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…
Browsing: McCrae Landslide
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…