The twelfth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 21 August 2016 on the Nine Network.

[3] On December 27, 2015, Frank Valentic, teased a video saying that there are rumours of The Block going to Greville Street, Prahran.

[4] On 18 February 2016, it was reported that The Block producers bought an old heritage listed soap factory for $5 million at 164 Ingles St, Port Melbourne,[5] Filming for the season began on 26 May 2016.

[7] This Art Deco heritage building is located at 164 Ingles St and it is an old soap factory in Port Melbourne.

Julia & Sasha are the first ever female same-sex couple to compete on any season of The Block.