Season Two
Episode one | Building Resilience
Aired on November 3rd on
Jamie Durie returns with a new mission: to put a human face to Australia’s housing crisis and explores how we can build resilience into our home homes to combat a changing climate.
In Lismore, artists Eden and Holly have bought a flood damaged house for $40,000, but a deadline and delayed permits threaten their plan to move it to higher ground. Near Brisbane, Sean and Jess turn to shipping containers after builders refuse to take on their steep block, while Gary and Lynne search for a stronger home after a storm tears the roof off their retirement dream.
Jamie also meets Michelle, whose, with the help of CommBank’s prefab loan facility has made first time ownership possible, and joins not for profit Global Sisters as they seek community support for affordable homes for single mothers.
Back on his own property, rain, rising costs and an unexpected water tank problem slow the final push to finish his 3D printed house.
Episode Two | Is Modular The Answer
Aired on November 10th on
Jamie’s ambitious Infinity Garden takes a step forward as he reunites with his old mate Mick from Rezicast—who reckons the plans are so far out they belong on Pluto. Meanwhile, after just 29 days, Lynne and Gary’s modular forever home is almost complete - and ready for the trucks to move to site.
In Lismore, red tape continues to stall Eden and Holly’s house relocation, putting their chance at home ownership under mounting pressure. And for Container home owners Sean and Jess, the stakes are rising: they’ve committed $90,000 of their own money to their container home without securing loan approval. Can CommBank’s Sean work with the couple and their builder to find a solution and keep their dream alive?
And in search of the best batteries and solar panels in the world, Jamie travels to Alice Springs and China so that all our homeowners can have the best solution.
Episode Three | The Big Move
Airing on November 17th on
Jamie visits the precast concrete factory turning his ambitious Infinity Garden into reality.
In Lismore, Eden and Holly’s relocation house is finally on the move—but will their precious home arrive in one piece?
Meanwhile, CommBank’s Sean meets with builder Bogdan to resolve Sean and Jess’s financing challenges and keep their container home dream on track.
We meet Yindi, an inspiring single mother seeking housing security for the first time in her life through Global Sisters’ housing program. Jamie also travels to China to witness the future of manufacturing at Zeekr’s car factory.
And after a build completed in record time, Gary and Lynne begin moving into their new resilient home—taking the first steps towards the retirement dream a devastating storm almost stole.
Jamie joins Sean and Jess at Hometainer to see their new home coming to life, before their shipping containers make the journey to site—a major milestone for the growing family.
Jamie visits a cutting edge Adelaide factory supported by CommBank that can produce house walls in just eight minutes, revealing how technology could transform the speed of construction.
But innovation is only part of the solution, as Jamie speaks with Housing Minister Clare O’Neil about the red tape holding Australians back from their housing dreams. Meanwhile, back in Bangalow, his own 3D printed concrete house continues to take shape.
Lynne and Gary invite Jamie over to see their brand new forever home,their resilient modular home build.
Jamie takes a ride in the NRMA helicopter, to learn about bushfire preparation before the upcoming season.
Episode Four | Containers Become Home
Airing November 24th on
Jamie gets back to what he does best as planting begins and his ambitious Infinity Garden bursts into life. He also explores Fortis House, an NRMA resilience initiative offering free plans to help Australians build stronger homes.
For single mum Yindi, the dream of housing security becomes tangible when she joins Jamie and Global Sisters at Solid Cast to see her home being built. It’s an overwhelming, emotional milestone for everyone involved.
Meanwhile, a group of friends shows how pooling resources through CommBank’s Property Share program can help open the door to home ownership. And friends and family descend on Eden and Holly’s relocation house, in a backyard blitz style community makeover.
Episode Five | The Future Takes Shape
Airing Tuesday December 1st on
After months of setbacks, hard work and determination, the finale brings the series’ housing journeys together in a celebration of resilience, innovation and the life changing security of home.
Yindi sees her new Global Sisters home, turning a long held hope into reality. In Lismore, Eden and Holly reveal their relocated heritage house, lovingly brought back to life. Jamie revisits Gary and Lynne’s resilient home near Brisbane to see how they’ve settled in, before revealing his own completed 3D printed house in all its glory.
Looking to the future, Jamie explores CommBank’s approach to the housing crisis. Minister Clare O’Neil discusses how the bank’s modular lending policy and its work on a standardised building agreement, shared with other lenders, are helping pave the way for more Australians to build differently.
Episode Six | Finale
Airing Tuesday December 8th on