(EERIE MUSIC)
JENNY: Before tools down,
I was walking around with my iPhone torch,
trying to style, trying to find all my stuff,
and...because we ran out of decking for our deck,
we didn't lay two slats of decking near the door,
and, obviously, I couldn't see.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
And I just stepped straight down into nothing.
No, that's alright. (SNIFFLES)
Hang on.
Yeah? Yeah.
Like, we... (FOOT SLIPS, ANGUISHED YELL)
Damn!
(HARROWED CRYING) DYLAN: Hey!
I landed... I landed straight on that!
(DISTRESSED CRYING)
Where?
Oh! (CRYING CONTINUES)
Baby, hey.
(ANGUISHED CRYING AND MOANING)
It really hurts!
Oh, ow!
Jen!
It really hurt!
Hey? Come here.
(VOICE WARBLES IN PAIN)
That really hurt.
Jenny...
(EMOTIONAL MUSIC)
Bloody hell.
You alright? Yeah.
I think we should go to Sunshine and get you checked out properly.
Yeah, it really hurts.
I can't believe it, I'm so pissed off.
It's all good, I'll be fine.
Straight to emergency.
Yeah, go to emergency, mate.
Hang onto that side rail.
Ooh!
Oh, it's just so sore.
Good luck and I hope there's nothing...
It'll be OK.
PRODUCER: You were there? Yeah, nah...
Yeah... Not at all.
Dyl got a bit sad, didn't you? Yeah.
I hate seeing you in pain.
Keep us informed. I will.
OK. Thank you, bye.
(EMOTIONAL MUSIC)
Don't be upset, Dyl, it's O-- I'll be fine.
It's OK, Dyl, OK?
Yeah. Promise.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
A hard-working team, great couple.
So upset.
(MUSIC FADES)
Tonight, 12 weeks of back-breaking labour comes down to this.
Finishing the biggest backyards in Australian TV history.
Let's not forget there's a bonus-point gnome still in play.
It's also our judges' last hurrah.
That is a game changer.
And they are astounded.
NEALE: It's the million-dollar view, isn't it?
All of this is magic.
There is so much happiness and joy and excitement in here,
and definitely selling the dream.
It is the most extreme entertainment space I have ever seen on The Block.
(EPIC MUSIC)
(DOOR AND WINDMILL CREAK, BIRDS WHISTLE, DOG BARKS)
(SHEEP BLEATS)
ANKUR: Oh, my God, it's the last morning of The Block.
I'm sure I'll miss, 100%, miss The Block and the people.
But, right now, I'd like to leave.
(RYAN SIGHS)
A couple of hours to go.
Till we're done.
Um, unfortunately, we stayed up to paint the balustrades last night,
but, due to the extreme fog, it's all dripped off.
PRODUCER: Oh!
So, I'm just gonna finish this and I think that might be it, paint-wise.
We had to style, we had to keep cleaning.
We had to move furniture.
We had to put plants in, still.
Gurney our big deck.
It was dirty.
OZ: Christian needs a lot of people still back,
a lot of mulch to be spread.
Ugh, there's a lot to do.
I'm on track, I'm on track, I'm on track.
Tommy was lighting the firepits, we've got two firepits.
Troy rocked up with our pony and our chickens.
Little Ollie.
Hi, little Ollie's in pyjamas!
Yeah, it's in the pyjamas, ready to go.
You take him up? Yes!
Let's take him up.
(CHICKENS CLUCK)
OZ: The winner!
The one that was meant to win, boys!
We still got our spiral that was part of our...
BOTH: Challenge.
We found a perfect position where that needs to go.
Omar!
It is literally just run around like maniacs.
Go!
(HEAVY BREATHING)
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
Literally, we've got a minute and a half
and we just started to dig the base for this spiral.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MUSIC BUILDS)
Guess what?
It's one minute to nine.
I'll be back in a minute.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Come on, Frankie!
Come on!
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(GRUNTING)
30 seconds.
(MAN YELPS)
30 seconds to go, we are on our knees, literally, bum-bum-bum.
Omar, push it up, push it up to the left.
We were, like, literally on our hands and knees,
like, digging in the soil.
SHARON: Oh, my God!
OZ: That's straight.
And then we just started to put the soil to the base.
(GROANS) Bay!
We could hear Scotty coming down the stairs.
(SHRILL WHISTLE)
Tools down!
There it is.
Oh, damn!
(RYAN LAUGHS HEARTILY)
I don't know how we've done this.
Come here. Good job.
Good job!
Come on!
Thanks, Troy.
We love you, Troy, thank you. Love ya.
Love you both, love you both. I hope you're happy.
Do you want to get a divorce or are you still...still cool?
No, I'll hold off for another year. Oh.
That's great. Yeah.
The end of The Block!
('HOW FAR I'LL GO' BY ALESSIA CARA PLAYS)
(BOTH LAUGH)
Oh, my God, I'm about to pass out.
We still gotta paint the eave and the gable!
The person who buys it will paint it, it's fine.
Whoo!
2022, baby!
Let's go!
Great work, boys. Well done, boys.
Great work, legends. Yeah, baby.
It's emotional, to be honest.
It's the final tools down to get together.
It's literally we've done it 12 times
and now it's literally final-- it's finally over, to be honest.
# Is this entertaining?
# Ay-yi-yi
# Got this feeling... #
Hey!
Scotty! Scott...
(WOMAN LAUGHS)
(SCATTERED CHATTER)
Hello.
Hey, Scotty. Hello!
G'day. Hey, Scotty.
Hello. G'day, g'day.
Just gotta leave some room there.
Gotta come down, Anks.
(JENNY LAUGHS)
Here they come.
Yay!
Oh, yay, round of applause for Jen.
Jenny!
We were all so worried about you today.
Yeah.
Firstly, how are you?
How are you feeling? I'm OK.
Bit... I'm pretty sore but I'm good. I'm glad I came.
Well, we know that you're not 100%,
and very brave of you to come in here tonight
and we thank you very much.
And, Dyl, it was a beautiful moment this morning
when you were looking after Jen, it was emotional, you know,
and it really shows the sort of man that you are, my friend, good on ya.
Cheers, Scotty.
RYAN: Well done, Dyl. Good work.
OK, we good?
Yeah. Great.
Now, gang, you'll have to excuse me, as well, tonight
because it's been a very long 12 weeks
and my voice is starting to go, as well.
So, I do apologise.
It's the last one!
(CHEERING) Yeah!
Yay!
And you know what, you go,
"I think I'll go on The Block, that sounds like fun."
(LAUGHTER)
It's not fun all the time, is it?
No. No.
But you made it! Yes.
Yeah.
And whatever happens on auction day,
I'm really hoping that you've all had a life-changing experience,
and it was really terrific to see all of you going so hard
right till the final whistle.
Well done, everybody.
Give yourselves a round of applause.
Ripper!
Well done!
Tonight, though, I get to give away a car.
(JEN CHUCKLES)
Which I love doing!
(CHUCKLING)
This car right here, the next-gen Ford Ranger, and it's a corker!
It's an absolute beauty, and that's gonna go to the team that presents
the best landscaping and exterior for their house this week.
Yes!
Let's find out who's gonna take home that car
with some feedback for the very last time.
Yay! (CHUCKLING)
Coming up, from the sublime...
So, these sun lounges... Wow!
The view, the scale of the pool, the outdoor decking.
This is the pool of the day.
..to the ridiculous.
Why do you want to be next to the water tank and the cars?
This is really bad planning.
These gardens have the lot, and our judges don't hold back.
The events, the events you could have here.
The events you could have, incredible.
(DOOR AND WINDMILL CREAK, BIRDS WHISTLE, DOG BARKS)
Welcome back to my HQ
where tonight's winner will drive away with a brand-new car.
This car right here, the next-gen Ford Ranger, and it's a corker!
It's an absolute beauty, and that's gonna go to the team that presents
the best landscaping and exterior for their house this week.
Yes!
Let's find out who's gonna take home that car
with some feedback for the very last time.
(UPBEAT WESTERN MUSIC PLAYS)
House 1, Tom and Sarah-Jane.
The winner of Week 11 on The Block: Tree Change is...
It's Tom and Sarah-Jane! Yay!
The only reason we won this week was because of Tom.
Troy went bananas.
20 of the Prunus, 50 of the Viburnums,
21 Buxus balls, 40 Dichondra, 20 Lavender.
Hi, my name's Troy and I've got a plant addiction.
I asked if he goes to PA, Plants Anonymous.
By Monday morning, by 10am, he had spent $35,000.
House 1's landscape surrounds the entire house,
with a circular driveway out the front.
Out back is their pool and lifestyle area,
a basketball court and a par-3 golf hole,
and their Game Changer shipping container
is located down by the dam.
Holy shizen!
That's a good root. That's a good root.
Yeah, so, when you drive up the driveway, bang!
Tom wanted more trees than any other house,
and we've got five in total and I'm stoked.
Ten grand a pop.
This is the most important week.
We want the Ranger.
Let's get it in, yeah.
(MACHINERY STARTS)
It was a nice day today. What'd you do?
I thought I'd paint the front fence in me jocks.
Gives your neighbours something to look at.
They probably thought it was just a little gnome out there.
It was. A little garden gnome come to life.
When the balustrades started going up,
I said, "Oh, excuse me, where's my stairs?"
We'll build stairs. Yeah, I think we should, too.
So, we had a quantity surveyor come in to our house.
But what we do mostly is tax depreciation schedules
for property investors.
These properties have in the vicinity of $5 million spent each
in construction and costs, and most of those are deductible.
Over the life, or 40 years, of a lot of these things, most of that
$5-odd million that's spent will get claimed as depreciation deductions.
Pretty good.
Landscaping's the most important week, I reckon.
Yeah, this is the Tree Change.
I'm expecting people to want to be out into nature more,
enjoy the fresh country air,
so I want it to be a place that can be really utilised
to do those things.
(UPBEAT POP TRACK PLAYS)
# Get after it
# Light that fire
# Get after it
# Light that fire. #
The judges walked out through the front door of your house
and into the entrance garden,
and the positive comments started to flow immediately.
(WATER RUSHES)
Oh! (NEALE CHORTLES)
The tranquillity of that, it's very zen.
(DARREN LAUGHS)
Can you imagine how zen their week was?
Oh, yeah, not that. Wow.
If walls could talk, huh?
But, for Neale, it was the transition
between the old and the new parts of the home, the colour palette,
the Colorbond cladding combined with the James Hardie weatherboards
that created the initial impact.
I just love it.
I mean, I turn this way and I see
this beautiful, traditional country-style veranda
with the weatherboard,
and then you turn this way and you see the complete opposite.
Yeah.
And the impact that that makes is just incredible.
The soft grey and white scheme that you have used is spot on.
But then just having those big, white pots connects to the veranda,
which I think is really clever, so we are seeing that connection
between the old and the new in really subtle tones.
Neale also thought that the water feature is a beautiful touch.
The sound of that water in the stillness of this landscape
is really quite beautiful.
Shall we go have a look at some more 'cause we've got a big day ahead.
There's so much to see today, yes.
Coming around the back and looking down the hill...
What a beautiful spot for taking in that view.
And look at the steps as seats
to take in what will eventually be the lawn.
Yeah, it's heaven.
Just a sea of green.
Then they found the kids' playground.
I love it!
Oh, this is beautiful.
I love it.
OK, so, Tom and Sarah-Jane haven't just created an amazing property,
they have created a lifestyle.
Yeah, yeah.
They are actually showing us how you live in this space.
Shaynna loved how you put the old farm machinery in place, too.
Like, the rusted machinery just sitting there
so you really are getting back
to what the originality of this land was.
And it's great cheap recycling.
You found that, didn't you? BOTH: Yeah.
It's been beautifully planned and zoned and landscaped.
It's like they've added so much value.
Shaynna thought that the water feature on this side is great, too.
That's a beautiful water feature. That's a beautiful fountain.
Even I have to admit that is spot on.
Yeah. That's stunning.
And look at this.
And also loved the firepit with your special memento.
Block 2022, House 1. Oh, cute.
Cute, cute. How sweet!
God, man, they've just really nailed this, haven't they?
Like, the stacked stone.
Oh, look!
All the timber, these beams, it's just so...
It doesn't stop!
The judges then took in the pool and the entertainment deck.
What is this?
Mind-blowing is what it is.
It's completely bananas. Wow.
There's an amazing inground pool, a pizza oven, a meat smoker
with meat and vegetables smoking in it, a robot mower and what's this?
A basketball court.
Like, wow.
Neale upgraded his earlier feedback.
I mean, I stook back there and said
Tom and Sarah-Jane have created a lifestyle, I was wrong.
They've created a lifestyle resort.
Neale then wondered how would you ever be able to choose where to sit
or what to look at.
But do you know what?
You would follow the weather.
So, wherever the sun would land, that's where you would be.
And, damn it, there's even a pony.
What, a real pony?
SARAH-JANE: A pony, Ollie.
Neale had no idea he was going to be seeing anything like this today.
At this point, he got a bit emotional.
But I'm thinking of how life-changing this will be
for whoever buys this, for whoever lives here, for that family.
It's... I mean, it's a dream come true, isn't it?
Well, you know, how many little girls out there go,
"I want a pony"?
And I want my own basketball court.
And then dad goes, "I want my own driving range."
This is crazy.
You've got your sporting endeavours, you've got recreational,
you've got lifestyle, you've got amenity, you've got...
Yeah. Just value.
It is the most extreme entertainment space...
Yes. ..I have ever seen on The Block.
Oh, and there's a chicken coop with real chickens in it.
The chickens!
And, look, we've got an olive grove.
We've got oranges.
A little market garden there.
This is crazy.
(NEALE SIGHS)
This is the dream.
It really is the dream. It's the dream.
It's the dream but made real.
Shaynna could tell, during the competition,
that you were putting money aside for landscaping,
and they could see it all on show today.
And this is why we get this because they were organised,
they thought ahead
and they were pre-planning and pre-doing, and you can tell.
Mm.
Even a custom-made estate fence
and, if that's not enough, beyond that, a par-3 golf hole.
Do you know what?
We still haven't seen the Game Changer.
Moving down to your container, which was your Suncorp Game Changer.
(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)
And Darren had to wonder how you had art directed the pond so well.
(SHAYNNA GASPS) That's a game changer.
Look... Wow!
The Kings Head Pub & Lodging.
Oh, my God! Oh!
What a spot. (NEALE LAUGHS)
Now I have seen everything.
Look, it's got board games in there.
So, we have a fully sustainable,
off-the-grid, separate entertaining zone.
With the Red Earth Energy solar panels and battery storage.
Fully fitted out as an adult retreat or a kid's dream come true.
As if you didn't have everything you could ever need up at the house,
then you had this.
I just need to get away from my country mansion,
so I need to get to my country shack.
I'm going away for the weekend.
And, again, another part of looking over our kingdom
because that's all their land to look at.
At this point, Shaynna knew that she still had four more houses to judge,
but she really didn't want to leave.
They wanted to stay and open the Prosecco,
but they, too, knew they had a long day ahead of them.
How about this?
When we've judged all the other spaces, we'll come back here,
open the Prosecco and do our judging.
Done. Planned?
Scores right here.
Done.
OK, that is it.
Oh, thank you! Well done!
Good job. Well done, babe.
(DOOR AND WINDMILL CREAK, BIRDS WHISTLE, DOG BARKS)
(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS)
# Could I be wrong? #
# Should I be asking myself...? #
OK, Rachel and Ryan, House 2.
(EXCITING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS)
Oh, we have been waiting for this day
for those vineyard poles to go in.
I know, I know.
Start smashing them in the ground. Start getting them in the ground.
Tom's all over the vineyard?
He reckons he'll be done by tomorrow.
House 2's landscape has a courtyard garden located out the front.
The back garden features their shipping container pool,
and their massive Game Changer vineyard.
It's just too cold right now to plant the vines.
They'll die if they go in.
So, we will come back and plant the vines
when we know that they're sure to survive and thrive.
We realised that just having that one colour across the cladding
made it look quite flat.
So, we went through a few colours.
Alright, show of hands, please.
Woodland Grey? Woodland Grey.
Yeah, yeah, all good, all good.
Unanimous! Locked in.
We're the first house to basically go fully off-grid.
So, Red Earth Energy has set up our full solar farm in our garage,
all temporary supply disconnected, and we are fully off-grid.
So, here's your Red Earth private power plant.
Wow.
And you basically have as much power as you want to use,
so that 50 kilowatt outside feeds this, charges up your batteries,
full Australian system, so we're nice and proud here.
First thing that I did...
Can I put my washing machine on? Absolutely can.
Yeah!
Washing.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
The judges came out and into your courtyard today,
and were instantly struck by the colour choice of the old house.
But, again, the choice of cladding, the choice of textures and colours,
all works beautifully with the landscape.
Nothing jars visually.
I mean, I love the way that the colours of the stone
reflect the colours that they've used there.
And it'll be even more stunning
when the 4D garage doors go into the garage.
And they would be heartbroken... Yeah.
..because those doors will probably arrive very, very soon
but just not in time.
Yeah.
And I've just heard that the garage doors are landing from Europe
next week so we can all look forward to seeing them installed very soon.
This, to me, feels very English, you know, a country house in England
where you might drive in and that would've been the old stables
back in the day,
and there's often a courtyard that's created
between what was the stables and the house.
Oh, I love that, yes.
And, to me, that's what this is reminding me of.
Shaynna would've liked to see something else
in the shape of the garden edging here to guide the eye a little more.
It doesn't have to be a horseshoe but just, like, curving this around
so it felt like this is the way you go,
rather than just, sort of, like, this becomes a parking area.
But she loves the arbours you added to the shed,
and how they will look with the Wisteria.
Neale then noticed that the wall sconces are a bit low.
The choice of sconces is lovely
but they're just, yeah, a little too low.
But, as he moved through the big reveal,
he got to see something he's never seen on The Block before,
a full-blown vineyard.
# What about a hit of your love? #
You'll probably never see one again.
That is a game changer. That is a game changer.
It does have a real magic about it.
Mm, mm.
Shaynna was loving it, too.
Can you imagine when it starts growing,
and you have your rose bushes at the front?
(EXCITING MUSIC FADES)
But she wasn't totally convinced about the placement of the swing.
'Cause, when I'm walking up here, and you're walking up to the kingdom
of the vineyards, the first thing you see is a swing.
And I hate saying this because it's such a huge scale,
it's a monumental scale, but I feel panic in all of this.
I feel panic there.
I feel panic here.
And it doesn't feel resolved.
Darren was a bit concerned
about the drop from the deck into the garden for the smaller people.
This freaks me out. (TAPS ON DECKING)
Yeah. Um...
Yeah, yeah.
That's an accident waiting to happen.
If I had kids any younger than my son, I would be concerned...
Oh, yeah. ..about, like, whee-oh!
No, you need a balustrade round here.
The lounge space is stunning,
and it turns out it's extremely comfortable.
Oh! That's wonderful.
It's like a little hammock, isn't it?
And imagine when the vineyards are grown,
you actually get this line of vineyards with Mt Macedon.
Every dream that you ever had about living in the country...
It's heaven!
You could literally spend all day there,
and you don't even have to mow the lawn,
and the swimming pool is lifestyle-plus.
Like, I wanna sit there, I wanna lie on these,
I wanna be in that pool, look out at the ranges.
I wanna do all those things.
And look over there. Oh!
Here we go.
And look at this operable roof.
Oh, amazing.
They thought the Stratco patio addition is great
with the operable roof.
And it's sitting on an incredible Outdure deck.
I mean, look at this amazing amount of space here.
It's a big veranda.
Then, the judges took a lovely meandering path out to the arbour.
I think a walk through here at sundown, glass of wine in your hand
'cause, after all, this is the wine house,
can you imagine how beautiful that would be?
You got your firepit.
And look at this!
Wow!
(VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS)
And, again, more Wisteria
that will grow over this which will be fragrant, stunning.
Then, Darren clocked the flying fox.
And he couldn't wait to get on it.
RACHEL: Yes, Darren! (RYAN LAUGHS)
And you're off!
ALL: Whoo!
Yeah!
(NEALE LAUGHS)
Whoo-hoo! What a ride!
He did! Did he?
Yes, Darren!
And, once he got to the end,
he saw the lovely seating area you placed down by the creek.
So, there's a chair there, there's a little pontoon.
That's what the umbrella's for.
Beautiful. That's so cool.
Another really nice touch.
If House 1 felt like a resort, House 2 is the country estate.
Walk the estate, and look at...
When you turn round and look at that...
Yeah. ..it's pretty impressive.
Yes.
It's an incredible result of your hard work.
It's going to be a very special home, indeed.
You know, you want those grand statements
of what these properties will be
because it's just not a house or a lifestyle, it's a statement.
Yeah, it is.
And this has one incredible statement.
There was a lot of activity at House 1,
but here it's all about peace and tranquillity.
A different market. Yeah.
A completely different market, and I think they've actually
staked their claim of what their market is,
so I think there's a very clear vision in House 2,
and a very clear vision in House 1.
Darren thinks that market may also include
anyone looking for a very, very luxe Airbnb.
Offering a weekend amongst the vines.
And have wine tastings and have sommelier classes and...
Oh, the events, the events you could have here.
The events you could have, incredible.
Alright. There is so much potential.
Look, as you said, it's unresolved at the moment
but it's resolved enough to be able to see the potential...
I agree. ..and the magic.
That's it, well done.
Thank you. Well done, darl.
Well done.
Good job. Thanks, mate.
We got great feedback and it's a tough week,
and we left everything out there.
Like, the things that they picked up on, like, God, if we had the time...
We landscaped 2.5 acres.
(DOOR AND WINDMILL CREAK, BIRDS WHISTLE, DOG BARKS)
(UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYS)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
OK, House 3, Ankur and Sharon.
# Good luck. #
# Get you up and away. #
House 3's inground pool is located out front.
Beside their pavilion is their Game Changer market garden,
and their outdoor kitchen.
PRODUCER: So, what colours are you thinking?
So... It's a variation of white.
You would think white is an easy choice to make,
but we have learnt from inside the house it's not as easy as it seems.
This is fun.
We only have to repeat this 700 million times
and the house will be painted.
I like it. Mm.
The budget is the budget, and it's crap for our build.
This house is only about 15 square metres bigger than other's houses,
which isn't that big.
It's one room.
So, to be that far over the budget,
that's just an excuse they're trying to make up.
You need to save 26 grand somehow. Yeah.
But I don't know where you're gonna
be able to cut it from and retract money...
TIM: I guess it's labour.
Instead of doing pathways that join this area to that area,
I just don't do.
We are pushing (BLEEP) up a hill to get this done.
Even though the guys have been on site for a bunch of weeks now,
I'm not seeing progress happening quick enough
to finish for Sunday morning.
There's not a sheet on anywhere.
Yeah.
There's not a start being made anywhere.
Well, we don't have the corner flashing and stuff, either.
Liam is saying that there's no flashings around for their shed,
which there are, we're looking at some here
and there's a pile over there behind us.
Liam probably needs to have another look
or just not even pretend he's trying to start it.
Scott's leaving. The big dog's out of here.
It was quite indicative of the whole thing,
like, it's our last day on the show, we have so much work to do
and you're gone at 4:30.
It's been a sad, kind of, you know, experience in that regard,
not having that support with our building team.
# Maybe it's true
# Maybe I'm in love with you
# Maybe it's true. #
It was turning into a beautiful day in the Macedon Ranges today,
and, as the judges arrived at your home, they were awestruck.
Oh!
That's the million-dollar view, isn't it?
I was waiting for this.
I'm sold already.
Wow. Look at that.
I'm... I have to say, you know, travelling up to this house,
and you see it from outside,
it's pretty majestic. Yeah.
But, the driveway will really come to life in springtime,
with the trees that you have planted along the length of it,
leading up to the house.
But, as they took in the new pool area
in front of the house, they did raise some concerns.
I was actually gonna say, "So, how do you get to the pool?"
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Oh. Oh.
There's no connection to the house whatsoever.
It's... I'm imagining, around the corner, there's doors.
But, there's no stairs, there's no...
But also, they felt, "It's not a lifestyle you're selling
"with a pool, because, despite building an arbour...
"there's no barbecue or any other amenity
"to make it a place that you'd want to hang out in
"for long periods of time."
This isn't a lifestyle sitting here at the moment.
Mm. I have no enticement to say,
"Wow, that's the pool I'd like to hang at."
This really feels unresolved.
The judges believe that the location of the pool seems illogical.
Main bedroom, main ensuite...
Yeah. ..right?
And then you've got an outdoor area
that's not connected to a living space, so...
Why?
I reckon this is very, very poor planning...
Yeah. ..and actually takes away
from the majesty of this house, and does not add value.
Darren would have loved to have seen you finish on a high this week,
or at least finish, full stop.
If this house was to go to auction like this,
you'd have to call it a Renovators Delight.
Now, I'm assuming you don't want it to be selling
as a Renovators Delight, do you.
No, not at all.
And, I admit that there's bits and pieces
of cladding to be done on all the houses,
and other things to be done,
but your shed needs to be completely done.
Correct.
And that's on me now,
and, that's despite the fact that I gave you the budget to do it.
Yeah, we were waiting on materials, but...
Oh... Mate...
Everybody's in the same boat.
Look, I think what we've gotta do is...
we've got to think about fairness in this competition.
So, I think what we've gotta do, is we've gotta revisit this...
Mm-hm.
..because it's gonna cost a bomb to do all that work.
We're gonna have to revisit this when it comes
to finalising the reserve prices.
OK?
(TENSE MUSIC)
I don't think it's fair that our reserve is affected
by the shed progression,
if what my builder's saying is true,
ie, those materials weren't there,
and they didn't have an opportunity to finish it,
then I don't think it should be affected.
Obviously, we're gonna have a conversation
with Scott about that.
I'd prefer not to, because he shuts me down when I have a conversation.
But I want to get to the bottom of this,
because we shouldn't be adversely affected
if there was a supply issue.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Um...
The garage?
I can't see one...
One bit of cladding. There's not.
SCOTT: As they said today, "This part of the house,
"which is the all-important entry to your home,
"is basically a building site, and will need a lot of work.
"A lot."
This is making me anxious. Wow.
Can you imagine driving in here, and you...
That's what you see?
Wow. I find it hard to believe
that this house could go to auction, actually,
in this state. Wow.
This is terrible.
And look at this, this isn't complete.
That's what I meant when I said
it's a Renovators Delight. Oof.
Everyone else had it all smoothed out,
we can't even walk here.
SCOTT: After moving past that, Neil could get a sense,
in the area around the pizza oven,
that you are really trying here to create a lifestyle environment.
But Shayna and Darren were still very frustrated by its location.
Well, I'm standing here thinking,
well, like, that's where all the cars come in.
This is a dining table that has no connection to the kitchen.
This is a fireplace area.
This is, you know, your barbecue.
What are you looking at?
Look at... Look at that.
Wouldn't you actually plan it for this to be
at the view? Yes...
W... Why do you wanna be... ..of course you would.
..next to the water tank and the cars?
This is really bad planning.
Terrible, terrible planning.
We've just come from a pool you can't access,
a pool you can't gaze over,
and now where at a fire pit that feels
like we've been shoved into an...
A laneway. Yeah.
And where on 10 acres.
SCOTT: Moving to the game-changer market garden
and things were looking up.
(CHUCKLING) Wow.
This is quite lovely.
Yeah, those raised garden beds.
Those beautiful olive trees.
(SIGH) Aren't they just magical?
"This is beautiful."
They said, "Totally stunning, and very well built."
And it makes me sad, actually, in a funny way,
because here I'm seeing a glimpse
of what could've been with the house.
Here I am seeing a little glimpse of joy and pleasure,
and a little glimpse of understanding
of the relationship to the landscape.
Yeah.
Darren thinks, "The trees behind it will also do a great job
"of creating privacy in the near future."
But, I would rather this was a... an entertaining space.
This was the place where you have a pool with that plateau behind.
That, you know, you have this connecting
to your kitchen, your living space.
Which is right there, living space with that as your backdrop.
Like, it just... Yep.
"So, while you didn't get it all right,
"you certainly nailed this space."
That's it, well done.
(APPLAUSE) Well done, guys.
No disrespect to the judges, but yeah, unfortunately,
this being the last one,
I don't really care what they've got to say.
The house will sell itself regardless of what they say.
Yep, you can keep your comments and smoke it.
(CREAKING)
(THUNDER ROLLS)
(DOG WHIMPERS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
OK, House Four, Dylan and Jenny.
(CLICKING)
House Four has a small front garden,
but their main landscaping is out the back,
and includes an inground pool and veggie patch.
Their game-changer, Tiny House, is located in its own private space.
This week, we...
Considering we had the Tiny House, and landscape,
and finish the house... Yeah.
There was, like, three major projects going on.
Can we get a few extra trees, just to try and block out
that eyesore of a tennis court? Absolutely.
If you guys have got an extra five grand to spend
on hedges and some trees...
Yep. ..that's gonna do perfectly there.
OK. Do I have $5,000 worth?
Yeah, we'll make it work. Really?
Yeah, we'll make it work. Oh.
I think it's worth it, for sure, yeah.
It would look nice in my little garden area.
I got, like, a windmill thing.
I pretty much took all the cushions in the shop.
More the merrier.
I got a, like, a nice fire pit thing for down near the Tiny House.
Cool.
It's a big deck.
We had about 300 square metres of deck to lay in 2 days.
Yeah, it's a lot, hey.
We're very nervous.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Tiny House is looking great, it's coming along.
Yeah, we've got a deck going up, it's all get...
It's starting to get painted.
Yeah, the Tiny House took over a lot.
I don't think we realised how much work it was...
Was involved in the Tiny House.
And my foot went there... (CHUCKLES)
..and I just went, boom.
Like, literally... (GROANS)
It's the most painful thing I've ever felt in my life.
('FAULT LINE' BY JACK RIVER)
# I should have loved you the first time
# You were so bright I was so blind
# I could've said... #
The judges walked down your very big deck
and commented...
Just, that deck just goes... (SIGH)
..on forever and ever. It's crazy.
This house... Wow.
The proportions of everything with this house
are just palatial. Oh, wow.
You walk down there and you take in all that land that is theirs...
Yeah. ..and then you come around here
and you look at the pool and, like...
Wow..
"And those soaring columns, which are spectacular."
Or the way they take your eye right up
and just make the space feel even larger.
"Then you come around the corner to an amazing view of the garden."
Shayna thinks, "The front of the house,
"being white on white, is really charming."
I don't even know what colour they're gonna paint this,
I imag... I imagine, white?
Nope.
Grey.
Grey, OK. Oh, OK, I need to see that.
So, at the front we've got white on white,
which I have to tell you,
is one of my favourites. Me too.
And, that beautiful, sort of, charcoal which will work...
Yeah. with the contemporary,
'cause this is very contemporary looking.
And, while Darren thinks that the view is incredible,
he also thinks the furniture on the deck
is all around the wrong way.
This being connected into the interior is great,
having a double-sided fireplace is great.
Mm. Having your back to the view is not.
BOTH: No. Yeah?
All that... All that needs to happen...
So, sofa, sofa... Yeah.
Everyone gets the fireplace, and you get the view.
Shaynna reckons this area is so big
you could move the dining table and literally hold a music festival.
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
Like, seriously.
I reckon house five would have something to say about that.
(LAUGHTER) But I can just see...
Like, we have this little amphitheatre here
with all those steps.
We have a lawn up there. We can have a band.
Yes. It feels joyous.
Well, you've certainly got your promethium arcs.
Oh, my God.
Neale said that with the way everything is laid out
throughout the landscaping,
you can really read the intent of what you set out to achieve.
And once the judges worked out how to get down into the garden...
..they were super impressed to find a lot of things they really liked.
Oh, it goes... Yep, so as you...
Nowhere to go. There's no steps. No steps.
No steps. No.
Right. Right.
But I think the way this is cut off that is going to be steps
because that's a finishing board there.
Uh-huh. The doesn't have a finishing board
so I imagine that's what's happening.
I hope so. It would have to be.
We have to go all the way around.
That's cute.
A hot tup and an ice tub.
Oh! Yes!
I mean, not ice tub now, but yes. Yes!
Well, that's, you know, if you're a sportsperson.
Great health benefits, yes. Fantastic.
OK, that's a nice idea.
They loved the terracing, with the brick steps.
It was really inviting
and the lawn areas were all very functional for a family.
But the games! You've got this part...
Oh, look, you've got little cricket game here.
This is gorgeous.
And everything takes in that view or that view.
It's stunning.
Oh, my God, we've got another market garden.
Oh, God, that's beautiful too. Look at that.
You put a smile on Shaynna's face today.
I think what's incredible when we walked around the deck
and we took in the size of it and the vista that way,
then you've got what's happening here,
then you've got the market garden,
there is so much happiness and joy and excitement in here
and definitely selling the dream.
Each spot has been carefully thought out
through the planting of just the right trees.
I mean, the way that they've framed up this grass area
with that tree.
Which will look spectacular in spring.
And for many years to come.
They thought the little market garden
was a lovely touch.
And, look, are they beehives?
Well, you've got a market garden, you need beehives.
Yeah. That's beautifully done.
Absolutely beautifully done. It is gorgeous.
As well as the big white Polito pizza oven.
Lots of things will help to sell the dream of a tree change.
The only area that Darren thinks more thought should have gone into
is the styling on the deck area.
I know it's very hard to get really long tables for an outdoor setting.
But that's the place for it. Yep.
That would be where you have a ten-seater dining table
that runs all the way down there
so that you can actually live out here,
you can actually entertain as much as you'd want to.
I mean, look, there is a lot still to be done.
I mean, you know,
you can't ignore how much work there is still to be done here.
There's a massive amount.
But at least it feels like Dylan and Jenny are on the right track.
Yes.
You know the story they're trying to tell.
It just needs to be finished off. Yeah.
Finishing off their grand tour of your landscaping
brought them to your game-changer.
Wow. Cute!
A tiny house.
Wow. Ooh.
That is a game-changer. That is!
What a brilliant idea.
Look, you've got a bedroom.
Oh, my God, you've even got a toilet.
And a shower.
And a lounge room with a TV.
Completely self-contained.
You could have your guests come and stay here,
you can fight with your significant other
and go and sleep here if you want to.
Perfect. And it's warm and cosy.
I can feel it. It's so warm in there.
Do you know what, if this was my house,
I would come down here and work.
Yes. Oh, and study. Read.
Even if you've got an office up there in the main property...
Yes!
..can you imagine having a place down here
where you can just chill out and sit and think?
Oh! How lovely would that be?
Completely off the grid thanks to Red Earth Energy.
Then Darren realised, hang on a minute...
Now this is a six-bedroom house. (GASPS)
Yes. Wow.
Six-bedroom house.
Technically, yeah.
That is a game-changer.
Yes, it is. Yeah.
"Won't that look good on the brochure," he said.
That's it. Well done. (APPLAUSE)
# Watermelon sugar high... #
Good job, guys.
We're so proud. Yeah. It's big.
I'm glad we've conquered the biggest Block ever
because now we know we can do it.
# Watermelon sugar high... #
(DOG BARKS) # Watermelon sugar. #
# Bring it on home, bring it on home
# Bring it on home
# When I find my joy I'mma bring it on home
# Bring it on home, bring it on home
# Bring it on home... #
OK, last feedback of the year.
House five, Omar and Oz.
House five's pavilion deck holds a shipping container pool
overlooking their man-made lagoon
and par three golf hole.
And out back is their game-changer tennis and basketball court.
From Week One day, I would've thought we never got it
but we've got this, boys, you know?
We've been delivering amazing rooms and we've been winning
so let's just smash it with a bang, bro.
Let's end it with a bang.
Who are we? House five! Who are we? ALL: House five!
One, two, three! (CHEERING)
It's time for us to pull this lever.
We kept it for Landscape Week.
(PULLS LEVER, ALARM BEEPS)
Just like that.
We wanna go big and when I mean big, we mean big.
Oh, today there's a shipping container
getting craned in.
There's decking that needs to be built from our door.
Tennis court, basketball court getting done.
We're building a resort.
40 foot container pull.
It's huge. It's massive.
Come on.
MAN: Nah, they're going to miss.
Bull (BLEEP).
You know what he said? Not even close.
We've got it.
The welder's there to just weld it back on.
(LAUGHS) Look at that. That's spot on!
Well done.
# I'm bad, as bad can be
# So bad that it's hard to believe
# Oh, what they say about me
# I'm bad, I'm bad, as bad as can be
# I'm bad... #
As the judges arrived at the front of your home today,
Shaynna exclaimed...
Oh, look, we've got pizza on arrival, guys.
(LAUGHTER)
Don't think that's meant to be there.
Didn't have time to install it. No.
Because there was a gigantic pizza oven
sitting in front of your home.
They guessed it had another intended destination in your plans
but, "everywhere else you looked around here is just stunning."
Can I just say, this is very pretty. It is really pretty.
It's very pretty. Yeah.
Look at all the camellias
and that will actually form a divine hedge at the front
to the balustrades.
Yep.
Beautiful topiary tree here as well.
That is stunning. Yeah.
That is stunning. Just not with pizza.
No.
And as you walk down the path,
it feels very professionally landscaped.
(GASPS)
I tell you what, this is well thought out, though.
This is a very beautiful garden to meander through.
Yes, it is.
But what Neale was loving
was how well the landscaping is juxtaposed against the old house.
Oh, look, the little husky's going to walk us.
I could actually have a lead on that.
(LAUGHTER) And off I go.
Look at the juxtaposition of the old and the new.
It's beautiful.
And I know it's impressive on all five houses
but there it's particularly prevalent.
That contrast between the two is astonishing.
The very contemporary terracing
and the old part of the house
marry so well together.
This is probably my favourite combination of the two.
That lovely light grey paint and all the white detailing
and then you've got the Basalt Colorbond
standing scene.
And the two sit together so beautifully.
They really do.
And the retaining wall of the Penta Blocks
also works so well in the scheme.
That's a ready-made, like, system that all plugs together
so that you've got a finished stone retaining wall...
Yeah, wow. Amazing.
..like this.
And, "Wow," he said, "so many trees."
This is the most trees I think we've seen so far.
That's what I meant when I said it feels really landscaped.
Yeah.
I mean, again, this could potentially be,
you know, the more mature buyer,
wanting a different type of change of lifestyle
rather than family lifestyle.
But I'm also very immature and I would buy this house.
(LAUGHS)
And, boy, there's a lot to look at.
# Hey... #
Look, we've got a croquet lawn, we have got our golfing pit.
A firepit. A tiny little firepit.
Yes, needs to be bigger. Definitely.
But how's this?
It's a little babbling brook.
# It's what we mean It's how we feel... #
Oh!
A little dam. That is so cute.
Is that a built-in trampoline as well?
It is. Oh, it is, too.
Oh, cool.
And a sauna and it's also well resolved.
So, you could just sit in there and look out to the babbling brook.
Wow. Wow.
That's fabulous.
That is gorgeous. How cool.
Neale was effusive with his praise.
It's selling that sort of lifestyle experience
that normally you only get when you are at a hotel or a resort.
Yes.
But they're allowing you to live like that 365 days a year.
And then Darren noticed the ultimate in landscape luxury.
Look at this pool! Oh, wow!
Yes!
Now, that's the scale for a 10 acre property.
And not just a pool, but a pool with an incredible view.
100%. Yes.
Yeah. This is the pool area of the day.
Yep.
The black stripes, these sun lounges.
Wow.
The view, the scale of the pool, the outdoor decking,
all of this is magic.
This is just real estate gold.
Oh, hello. The kangaroos agree. See, there they are.
(LAUGHS)
Then onto the Stratco patio and outdoor kitchen.
You have everything you want for outdoor living here.
The only thing missing is a pizza oven.
Oh, funny about that. Yes.
(LAUGHS)
Shaynna couldn't wait to get to the pergola
where she found the rammed earth panels.
The planning on that. Yeah.
That's ridiculous.
This arbour with all the festoon lights
with this panelling
and it's only a backdrop to everything else.
And then they went through the game-changer
and were gobsmacked.
Oh, come on.
(LAUGHS) What?!
When too much is not enough. Oh.
What?!
They put in a full-size tennis court as your game-changer.
So, there are game-changers... A basketball court.
..and then there are game-changers. Wow!
And a tennis court with one of the best views
of any tennis court they had ever seen.
This is...
And they've even got lights. They've got sound.
Wow. Wow. Wow!
It's absolutely... Darren.
I'm gonna say it again.
We have never seen anything, anything like this on The Block.
Yeah. It's got everything.
And God-given location.
It's like a boutique hotel, this one.
But Darren did have to mention something he'd seen on the way here.
The printed screen in front of the Kingspan water tanks.
But having a picture of the mountains in front of the tanks...
No. Oh, that just looks stupid.
Doesn't work. Get rid of it, guys. Yeah, it's tacky.
Totally kitsch, totally wrong
but you redeemed yourselves up here.
This tennis court is so right.
The judges said today
you could not get five more different approaches to landscaping
this week.
# 'Cause I already got A good thing with me
# Yeah, I already got... #
And these beautiful houses, five beautiful properties,
are going to give the buyers
an opportunity to live the dream life.
# Tell me that You got a good thing for me... #
I think the thing is
we're not just scoring for the last time on this Block
but whoever wins today also drives away in a brand-new Ford Ranger.
That would be finishing The Block on a high.
It would be, wouldn't it? OK.
Alright, let's get that Prosecco fishing.
The bottle of Prosecco is calling.
The judges definitely think these homes
are going to truly change the lives for the better
of the lucky people who buy them.
And that's it for this season of feedback.
# Time of your life... # (APPLAUSE)
I'm getting started, to be honest. What, is The Block done?
The Block's done, man. No, it's not.
This is the end. Is it?
No.
OK, scores, here we go.
Coming up, time to reveal the final scores of the season.
Winner of week 12 on The Block Tree Change
and driving out of here tonight
in a brand-new Next-Gen For Ranger is...
(DOG WHINES)
(DOOR SLAMS, BIRDSONG)
# Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da... #
SCOTT: It's a bittersweet moment.
For the final time this year, the judges' scores.
Right-io, Tom and Sarah-Jane, Darren Palmer.
DARREN: God, man, they've just really nailed this, haven't they?
MAN: Good job.
Close.
Ryan and Rachel.
This is just lifestyle plus.
I want to sit there, I wanna lie on these,
I wanna be in their pool, look out at the ranges.
I wanna do all those things.
Ankur and Sharon.
And then you've got an outdoor area
that is not connected to the living space, so why?
Dylan and Jenny.
Now this is a six-bedroom house.
It's early. And Omar and Oz.
This is the pool of the day.
Ooh!
Ooh.
It's tight.
Tom and Sarah get to say the gnome. I know. (LAUGHS)
Save it for next week.
OK, Shaynna Blaze, here we go.
SHAYNNA: I take my hat off to them for forward planning for this day.
Oh, thank God.
Starting the car.
(LAUGHTER)
WOMAN: Start the car.
We've just come to the country estate.
It's just not a house or a lifestyle,
it's a statement.
I reckon this is very, very poor planning
and does not add value.
(BLOWS AIR THROUGH TEETH) Dylan and Jenny.
There is so much happiness and joy and excitement in here
and definitely selling the dream.
Omar and Oz.
It's like a boutique hotel, this one.
It really is.
Oh, you're kidding!
Are they gonna play the gnome or what?
(LAUGHTER)
Would you like to use your gnome?
Yeah, I think we'd like to use the gnome, Scotty.
Save it for next week. (LAUGHTER)
So, you wanna save it for next season?
(LAUGHTER)
Played it.
Saved it for three weeks for this moment.
Play it. Right-io. See youse.
Once again, beat us with the gnome.
OK, Tom and Sarah-Jane.
NEALE: I mean, I stood back there and said,
"Tom and Sarah-Jane have created a lifestyle."
I was wrong. They've created a lifestyle resort.
Rachel and Ryan.
The choice of textures and colours
all works beautifully with the landscape.
Nothing jars visually.
Ankur and Sharon.
If this house was to go to auction like this,
you'd have to call it a renovator's delight.
Dylan and Jenny.
The proportions of everything with this house are just palatial.
Omar and Oz.
It's selling that lifestyle experience
that normally you only get when you're at a hotel or resort.
OK, plus one
for Tom and Sarah-Jane with the gnome.
OK, the winner of week 12 on The Block Tree Change
and driving out of here tonight
in a brand-new Next-Gen Ford Ranger right there is...
(GRUNTS)
Tom and Sarah-Jane! Yeah!
(APPLAUSE)
# We both feel it... #
Oh, my God!
Woo! Woo!
(LAUGHS)
Oh, my God, I'm so excited.
Beep, beep, mother(BLEEP)! Beep, beep.
PRODUCER: One more for the family at home.
Beep, beep, bitches.
Beep, beep. (LAUGHS)
That's me and my wild track Ranger. (LAUGHS)
And what a win.
That cheeky gnome gave them a perfect score of 30 points.
Icing on the cake, because they would have won without it.
Close on their heels
was a no doubt disappointed Omar and Oz on 28.5 points.
Equal third went to Rachel and Ryan and Dylan and Jenny on 26.5 points.
And in last place,
Ankur and Sharon on a regrettable 19.5 points.
Congratulations.
That's your new car right there. TOM: Beautiful.
I'd also, I'd like to point out that thanks to catch.com.au...
Oh, we got a 10! (LAUGHS)
I didn't even see that.
..we're still giving away the five grand cash as well.
That's awesome. Thank you. So you got fuel for a year.
How good's that? How unreal.
That's unreal.
I'm, like, dead. Thanks so much.
Beautiful. Never won anything.
You won me. You won. (LAUGHTER)
Well... (LAUGHTER)
About eight years ago, do you remember that? Yep.
(LAUGHTER)
Right, well, listen, gang,
the last 12 weeks has been incredible.
It's been a privilege
to get this incredible building job done together
and I wish you the best of luck at the auctions, everybody,
and I truly mean that.
For now, though, I want you to go home,
get some rest and be with your families.
You have certainly earned it.
Goodnight, everybody. (APPLAUSE)
Well done. Go look at the car!
Sorry, it's not about you. Go look at your car.
(LAUGHS)
It's a beauty. It's a ripper, mate.
Start her up.
Oh, my God. That's it.
I've never felt so lux. The keys are in it.
(SQUEALS)
Hey, who's gonna get this car? We'll share it.
Don't. Whatever. Like you haven't been dreaming about it every night.
Oh, mate, I'm rapt I've won a car.
I've never won bloody anything.
You've won a car now.
Oh, my God.
Well deserved.
(TEARY) I just feel so grateful.
It's all good, babe.
We're very grateful.
Um...
Now the excitement's like...
And now I've just got shock.
Yeah, I feel so lucky.
We are very lucky. We're blessed.
(LAUGHS) Give us a kiss.
Well done, babe.
Oh, my God.
I'm in shock. I know!
Let's go have a beer. Let's go have a beer.
VOICEOVER: Australia...
It's a home that we built with our heart.
For the greatest...
These houses might not sell.
So the whole unknown is actually quite scary.
..a spectacular...
Everybody wants you to make money.
..grand finale ever!
Going, going, going!
In television's biggest event of the year...
..Block country's entire dream estate
goes under the hammer!
Sold! Sold! Sold!
It's our dream home.
Our house is the biggest house on The Block.
If we can do that, we can do anything.
SCOTT: Australia...
this is it!
The Block grand finale.