Believe it or not, The Block 2025 season has reached its finale. Yet, it feels like it was only yesterday when the final hammers came down at The Block auctions of 2024, where Adrian ‘Lambo Guy’ Portelli bought all five of the Phillip Island holiday houses before swearing off the renovation show for good. And no, we haven’t quite recovered from the shock of it all, thank you very much!
If, like us, you too were at a loss without your daily dose of Scotty-C and pup Frankie, the show’s return has more than made up for the reality television void we found ourselves in. Here’s everything there is to know about the show’s latest season, including the 2025 contestants, how this season was different and what it meant for the show (and its sponsors) moving forward. Scroll on to find out.
When will The Block 2025 auctions take place?
The biggest moment on The Block calendar is finally here, with auction day set to reveal the winners of season 21 on Sunday October 26 at 7pm.
As with every other year, we won’t find out the reserve prices or auction order until just before the bidding starts – but we’ll be updating our 2025 auction guide with everything you need to know in the meantime.
Who will win The Block 2025?
While the wait between final tools down and The Block auctions has us desperately wondering what the future has in store for this year’s contestants, there are some notable experts who have shared predictions of their own.
Drawing on their years of experience, Foreman Dan and Blockhead Dani have revealed who they believe will take out the auction day win. According to the couple, House 5 contestants Robby and Mat are the team to beat once bidding starts, and they’re not the only ones.
In the week leading up to The Block finale, property expert and judge Marty shared his two cents, backing Britt and Taz and Robby and Mat as the contestants most likely to walk away with the big numbers.
Of course, without a crystal ball, it’s all conjecture at this point, and if last year’s results have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected.
Tour the completed houses from The Block 2025
Will Adrian Portelli attend The Block 2025 auctions?
After it was claimed that The Block regular Adrian Portelli had apparently been banned from attending this year’s auction, Scotty was quick to clear up the false narrative, confirming: “We didn’t ban him – that’s just something he’s said. It’s a public auction, anyone can turn up.”
“We just kindly said, ‘Look. you’ve had a good run – what do you think about leaving it to families to buy the houses?’ It doesn’t mean [serial bidder] Danny Wallis won’t turn up either.”
“He’s a good bloke, Danny. He makes a lot of those houses available on My Room, which is the equivalent of Ronald McDonald House, for sick kids’ families. If he wants to buy another house that’d be terrific for those kids.”
So, between Portelli’s covert visit to The Block and Danny’s appearance on the pre-auction Channel 9 trailer, could this year be shaping up to another record-breaking showdown?
Who are the contestants on The Block 2025?
This year’s contestants are a mix of couples and friends from across Australia: husband and wife duo, Britt and Taz from WA; high school sweethearts, Emma and Ben from Melbourne; Perth couple, Han and Can; best mates from Adelaide, Robby and Mat; and Gold Coast married couple, Sonny and Alicia.
You can find out more about The Block 2025 contestants here.
What’s different about the 2025 season of The Block?
Like seasons past, this iteration of The Block saw the return of our beloved judges Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer and Marty Fox and involved plenty of renovation madness; however, there was one big difference this time round. This season, instead of renovating existing homes, they were building entirely from scratch. Yes, you read that right! Not only that, but new level of competitiveness arised when it was revealed that every house had the exact same floor plan – no advantages here! And the final twist, tools down means tools down – no all nighters allowed.
As Scotty revealed in the promo, which saw hosts Scotty Cam and Shelley Craft driving giant trucks and Darren, once again, sans shirt, our new Blockheads faced entirely new challenges in the Daylesford site. According to the show’s executive producer and creator, Julian Cress, this was in an effort for The Block to go back to basics for season 21.“What the audience can expect is a classic Block series,” he says. “We have a really diverse cast of hard-working people who are very competitive, engaged with their design, and of course we will have some high and lows.”
Where was The Block 2025 filmed?
Channel 9 executives, producers and showrunners officially confirmed the 21st season of The Block is in Daylesford, Victoria, an hour and a half out of Melbourne. Rumours had been flying for years that The Block could be set to return to the Victorian countryside, but despite purchasing five parcels of land at 9 Raglan Street, Daylesford several years prior, council delays and some degree of local outrage made it unlikely. Fortuitously for the producers, they were finally able to get the go-ahead to film in the small country town of Daylesford in 2025.
The official home-base of the 2025 season was the housing development Hygge Property’s Middleton Field. “Daylesford’s newest neighbourhood Middleton Field is busy with home construction!” the online listing reads. “The Block homes and The Village townhouses are underway, along with new builds at the entrance.”
Daylesford is listed as Visit Gay Australia’s ‘gay capital of regional Victoria’, as well as being closely located to the nearby Hepburn Springs spa region, plus wineries, regional parks and trails.
You can find out more about The Block 2025 location here.
Where will The Block 2026 be filmed?
Not to get ahead of ourselves… (oh who are we kidding!) the location of next year’s Block has already been revealed – and its set to be glorious. If you too can’t help yourself, here’s everything you need to know about The Block 2026 location.
Did Emma and Ben have their baby?
After announcing their pregnancy midway through the Block season, Emma and Ben took to Instagram to reveal the happy and healthy arrival of their little boy, Bailey. It was due on the day of The Block auctions – “He really just didn’t want to miss the auction” joked Emma – but he arrived five weeks early on September 25th.
When was The Block 2025 filmed?
Courtesy of a very dedicated Facebook group (seriously, is the FBI hiring? We know some worthy applicants…), we knew that filming began at the Raglan Street site in early March. Executive producer Julian Cress confirmed these suspicions, telling newspaper The Local, “We start filming in March and we’ll finish in June.” And, right on time, Foreman Dan confirmed in an Instagram post shared on June 1 that season 21 of The Block had just finished filming, which Dan described as “one for the books”.
Who are The Block sponsors?
In a departure from previous years, where the key hardware sponsor was Mitre 10 alongside Scotty Cam as their brand ambassador, The Block announced a new lucrative partnership in 2025 between the reality show and the hardware giant, Bunnings Warehouse.
“Our team can’t wait to support contestants through their 12-week home renovation journey and hopefully inspire viewers to get stuck into their own projects,” says Bunnings managing director Mike Schneider.
“When we were presented with the opportunity to partner with The Block, we jumped at the chance to provide 2025 contestants with everything they need from the front gate to the back fence.”
The sponsorship sees an on-site Bunnings Mini Store plus an on-site plant nursery for contestants to seek expert advice, and grab last-minute supplies and plant supplies.
On ending the twelve-year partnership, Mitre 10 said, “We believe it’s the right time to explore new opportunities to showcase the strength of our brand and the exceptional experiences our stores deliver to our customers every day.”
“We part ways with The Block with great respect for the program, its producers, and Channel 9.”
Did Foreman Dan return to The Block in 2025?
Yes, The Block’s very own Foreman Dan was confirmed to be returning to The Block 2025 ahead of production. In an emotional Instagram post, Dan’s wife, Dani Wales, confirmed that they would be returning to Daylesford while navigating the “insurmountable grief” surrounding the recent passing of their young daughter, Billie.
“Today, we (me, Hazel and Olive) relocate to Daylesford to be with Dan while he films the next Block,” she wrote. “As you can imagine, this next period was supposed to be something it’s now not.”
“Being away from friends and family it hits so differently now.”
Will Foreman Keith return to The Block?
It’s been a few years since we’ve been able to call him Foreman Keith. In 2024, after a 10-year stint on the show, the beloved foreman made a difficult decision to step back from filming, citing the difficulties of travel and wanting to prioritise his family. The 2025 season shaped up to be no different after a hip infection from a recent operation landed the former foreman in hospital.
“Ten years ago I had a full hip replacement,” Keith shared in a post on his Instagram at the time. “Last Friday I was diagnosed with an infection in that hip and I was rushed in for a 3 hour operation to remove the components that were easy to remove and those components were replaced.”
“Fingers crossed the antibiotics beat the infection otherwise I’m in serious trouble.”
When does The Block 2025 air?
The Block airs on Monday to Wednesday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 7:00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
The official premiere date was Sunday, July 27, at 7.00pm.
