How Elka Whalan finds a touch of heaven in nature
In her first career as a top-level swimmer, Elka Whalan (née Graham) won a swathe of medals at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games, and 20 national swimming titles....
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Refresh & Reset; How to Deep Clean Every Room in Your Home
As flowers bloom, longer days and warmer weather awaken us from the chilly cold of winter; there’s a perceptible energy shift in the air; spring has sprung. Spring represents a...
The Meditative Art of Mindful Cleaning This Spring
As the cooler months end and plants begin to sprout their first buds, it’s time for us to take cues from nature. A time of renewal and rejuvenation, spring provides...
Metaphors for living a fulfilling life with Nic Smith
Sunshine Coast is described as ‘a 180 km stretch of paradise that’s tucked into the southwest corner of mainland British Columbia.’ This is where South African-born web developer and project manager Nic...
International Women's Day 2023
On one level, it’s a lovely idea that there’s a special day each year across the world where women are fore-grounded and celebrated: International Women’s Day. But of course, women—all...
Connecting to a higher force: how nature sustains Heidi Middleton
One of Australian fashion’s biggest success stories of the last couple of decades or so is Sass & Bide, a designer label created by two inspiring young women and best...
Emotional Rescue: our sense of smell is the key to survival
Apparently, birds and mammals have brains up to 10 times larger, relative to body size, than those of reptiles and other animals’ (Science.org). We do a lot of thinking, so...
The Significance of Sanctuary and Memory
A recent holiday with Paul and our two sons resulted not only in some hours spent in nature by all of us but also for me in a flood of...
A walk on the wild side in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona
If you’ve been part of the Koala Eco community for any length of time, you’re probably well aware that this is an enterprise with a real family at its heart....
How connecting to nature makes life beautiful for Nathan Webster
A year ago, we launched our Koala Eco ‘Hour in Nature’ journal thread, profiling inspiring people whom we believe genuinely live and breathe a nature-focused lifestyle, and who can inspire...
The unexpected link between cleaning and mental health
It’s often said that cleanliness is next to godliness, however, the benefits of cleaning extend far beyond the final product. While cleaning is often viewed as an inevitable means to...
Featured in the O List!
January is barely halfway through, yet already 2023 has started in a truly stellar way at Koala Eco: with an endorsement for our safe, powerful, plant-based products from none other...
Make winter nature your healing wonderland
For all of our Koala Eco community who are braving a cold northern hemisphere winter, this one’s for you! Adrienne, managing director of our US operations, is a true winter...
Greet the new year with More Nature
“Verde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas.” “Green I want you green. Green wind, green boughs.” Such passionate lines from the great Spanish poet Federico García Lorca...
The real deal: Kit Willow’s time in nature
For over 20 years, Kit Willow has been a leading light in Australia’s fashion industry: first as a lingerie and ready-to-wear designer, and more recently as a sustainable fashion activist,...
A letter from our Co-Founders
As 2022 comes to a close, we wanted to pause for a moment to reflect on all the things that have been happening at Koala Eco this year, and to...
