Making It Australia

Making It Australia

Company type	Television series
Industry	Entertainment, Reality television
Founded	September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Susie Youssef (co-host), Harley Breen (co-host), Deborah Riley (production designer, judge), Benja Harney (paper engineer, judge)
Products	Reality competition television series

Making It Australia is a reality competition series co-hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen, adapted from the American original of the same name. The program debuted on Network 10 on 15 September 2021.

The competition showcases skilled artisans vying for the "Master Maker" title along with a prize of A$100,000. Each episode presents two or three challenges: the "Faster Craft" (a three-hour task), the "Together Craft" (a collaborative team challenge), and the "Master Craft" (an eight-hour assignment to produce an intricate themed collection). Contestants who win challenges receive patches, while one participant is eliminated following the Master Craft segment each week.

Production

In October 2020, Network 10 announced the commissioning of a local adaptation during their annual upfronts. By March 2021, Susie Youssef and Harley Breen were confirmed as co-hosts, with Deborah Riley serving as production designer and Benja Harney as paper engineer and judge.

Owing to declining audience numbers, the series was shifted from its original Wednesday and Thursday prime-time slots to Saturday evenings starting with episode seven. The show was officially cancelled at Network 10's October 2021 upfront presentation.

Hosts

• Susie Youssef
• Harley Breen

Judges

• Deborah Riley
• Benja Harney

Contestants

Name	Age	Occupation	Location
Georgina "George" Buchanan	41	Prop Maker	Sydney, New South Wales
Dan Deleur	37	Plumber	Adelaide, South Australia
Denise Pepper	61	University Lecturer	Perth, Western Australia
Rizaldy Valencia	55	Animator	Sydney, New South Wales
Andrew Whitehead	62	Scrap Metal Artist	Urana, New South Wales
Sai-Wai Foo	46	Fashion Designer	Melbourne, Victoria
Kat Halligan	22	Children's Entertainer	Adelaide, South Australia
Stephanie Martinez	45	Mother	Melbourne, Victoria
Badat Rehana	32	Graphic Designer	Sydney, New South Wales
Jack Stirling	31	Architect	Melbourne, Victoria
Will Thomson	22	Apprentice Electrician	Wollongong, New South Wales
Robert Michael Young	32	Artist	Melbourne, Victoria
Russell Zorino-Brown	32	Costume Maker	Melbourne, Victoria

Contestant progress

Season 1
Contestant	Specialty	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
George	Prop Maker	Safe	Safe	FAST	WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	MEGA	Safe	Safe	BOTH	WINNER
Rizaldy	Toy Maker	Safe	WIN	Safe	TOGT	Safe	Safe	FAST	Safe	FAST	MEGA	Safe	RUNNER UP
Jack	Architecture	style="background:green;" | FAST	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:deepskyblue;" | MEGA	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:silver;" | RUNNER UP
Rehana	Jewellery/Fabrics	Safe	style="background:aqua;" | TOGT	Safe	Safe	style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN	Safe	style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:tomato;" | OUT
Will	Woodwork	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN	style="background:tomato;" | OUT
Andrew	Sculptor	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:green;" | FAST	Safe	Safe	style="background:crimson;" | WITH
Denise	Sculptor	Safe	style="background:aqua"| TOGT	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:tomato"| OUT
Dan	Metalwork	Safe	style="background:aqua"| TOGT	Safe	style="background:aqua"| TOGT	Safe	style="background:tomato"| OUT
Robert	Artist	style="background:cornflowerblue" | WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	style="background:tomato"| OUT
Sai-Wai	Mixed Media	Safe	Safe	style="background:cornflowerblue" | WIN	style="background:tomato"| OUT
Stephanie	Crafts	Safe	Safe	style="background:tomato"| OUT
Russell	Costume Maker	Safe	style="background:purple"| OUT
Kat	Textiles	style="background:tomato"| OUT

(FAST) Won Faster Craft Challenge.

(TOGT) Team won Together Craft Challenge.

(WIN) Won Master Craft Challenge.

(MEGA) Won Mega Craft Challenge.

(BOTH) Secured victories in both Faster and Master Craft Challenges.

(OUT) Won Faster or Together Craft but eliminated after Master Craft.

(OUT) Eliminated from competition.

(WITH) Withdrew from the contest.

(SAFE) Neither won a challenge nor was eliminated.

(WINNER) Achieved Faster Craft victory and crowned Master Maker.

(RUNNER UP) Finished as runner-up contestant.

Notable guests

• Tonia Todman – Featured in Episode 9

Related topics

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