The Board of Inquiry into the McCrae landslide will hold its next block of public hearings at the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne starting at 10 am on Monday 4 August 2025. The Board of Inquiry is investigating the cause of the 14 January 2025 landslide that occurred in McCrae. Expert witnesses will concurrently give evidence to the Inquiry on Monday 4 August and Tuesday 5 August regarding the cause of the McCrae Landslide, and again on Monday 18 August and Tuesday 19 August regarding prevention and mitigation measures. These follow previous public hearings in May and June, where…
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A MCCRAE couple has emerged victorious in a legal dispute with the Mornington Peninsula Shire after building notices were served on them mandating clean-up works following a landslip in 2022. The council had directed the couple, Gerard and Bronwyn Borghesi, to undertake stabilisation works to the area affected by the landslip including removing all debris from Penny Lane, which they appealed.The Building Appeals Board (BAB) on 30 April ruled that the shire had no power to make its orders under s106 of the Building Act because the Borghesis were not proposing nor carrying out building work relating to their property…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have approved a three per cent rate increase amid “unprecedented pressures” including a newly estimated $8m to deal with the McCrae landslide recovery. Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said at least $75 from every household would be needed to help pay for the 14 January landslide event. Councillors unanimously approved the rate increase at their 8 April meeting, which would generate an extra $50 per household in revenue on average. But Marsh said this was just two thirds of the cost of addressing the landslide recovery which did not consider inflation or cost increases. The shire has…