In a public park in Melbourne’s quiet seaside suburb of Altona, two worlds collide; one is a thick carpet of unremarkable green lawn, the other is a small patch of reclaimed local ecology.
Part of the Lost Lands Found Project, this small patch of reclaimed Altona ecology is reacquainting local residents with fifty-one species of Indigenous wildflowers, grasses, herbs and lilies that once flourished throughout the area.
The creator of the project, Wemba-Wemba and Wergaia man Dean Stewart, describes this window into the past as "part ecological restoration, part public art installation...Lost Lands Found is like a moment frozen in time – it’s what the natural ecology of this very spot used to be like".
Lost Lands Found brings a symbolic remnant grassland to a busy public space and in doing so encourages passers-by to stop and get curious about the world under their feet, with the hope of inspiring people to make deep personal connections to their local ecologies and landscapes.
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Hobsons Bay City Council (HBCC)
Address: 115 Civic Parade, Altona Victoria 3018 Australia
Tel: 1300 179 944
Address: 115 Civic Parade, Altona Victoria 3018 Australia
Tel: 1300 179 944
Website: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au