{"id":39551,"date":"2022-07-13T08:45:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T20:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=39551"},"modified":"2022-07-13T08:51:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T20:51:07","slug":"the-block-2022-what-to-expect-from-the-season-dubbed-the-best-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/the-block-2022-what-to-expect-from-the-season-dubbed-the-best-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2022: What to expect from the season dubbed the ‘best yet’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Get excited, Blockaholics: the countdown to the launch of\u00a0The Block<\/a> 2022<\/em>\u00a0has officially kicked off. Those watching last night\u2019s men\u2019s Wimbledon tennis final got their first look at season 18 of the hit reality renovation show, and it\u2019s fair to say, it\u2019s going to be big.<\/p>\n

We already know that, in a first for the show, they\u2019ve packed up and made\u00a0a tree change to Gisborne, in Victoria\u2019s Macedon Ranges, about 54 kilometres from Melbourne\u2019s CBD, which the promo touts as \u201cA gigantic slice of pure heaven\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Block homebuyers are given an exclusive tour of upcoming season\u2019s properties<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

Five \u201ccity-slicker\u201d teams will have to renovate properties on four-hectare parcels of land \u2013 \u201cthe biggest\u00a0Block<\/em>\u00a0ever\u201d.<\/p>\n

Not only will contestants be transforming sprawling family homes and gardens, but, in another first for the show, these country estates will boast\u00a0\u201ctennis courts, wineries \u2026 I\u2019ve even got a lake,\u201d Scotty Cam says in the promo.<\/p>\n

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Four of the teams competing in this year\u2019s season of The Block. Photo: Nine<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The host and former carpenter is undertaking a mammoth project of his own, renovating a house on the site alongside the other teams.<\/p>\n

We also got a sneak peek at those teams who will be competing for the $100,000 prize money and auction glory: Tom and Sarah-Jane, Joel and Elle, Ankur and Sharon, Dylan and Jenny, and Omar and Oz.<\/p>\n

The trailer does confirm that one of those couples packs up and leaves the set after three days on-site. As\u00a0previously reported by Nine, that\u2019s influencer Elle Ferguson and her ex-AFL-player partner Joel Patfull who left due to a family emergency. The replacement couple is still to be revealed.<\/p>\n

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Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull left the set after three days. Photo: Wolter Peeters<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We can expect to see some other familiar faces this season. Also appearing in the trailer were long-time\u00a0Block<\/em> judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, as well as foreman Keith Schleiger and foreman Dan Reilly, who will be on hand to guide each team through the whopping job they\u2019re up against.<\/p>\n

Tackling a renovation project of this scale in just 12 weeks is not for the faint-hearted, with contestants battling\u00a0rain, mud, plummeting temperatures \u2013 even a tradie shortage \u2013 throughout filming.\u00a0The Block<\/em>\u00a0producer Julian Cress says there have been challenges for everyone involved, but they\u2019ve been able to overcome them.<\/p>\n

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The Block site at McGeorge Road, Gisborne, before filming started. Photo: W2U<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an epic battle to get to where we are now, but a hugely rewarding one,\u201d\u00a0he says. \u201cThe quality of the rooms that have been presented by the contestants, under really difficult circumstances, has been astonishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given it\u2019s being described as\u00a0\u201ca season like no other\u201d with Cam saying it\u2019s the \u201cBest\u00a0Block<\/em>\u00a0yet \u2026 by a country mile\u201d, we can\u2019t wait to see how this one unfolds.<\/p>\n

No launch date has been given, but this epic season is set to air soon on Nine and 9Now.<\/p>\n