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Channel Nine marketed The Block's 2024 Phillip Island location as a 'tropical paradise' - but what I saw was a dreary suburban street of cookie-cutter houses


The Block: Island promised to build a 'tropical paradise' on the 'idyllic' Phillip Island just a few hours south of Melbourne.

Daylesford is located 114km northwest of Melbourne and its unique combination of natural beauty, historic charm, and vibrant local culture provides a stunning backdrop ideal for the reality show. Originally, The Block had its sights set on a prime piece of land owned by Hygge Property on the outskirts of Hepburn Shire, where it planned to construct five luxurious homes for the 2024 season. A team of five new contestants have now combined the cabins to build four identical townhouses - a common layout for residential property developers nowadays - with only one home boasting completely different architecture

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