This year’s fresh crop of Blockheads has officially picked up their tools and started on the job.
The 22nd season of the reality renovation show is taking place in Mount Eliza, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
This is the first time the properties renovated on The Block will have a water view.
“OBVIOUS: We’re back @theblock and for the first time ever…a water view,” judge Marty Fox announced on Instagram this week.
Scroll on to find out everything you need to know about The Block’s 2026 beachside location.
Where will The Block be filmed in 2026?
Scott Cam has confirmed that The Block will be heading to the Mornington Peninsula suburb of Mount Eliza.
While fans might be wondering where the new building sites would be, Scott revealed he’s currently trying to find somewhere for himself and his family to live during filming.
“I’m going to go down there next week; I’m going to pop into Mt Eliza and have a look for a house to rent for three months. So, if you have a house that I could rent in Mt Eliza for three months, give me a call,” he revealed on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev and Nick in late 2025.
As for the show’s new plots, The Herald Sun understands that six blocks at 109 Old Mornington Road were bought by the show in August, after “an extensive negotiation”.
The property is believed to be worth $11 million, as reported by realestate.com.au.
“Six of the blocks at the Mt Eliza site have been marked as sold, with four more still up for grabs, with Mr Ambatzidis and another agency, Kay & Burton, having the remainder listed for $12.5m with an expressions of interest campaign slated to end on September 4,” the publication reported.
“However, rumours have it that The Block has made arrangements to lease the remaining four sites in the shorter term.”
A recent sales campaign for the property included a subdivision of 10 blocks of land, with development plans that would have homes built with luxury elements such as a pool and rammed-earth walls.
It was sold by racing driver and Porsche enthusiast Rusty French, who bought the property for $2.8 million in 2007.
Industry sources have suggested O’Brien Real Estate director Stavros Ambatzidis, who was at the 2024 auction, completed the sale.
During the 2024 season, it was understood that he was outbid by Adrian Portelli.
Will The Block ever be filmed in Queensland?
A TV insider previously told Yahoo Lifestyle that Queensland was on the cards to host The Block for the first time.
“The move is on the cards, and I think the fans are ready for it,” the source said. “One of the judges was also heard publicly supporting the move.”
The source added that filming has remained in metropolitan Victoria for the last decade due to the production team “all having family in Melbourne.”
“Word on the street is that the location scout who works with Executive Producer Julian Cress has been asked to look outside of the state and try something new,” the source added.
While the show is yet to move to the Sunshine State, it could be on the cards.
“[They] are keen to brighten up the show and they feel like the warmer weather might also be a positive change for the contestants,” a source previously said.
It’ll be a closer commute for Shelley Craft, however, who has been famously commuting from her Byron Bay home for over a decade!
As for judge Marty Fox, he’s a huge fan of the idea – previously revealing on The Crissie Swan Show on NOVA FM that he’d love to see The Block one day take place on Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast.
“Seriously, and this needs to happen,” Marty said.
“You need to get to Burleigh Heads. It would be off its head. The visuals, the beach, the energy, the people… That’s where it should be, I think.”
“They’ll get buyers from all over Australia, not just local,” he added.
“And land’s actually not that expensive, compared to trying to do things in Melbourne.”
