Restoration Australia - Episode Guide

Season 1

Keith Hall, Vic

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2015 (60 min)

Keith Hall, Vic

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. Presented by Sibella Court.

Woodcot Park, Vic

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2015 (60 min)

Woodcot Park, Vic

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.

Harrington Street, Tas

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2015 (60 min)

Harrington Street, Tas

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.

Gervasoni Homestead, Vic

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2015 (60 min)

Gervasoni Homestead, Vic

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?

Emmaville, NSW

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2015 (60 min)

Emmaville, NSW

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.

Keera Vale, NSW

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2015 (60 min)

Keera Vale, NSW

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?

Holowiliena, SA

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2015 (60 min)

Holowiliena, SA

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? (Final)

Season 2

Paganin

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (60 min)

Paganin

Host Stuart Harrison meets a Perth couple who want to resurrect their adored family home that was lost to fire in 2015. But will they be able to rebuild the 1960s iconic modernist house as its original architect envisioned?

Hunting Ground

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2019 (60 min)

Hunting Ground

Dale and Michael embark on a project to restore two 19th Century timber cottages on their Tasmanian rural property. Will they accomplish their dream?

Jack Clarke

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2019 (60 min)

Jack Clarke

The 1960's introduced us to shag rugs, lava lamps, minimalism and bright, open spaces. Melbourne couple Laura and Reece are leaving inner Melbourne for suburbia, with plans to restore a modernist home to its former glory.

Rosenthal

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2019 (60 min)

Rosenthal

Snapping up a piece of local history and preserving it appealed to Jan and her daughter Annie. Joined by Annie's carpenter partner, Chris, they tackle the daunting task of making the 1840s homestead a new family home.

Tatachilla Stables

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2019 (60 min)

Tatachilla Stables

Johnny and Ann want to transform a 19th Century stables and pickers cottages, in the wine region of McLaren Vale, into their new home. With a Christmas deadline, the pressure is on to restore the derelict buildings.

Gasworks

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2019 (60 min)

Gasworks

AFL fanatics John and Rosie have bought an iconic 19th century gasworks building overlooking the North Melbourne Football Club and oval, and they want to turn into their dream home.

Season 3

Milton Terrace

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2020 (60 min)

Milton Terrace

Milton Terrace at Millers Point in Sydney was sold off for $4.25M in 2015 as part of the NSW Government's disposal of 300 public housing buildings. For property developer Michael Stokes, it's a Mayfair terrace in the making.

Egan House

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2020 (60 min)

Egan House

Hardware store owners Jo and Digby McNeil took on more than just the restoration of a heritage home in Inverell, NSW, when they bought an historic 'job lot' that included a convent and an old boys' boarding school.

Nanima, NSW

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2020 (60 min)

Nanima, NSW

Carl and Jennie Palmer set about trying to recreate their Federation homestead's grandeur but finding the line between a functioning modern home and a heritage restoration is harder than they anticipate.

Clydesdale

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2020 (60 min)

Clydesdale

When carpenter Kate and her mother Ann buy two old prospecting huts for $100,000 in Clydesdale in regional Victoria, they take on 180 years worth of dilapidation.

Ballarat

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2020 (60 min)

Ballarat

When a former Baptist Church cum nightclub hits the market in Ballarat, local anaesthetist Michael Whitehead buys it and plans to turn it into a home, but he soon finds the task could drag on for eternity!

Grimes Cottage

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2020 (60 min)

Grimes Cottage

When a Sydney couple buy a colonial cottage in one of Australia's most protected heritage areas, they get more than they bargained for. How will they transform a home from the 19th century into a family home for the 21st?

Cooroy, QLD

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2020 (60 min)

Cooroy, QLD

When Mel and Jack buy a derelict old Queenslander for $21,000 and move it to their land in Noosa it seems they've scored the bargain of the century, or at least a century old bargain!

Mittagong, NSW

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2020 (60 min)

Mittagong, NSW

Heritage devotees Val and John Jessop decide to buy and reassemble two old buildings - an old ghost town cottage and an old sawmill. What could be more difficult than that? (Season Final)

Season 4

Baddeley

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2021 (60 min)

Baddeley

Host Anthony Burke meets Deb and Mike who are saving a rickety colonial cottage and digging for the true story of its origins.

Lyons

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2021 (60 min)

Lyons

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple who are transforming their Mid-Century Modern 1950s house into a family home suitable for 21st Century living, in a beachside paradise just outside Melbourne.

Airlie

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2021 (60 min)

Airlie

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple who've bought a huge rundown Victorian mansion in Milton, NSW and plan to restore its regal beauty and throw open its doors to the local community.

Signalmans

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2021 (60 min)

Signalmans

Host Anthony Burke meets retired couple David and Mandy who take on the transformation of a hugely significant historic cottage in Hobart, Tasmania.

Seacroft

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2021 (60 min)

Seacroft

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple who are saving an important example of Federation Queen Anne architecture in coastal NSW, while dealing with a profound health crisis.

The Lawns

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2021 (60 min)

The Lawns

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple who have purchased one of the most significant buildings in the historic town of Kyneton, Victoria.

Willow Cottage

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2021 (60 min)

Willow Cottage

Host Anthony Burke meets Martin Nix who is restoring an 1850s workers cottage in Balmain on Sydney Harbour, all while dealing with a recent family tragedy.

Season 5

Castlecrag

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2023 (60 min)

Castlecrag

Anthony Burke meets self-confessed 'Architecture Nerds' Annette and Michael Pitman who own the smallest of all the Walter Burley Griffin-designed houses in Castlecrag and want to restore and extend the house.

Pinnaroo, SA

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2023 (60 min)

Pinnaroo, SA

Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple turning a big crumbling church in remote South Australia - bought with a credit card - into a family home, using the internet as their guide.

West End

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2023 (60 min)

West End

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a neglected inner-city Queenslander into a period showcase and eco-friendly, healthy haven as one partner recovers from cancer.

Miner's Cottage

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2023 (60 min)

Miner's Cottage

Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple transforming a tiny miner's cottage into a family home in a celebration of sustainability and old-fashioned craftsmanship.

New Town

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2023 (60 min)

New Town

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a dilapidated orphanage into a family home. Can their restoration bring laughter and warmth back to an institutional building with a confronting history?

Dorothy

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2023 (60 min)

Dorothy

When a charming old Queenslander travels 800 kilometres south of the tropics to an ecovillage, it needs a complete retrofit to become uber energy efficient - but will this come at the expense of its heritage?

St Martins

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2023 (60 min)

St Martins

Host Anthony Burke meets a family aiming to turn a tiny war memorial church into a holiday home in the face of local hopes it would be kept as a venerated public landmark.

Season 6

Lamb House, Brisbane

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: May 23, 2024 (60 min)

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Host Anthony Burke meets a Brisbane couple determined to return a vandalised, graffitidaubed wreck to its rightful place as one of the city's finest mansions, no matter the cost.

King Island, TAS

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: May 30, 2024 (60 min)

King Island, TAS

Host Anthony Burke meets a King Islander returning home to one of Australia's most remote and weatherbeaten outposts to reclaim and restore a derelict farmhouse.

Pise Cottage, SA

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2024 (60 min)

Pise Cottage, SA

Host Professor Anthony Burke joins a dedicated couple doing all they can to preserve a valuable slice of Australian history that would otherwise dissolve into the dirt and be lost forever.

Manly Bower, NSW

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2024 (60 min)

Manly Bower, NSW

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple supersizing a beachside bungalow into a Sydney trophy home while still somehow trying to preserve its quaint 1920's identity.

South Melbourne, VIC

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2024 (60 min)

South Melbourne, VIC

Anthony Burke meets a couple turning an 1880s two-storey weatherboard wreck in South Melbourne into a dream home for their growing young family.

Limestone Barracks, ACT

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2024 (60 min)

Limestone Barracks, ACT

Anthony Burke meets a couple aiming to restore a crumbling stone police station and hope to solve the baffling case of the missing jailhouse.

Season 7

Tivey Manor, VIC

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (56 min)

Tivey Manor, VIC

Host Anthony Burke meets a big city couple aiming to bring a slouching country town mansion back to the burnished glory of its gold rush years.

Prahran Boarding, VIC

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (56 min)

Prahran Boarding, VIC

Host Anthony Burke joins a young couple, Steph and Paul, as they set out bravely and optimistically to write a happy, luxe new chapter for a storied 150-year-old Melbourne institution.

Orange Edwardian, NSW

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (56 min)

Orange Edwardian, NSW

In Orange NSW, first responders Chris and Mel have found all the cosmopolitan comforts of city living along with fresh air, big skies, open spaces and a sweet Edwardian fixer-upper called Bega.

Bango Boom Time, Yass, NSW

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (56 min)

Bango Boom Time, Yass, NSW

Anthony Burke meets a former international model and his rock 'n' roll supergroup-connected partner as they try to turn a neglected country manor into a stylish home and function centre.

Old School House, Balhannah, SA

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (57 min)

Old School House, Balhannah, SA

Anthony Burke meets a Sydney couple who impulse-buy an old, dilapidated school in South Australia, sight unseen, and turn their hands to restoring it.

Lenna House, Forth, TAS

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2025 (56 min)

Lenna House, Forth, TAS

Anthony Burke meets a pub rocker and a yoga teacher falling in love with Tasmania and a dunnyless, kitchenless, weatherboard relic falling apart in a small northern town.

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