Restoration Australia
Restoration Australia
TV ShowReturning Series

Restoration Australia

Restoring heritage ruins into living homes

8.2 / 10
2015
7 seasons
47 episodes
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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Across 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.

  • Keith Hall

    1.Keith Hall

    01-09-201555m

    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...

  • Woodcot Park

    2.Woodcot Park

    08-09-201555m

    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...

  • Harrington Street

    3.Harrington Street

    15-09-201555m

    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, ow...

  • Gervasoni Homestead

    4.Gervasoni Homestead

    22-09-201555m

    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 t...

  • Emmaville

    5.Emmaville

    29-09-201555m

    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 Or...

  • Keera Vale

    6.Keera Vale

    06-10-201555m

    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 t...

  • Holowiliena

    7.Holowiliena

    13-10-201555m

    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 build...

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