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Gerry and Bronwyn Borghesi

Home owners don’t have to pay to fix McCrae landslide, court finds

Mornington Peninsula Council has been trying to force Gerry and Bronwyn Borghesi to pick up an estimated $1.25 million bill for earthworks on the cliff face since 2022.

  • Adam Carey

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A landslide in McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula damaged several homes on January 14.

A landslide left them locked out of their homes. Then, the burglars got in

The mayor declared the burglaries in McCrae “sickening”.

  • Lachlan Abbott
The January 14 landslide in McCrae resulted in the evacuation of 19 surrounding properties.

Premier slams Mornington Peninsula council’s ‘inaction’ over McCrae landslide

Announcing an inquiry into last month’s landslide, Jacinta Allan says too many questions remain unanswered. She has demanded the council take back responsibility of the site.

  • Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey and Lachlan Abbott
Retirees Paul and Denise Willigenberg are caught in a three-way legal dispute and cannot return to their retirement home in McCrae.

McCrae residents snared in ‘three-way legal game’ with council over landslip

Home owners in McCrae are in a legal battle with the council over who is responsible for a landslide that has forced them out of their houses.

  • Adam Carey
Gerry and Bronwyn Borghesi at the bottom of the hill where a landslide destroyed the home below theirs.

‘It’s quite unstable’, says expert of McCrae landslide site once known as Spring Hill

The landslide in McCrae happened in a part of the Mornington Peninsula locals once called Spring Hill, owing to the extensive underwater flows in the area.

  • Adam Carey
The landslide scene on Wednesday.

‘We can’t put our head in the sand’: High-profile local’s urgent plea after landslide

Former Monash Uni chancellor and Australian of the year Simon McKeon lives uphill from the McCrae house destroyed this week. He hopes the landslip finally spurs authorities to act.

  • Adam Carey
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Surgery for injured worker as unsafe landslide homes remain off limits

The Age has obtained a recording of a meeting the Mornington Peninsula Shire council held with affected residents, at which authorities said work to identify the source of the landslide was ongoing.

  • Lachlan Abbott, Sarah Danckert and Angus Delaney
An aerial shot of the landslide in McCrae.

‘Bloody lucky’: Owner of house destroyed by landslide tells of family’s near miss

Seven homes have been evacuated in the area near Penny Lane in McCrae amid warnings other properties could be in danger.

  • Adam Carey, Sarah Danckert, Lachlan Abbott and Angus Delaney
Funicular has been proposed for Jenolan Caves.

Paris, LA and now Jenolan Caves: Funicular railway plan revealed

With the roads to Jenolan Caves closed for 18 months, one option being explored is a technology dating back to the 15th century.

  • Julie Power
Grieving villagers in the devastated the village of Yambali.

More than 7800 impacted by PNG landslide as bridge collapses on rescue route

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the remote scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster.

  • David Rising

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