Erosion Management Overlay

The Shire is taking the steps to implement an Interim Erosion Management Overlay for land highly susceptible to landslides.

An erosion management overlay is one of multiple planning controls available to protect areas prone to erosion or landslide by minimising land disturbance and inappropriate development.

The planning control was a key recommendation of the Board of Inquiry into the McCrae landslide, and the Victorian Minister for Planning has asked Council to urgently prepare an amendment to the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme to introduce it.

The new control will be known as Erosion Management Overlay – Schedule 7 (EMO7) and will apply to all land highly susceptible to landslides but not already covered by an Erosion Management Overlay.

If the EMO7 is applied to a property, the landowner will likely need to apply for a planning permit before undertaking most types of development – including removing trees and vegetation and altering drainage.

General information about landslides and landslide susceptibility across the Mornington Peninsula can be found at Landslide susceptibility.

Updated: 20 November 2025