Back in business! The Block resumes filming at $15million Melbourne site with safety precautions for cast and crew after six-week COVID-19 break
The Block has resumed production in Melbourne after a six-week break.
Host Scott Cam joined this year’s contestants, the camera crew and tradesman on the show’s new $15million site in Brighton on Monday.
Filming was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, but production has started up again, with additional safety precautions to protect everybody on set.
It’s back on! Filming for this year’s season of The Block resumed in Brighton, Melbourne on Monday after a six week break amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured: Host Scott Cam
As building is deemed essential work, work was allowed to resume this week.
In a bid to protect all the workers and cast, executive producer Julian Cress has employed a nurse to conduct daily temperature checks on set.
All cast and crew involved in the show are also required to have a flu shot.
Stay safe! Host Scot Cam joined this year’s contestants, the camera crew and tradesman at the show’s new $15million site in Brighton (pictured), with new safety precautions introduced
Additionally, there are signs outside each room about practising social distancing, as well as a reminder of how many people are allowed in one space at any given time.
Contestants must also do all their shopping online, and are supplied tablets by producers for their online orders, as well as for video conferencing.
‘The contestants’ renovations will now be compartmentalised to a large degree, and the comings and goings will be able to be carefully monitored by our staff and our building supervisors,’ Executive producer Julian Cress said on Monday.
Big plans: For this year’s season of The Block, five rundown houses dating from the 1930s to 1960s were relocated to a $15million plot of land in Brighton
For this year’s season of The Block, five rundown houses dating from the 1930s to 1960s were relocated to a $15million plot of land in Brighton.
Each team have been tasked with renovating one of the old properties and bring it into the 21st century.
It is unclear if the show will premiere in August like previous seasons, or if the six-week filming break will result in the air-date being pushed back.
Back to work! During the six week break, Scott Cam has been renovating his home in Vaucluse, Sydney – even building himself a home ‘cave gym’