Adelaide's Amity Dry returns for The Block, Bondi 2013
Overcoming neighbourhood objections, filming production of the next television series of The Block has begun at Bondi.
With an expected December finish, the all-star series is tipped to go to air in early 2013.
The four couples to star in The Block: All Stars season hark back to Adelaide's Phil and Amity (2003), then Sydney's Mark and Duncan (2010), Melbourne's Josh and Jenna (2011), and Melbourne's Dan and Dani (2012).
Amity Dry, who released The Lighthouse album after the initial series, is now billed as a writer, composer, singer and mum of two.
The couples will renovate four run-down cottages at 6-12 Tasman Street, Bondi – a few kilometres from the near beachside location of the first season at 67 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach almost 10 years ago. Its location is a little more suburban than beachy.
The four semi-detached cottages were bought by the television production company last November.
Red tape that didn't exist during the first series – such as filming permission – delayed the application approval. which was initially lodged in February 2012.
Permission was obtained from Waverley Council last month, with just the one design change requiring the use of Marseilles tiles for its roofing.
Nine is expected to announce a second season with new contestant couples will also air in 2013, presumably with a Melbourne location.
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