wellness

Ultra Marathon Champion Jacqui Bell On Conquering Challenges One Step At A Time

As part of The Run Up, a project to unearth the stories of some of Australia's most passionate runners to get you motivated to lace up, we chatted to Bell about what sparked a passion for this extreme sport, what motivated her to tackle a world-first challenge, and how the physical act of running ties in crucial to her mental and overall wellbeing.   

Fitness

How One Run Turned Into A Life-Changing Passion With Attica Sous Chef, George Wintle

From community and structure, to how life has changed in the whirlwind eighteen months since that first run, we chat with Wintle about his run up into a new passion. 

Features

12 Of The Best Ethical Engagement Rings To Shop This Season

We’ve found a bunch of absolutely stunning companies that value both the environmental impact and human rights of sourcing the stones and materials to help get you started on your exciting journey ahead.

Features

Disability Advocate Hannah Diviney On Her Debut Book And The Power Of Representation

Welcome to 30 Faces, a celebration of 30 individuals changing the world by 2030. A destination to unearth how they got here, what fuels their passion, and to educate and inspire your own journey towards a future made better. 

Entertainment

From A Viral Instagram Post To Building A Social Movement With Chanel Contos

It’s pretty remarkable to think an entire movement can be born from a powerful Instagram post. But that’s exactly what happened when Sydneysider Chanel Contos created an Instagram poll in 2021 asking her followers if they or someone close to them had been sexually assaulted when they were at school. Within 24 hours, over 200 people replied ‘yes’. 

Features

Celebrate Earth Day With These 10 Green Activities

More than one billion people in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities each  year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. 

Artist Bianca Beers On Noughties Wardrobe Keepsakes And Unapologetic Style

We sat down with Western Sydney artist Bianca Beers to chat about growing up in a Paris Hilton-inspired style era (we’re talking over-glossed lips, huge hoops and quilted handbags) and how her art has led her to embrace her colourful and confident style today. 

Join The Nationwide Search For Changemakers Shaping The Next Decade

We’re shining the spotlight on climate activists, First Nations rights advocates, eco innovators, sustainable fashion designers, disability rights champions, body positivity campaigners—anyone who is taking the leap to be the change they want to see. And now we want you to be part of the search to find our 30th face shaping the next decade. 

Features

Emma Lewisham Is Officially The World’s First Carbon-Positive Beauty Label

With summer now on the horizon, it’s never too early to get stocked up on your SPF and all things skincare. Today we are bringing you the feel-good news that our favourite NZ skincare brand, Emma Lewisham has officially become the world’s first beauty brand to go completely carbon-positive, and the world’s first 100% circular-designed product range. *Adds to cart*.

Features

How Kester Black’s Anna Ross Created A Sustainable Beauty Empire

When it comes to the beauty industry, sustainable and eco-conscious aren’t often the first words that come to mind, which is why we’re just a little bit obsessed with Anna Ross, the boss babe behind vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand Kester Black.

Features

Be Inspired By ‘Democracy In Colour’ Australia’s First Racial And Economic Justice Organisation

Here, we chat with social activist and Bank Australia customer, Tim Lo Surdo about his passion for empowering collective action against inequality through his organisation Democracy in Colour. 

Beauty

You Can Now Recycle Your Empty Beauty Product Bottles At David Jones

Thanks to a collaboration between David Jones and TerraCycle you’ll have a place to decrease your carbon footprint and recycle all of your empty beauty bottles all in one go, with special drop boxes in David Jones stores across the country.

Features

Everything You Need To Know About ‘Data Bias’ And How It Affects Women

Implementing positive action to help make the world a better place takes courage, strength and tenacity. But to encourage and help others to do the same, well... that’s worth celebrating. 

Features

Culture Curve | Tune In To Audio Social Networks, Million Dollar Crypto Art, And Mindful Drinking

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

Features

6 Of The Biggest Trends Born In 2020 That Will Continue To Burn Bright This Year

2020 was, without a doubt, a turbulent year. Both bizarre and devastating, it was one of the most memorable in recent history, with every corner of culture—from music to work-life, fashion, sex, travel, and politics—getting shaken to the core. The New York Times called it “The Year of Blur”, paradoxically packed with significant events, but also a year in which time seemed strung out in the void, slowed down, and stretched out indefinitely. 

Features

​Here’s How To Make An Impact This Festive Season, According To Trailblazer Jan Fran

If this year has taught us anything, it’s that we can no longer stand back and turn a blind eye to the injustices of the world.

Features

This Spicy Prawn Recipe Will Make You Want To Fire Up The BBQ All Summer Long

We've teamed up with Airgarden and Lucy Tweed, the brain behind Every Night Of The Week to bring you a ridiculously easy—but incredibly impressive—grilled prawn with salsa verde recipe.

Features

Escape Reality With Workations, Ephemeral Hotels, Vampire Culture And Eccentric Utopian Style

Your go-to guide to what’s on the rise, and on the slide in culture right now. 

Features

Get Ready To Dine Al Fresco, Embrace Body Neutrality And See Social Justice In The Stars

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in October 2020.

Features

Support Disaster Relief In Lebanon With Lebathon, A Silent Auction With Epic Items Up For Grabs

There are ways you can help Lebanese disaster relief from afar—and a Sydney-created social media silent auction called “Lebathon” is just one.

Food & Drink

Help Feed Children Around The World With This Delicious Brunch Cookbook

OnePlate’s newest cookbook Brunch In Melbourne, featuring over 130 brunch recipes from 100 iconic cafes and restaurants around Melbourne—and we can't wait to get our hands on it.      

Features

Listen Up, Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Tomorrow’s Share The Mic Movement In Australia

In case you missed it, last week a bunch of white celebrities, entrepreneurs and political figures in the US handed over the reins of their social media accounts to women of colour for the day, in an effort to expand the reach of BIPOC voices. 

Features

Take Action, Here’s How You Can Help End Racial Violence In Australia

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the names of people who have passed away.

Features

Here’s How You Can Help The World’s Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 From Your Couch

While most of us are filling the void left by COVID-19 by purchasing cute tracksuit co-ords, fresh activewear sets and boujee restaurant takeaway meals, it’s a timely reminder for us all that while we try to spark some joy through frivolous purchasing, there are plenty of others around the world in dire need of joy, hope and help.

Features

Urban Culture Curve | Pave A Way Forward With New Wave Positive Publishing

This month, we look at the power of positive headlines in a crisis, the industry emerging to serve our newly-formed at-home dining habits, 5G's unlikely place in pop culture, the dismantling of high maintenance beauty and international shopping, and our new-found enthusiasm for a ballet class. 

Features

Have A Positive Impact On The World With Us As We Take On Sustainability

Let us introduce Urban List Sustainability, a commitment we are launching in partnership with Bank Australia to take our platform and our incredible community to the next level as we commit to having an even more positive impact on the planet and its people.

Empowered | How This Company Turned At-Home Coffee Sustainable

We talk with Crema Joe co-founder, Kayla, about the shocking impact of single-use coffee capsules and why recycling isn’t always the answer.