TV Series
★8.2(2 votes)
20158 Seasons53 EpisodesReturning SeriesRestoration Australia
“Restoring heritage ruins into living homes”
DocumentaryRealityAction & Adventure
Over two years, International Designer Sibella Court, follows the trials and tribulations of 7 groups of Australians committed to the daunting task of restoring heritage ruins into living homes. From Georgian mansions to colonial pug and pine huts, these Aussie battlers attempt to restore the buildings to their former glory.
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Series 1
7 EpisodesAcross Australia, thousands of heritage buildings lie in ruins--forgotten, neglected and slowly decaying into the landscape. But these are more than just crumbling old homes. They are touchstones to our past and deserve to be saved. Join renowned designer Sibella Court as she follows seven families battling the odds to rebuild and rescue wonderful slices of our history.
EP 01
01.Keith Hall
55m
2015-09-01
01.Keith Hall
55m
Aired 2015-09-01
Built in 1885 by a stone mason from Aberdeen, Keith Hall is no more than a pile of granite. Clay is planning to rebuild the original building, manhandling the stone blocks entirely on his own.
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EP 02
02.Woodcot Park
55m
2015-09-08
02.Woodcot Park
55m
Aired 2015-09-08
Attempting to leave the ghosts of the Kinglake fires behind them, Jo and Marcus bought Woodcot Park. They find that they have taken on not only a restoration but also the ghost of the original Scottish owner.
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EP 03
03.Harrington Street
55m
2015-09-15
03.Harrington Street
55m
Aired 2015-09-15
The little shop in Harrington Street is one of the oldest timber buildings left in Hobart. Vacant and derelict, it has been the victim of two arson attacks. To avoid demolition, owners Haydn and Penny need to act.
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EP 04
04.Gervasoni Homestead
55m
2015-09-22
04.Gervasoni Homestead
55m
Aired 2015-09-22
Marnie and Dale dream of converting 'Gervasoni Homestead' into a family home. But with the buildings near collapse and a modest budget, has the romance of these buildings gone to their heads?
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EP 05
05.Emmaville
55m
2015-09-29
05.Emmaville
55m
Aired 2015-09-29
Emmaville could be the lost birth place of bush poet and composer Banjo Paterson. With the cottage precariously situated and under threat from developers, the local community of Orange in NSW must act quickly to save it.
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EP 06
06.Keera Vale
55m
2015-10-06
06.Keera Vale
55m
Aired 2015-10-06
Built in 1843 of convict bricks, Keera Vale has suffered severe damage and needs love and care. Jen and Harold have fallen for 'the house on the hill', but is love enough to save this grand old dame?
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EP 07
07.Holowiliena
55m
2015-10-13
07.Holowiliena
55m
Aired 2015-10-13
Holowiliena was settled in 1853 by the Warwick family and their descendants still live on the property. With no money or heritage skills, can they save the original settler's buildings?
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