The Great Australian Bake Off season 8

The eighth season of The Great Australian Bake Off premiered on 18 September 2024 on the LifeStyle channel, and saw 12 home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. The season consisted of 10 episodes. Each episode saw bakers put through three challenges, with each episode having its own theme or discipline. The season was hosted by Cal Wilson (in her final hosting role) and Natalie Tran, and was judged by Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo.

Production

The eighth season, filmed earlier in 2023, aired in 2024 and was the second and final appearance of Cal Wilson as host as she died in October 2023. The eighth season premiered on 18 September 2024 and honoured Cal Wilson.

The Bakers

The following is the list of the bakers that competed this season: <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>

Results summary

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Episodes

Episode 1: Cake Week

Airdate: 18 September 2024

Episode 2: Bread Week

Airdate: 25 September 2024

Episode 3: Back to Basics Week

Airdate: 2 October 2024

• No-one was eliminated in this episode, due to Laurina experiencing an electrical fault in the showstopper. Two will be eliminated in the next episode.

Episode 4: Biscuit Week

Airdate: 9 October 2024

Episode 5: Celebration Week

Airdate: 16 October 2024

• The episode marks the final appearance of Wilson hosting the show until her death before the next five episodes. Tran continued hosting the following challenges in each episode, alongside Khoo and Purchese.

Episode 6: Cheese Week

Airdate: 23 October 2024

Episode 7: Spice Week

Airdate: 30 October 2024

Episode 8: Italian Week

Airdate: 6 November 2024

Episode 9: Patisserie Week

Airdate: 13 November 2024

Episode 10: Finale

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