Residents and visitors to Sunshine Beach can now access the Ross Crescent pathway following the completion of a delayed landslide stabilisation project. The $2.49 million project, funded by Noosa Council and the Australian Government, was finished four months behind schedule due to unstable ground and wet weather. The works addressed slope damage and protected infrastructure, including the footpath and stormwater systems. Noosa Council assured the project remained within budget despite the extended construction period. The pathway's reopening restores public access after months of disruption.
A multi-million dollar landslide stabilisation project at Sunrise Beach is now expected to be finished by the end of October, four months later than planned. Noosa Council says unexpected ground conditions and wet weather caused the delay near Ross Crescent. Design changes and altered construction methods were needed, and the council says the project remains on budget. Road, pathway and beach access will be restored once the work is complete. Acting Infrastructure Services director Bill Haddrill apologised for the inconvenience caused.
Thousands of Mornington Peninsula properties will be removed from the interim Erosion Management Overlay, known as EMO7, after Victorian Government approval of Amendment C314morn. The number of covered properties falls from about 33,000 to 6,000. Some minor building works will face simpler planning requirements. A small number of properties will be added, mostly beside slopes. Mayor Stephen Batty said a broader landslide study will take two to four years to complete and will guide permanent controls.
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Nepali authorities have evacuated residents in north-central Nepal after a flash flood destroyed homes. A dry landslide in Gorkha district blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, causing downstream flooding. Officials say about a dozen houses and two suspension bridges were swept away, and a highway bridge was washed out. Two women and three men were out of contact, though no casualties were immediately reported. The army said 49 people, including a foreigner, had been rescued, and residents in five districts were alerted to the danger.
