Koala Eco News, Stories & Inspiration

Here’s what our skin has to say about water temperature   As the largest organ of the body, our skin is also among our most...

From the world’s runways to Central Park, Laura Brown—Australian-born writer and former Editor-in-Chief of InStyle—has always brought wit, warmth, and originality to the worlds of fashion...

New places to find Koala Eco  They may be over 14,000km apart and on different continents, yet the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Royal Botanic...

Make this Christmas about presence, not pressure.   The festive season is upon us again. For some, the pursuit of readying the home for guests,...

This time of year brings us together—around tables, in living rooms, in those small pauses where we finally slow enough to see one another. We...

Nikki van Dijk's Essentials Professional surfer Nikki van Dijk grew up on Phillip Island, a wild, windswept pocket of nature about two hours south-east of...

There’s a particular shift that happens at this time of year — the pace accelerates, the world gets louder, and yet our minds instinctively look...

An Hour In Nature Gena Winter is the co-founder of Marigold, a beloved San Francisco design studio, flower, and coffee shop known for its organic,...

Giving thanks. How many times have you felt compelled to do that this past year? Giving thanks for not living in a war zone, that...

Out of a setback comes opportunity In January 2025, environmental scientist Dr. Phillip Levin learned that two years of work leading the National Nature Assessment—an...

Growing towards health in Hawaii  This is an inspiring story of how a neglected area of O’ahu island—‘part illegal dump and part jungle’ —became a...

A guide to embracing the new week    Bright. Uplifting. Refreshing.  Imagine it’s sunset, and you’re walking slowly through an orchard of lush grapefruit, with...

Diana Yen is a cookbook author, food stylist, and creative who brings an artist’s eye and to everything she touches. Known for her evocative storytelling...

Aileen is a Koala Eco devotee who lives in the Noosa Hinterland of eastern Australia, a place of great beauty and ecological fragility. A little...

Australia. It’s a different kind of wild. Many people visiting this island continent for the first time are concerned about everything—large and small—that could kill you...

This week, I want to share an article from The Washington Post that explores what researchers suspect may be fueling cancer among millennials. It’s always...

Caring for our clothes is more than a chore, it’s a quiet, conscious ritual. Resharing with our community, Koala Eco co-founder, Jessica Brandon, was recently...

A guide to embracing the new week    Sweet. Sunny. Joyful.   The scent of mandarin is like a burst of sunshine, chasing the clouds...

What ‘personhood’ could mean for nature  ‘Personhood.’ In the Western legal system it’s a complex and much-debated concept, which doesn’t just apply to people, but...

Bianca is a certified Pilates Instructor with international recognition and a Clinical Naturopath whose passion for movement began in childhood. She first discovered the joy...

For some, it’s being able to embrace the silence of an early morning and not talking to anyone: no phone switched on until work starts,...

World Happiness Report 2025    This post mentions topics some may find disturbing.   Earlier this year, the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre released...

How we’re inspired by Australia    Australia. What an epic country.   While in other parts of the world new landmasses are still being birthed...

A guide to embracing the new week    Sensual. Earthy. Soothing.  Oh Rosalina! This divine plant is often called the Bush Lavender, thanks to its...