Warning signs missed for months before disastrous McCrae landslide

Burst water main caused landslide that toppled luxury home, report finds

A major inquiry into the disastrous January landslide on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula concludes the incident was caused by a burst main that gushed water for months beforehand.

Warning signs missed for months before disastrous McCrae landslide

A final report into devastating landslide has criticised South East Water and Mornington Peninsula Shire for failing to urgently respond to residents’ concerns.

The report of the Board of Inquiry into the McCrae Landslide

The tribunal has concluded that a major leak in a water main, which released 40 million liters of water, triggered the failure On 14 January 2025, the McCrae landslide occurred on the Mornington Peninsula in Australia. The site is located at [-38.34631, 144.93500]. I posted about this event at the time, noting that local residents had observed large volumes of water bubbling out of the ground in the period leading up to the failure. The landsli…