Community unites to ‘block The Block’

Key points

• A community group in Sunbury is launching a campaign to stop Channel Nine's renovation show The Block from working on heritage buildings at Jacksons Hill.
• Channel Nine has acquired three former Sunbury Asylum buildings for the program, which has angered locals.
• The Sunbury Asylum Alliance wants the buildings protected, restored and placed under community ownership, and asks for a botanical garden to be explored.