Our Story

Aussie Bucket List is 100% Australian. Made in Australia, by Australians, for Australians.

Aussie Bucket List® is a website and smart-phone application developed in Australia, by Australians, for Australians. We are a 100% Australian owned family business based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Aussie Bucket List® has conducted the research for you, promoting only the top and most reputable experiences, destinations, venues and events all across Australia. 

The Aussie Bucket List® concept has evolved since early 2015. We started out by promoting all of the wonderful free bucket list experiences across Australia on our social media pages. This resulted in an organic following of thousands of people in Australia and across the world engaging with us about Australia's unique experiences. We have spent the last 20+ years exploring, chatting with locals and researching each region of Australia, which has evolved into developing a platform for all people travelling Australia to enjoy and benefit from.

What Drives Us

Aussie Bucket List® inspires Australian's to live their best life, encouraging people to get outside and explore their own backyards. You only live once, and if you live by your bucket list, once should be enough. When you are outside exploring, you get physical exercise, fresh air and sun exposure which has proven to be beneficial for your physical health and has a positive impact on your mental health and overall well-being. While exploring the natural beauty of Australia, you also naturally begin to develop an appreciation for nature and the environment in which we live in. Research has proven that taking your kids with you on outdoor adventures stimulates their cognitive development. The vitamin D they receive from the sun helps to boost their mood, whilst they experience an adventure they will remember for a lifetime. 

Below is a photo of our Founder, Samantha Porter, abseiling down Mount Ngungun. The smile on her face that ticking off this Aussie Bucket List experience brings says it all!

Aussie Bucket List® has a goal to drive a movement of people that appreciate nature, the unique and diverse Australian environment and become advocates for our native wildlife and the habitat in which they live. We are committed to promoting environmentally friendly activities by reminding society to take care of our environment when out exploring. This includes staying on marked trails to reduce our impact on the environment, assisting with land management and rehabilitation, taking rubbish with you or placing it in the bins provided, and to take nothing but photos with you and leave nothing but footprints behind.

Aussie Bucket List® is committed to making the world a better place, with a commitment of investing 5% of profits to conservation and mental health initiatives, to enhance the mental health of Australians, to protect our native wildlife and conserve their habitat.