Mornington Peninsula residents say their concerns about smaller landslips and underground water have been ignored after a landslide on Tuesday destroyed a home.
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00:00A three-storey home in a precarious heap.
00:06Exclusion zones set up, 11 neighbouring properties evacuated as crews raced to prevent a repeat.
00:13There is a high risk for a further collapse.
00:16The disaster left many residents alarmed, but some weren't surprised.
00:21This is not the first slippage that's occurred in quite a large area between Macrae and Drumana.
00:26Throughout the years the land has slowly degraded and another more catastrophic landslide has occurred.
00:31At least one property has been under rolling evacuation orders since an earlier landslide
00:36in November 2022.
00:38Its occupants allegedly left in the dark as repairs stalled.
00:42Lots of bickering between various government agencies as to who will pay for their cliff face.
00:47Another resident told the ABC the local council was slow to act after another landslip exposed
00:53underground water flows at her property just over a week ago, further up the hill from
00:58yesterday's collapse.
01:00We've been letting them know every time a bit more soil sloughs away another crack appears
01:05and there's been a lot of inaction.
01:08A council worker was on the balcony inspecting the risk from the earlier slip when yesterday's
01:13larger landslide occurred.
01:15Thank God that he's alive to tell the tale.
01:20Local teams have been working to secure the landmass which moved slightly overnight.
01:25Residents have been told it could take weeks before local roads open and even longer before
01:30they return home.
01:31Realistically I think it's going to be a considerable time.
01:35One multi-million dollar home on the hill in the luxury neighbourhood has already been
01:40taken off the market.
01:41Obviously people will be nervous to buy a property that's on that cliff face.
01:47Let's get the experts in, let's listen carefully, let's not push it down the road a bit.
01:52The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council met with residents behind closed doors today.
01:57It declined to comment on the cause of the slip as investigations continue.