A special type of nature strip was planted on George Said's nature strip on 17th July 2016. George documented the progress of this project and has provided this video to say thank you to those who provided the means to realise his vision. #naturestrip #grasslands

Two years ago, I ventured into the paddock across from my 1970s house, on the edge of Altona, and I did something I had done dozens of times previously. I got my hands dirty and planted tube stock seedlings. This, though, was the first time I learnt about the paddock I was in. And it opened my eyes. Altona sits smack on the Western Volcanic Plain—the world’s third largest volcanic plain. It extends from the rocky shores of our edge of Port Phillip to near the South Australian