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June sees new erosion management mapping spell issues for residents

03/01/2026

A landslip in Sassafras that happened in mid-2024 meant locals dealt with one lane traffic until December 2025. (Stewart Chambers: 420079).

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By Tanya Steele

In June, new mapping revealed that the risk for landslides in the Yarra Ranges is much higher than previously thought and has prompted the council to rush to adopt new erosion management overlays (EMO).

Commissioned by the Yarra Ranges Council after the June 2021 storms, the “concerning” report was delivered in late April 2025 and identified a whopping 13,400 landslide-prone properties.

By December 2025, the matter had seen growing concerns from residents and after much debate, councillors ultimately voted in favour of sending the amendment to an independent planning panel at their final meeting for the year.

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