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The cliff in McCrae experienced four landslides between November 2022 and January 2025.

Water company spent weeks looking for mains leak before McCrae landslide

South East Water admits failed leak detection methods allowed millions of litres of water to seep into the earth before a disastrous landslip upended lives.

  • Adam Carey

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Retiree Paul Willigenburg leaves the County Court after giving evidence in the inqury into the McCrae landslides.

‘Glass in his head’: Retiree recounts plucking worker from McCrae landslide rubble

Paul Willigenburg ran for safety when a neighbour’s house collapsed down a hill, before helping in the miracle rescue of a man inside.

  • Adam Carey
The January 14 landslide in McCrae resulted in the evacuation of 19 surrounding properties.

Landslides occurred on McCrae cliff for 70 years, inquiry told

Poor drainage, natural springs, building works and inadequate erosion controls are all being probed as potential culprits in January’s landslide in McCrae.

  • Adam Carey
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
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
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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
landslip in McCrae

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
Bob McRae is selling his Indented Head waterfront address.

Costs down on the coast: Where to buy a beach house on a budget

Budget-conscious buyers can find holiday homes in a range of locations across Victoria at different price points – provided they know where to look.

  • Jim Malo

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