Acronyms and abbreviations
| Acronym or abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| AGS | Australian Geomechanics Society |
| AGS Guidelines 2007 | Australian Geomechanics Society Practice Note Guidelines for Landslide Risk Management 2007 |
| Building Act | Building Act 1993 (Vic) |
| Building Regulations | Building Act and the Building Regulations 2018 (Vic) |
| DEECA | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action |
| Emergency Management Act | Emergency Management Act 2013 (Vic) |
| EMO | Erosion management overlay |
| EMO 1 | Schedule 1 of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme EMO |
| EMO 2 | Schedule 2 of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme EMO |
| EMO 3 | Schedule 3 of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme EMO |
| EMO 4 | Schedule 4 of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme EMO |
| EMO 5 | Schedule 5 of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme EMO |
| GIS | Geographical information System |
| GPR | Ground penetrating radar |
| MBS | Municipal Building Surveyor |
| McCrae escarpment | The escarpment above Point Nepean Road and along the coastline of Port Phillip Bay |
| MERG | McCrae Evacuees Response Group |
| Montage | Record keeping system used by South East Water |
| Office of the MBS | Office of the Municipal Building Surveyor, which is comprised of employees at the Shire who assist the MBS in carrying out their functions under the Building Act or Building Regulations |
| Planning and Environment Act | Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) |
| SEMP | State Emergency Management Plan |
| Water Act | Water Act 1989 (Vic) |
| Water Industry Act | Water Industry Act 1994 (Vic) |
Defined terms
| Defined terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2022 landslides | The landslides that occurred on the McCrae escarpment on 14 and 15 November 2022. |
| McCrae Landslide | The landslide that occurred on the McCrae escarpment on 14 January 2025. |
| aeolian soil | Type of soil formed by the erosion and deposition of sediment by the wind. |
| anthropogenic | Caused by human activity. |
| aquifer | A layer of soil or rock that stores usable volumes of groundwater. |
| colluvium soil | Type of soil that forms from the gradual accumulation of soil and rock debris at the base of slopes. |
| escarpment | A steep slope or cliff formed by erosion or faulting, espeically one separating land at different heights. |
| fill | Material used to ‘fill’ in low-lying areas, holes or to raise the elevation of a site. Fill can be made up of a mix of different materials, including soil, sand or clay. |
| gabion wall | A type of retaining wall made of wire mesh baskets or cages filled with stones, gravel or concrete. |
| headscarp | Steep slope at the upper edge of the landslide (at the head), from where displaced material has moved. |
| hydraulic conductivity | The rate at which water moves through a given material in metres per second. |
| landslide | Downslope movement of soil, rock and organic materials under the effects of gravity, and the results of such movement. |
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