The series hasn’t had a subtitle since Season 11, particularly since they went back to one-a-year seasons in Season 12. I doubt this season will have a subtitle either.
The gold rush theming is more than likely just for playing off the history of the site, but not indicative of an actual name. Who knows, they might restore the name to the original “Westbourne Terrace” since the leaked building applications show a fully restored heritage facade and return to the original five-house layout.
OUR MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT EVER
The Block , Australia’s most successful reality program, returns for an incredible 15th season. And it’s back to houses as contestants will be tasked with a renovation of colossal proportions.
For the uninitiated, the premise is simple. Five couples have to transform a dilapidated property into five top-end homes, delivering a room each week to be scored by the judges.
But the star of this year’s series is no ordinary building. Built more than 150 years ago on the back of the Victorian goldrush, The Oslo was one of Australia’s premier addresses.
Home to society families, the newly rich and the nation’s elite, it was the jewel in bayside St Kilda’s crown.
However, through the years the building changed hands until it became a low-rent backpacker hostel, and with decades of neglect the houses became one sprawling mess of a building.
Ripe and ready for a Block makeover
“At the start I looked at this and thought that’s impossible,” says Scott Cam , who once again returns as host of the multi-Logie Award-winning program.
“Here we have double the size of what we did last year, and more than six times the size of the original Block in Bondi back in 2003. That’s a big ask.”
Joining Scott again this year will be Block veteran Shelley Craft . Overseeing the renovations will be site foremen Keith and Dan with the weekly room reveals judged by Neale Whitaker , Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer .
The couples chosen from more than 45,000 entries are:
- Tess (28) and Luke (30) – Media sales partner and carpenter from Cairns, Queensland
- El’ise (33) and Matt (39) – Fashion manager and carpenter from Perth, Western Australia
- Jesse (29) and Mel (31) – Real estate agent and contracts administrator from Melbourne, Victoria
- Mitch (56) and Mark (57) – Stylish grandads from Sydney New South Wales
- Andy (48) and Deb (46) – Stand-up comedian and homewares store owner from Wallabi Point, New South Wales
At stake is $100,000 for The Block winner plus whatever profits their home can make on auction day.
This is by far the most impressive Block ever attempted. In every sense of the word, it is going to be huge.
gays 
token black guy
ok guys we filled our diversity quota the rest can be white bogans.
Are those ‘stylish grandads’ actually gay?
Photo caption says: With stacks of experience, these gay grandads might just be the ones to beat.
Not to mention the whole article, when you click on their picture, is about their relationship.
Oh. Better put my glasses on next time.
This season will be called “The Block 365”.
365? I hope it’s not going to run for a full year. 
No it’s not. The Block 365 is a digital platform announced last year
Apologies.
The Twitter page has that logo all over and seeing the new season is coming soon I just assumed that was them updating the site getting ready.
Even before the new season (Oslo Backpacker Hostel in St Kilda) goes to air, the Sunday Herald Sun has revealed the show’s producers are setting the next season at the exclusive Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton with a $15 million price tag. The 2020 season of the show will see new homes built on the land at 360 New Street, Brighton, which a company owned by Channel 9 quietly bought this month. The land has been vacant since 2014.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fiona-byrne/revealed-the-blocks-new-melbourne-location/news-story/a13eed792b2c7a7f4d8c8f6bcb8ddb40
Premiere Sunday 4 August at 7.00pm
The Block , Australia’s most successful reality program, returns for an incredible 15th season on Sunday, August 4, at 7.00pm on Nine.
Five ambitious couples will renovate and transform the neglected Oslo Hotel in St Kilda into five top-end, three-storey homes, restoring it to its former glory as one of Australia’s premier residential addresses.
They’re all competing for the chance to walk away with $100,000 in prizemoney and any profit made when their apartments go under the hammer at a live public auction later this year.
The couples chosen for The Block 2019 from more than 45,000 entries are:
- Tess (28) and Luke (30) – Media sales partner and carpenter from Cairns, Queensland
- El’ise (33) and Matt (39) – Fashion manager and carpenter from Perth, Western Australia
- Jesse (29) and Mel (31) – Real estate agent and contracts administrator from Melbourne, Victoria
- Mitch (56) and Mark (57) – Stylish grandads from Sydney, New South Wales
- Andy (48) and Deb (46) – Stand-up comedian and homewares store owner from Wallabi Point, New South Wales
is officially Australia’s richest reality program. It has distributed an astronomical cash total of $20,775,501 to contestants since premiering on Channel Nine in 2003.
The Block Darren Palmer and Shaynna Blaze , Neale Whitaker , with the weekly room reveals judged by Dan and Keith . Overseeing the renovations will be site foremen Shelley Craft host Scott will again be joined by co-host Block
We get that The Block is a new season, why keep calling it The New Block?
Because it’s new location and new blockheads 
The next season in 2020 will be another case of relocated homes, like the Elsternwick season two years ago.
https://www.realestate.com.au/news/the-blocks-2020-season-to-feature-homes-from-multiple-decades-and-be-filmed-in-melbourne/
Is Alexis out? Please tell me Alexis is out. If this season has the same Alexis promotions as last year I will not be watching.
Alexa*
