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A first look at The Block 2025 Daylesford location

Delays behind them, it's now full steam ahead.
The Block 2025 location DaylesfordPhotography: Christopher Groenhout/Getty Images, The Block/Channel 9

It’s official—The Block 2025 is going to Daylesford, Victoria. Tucked into the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and once a buzzing gold-mining town, Daylesford offers a postcard-perfect setting that’s dripping with history.

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The Block 2025 location Daylesford.
If Lake Daylesford is anything to go by, this town is going to be a beautiful setting for The Block 2025. (Photography: Christopher Groenhout/Getty Images)

You might feel like you’ve heard word that the series is coming to Daylesford before, and that’s because you probably have. The Block has been eyeing Daylesford for years now, and local real estate agent Will Walton of Belle Property Daylesford has been in talks with Channel 9 since 2022. “It’s been a very long process,” Will shares.

The Block 2025 location Daylesford real estate sign
Channel 9 secured a stretch of land where contestants will work on five new houses. (Image: 2025 Daylesford “The Block” on Facebook)

Fast-forward to early 2024, when Channel 9 finally locked in five 2400sqm blocks of land. By that point, however, plans for the 20th season had already been shelved, following a series of setbacks and a last-minute location switch to Phillip Island.

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So, what caused the delays? A major hurdle was local pushback against fast-tracking planning approvals through the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). “There’s no people power in the fast-track scheme. It bypasses democratic checks and balances,” said local resident Debora Semple, who led the objection efforts.

The Block 2025 Daylesford plans
Proposed materials and plantings were included in plans for The Block houses in Daylesford’s Middleton Field development.

But just when it seemed like Daylesford might never happen, in July 2024, executive producer Julian Cress confirmed that The Block would go ahead in Daylesford after all—for the 21st season in 2025. With all approvals finally in place, plans are officially back on track.

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The site at 1 Raglan St, Daylesford is part of a larger development called Middleton Field, a project led by Hygge Property. The development aims to embrace design-led, sustainable living with room for 60 carbon-neutral homes. A bit of a departure from the typical Block setting, and certainly a challenge for resident architect Julian Brenchley. But he’s up for it. He’s already designed five homes that incorporate “modern architecture considerate to Daylesford’s landscape,” according to Hygge, while still fitting seamlessly into the community’s design ethos.

The Block 2025 location Daylesford house designs exterior
The homes will have matching floor plans with five bedrooms, a study, living area, covered garage and outdoor areas.

Work is already underway, with filming beginning early 2025. And for all the drama and delays, the community is warming to the idea of their town playing backdrop to the show. Will shared that a recent survey on the local Facebook page saw 84 per cent of more than 500 responses in favour of The Block coming to Daylesford. That’s a solid show of support, especially considering the earlier pushback.

The Block 2025 Daylesford location construction
An image from January 2025 showing construction has begun on The Block house frames. (Image: 2025 Daylesford “The Block” on Facebook)
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If all goes according to plan, we’ll soon be watching The Block 2025 contestants get to work, turning these new Daylesford homes into something special when the series airs later this year on Channel 9 and 9Now. Let’s hope the drama on screen is as rich as the town’s gold rush history.

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