Judith Ackroyd
Played by: Anna Hruby
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Judith took over as principal of Summer Bay High in 1999 after Don Fisher stepped down. She had had an affair with an older married man some years previous and had his son, Edward Dunglass, named after his father. She became close friends with Don but although he was attracted to her she seemingly didn’t reciprocate and started seeing Joel Nash instead. Soon after the relationship broke down, she left the baby to take a teaching job in Switzerland.
Charlotte Adams
Played by: Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen
Tenure: 2001-2002
Deceased
Started working as a doctor at the Northern District Hospital in 2001 and was revealed to have an abusive fiancé. After finally getting away from him, she moved in with Sally Fletcher and Gypsy Nash. She started seeing Jude Lawson and became pregnant with twins but miscarried and then had Jude leave her for Shauna Bradley. After winning the lottery, she planned to move to Vietnam to help with an orphanage there but drowned on the day she was due to leave.
Brad Armstrong
Played by: Chris Sadrinna
Tenure: 2006-2007
Still Alive
The older brother of Rachel Armstrong, Brad arrived in Summer Bay in 2006 and ended up taking the vacant post of principal at Summer Bay High. He married his girlfriend Emily knowing she was dying of leukaemia.He later began seeing Sally Fletcher and moved in with her but the relationship ended when she left him at the altar. He found himself caring for his half-sister Tamsyn when she turned up with her mother Heather and ended up moving to Tasmania with them to take up a teaching post.
Dan Baker
Played by: Tim Campbell
Tenure: 2004-2007
Deceased
Dan took over as school counsellor in 2004 after the death of Noah Lawson and almost immediately started seeing Leah Patterson. He had a son, Ryan, from his previous marriage to Amanda Vale. He and Leah married and sang "Soul Kind Of Feeling" at their wedding reception and despite going through a rough patch when Dan developed a gambling addiction their marriage stayed strong. He left the Bay at the end of 2007 to take up a job in America, with Leah planning to follow him, but before she could do so he died in a climbing accident.
Peter Baker
Played by: Nicholas Bishop
Tenure: 2004-2006, 2006-2007
Still Alive
Dan’s older brother was a member of the local police force whose services were often called upon to catch the latest Summer Bay stalker. He was engaged for a time to one of his colleagues, Claire Brody, but broke up with her because he had feelings for his sister-in-law Leah. When he was apparently killed in 2006 following an explosion at Jack and Martha’s wedding, it was revealed he had fathered a child, Drew Curtis, with his teenage girlfriend Jazz and had been paying for him to go to boarding school. It later transpired Peter’s death had been faked for him to go into witness protection. Soon after his return he began seeing Amanda Vale, who he eventually married. They broke up when her sister Kelli convinced him she had cheated on him but he ended up moving to the city to give their marriage another go.
Alex Bennett
Played by: Nick Freedman
Tenure: 1995-1996
Still Alive
Son of cult leader Saul Bennett and half-brother of Joey Rainbow, Alex was an aspiring artist who lodged with Shane and Angel and had a relationship with Shannon Reed. He once suffered a brain injury after being caught in an explosion and behaved erratically for a time afterwards. He eventually left Summer Bay to go and live in Paris…ironically, a year before Shannon did the same.
Donna Bishop
Played by: Nicola Qulter
Tenure: 1994-1995
Still Alive
An old girlfriend of Rob Storey’s who had left him to go to college, Donna returned to the Bay to work as a school counsellor.After initially being mistrustful of them after a series of misunderstandings; she lodged with Michael and Pippa for a while. Her old boyfriend Andrew Warren came to town and they reconciled until he started hitting her again. She later moved in with Travis Nash and after an encounter with her troublesome brother Gus she decided to take a risk and travel the world.
Shauna Bradley
Played by: Kylie Watson
Tenure: 1999-2001, 2002
Still Alive
First seen as a new lifeguard in the Bay, it wasn’t until a year later that it was revealed that Shauna was the daughter of Ailsa Stewart, who had been adopted by her cellmate’s family. Shauna was an independent character, determined to prove herself and fiercely opposed to the idea of settling down, which caused frequent clashes with her boyfriend Harry Reynolds. She later fell for Jude Lawson and felt able to marry him but nearly cheated on him with Flynn Saunders and they broke up. Having had to leave the life savers because of a heart condition, she moved to Melbourne to train as a teacher. She briefly returned a year later when Alf had a heart attack and reconciled with Jude.
Teigan Brook
Played by: Sally Marrett
Tenure: 1997-1999
Still Alive
Originally sent to live with Pippa Ross on a temporary basis, Tiegan ended up being sent back to her when her new foster parents had a death in the family. She befriended Joey Rainbow, who she soon started dating, and later struck up a sisterly bond with Justine Welles.She had a strong sibling rivalry with Sam Marshall but they were fond of each other deep down.She was initially illiterate but Don Fisher gave her remedial classes. She joined a band for a time and slept with their lead singer. She came under Travis and Rebecca’s care when Pippa left before eventually leaving to live with Pippa.
Adam Cameron
Played by: Mat Stevenson
Tenure: 1989-1994, 1999
Still Alive
One of the first additions to the show’s cast in 1989, Adam was a bit of a wide boy who was willing to do the work but would rather take the easier way out. He shared a house with Matt Wilson and Martin Dibble for a while and had relationships with both Carly Morris and Marilyn Chambers. His copybook was permanently blotted in the Bay when he inadvertedly caused the accident that killed Bobby Marshall although he earned a form of redemption by saving Sam’s life. He returned to the Bay for a while in 1999 as an executive with Bonza Burgers, managing to annoy most of the town before getting promoted to a senior position. It’s unclear what happened to him after the firm went bankrupt.
Lucinda Croft
Played by: Dee Smart
Tenure: 1991-1993
Still Alive
Don Fisher’s niece, sister of David who she was initially antagonistic with. She came to stay with Don and was the first to work out David was the father of Sophie Simpson’s baby. Don played matchmaker between her and Nick Parrish but she found herself torn by her feelings for her old boyfriend Ryan Lee. She bounced between the pair for a while, eventually settling on Nick, but by then the trust between them was gone and she left town.
Luke Cunningham
Played by: John Adam
Tenure: 1993-1994
Still Alive
Luke’s casual appearance and attitude originally blinded Alf and Michael to the fact he was the new teacher. He lived at the caravan park and dated Roxanne Miller. He had a younger brother, Bill, who was mentally disabled as a result of an accident he had when Luke was supposed to be looking after him. He shared a house with Roxy and Tug for a while and stayed on after Irene bought the house. He lost his job at the school for a time when he was accused of thumping Nathan Roberts. He had a fling with Rebecca Fisher which resulted in him falling out with Don and nearly losing his job a second time. He left to help look after Bill when their mother fell ill.
Drew Curtis
Played by: Bobby Morley
Tenure: 2006-2008
Still Alive
Drew was the son of Peter Baker, whose existence was unknown until after Peter’s apparent death in 2006. He moved to the Bay to live with Dan and Leah and started an on-off relationship with Belle Taylor that lasted the whole of his time on the show. Drew was an uneasy student but his attempts at gaining a job, at the garage or at the local bar, usually ended in him being fired. After dropping out of school and breaking up with Belle for the last time, Drew moved to the city to live with Peter and Amanda.
Ric Dalby
Played by: Mark Furze
Tenure: 2004-2008
Still Alive
Ric, or Dalby as he preferred to be known at the time, was first seen as a new student who had been expelled from Yabby Creek and started bullying Henry Hunter. He was later revealed to be Alf Stewart’s grandson and was being beaten by his father. He was taken in by Flynn and Sally and quickly calmed down. He had relationships with Cassie Turner and Belle Taylor and was good friends with both Lucas Holden and Drew Curtis. But he eventually found love with Matilda Hunter, who had been one of the first people to give him a chance. He took an apprenticeship at a garage but was fired on the order of Noel Anderson, whose wife Viv Ric had got pregnant when he briefly split with Matilda.(Viv subsequently miscarried.)He ended up moving to Perth with Matilda and taking an apprenticeship there.
Lynn Davenport
Played by: Helena Bozich
Tenure: 1988
Still Alive
One of the original Fletcher children, Lynn was the youngest child of a large Catholic family. She had a strong sisterly bond with Carly Morris and Sally Keating and often got dragged into Carly’s bad behaviour against her better judgement.One of her few big storylines involved her trying to help mentally disabled Nico Pappas fit in in the Bay. She left after less than six months when she went back to her family, the first main character to leave.
Blake Dean
Played by: Les Hill
Tenure: 1990-1993, 2002, 2003, 2005
Still Alive
Blake and his sister Karen came to live with Alf and Ailsa after their mother died of cancer. Blake had spent time in a young offenders’ institute and felt the stress he put on his mother contributed to their death. He started seeing Sophie Simpson but she left him for his friend Haydn Ross. He was later good friends with Simon Fitzgerald and in his last months in the Bay he dated Finlay Roberts before leaving for the city to help Karen rebuild her life. On a return visit to the Bay in 2002, he was reunited with Sophie and the pair got back together with her giving birth to his son David. When they were last seen in 2005, they seemed to be getting over their differences
Karen Dean
Played by: Belinda Jarrett
Tenure: 1990-1991, 1993
Still Alive
Twin sister of Blake, she arrived in Summer Bay with him to stay with Alf and Ailsa after their mother, an old friend of Ailsa’s, died. She was close to her brother and became friends with Sophie Simpson and Haydn Ross. However, her behaviour changed considerably when she hooked up with Revhead, the local bad boy, and helped him break into the store and attack Alf. She then caused the car crash that killed David Croft and was sent to juvenile detention. When she was released, she hadn’t improved much and Blake ended up taking her to the city to try and sort her out. He apparently succeeded because he later reported she’d married an accountant.
Martin Dibble
Played by: Craig Thompson
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2000, 2002
Still Alive
Best friend of Lance Smart in the early days, Martin had an eye for the ladies, especially Carly Morris, and for a fast buck.He worked with Tom and Frank for the Macklin Corporation and actually proved an adequate administrator.He later shared a house with Adam Cameron and Matt Wilson.When one of Martin’s scams nearly landed Lance and Marilyn in trouble with the police, Adam found himself sent to Coventry until everyone thought he was dying.In fact, he joined the army.He made return visits to the Bay in 2000 and 2002 where it was revealed he was now working as a car radio technician.
Edward Dunglass
Played by: Stephen James King
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Judith’s son turned a few heads:He was a Goth and something of a loner with some unconventional views. The other teens eventually accepted him however and he became good friends with Will Smith and Mitch McColl.He fell for Peta Janossi, who he “married” in a private ceremony.Edward’s behaviour was partly the result of his father having died of Huntingdon’s Disease:When he turned eighteen, he was diagnosed as well.He stripped off his Goth make-up and persuaded Peta to join him in spending the rest of his time travelling the world.He left the Bay and his exact fate was never revealed.
Donald Fisher
Played by: Norman Coburn
Tenure: 1988-2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Still Alive
An apparent supporting character in the pilot, Don lasted longer than any original character bar Alf and Sally.For much of his time on the show he was principal of Summer Bay High, although he was deputy principal in the early episodes and in some later periods.Initially authoritarian and judgemental, he quickly softened, especially after the death of his son Alan from a brain aneurysm and the discovery Bobby Simpson was his illegitimate daughter.He lost Bobby only a few years later but eventually managed to build a relationship with his other daughter Rebecca.He had been married to Alf’s sister Barbara but they had divorced and he shocked everyone by marrying the much younger Marilyn Chambers.She left him after their son Byron died.He eventually moved away in 2002 to marry June Reynolds but on his last return to the Bay in 2007 he had divorced for a third time after their business went bankrupt.After he made a failed attempt to return to teaching, Alf and Morag paid for him to go to England to visit a sick Marilyn.
Marilyn Fisher
Played by: Emily Symons
Tenure: 1989-1992, 1995-1999, 2001, 2010
Possibly Alive
Marilyn Chambers was originally introduced as Lance Smart’s bubbly girlfriend and Morag Bellingham’s housekeeper.She flitted in and out of the show for a while, going back to school, dating Adam Cameron and using her inheritance to buy their home.She took in Greg and Bobby as lodgers and sold them the house when she left to marry an older man, Philip Bryant.She returned after he cheated on her and moved in with Irene Roberts.She shocked everyone by falling for Don Fisher and marrying him.Marilyn was desperate for a baby but her attempts were blighted with tragedy:She had a miscarriage, then when her son Byron was born she suffered from post-natal depression before losing him to cancer.She disappeared for a while before briefly resurfacing in London in 2001 working as a nanny.By 2007, she was reported to be suffering from breast cancer, possibly terminally.
Simon Fitzgerald
Played by: Richard Norton
Tenure: 1991-1992
Still Alive
Simon was the son of a con artist who tried to rip off Alf and Ailsa.When Simon admitted what was going on, his father was sent to jail and Alf and Ailsa took him in.He formed a decent double act with Blake Dean but had few storylines of his own.He had a tentative romance with Sophie Simpson and helped her through the early days of her pregnancy and was also friends with Finlay Roberts.When his father was released, he wrote to Simon asking him to come back to live with him.Simon accepted and left, leaving only a note.
Sally Fletcher
Played by: Kate Ritchie
Tenure: 1988-2008
Still Alive
Sally was one of the show’s longest serving characters, appearing for over twenty years.At eight, she was the youngest of Tom and Pippa’s original foster children but soon grew up.She spent her teen years dating a succession of unsuitable guys and Jack Wilson.After leaving school, she took a job as a teacher, eventually becoming principal.She had a relationship with Vinnie Patterson and was engaged twice, to Kieran Fletcher who she broke up with at the altar on finding out he had propositioned Gypsy Nash and to his best friend Luke who she eventually realised she didn’t love.She eventually married Flynn Saunders and they moved into her old family home.She took in Ric Dalby and Cassie Turner and she and Flynn had a daughter, Pippa, through surrogacy with her best friend Leah.(Sally had had a hysterectomy.)After Flynn died, she nearly married Brad Armstrong but jilted him at the altar.In her last months in the Bay, she was reunited with her long lost twin brother Miles Copeland.After effectively being fired from the school, she decided to see the rest of the world and ended up in Phuket with Cassie and young Pippa, working at an orphanage.
Tom Fletcher
Played by: Roger Oakley
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2008
Deceased
Tom moved to Summer Bay in the pilot with his wife Pippa and their five foster children.He had been made redundant and was forced to take a job as a road cleaner to make ends meet but soon found higher up jobs at the council and with the Macklin Corporation.Tom always seemed willing to go along with Pippa’s desire to foster more children but became the first main character to die in 1990 when he suffered a stroke whilst driving.Nearly twenty years later, he appeared to Sally in a near death experience in 2008.
James Fraser
Played by: Sam Melke (1997)
Michael Piccirilli (1998-2000, 2005)
Tenure: 1997, 1998-2000, 2005
Still Alive
James came to Summer Bay to check up on his niece Olivia.There he fell for Chloe Richards, Olivia’s mother, and after she realised her relationship with his brother Lachie was over they got together.They eventually married but she always saw him as second best and when he learned she had lied about going off the Pill they broke up.James later got together with a nurse named Juliet and they moved to England together.He briefly returned to the Bay in 2005 to take custody of Olivia.
Lachlan Fraser
Played by: Richard Grieve
Tenure: 1997-1998
Deceased
The new doctor at Northern District Hospital began dating Shannon Reed only to have her leave him for another woman.He rebounded by sleeping with Chloe Richards then started seeing policewoman Terri Gardner, only to learn Chloe was pregnant.He shared a house with Jesse MacGregor and Vinnie Patterson for a while.He and Chloe moved in together but only a few weeks after their daughter Olivia was born he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage which left him disabled.He moved to America for treatment where he his condition caused him to lose all interest in Chloe and Olivia and he married someone else.He died off screen of a second haemorrhage in 1999.
Brodie Hanson
Played by: Susie Rugg
Tenure: 2000-2002, 2004
Still Alive
The first person to stay at the Drop-In Centre, Brodie instead ended up being taken in by the Sutherlands when her abusive mother tracked her down.She had a close sisterly bond with the Sutherland girls, especially Dani, and dated Mitch McColl for a while.She had an on-off relationship with Alex Poulos but just as he was ready to commit she decided to go travelling.She returned the following year and reconciled with Alex before they left together although he later revealed they’d split up.
Roman Harris
Played by:Conrad Coleby
Tenure: 2007-2009
Still Alive
Roman arrived in the Bay in late 2007 and took over as part-owner and chef of the Diner.He soon proved his credentials by offering a home to Aden Jefferies and to his daughter Nicole Franklin, the result of a teenage romance.He dated Martha Mackenzie for a while before realising she loved Jack and also had a relationship with Charlie Buckton but still wasn’t over Martha.After a brief romance with Leah Patterson-Baker, he was blinded in an accident and learned it was a psychological condition resulting from an experience in Afghanistan, when he shot one of his men to protect his friend Gardy while serving in the SAS.He regained his sight but Gardy forced him to join him in a series of armed robberies.After he and Gardy shot each other, Roman turned himself in.
Jack Holden
Played by:Paul O'Brien
2005-2009
Deceased
Jack was the oldest of the two Holden boys. Brother to Lucas and son of Tony. A local police officer who moved to Summer Bay after he killed a girl who was carrying out an armed robbery. He soon struck up a relationship with Martha Mackenzie but his strong commitment to his work often caused tension between them and even though they married they broke up soon after. He then fell for Sam Tolhurst, a single mum on the run from her drug dealer husband. He was torn between her and Martha for a while but eventually married Sam, only to learn she had murdered Johnny Cooper. Sam committed suicide in a failed attempt to frame Jack and Martha, who then reconciled and remarried. Soon after, Jack was accidentally shot dead by Angelo Rosetta, while investigating an illegal toxic waste dump that had caused Martha to develop cancer. Jack is buried in Summer Bay.
Lucas Holden
Played by: Rhys Wakefield
Tenure: 2005-2008
Still Alive
The younger of the Holden boys, Lucas was quieter and more bookish than Jack and also more prone to going off the rails.He struck up a relationship with Matilda Hunter soon after arriving in the Bay but was unhappy with the demands she placed on him and broke up with her.He also dated Belle Taylor for a time and was good friends with Ric Dalby, Drew Curtis and Cassie Turner.In his last months in the Bay, he became a big brother to Geoff and Annie Campbell.After leaving school, Lucas left to go to university in the city.
Beth Hunter
Played by: Clarissa House
Tenure: 2003-2007
Deceased
The mother of the large Hunter clan, Beth had married her husband Jack when she was still in her teens and had to endure him cheating on her throughout their entire marriage.She married Rhys Sutherland and moved into the caravan park, becoming the focus of the show as she tried to be a mother to both his children and her own.After Rhys went back to Shelley, Beth began dating Tony Holden but with most of her children having moved away she began to feel unfulfilled and left on a world trip.She died in a car accident the day she returned to the Bay.
Henry Hunter
Played by: Tobi Atkins
Tenure: 2004-2005
Still Alive
One of the younger Hunters and twin brother of Matilda.Like Matilda, Henry initially found life with the Sutherlands difficult to stomach and tended to play up, only getting worse when Rhys and Beth split up. Ironically his two closest friends were boys he was initially at odds with Max Sutherland and Ric Dalby. Henry was into tap dancing and ended up getting a place at a boarding school in the city.
Matilda Hunter
Played by: Indiana Evans
Tenure: 2004-2008
Still Alive
The youngest of the Hunter children, Matilda initially came across as a spoiled boarding school brat whose behaviour turned out to mask some deep insecurities.She struck up friendships with Cassie Turner and later Belle Taylor and her first boyfriend was Lucas Holden, who broke up with her because he found her too controlling.When Matilda was burned in a fire and temporarily left scarred, she developed bulimia but the experience caused her to become stronger and she was able to commit herself to an adult relationship with Ric Dalby.She was offered a university place in Perth and was delighted when Ric followed her down there.
Robbie Hunter
Played by: Jason Smith
Tenure: 2003-2006
Still Alive
The middle Hunter child, Robbie was something of a geek and had the least fond memories of their old-fashioned father so had the least difficulty fitting into the Sutherland household.Not long after his arrival in the Bay he fell for Tasha Andrews and their relationship would last most of his time on the show.The pair “married” in a commitment ceremony and set up home in a flat together.They broke up for a while but then married for real and when it became clear Tasha was pregnant after being raped Robbie accepted the child as his own.He was good friends with Kym Hyde.Shortly after Robbie graduated from school, he and Tasha moved to America to take up a university place there.
Kit Hunter
Played by: Amy Mizzi
Tenure: 2003-2004, 2005, 2006-2007
Still Alive
Second oldest of the Hunter children, Kit had dropped out of school and turned to alcohol after her father’s death.Noah Lawson and Irene Roberts helped her sort herself out and she managed to finish school, leaving for university at the beginning of 2004.She made several returns appearances and developed feelings for Kim Hyde, who she ended up sleeping with even though he was engaged to Rachel Armstrong.She became pregnant as a result and found it hard to deny her feelings for Kim.The pair eventually got together and he moved to the city with her.
Scott Hunter
Played by: Kip Gamblin
Tenure: 2003-2005
Still Alive
The oldest Hunter child, Scott’s attitude towards his late father was a curious mixture of fondness and realism and he had no problem accepting Beth’s relationship with Rhys.He had a lengthy relationship with Dani Sutherland which saw them get engaged and move in together but she eventually realised he wasn’t what she wanted.He was also good friends with Noah Lawson and Alex Poulos.Scott was a partner in the Blaxland boat and ran cruises with Alf Stewart and Kane Phillips.He began dating Hayley Lawson after Noah’s death but broke up with her when they thought she was pregnant with Kim Hyde’s baby.He started seeing Amanda Vale but eventually got back with Hayley and when they learned he was the father after all they got engaged and left for Paris.
Tasha Hunter
Played by: Isabel Lucas
Tenure: 2003-2006
Still Alive
Tasha Andrews had an unusual upbringing, adopted by a couple who were convinced the world was about to end and spent their whole time living in seclusion.After they died, she was found by Max Sutherland and taken in by Irene Roberts, where it was revealed she was actually the daughter of Angie Russell.She soon started dating Robbie Hunter, the only boy not willing to take advantage of her naivety.Her close friends included Kit Hunter, Kim Hyde and Martha Mackenzie and she also saw Kane Phillips as a big brother figure.Tasha and Robbie broke up for a time when she joined a cult known as the Believers and when they reconciled and married it was revealed Tasha was pregnant after being raped by a cult member.She and Robbie brought up her daughter Ella as their own and ended up moving to America to live with her aunt Josie.
Barry Hyde
Played by: Ivar Kants
Tenure: 2004-2006
Still Alive
Like his one-time predecessor Don Fisher, Barry Hyde was an authoritarian school principal with a troubled relationship with his son who managed to get most of his students offside but turned out to have hidden depths.He gradually softened and even formed a relationship with Irene Roberts and ultimately proved to only want the best for his students.His repressed behaviour gained a new perspective when he admitted he had accidentally killed his wife Kerry when she had drowned their son Jonathan and nearly done the same to Kim in a fit of post-natal depression.History repeated itself when he accidentally killed Josh West while struggling over a gun.He was released on police bail and left for the city to await trial.
Kim Hyde
Played by: Chris Hemsworth
Tenure: 2004-2007
Still Alive
Introduced as the rebellious son of new school principal Barry Hyde, Kim eventually calmed down during his time in the Bay and struck up a close friendship with Robbie Hunter and Tasha Andrews.He twice believed he was a father:when his ex-girlfriend Brooke told him he was the father of her son Charlie and when both he and Hayley Lawson thought he was the father of her son Noah.He became the manager of the local gym and started a relationship with Rachel Armstrong, who he eventually married.However, shortly afterwards he learned his ex-girlfriend Kit Hunter was pregnant.Although the three of them tried to make the situation work, he eventually left Rachel and went to live in the city with Kit and their son Archie.
Emma Jackson
Played by: Dannii Minogue
Tenure: 1989-1990
Still Alive
Ailsa’s niece was a punk who came to stay with her and Alf after her mother was judged incapable.She took the more naïve Viv Newton under her wing, dragging her into trouble which nearly saw them get raped by two guys they hooked up with.(Steven Matheson saved them.)She settled down a bit after that, striking up a friendship with Grant Mitchell and frequently clashing with her high school nemesis Vicki Baxter.She eventually left to become an air hostess.
Peta Janossi
Played by: Aleetza Wood
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Peta was a friend of Hayley Smith who started dating her brother Will.It was eventually revealed that her grandmother had died while on holiday and she and her older brother had been living alone.She was taken in by Joel and Natalie and struck up a sisterly bond with Justine Welles and Gypsy Nash.After splitting from Will, she began seeing Edward Dunglass;she “married” him in an unofficial ceremony and moved in with him and his mother.When Edward was diagnosed with Huntingdon’s, she left the Bay to travel with him.
Hayley Lawson
Played by: Bec Hewitt (1998-2005)
Ella Scott Lynch (2005)
Tenure: 1998-2005
Still Alive
Hayley Smith was the middle of the Smith children, who followed her elder brother Will to Summer Bay and moved in with Irene Roberts.She was delighted when her father Ken and brother Nick joined them and devastated when Ken died.She was close friends with Gypsy Nash, Peta Janossi and later Dani Sutherland. She dated Sam Marshall, Mitch McColl, Josh West and Alex Poulos and twice dated Noah Lawson, who she eventually married only for him to be shot dead only a few months later.She found love again with Scott Hunter but when she became pregnant she believed Kim Hyde was the father.She nearly married Kim until she realised she still loved Scott.On learning Scott was actually baby Noah’s father, she moved to Paris with him.
Jude Lawson
Played by: Ben Steel
Tenure: 2000-2002
Still Alive
Noah’s older brother had left home to get away from their abusive mother and came back for Noah as soon as he can.He ran a cleaning business to support Noah through school then started training as a lawyer.He dated Shauna Bradley and was angry to learn she had made a play for his best friend Flynn Saunders.He later started seeing Charlotte Adams, who became pregnant but then miscarried.Soon after he got back with Shauna and left town with her although he briefly returned for Charlotte’s funeral.
Noah Lawson
Played by: Beau Brady
Tenure: 2000-2004
Deceased
Younger brother of Jude, Noah had been kicked out of school for crashing the exam computers. Don Fisher and Judith Ackroyd persuaded him to return and he began a relationship with Hayley Smith, which survived him having a drink problem but not her kissing Josh West.He took a job at the Drop-In Centre and then as a school counsellor and had an almost relationship with Kit Hunter before deciding he still loved Hayley and marrying her. Not long after, however, he was shot dead by Sarah Lewis.
Ben Lucini
Played by: Julian McMahon
Tenure: 1989-1991
Still Alive
A former soldier who rocked into town and fell for Carly Morris, who he married not long after.He was a great support to the family in the aftermath of Tom Fletcher’s death but had trouble adapting to life as a civilian and working at Michael Ross’ boat shed and he and Carly frequently had money worries.He eventually rejoined the army without telling her only to learn she was pregnant.When he deserted in order to see her at Michael and Pippa’s wedding, she forgave him and went back to the army with him.They ended up having two children.
Carly Lucini
Played by: Sharyn Hodgson
Tenure: 1988-1991, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008
Still Alive
Carly Morris was one of Tom and Pippa’s original foster children, the second oldest after Frank. She initially had a close sisterly bond with Lynn but had difficulty accepting Bobby at first. She fell for Matt Wilson soon after arriving in the Bay but after being raped she developed an alcohol problem. After getting over it she had a brief relationship with her counsellor Andrew Foley. She started working in the Diner and married Ben Luccini. She was furious when he rejoined the army without telling her, especially since she had just found out she was pregnant, but eventually agreed to give him another chance. She and Ben had two children and she continued to visit the Bay occasionally, most recently in 2008 for Sally’s farewell.
Bobby Marshall
Played by: Nicolle Dickson
Tenure: 1988-1993, 1995
Deceased
Living alone after her adoptive mother died and her father was sent to prison, Bobby was generally mistrusted by the Summer Bay residents until Tom and Pippa arrived in town and gave her a home in the show’s pilot.It wasn’t until a year later it was revealed she was actually the illegitimate daughter of Don Fisher and Morag Bellingham.She married Frank Morgan only for him to leave her for Roo Stewart.After having a miscarriage, she signed up as a foster parent, taking in Sam Marshall and marrying his father Greg.She died in a boating accident in 1993 but was seen as a ghost in 1995.Walking out of a fridge.
Greg Marshall
Played by: Ross Newton
Tenure: 1991-1993, 2000
Still Alive
Sam’s father came to Summer Bay to try and gain custody of his son but instead he fell for Bobby, Sam’s foster mother, and married her.He worked for Michael Ross at the boat shed but was often troubled by financial problems and was good friends with Nick Parrish and Adam Cameron.Soon after he and Bobby married, he had an affair with a single mother.He and Bobby had only just reconciled when she was killed and not long after he decided to take a job as a trucker, leaving Sam behind.He wasn’t seen again until 2000 when he again sought custody of Sam only for him to choose to stay with Don Fisher.
Sam Marshall
Played by: Ryan Clark
Tenure: 1991-2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Still Alive
First fostered by Bobby Simpson, who later married his dad Greg, Sam was subsequently passed around between Michael and Pippa, Travis and Rebecca and finally Don Fisher.He was good friends with Will Smith and Gypsy Nash and had a relationship with Hayley Smith.He left Summer Bay in 2000 for the pro-surfing circuit but continued to return frequently.With his surfing career having failed, Sam ended up falling for Sandy, a single mother, and moved to the city with her and her baby.
Steven Matheson
Played by: Adam Willits
Tenure: 1988-1991, 1995-1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
Still Alive
The last of Tom and Pippa’s original five foster children to join the family, Steven had lost his parents in a fire and was a curious mixture of a model student and a karate black belt.After a rocky start, he struck up a strong familial bond with Frank Morgan.When Dodge came to live with the family, Steven began hanging around with him and getting into trouble but was shocked when he learned Dodge started the fire that killed his uncle Philip.Steven left the Bay in early 1991 to go to university but returned in 1995 as a teacher at the high school.He was fired after having an affair with his student Selina Roberts and left town again for a while but returned and got back together with Selina.Since they were last seen together in 1997, he has returned several times.On one visit, he revealed he and Selina had split up and he had married someone else but they apparently later reconciled.
Stephanie Mboto
Played by: Fleur Beaupert
Tenure: 1996-1997
Deceased
The show’s only black regular, Stephanie was the younger sister of Kerri, an old girlfriend of Travis Nash who had been killed during a civil war in Africa.Stephanie had been rescued from the incident and went to live with Travis and Kelly.She fell for Liam Tanner and was also good friends with Joey Rainbow and Casey Mitchell.The day after Liam and Stephanie first slept together, Stephanie was killed when she fell off a cliff while hiking in the bush.
Mitch McColl
Played by: Cameron Welsh (1999-2001, guest 2005)
Mitchell McMahon (2000)
Tenure: 1999-2001, 2005
Still Alive
Mitch came to the Bay after stowing away on Travis’ boat.He spent several weeks living on the streets before Alf and Ailsa finally took him in.During his time in the Bay, he dated Gypsy Nash, Hayley Smith and Brodie Hanson and was friends with Will Smith and Edward Dunglass.He also had a big brother relationship with Duncan Stewart.One of his proudest achievements was setting up the Drop-In Centre to look after homeless teenagers in the area.Mitch was eventually reunited with his uncle who lived in New Zealand and went to live with his family there.He returned briefly in 2005 for Alf’s birthday celebrations.
Jesse McGregor
Played by: Ben Unwin
Tenure: 1996-2000, 2002-2005
Still Alive
Jesse was first seen as a car thief but his burgeoning relationship with Selina Roberts soon caused him to return.The pair were together for quite a while but after they split up briefly and he had a fling with Chloe Richards things were never the same and she ended up leaving him for Steven Matheson.By then it had been revealed Jesse had a daughter, Rachel.He got back together with her mother Kylie who he nearly married but who died of a drug overdose after being jailed for a hit and run.He later dated Gypsy Nash.He tried to go legit by running the bait shop with Alf Stewart and starting up a garage but got caught up in a stolen car racket and went on the run.He returned two and a half years later after turning himself in off screen where he romanced Leah Patterson, nearly married Josie Russell and helped set up Noah’s Bar. While drink driving, he caused the accident that killed Chloe and turned himself in when he realised the truth.
Floss McPhee
Played by: Sheila Kennelly
Tenure: 1988-1989, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008
Still Alive
Floss lived at the caravan park in the early days:She was a fortune teller and former circus performer who lived in their old caravan with her husband Nev.She was fond of the Fletchers and made several attempts to build a relationship with her son and grandson who disapproved of their lifestyle.She apparently had genuine psychic abilities, predicting Frank’s car crash and years later the boat disaster during the town’s 150th anniversary.She and Nev left town in 1989 but since 2000 she has returned several times, most recently for Sally’s farewell.
Neville McPhee
Played by: Frank Lloyd
Tenure: 1988-1989
Deceased
A one-time circus strongman who lived at the caravan park with his wife Floss.He was fond of the Fletchers, especially Bobby Simpson and Sally Keating, and often found himself caught up in Lance Smart and Martin Dibble’s scams.He and Floss left the Bay in early 1989 to go back to the circus.When Floss returned to town in 2000, she reported Nev had died four years previous.
Seb Miller
Played by: Mitch Firth
Tenure: 2001-2004
Still Alive
Don Fisher’s grandson, the illegitimate son of his late son Alan, was brought to Summer Bay by his mother Anna when she was dying of cancer.He initially stayed with Jude and Noah before building a relationship with Don and moving in with him.He was best friends with Nick Smith.He had an on-off relationship with Kirsty Sutherland until she chose Kane Phillips over him.Afterwards he dated her sister Jade but when she was going through a rebellious phase she and Duncan caused him to fall from a cliff and end up in a wheelchair.He then went to live with Don and June.
Casey Mitchell
Played by: Rebecca Croft
Tenure: 1996-1997
Still Alive
Seemingly an ordinary Summer Bay student, Casey turned out to have a religious nut of a mother who thought she had been possessed by an evil spirit and a permanent absentee father.Rebecca Fisher, who had had a relationship with her father, felt responsible for her and persuaded Don to take her in.She dated both Curtis Reed and Aaron Welles and was good friends with Liam Tanner(who she had something of a crush on), Stephanie Mboto and Joey Rainbow.She was a talented musician but didn’t like being forced to play. After a falling out with Don after her treatment of a student teacher, she went to live with her father in New York.
Grant Mitchell
Played by: Craig McLachlan
Tenure: 1989-1991
Still Alive
An apparent surfer dude who turned out to be Summer Bay High’s new teacher, his unconventional style caused him to clash with Don Fisher but they eventually got on well.He was good friends with Ben Luccini.He dated a policewoman for a while and later discovered his younger sister had developed a drug addiction, taking her away to go through rehab.After that, he flitted in and out of the Bay for a few months, leaving for good after helping Sophie Simpson deal with David Croft’s death.
Roxanne Miller
Played by: Lisa Lackey
Tenure: 1992-1995
Still Alive
Blake’s half-sister who he encountered when he briefly moved in with his father Les in 1992.On learning Les had threatened her, he took her back to Summer Bay with him.She moved in with Alf and Ailsa and briefly dated Nick Parrish before having romances with Luke Cunningham and Rob Storey, which failed because of she was afraid of getting serious.She worked as a teacher at the school and shared the beach house with Luke and Tug for a while.She left early in 1995 to have treatment for breast cancer and apparently moved to Greece.
Frank Morgan
Played by: Alex Papps
Tenure: 1988-1989, 1992, 2000, 2002
Still Alive
The first child to be fostered by Tom and Pippa, Frank was still living with them aged 18, ten years later, when they moved to Summer Bay.He was initially confused by the more bookish Steven Matheson but they soon became good friends.Frank went out with Roo Stewart and nearly married her but broke it off when she admitted he wasn’t her baby’s father.He later married Bobby Simpson but things soon went sour between them and he ended up moving to the city where he reunited with Roo.He reappeared in late 1991 to try and win Bobby back but failed and left for the west coast.He made return visits for Sally’s aborted wedding to Kieran in 2000 and the town’s sesquecentenary in 2002.
Joel Nash
Played by: David Woodley
Tenure: 1998-2000
Still Alive
Travis’ older brother reappeared in Summer Bay after several years overseas with his wife Natalie and children Tom and Gypsy.He originally worked as a PE teacher at the school but eventually left to rejoin the police.He was targeted for revenge by David DiAngelo, a criminal he had once put away and who kidnapped Natalie and Gypsy.After Travis and Rebecca’s departure, he and Natalie replaced them as local foster parents.His world was shattered by the news Natalie had had an affair.He tried to rebuild his life by dating Judith Ackroyd but things were already tense between them when he injured his leg in a landslide. Soon after, he reconciled with Natalie and moved to Queensland with her.
Natalie Nash
Played by: Angelica la Bozetta (1998)
Antoinette Byron (1999-2000)
Tenure: 1998-2000
Still Alive
Joel’s wife, who had fled to Hong Kong with him after being sexually harassed by his father.She was a one-time competitive swimmer who replaced Joel as Summer Bay High’s PE teacher.After a year on the show, the role was recast and, with the departure of Travis and Rebecca, turned into the show’s mother figure.She worked well as a foster mother but when she became pregnant she admitted Joel wasn’t the father.She left town and gave birth to her son Connor off screen.She returned when Joel was injured and the pair were reconciled before moving to Queensland together.
Rebecca Nash
Played by: Jane Hall (1989)
Danielle Carter (1994)
Belinda Emmett (1996-1999)
Megan Connolly (1998)
Tenure: 1989, 1994, 1996-1999
Still Alive
Over ten years Rebecca was played by four different actresses, appearing as a teenager in the show’s early days, as a young woman who briefly taught at Summer Bay High and dated Luke Cunningham some years later before finally landing a regular role(and being temporarily recast for a while).She dated Steven Matheson when they were at school together and briefly on her return and also had an affair with Casey Mitchell’s father Stuart.She eventually fell for and married Travis Nash.The pair struggled to cope with the demands of becoming instant parents to the foster family.She got on well with her sister-in-law Natalie and was more than happy to hand over the house to her when she and Travis left.(The last two actresses to play the role have since died and Rebecca was last heard to be living in Canada in 2002.)
Tom Nash
Played by: Graeme Squires
Tenure: 1998-2000, 2001
Still Alive
The oldest child of Joel and Natalie, Tosh was a typical surfer boy.He fell for Justine Welles and had a lengthy on-off relationship with her.He was close friends with Joey Rainbow, Will Smith and Vinnie Patterson(although the latter was originally his rival for Justine’s affections).He nearly married an English backpacker, Gilly Austen, to help her stay in the country only to learn she was still seeing her old boyfriend.His relationship with Joel was often difficult and he was much closer to Natalie, making the discovery of her affair all the more difficult.The experience left him disillusioned and he left town not long after.He made two return visits in 2001, for Leah and Vinnie’s wedding and when Gypsy became pregnant, having a fling with Sally Fletcher on the latter stay.
Travis Nash
Played by: Nic Testoni
Tenure: 1995-1999
Still Alive
Travis appeared out of nowhere in 1995 as a long-term resident of the Bay and old friend of Rob Storey and Donna Bishop.He had a short-lived relationship with Donna and later became engaged to Kelly Watson before she left town to pursue her career.He ran a fishing business and was initially good friends with Steven Matheson.After Kelly, he fell in love with Rebecca Fisher and married her.Shortly after they replaced Pippa Ross in looking after the caravan park and he was reunited with his older brother Joel, before he and Rebecca left to take a job on a ship.It was later reported they had had a son.
Viv Newton
Played by: Mouche Phillips
Tenure: 1989-1990
Still Alive
Viv was a runaway who Steven and Dodge met up with in the city and brought back to the Bay, claiming she was Lance Smart’s cousin.After the truth came out, it was revealed she and her sister had been mistreated by their father;Viv moved in with Don and Bobby while her sister Tammy stayed with their father under supervision.She dated Steven Matheson.Shortly after Tammy ran away to the Bay saying their father was still hurting her, Viv discovered their mother was still alive, despite their father’s claims, and they went to live on her farm.
Sarah O'Neale
Played by: Laura Vasquez-Golding
Tenure: 1993-1994, 1995, 2005
Still Alive
Sarah Thompson was a farm girl who chose to attend school in Summer Bay rather than living with her father.She briefly stayed with Greg and Bobby before moving in with Alf and Ailsa.She had a relatively short-lived romance with Tug O’Neale but they stayed friends afterwards and was also good friends with Angel Brooks and Damian Roberts.She had an ill-fated relationship with Nathan Roberts which ended when she found he’d robbed the school.She eventually left Summer Bay to attend university in 1995 and married Tug off screen, making the occasional brief visit to her old friends.
Tug O'Neale
Played by: Tristan Bancks
Tenure: 1992-1994
Still Alive
Originally seen as a school bully, Tug targeted Damian Roberts before moving on to Shane Parrish, framing him for burglary and getting him sent to a detention centre.Tug was found out and given a suspended sentence.When he returned to the Bay, he started a romance with Sarah Thompson which, although short-lived, gave him a sense of worth.He made up with his former nemeses and was taken in by Bobby Marshall and her husband Greg.He also started working for Alf Stewart who became rather fond of him.He left the baby to help Sarah’s father Matthew on their farm and married Sarah off screen.
Angel Parrish
Played by: Melissa George
Tenure: 1993-1996
Still Alive
Angel was a girl living on the streets who was taken in by Don Fisher.She had an initially frosty relationship with Shane Parrish but they eventually fell in love and became one of the show’s most prominent couples.She was good friends with Damian Roberts and Sarah Thompson.Angel had had a son, Dylan, who she left with his father and grandmother and who came to live with her and Shane after they married.Soon after she found out she was pregnant again, Shane died and she named their daughter after him.She later fell for an English millionaire, Simon Broadhurst, and went to live with him.
Nick Parrish
Played by: Bruce Roberts
Tenure: 1991-1994
Still Alive
Nick was Summer Bay’s local police officer in the early ’90s.He had a relationship with a disabled girl, Julie Gibson, and was later engaged to Lou Croft, moving in with Don Fisher, her uncle.Their relationship was troubled by interference from her old boyfriend Ryan Lee and they eventually separated for good.He found himself looking after his younger brother Shane when he came to live with them and tried to keep him out of trouble.He briefly dated Roxanne Miller and was good friends with Greg Marshall and later Luke Cunninghan.He eventually left the Bay to live in Japan.
Vinnie Patterson
Played by: Ryan Kwanten (1997-2002)
Tenure: 1997-2002, 2004
Still Alive
Originally coming from a rich family, Vinnie was left slumming it when the tax people caught up with his father. He dated Justine Welles but his wandering eye meant things were never easy between them. He also went out with Sally Fletcher for a time but ultimately fell in love with and married Leah Poulos.He worked as the surf club’s head lifeguard but his constant eye for money making schemes saw him get involved with one of his father Ralph’s scams.Ralph then skipped town and left Vinnie to take the rap for a series of frauds he had committed. He apparently died in a fire while in prison but was later revealed to be in witness protection. He asked Leah to join him but after making a secret trip to the Bay he could see that she had moved on so he left her so she could be with Dan.
Alex Poulos
Played by: Danny Raco
Tenure: 2001-2004, 2007
Still Alive
Leah’s younger brother arrived in the Bay shortly before her marriage to Vinnie and moved himself in with them.He was first attracted to Dani Sutherland but soon found himself falling for Brodie Hanson.However, he had trouble committing to her and by the time he was ready to propose she had left town.Alex shared a house with Noah Lawson and Scott Hunter and started dating Hayley Smith but when Brodie returned to town he broke up with Hayley and left town with her.He returned in 2007 revealing that they’d split up and turned out to be smuggling drugs.When she found out Leah ordered him out of her life for good.
Joey Rainbow
Played by: Alex O'Han
Tenure: 1996-1999
Still Alive
The son of cult leader Saul Bennett, Joey arrived in Summer Bay looking for somewhere to stay while he did his education and managed to persuade Irene Roberts to let him have her spare room, becoming a little brother to Selina and Chloe.He was best friends with Liam Tanner and later Aaron Welles.In his early days, he had a crush on Casey Mitchell but she never really saw him as more than a friend.He later dated Tiegan Brook.Towards the end of his time in the Bay, Joey was diagnosed with schizophrenia but the condition was managed.He eventually left to give a lecture tour about the condition.
Curtis Reed
Played by: Shane Ammann
Tenure: 1994-1997
Still Alive
Shannon’s adopted brother and boyfriend was fostered by Alf and Ailsa to be close to her, although in the end their romantic relationship didn’t last long after their arrival.He dated both Selina Roberts and Casey Mitchell for a time and developed a drink problem after his girlfriend Laura Bonnetti was killed in a train accident.He was best friends with Jack Wilson and saw Travis Nash as a big brother figure.He later fell in love with Jenna, a woman who resembled Laura, and left with her to join the pro surfing circuit.
Shannon Reed
Played by: Isla Fisher
Tenure: 1994-1997
Still Alive
One of Michael and Pippa’s foster children, Shannon was notoriously headstrong and opinionated, frequently clashing with Alf Stewart, especially in the early days.She dated her adopted brother Curtis during her early days, had a crush on Shane Parrish and had a relationship with Alex Bennett.After a shaky start when they fought over Curtis, she grew to be best friends with Selina Roberts.As a child she had been abused by her uncle, a fact she repressed until a bad experience with her new boyfriend brought it out.Her sexuality was notoriously fluid, with her having a strong and possibly romantic connection to her fellow aspiring author Mandy Thomas.She eventually left her boyfriend Lachlan Fraser to live with Mandy in Paris.
Harry Reynolds
Played by: Justin Melvey
Tenure: 1999-2001
Still Alive
When Harry first appeared, we were led to believe he was Harry Keller, the new science teacher at Summer Bay High.In fact he was Harry Reynolds, a research scientist in witness protection testifying against his employers.After living long enough to give evidence, he decided to stay in Summer Bay and struck up a relationship with Shauna Bradley.His mother June visited him and began seeing Don Fisher.Harry and Shauna broke up because she had trouble committing to him and he then began seeing Gypsy Nash only to admit he really loved Shauna, which caused most of the Bay to turn against him.Having given up teaching to become a pilot, he decided to go and help June with her holiday resort.
Chloe Richards
Played by: Kristy Wright
Tenure: 1995-1999, 2005
Deceased
Chloe was a talkative classmate of the Summer Bay youngsters who was beaten by her racist father for dating Jack Wilson.She ran away in search of her mother then on her return moved in with Irene Roberts. She had a drug problem for a time, dated Curtis Reed and was best friends with Selina Roberts and Shannon Reed.She was raped while walking home alone and saw her father murder the man believed responsible only to learn the real culprit was her new boyfriend Brad Cooper.She later fell for Lachlan Fraser and gave birth to his daughter Olivia only to have him leave her when he developed a brain tumour. She married his brother James but only really saw him as a poor substitute.They split up and she left town. She returned in 2005 on the run from her abusive boyfriend and was just getting her life together when she was killed in a car crash accidentally caused by Jesse MacGregor.
Damian Roberts
Played by: Matt Doran
Tenure: 1992-1995, 1996
Still Alive
Fin’s younger brother followed her to the Bay after Irene started beating him and moved in with Michael and Pippa.He became good friends with Shane Parrish although they initially tended to drag each other into trouble.His relationship prowess was notoriously bad but he was good friends with Angel Brooks and Sarah Thompson.He left the Bay in early 1995 to go to college but made several return appearances, on one of which he slept with Selina Roberts and got her pregnant.(She later miscarried.)He eventually decided to become a priest and was last seen helping Angel come to terms with Shane’s death.
Finlay Roberts
Played by: Tina Thomsen
Tenure: 1991-1994, 1996, 1997
Still Alive
The middle of the three Roberts children, Fin ran away from home and ended up in Summer Bay where Michael and Pippa took her in.She was good friends with Sophie Simpson and had relationships with Blake Dean and Haydn Ross.She was mistrustful of Irene when she first returned to the Bay but eventually gave her a chance to rebuild their relationship.She left town in 1994 to study childcare in the city but made occasional return appearances, including asking Irene to be a surrogate for her only to become pregnant herself soon afterwards.She married her boyfriend Barry and the pair brought up their sons Paul and Mark in the city.
Selina Roberts
Played by: Tempany Deckert
Tenure: 1994-1997, 1998
Still Alive
Selina was first seen as a girl with a reputation who was dating Jack Wilson.She was the first person to be taken in by Irene Roberts and became so close to her that she adopted her surname instead of her family name Cook.She had a relationship with Curtis Reed and became pregnant after a fling with Irene’s son Damian only to have a miscarriage.She was close friends with Shannon Reed and Chloe Richards.After leaving school, she began working as a nurse.She dated Jesse MacGregor for a while but when Steven Matheson, who she had had a fling with when he was her teacher, returned to town she agreed to marry him.She ended up being kidnapped by Saul Bennett on her wedding day and afterwards decided to go travelling, eventually being reconciled with Steven in a one-off appearance in 1998.
Hadyn Ross
Played by: Andrew Hill
Tenure: 1991-1992, 1994, 1996
Still Alive
Michael’s son from his first marriage came to live with him and Pippa after his father lost his business and could no longer afford to send him to boarding school.He initially resented having to “slum it” in Summer Bay but eventually became good friends with Blake Dean and dated Sophie Simpson.He left to live with his mother in 1991 after a fight with Michael but returned two years later, suffering from a gambling addiction, and tricked his dad into giving him the money to pay off his debts.He dated Finlay Roberts but left town again after an attempt to pay back his dad by gambling went wrong.He returned again in 1996 for Michael’s funeral, briefly dated Marilyn Chambers and left to take a job on an oil rig so he could support Pippa and the others.
Michael Ross
Played by: Dennis Coard
Tenure: 1991-1996
Deceased
Pippa’s second husband arrived in town in 1990, a few months after Tom’s death, and bought the local boat shed.He and Pippa married a year later.He had a teenaged son, Haydn, from his first marriage and he and Pippa had a son, Dale, who died of cot death.He was less comfortable with the role of foster parent than Tom, causing Sally and Sophie to miss his predecessor, and was often the last to agree to anyone moving in with them.But he never swavered in his compassion once committed and proved it when he drowned whilst saving Sam’s life in 1996.
Pippa Ross
Vanessa Downing (1988-1990)
Debra Lawrance (1990-1998)
Tenure: 1988-1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Still Alive
The original Summer Bay matriarch, Pippa ran the caravan park at the centre of the series for over ten years.Along the way she lost two husbands, Tom Fletcher and Michael Ross, and took in numerous foster children.Despite being told she couldn’t have children, she was the first person to give birth on the show, to her and Tom’s son Christopher in 1988.She later had a son with Michael, Dale, who died as an infant and had another baby around 1999.She moved to the Whitsundays with her boyfriend Ian Routledge in early 1998 but continued to make return appearances, the last one being to help out at the Diner in 2009.
Josie Russell
Played by: Laurie Foell
Tenure: 2004-2005
Still Alive
The identical cousin of the infamous Angie Russell, Josie came to town to help Angie’s daughter Tasha get to know her family.She was originally working for Tasha’s father Ian Osbourne to help him spy on Tasha but stuck around after he decided to let her live her own life.She helped Jesse MacGregor set up Noah’s Bar and nearly married him until he learned she had cheated on him with her old boyfriend Marc.She hooked up with the Macklin Corporation but on learning Brett Macklin was planning to turn Summer Bay into a toxic waste dump she helped bring him down.It wasn’t enough to stop most of the town turning on her when she kissed Scott Hunter and she left for America.
Sophie Simpson
Played by: Rebekah Elmaloglou
Tenure: 1989-1993, 2002, 2003, 2005
Still Alive
Adoptive sister of Bobby, Sophie turned up in town with her father Al who got her stealing.After he was arrested she moved in with the Fletchers although Tom died not long after.She had a close sisterly bond with Sally and later Fin.She dated both Blake Dean and Haydn Ross and was best friends with Karen Dean. After dating an older boy, David Croft, she became pregnant but by the time she found out David had been killed in a car accident.She tried to bring up their daughter Tamara on her own but had difficulties and ended up awarding custody to David’s mother Mary.She changed her mind and instead both she and Tamara moved away to live with Mary.On a return visit in 2002 she got back together with Blake and fell pregnant again.They split up prior to their son David’s birth but when last seen in 2005 they reconciled.
Played by: Anna Hruby
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Judith took over as principal of Summer Bay High in 1999 after Don Fisher stepped down. She had had an affair with an older married man some years previous and had his son, Edward Dunglass, named after his father. She became close friends with Don but although he was attracted to her she seemingly didn’t reciprocate and started seeing Joel Nash instead. Soon after the relationship broke down, she left the baby to take a teaching job in Switzerland.
Charlotte Adams
Played by: Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen
Tenure: 2001-2002
Deceased
Started working as a doctor at the Northern District Hospital in 2001 and was revealed to have an abusive fiancé. After finally getting away from him, she moved in with Sally Fletcher and Gypsy Nash. She started seeing Jude Lawson and became pregnant with twins but miscarried and then had Jude leave her for Shauna Bradley. After winning the lottery, she planned to move to Vietnam to help with an orphanage there but drowned on the day she was due to leave.
Brad Armstrong
Played by: Chris Sadrinna
Tenure: 2006-2007
Still Alive
The older brother of Rachel Armstrong, Brad arrived in Summer Bay in 2006 and ended up taking the vacant post of principal at Summer Bay High. He married his girlfriend Emily knowing she was dying of leukaemia.He later began seeing Sally Fletcher and moved in with her but the relationship ended when she left him at the altar. He found himself caring for his half-sister Tamsyn when she turned up with her mother Heather and ended up moving to Tasmania with them to take up a teaching post.
Dan Baker
Played by: Tim Campbell
Tenure: 2004-2007
Deceased
Dan took over as school counsellor in 2004 after the death of Noah Lawson and almost immediately started seeing Leah Patterson. He had a son, Ryan, from his previous marriage to Amanda Vale. He and Leah married and sang "Soul Kind Of Feeling" at their wedding reception and despite going through a rough patch when Dan developed a gambling addiction their marriage stayed strong. He left the Bay at the end of 2007 to take up a job in America, with Leah planning to follow him, but before she could do so he died in a climbing accident.
Peter Baker
Played by: Nicholas Bishop
Tenure: 2004-2006, 2006-2007
Still Alive
Dan’s older brother was a member of the local police force whose services were often called upon to catch the latest Summer Bay stalker. He was engaged for a time to one of his colleagues, Claire Brody, but broke up with her because he had feelings for his sister-in-law Leah. When he was apparently killed in 2006 following an explosion at Jack and Martha’s wedding, it was revealed he had fathered a child, Drew Curtis, with his teenage girlfriend Jazz and had been paying for him to go to boarding school. It later transpired Peter’s death had been faked for him to go into witness protection. Soon after his return he began seeing Amanda Vale, who he eventually married. They broke up when her sister Kelli convinced him she had cheated on him but he ended up moving to the city to give their marriage another go.
Alex Bennett
Played by: Nick Freedman
Tenure: 1995-1996
Still Alive
Son of cult leader Saul Bennett and half-brother of Joey Rainbow, Alex was an aspiring artist who lodged with Shane and Angel and had a relationship with Shannon Reed. He once suffered a brain injury after being caught in an explosion and behaved erratically for a time afterwards. He eventually left Summer Bay to go and live in Paris…ironically, a year before Shannon did the same.
Donna Bishop
Played by: Nicola Qulter
Tenure: 1994-1995
Still Alive
An old girlfriend of Rob Storey’s who had left him to go to college, Donna returned to the Bay to work as a school counsellor.After initially being mistrustful of them after a series of misunderstandings; she lodged with Michael and Pippa for a while. Her old boyfriend Andrew Warren came to town and they reconciled until he started hitting her again. She later moved in with Travis Nash and after an encounter with her troublesome brother Gus she decided to take a risk and travel the world.
Shauna Bradley
Played by: Kylie Watson
Tenure: 1999-2001, 2002
Still Alive
First seen as a new lifeguard in the Bay, it wasn’t until a year later that it was revealed that Shauna was the daughter of Ailsa Stewart, who had been adopted by her cellmate’s family. Shauna was an independent character, determined to prove herself and fiercely opposed to the idea of settling down, which caused frequent clashes with her boyfriend Harry Reynolds. She later fell for Jude Lawson and felt able to marry him but nearly cheated on him with Flynn Saunders and they broke up. Having had to leave the life savers because of a heart condition, she moved to Melbourne to train as a teacher. She briefly returned a year later when Alf had a heart attack and reconciled with Jude.
Teigan Brook
Played by: Sally Marrett
Tenure: 1997-1999
Still Alive
Originally sent to live with Pippa Ross on a temporary basis, Tiegan ended up being sent back to her when her new foster parents had a death in the family. She befriended Joey Rainbow, who she soon started dating, and later struck up a sisterly bond with Justine Welles.She had a strong sibling rivalry with Sam Marshall but they were fond of each other deep down.She was initially illiterate but Don Fisher gave her remedial classes. She joined a band for a time and slept with their lead singer. She came under Travis and Rebecca’s care when Pippa left before eventually leaving to live with Pippa.
Adam Cameron
Played by: Mat Stevenson
Tenure: 1989-1994, 1999
Still Alive
One of the first additions to the show’s cast in 1989, Adam was a bit of a wide boy who was willing to do the work but would rather take the easier way out. He shared a house with Matt Wilson and Martin Dibble for a while and had relationships with both Carly Morris and Marilyn Chambers. His copybook was permanently blotted in the Bay when he inadvertedly caused the accident that killed Bobby Marshall although he earned a form of redemption by saving Sam’s life. He returned to the Bay for a while in 1999 as an executive with Bonza Burgers, managing to annoy most of the town before getting promoted to a senior position. It’s unclear what happened to him after the firm went bankrupt.
Lucinda Croft
Played by: Dee Smart
Tenure: 1991-1993
Still Alive
Don Fisher’s niece, sister of David who she was initially antagonistic with. She came to stay with Don and was the first to work out David was the father of Sophie Simpson’s baby. Don played matchmaker between her and Nick Parrish but she found herself torn by her feelings for her old boyfriend Ryan Lee. She bounced between the pair for a while, eventually settling on Nick, but by then the trust between them was gone and she left town.
Luke Cunningham
Played by: John Adam
Tenure: 1993-1994
Still Alive
Luke’s casual appearance and attitude originally blinded Alf and Michael to the fact he was the new teacher. He lived at the caravan park and dated Roxanne Miller. He had a younger brother, Bill, who was mentally disabled as a result of an accident he had when Luke was supposed to be looking after him. He shared a house with Roxy and Tug for a while and stayed on after Irene bought the house. He lost his job at the school for a time when he was accused of thumping Nathan Roberts. He had a fling with Rebecca Fisher which resulted in him falling out with Don and nearly losing his job a second time. He left to help look after Bill when their mother fell ill.
Drew Curtis
Played by: Bobby Morley
Tenure: 2006-2008
Still Alive
Drew was the son of Peter Baker, whose existence was unknown until after Peter’s apparent death in 2006. He moved to the Bay to live with Dan and Leah and started an on-off relationship with Belle Taylor that lasted the whole of his time on the show. Drew was an uneasy student but his attempts at gaining a job, at the garage or at the local bar, usually ended in him being fired. After dropping out of school and breaking up with Belle for the last time, Drew moved to the city to live with Peter and Amanda.
Ric Dalby
Played by: Mark Furze
Tenure: 2004-2008
Still Alive
Ric, or Dalby as he preferred to be known at the time, was first seen as a new student who had been expelled from Yabby Creek and started bullying Henry Hunter. He was later revealed to be Alf Stewart’s grandson and was being beaten by his father. He was taken in by Flynn and Sally and quickly calmed down. He had relationships with Cassie Turner and Belle Taylor and was good friends with both Lucas Holden and Drew Curtis. But he eventually found love with Matilda Hunter, who had been one of the first people to give him a chance. He took an apprenticeship at a garage but was fired on the order of Noel Anderson, whose wife Viv Ric had got pregnant when he briefly split with Matilda.(Viv subsequently miscarried.)He ended up moving to Perth with Matilda and taking an apprenticeship there.
Lynn Davenport
Played by: Helena Bozich
Tenure: 1988
Still Alive
One of the original Fletcher children, Lynn was the youngest child of a large Catholic family. She had a strong sisterly bond with Carly Morris and Sally Keating and often got dragged into Carly’s bad behaviour against her better judgement.One of her few big storylines involved her trying to help mentally disabled Nico Pappas fit in in the Bay. She left after less than six months when she went back to her family, the first main character to leave.
Blake Dean
Played by: Les Hill
Tenure: 1990-1993, 2002, 2003, 2005
Still Alive
Blake and his sister Karen came to live with Alf and Ailsa after their mother died of cancer. Blake had spent time in a young offenders’ institute and felt the stress he put on his mother contributed to their death. He started seeing Sophie Simpson but she left him for his friend Haydn Ross. He was later good friends with Simon Fitzgerald and in his last months in the Bay he dated Finlay Roberts before leaving for the city to help Karen rebuild her life. On a return visit to the Bay in 2002, he was reunited with Sophie and the pair got back together with her giving birth to his son David. When they were last seen in 2005, they seemed to be getting over their differences
Karen Dean
Played by: Belinda Jarrett
Tenure: 1990-1991, 1993
Still Alive
Twin sister of Blake, she arrived in Summer Bay with him to stay with Alf and Ailsa after their mother, an old friend of Ailsa’s, died. She was close to her brother and became friends with Sophie Simpson and Haydn Ross. However, her behaviour changed considerably when she hooked up with Revhead, the local bad boy, and helped him break into the store and attack Alf. She then caused the car crash that killed David Croft and was sent to juvenile detention. When she was released, she hadn’t improved much and Blake ended up taking her to the city to try and sort her out. He apparently succeeded because he later reported she’d married an accountant.
Martin Dibble
Played by: Craig Thompson
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2000, 2002
Still Alive
Best friend of Lance Smart in the early days, Martin had an eye for the ladies, especially Carly Morris, and for a fast buck.He worked with Tom and Frank for the Macklin Corporation and actually proved an adequate administrator.He later shared a house with Adam Cameron and Matt Wilson.When one of Martin’s scams nearly landed Lance and Marilyn in trouble with the police, Adam found himself sent to Coventry until everyone thought he was dying.In fact, he joined the army.He made return visits to the Bay in 2000 and 2002 where it was revealed he was now working as a car radio technician.
Edward Dunglass
Played by: Stephen James King
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Judith’s son turned a few heads:He was a Goth and something of a loner with some unconventional views. The other teens eventually accepted him however and he became good friends with Will Smith and Mitch McColl.He fell for Peta Janossi, who he “married” in a private ceremony.Edward’s behaviour was partly the result of his father having died of Huntingdon’s Disease:When he turned eighteen, he was diagnosed as well.He stripped off his Goth make-up and persuaded Peta to join him in spending the rest of his time travelling the world.He left the Bay and his exact fate was never revealed.
Donald Fisher
Played by: Norman Coburn
Tenure: 1988-2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Still Alive
An apparent supporting character in the pilot, Don lasted longer than any original character bar Alf and Sally.For much of his time on the show he was principal of Summer Bay High, although he was deputy principal in the early episodes and in some later periods.Initially authoritarian and judgemental, he quickly softened, especially after the death of his son Alan from a brain aneurysm and the discovery Bobby Simpson was his illegitimate daughter.He lost Bobby only a few years later but eventually managed to build a relationship with his other daughter Rebecca.He had been married to Alf’s sister Barbara but they had divorced and he shocked everyone by marrying the much younger Marilyn Chambers.She left him after their son Byron died.He eventually moved away in 2002 to marry June Reynolds but on his last return to the Bay in 2007 he had divorced for a third time after their business went bankrupt.After he made a failed attempt to return to teaching, Alf and Morag paid for him to go to England to visit a sick Marilyn.
Marilyn Fisher
Played by: Emily Symons
Tenure: 1989-1992, 1995-1999, 2001, 2010
Possibly Alive
Marilyn Chambers was originally introduced as Lance Smart’s bubbly girlfriend and Morag Bellingham’s housekeeper.She flitted in and out of the show for a while, going back to school, dating Adam Cameron and using her inheritance to buy their home.She took in Greg and Bobby as lodgers and sold them the house when she left to marry an older man, Philip Bryant.She returned after he cheated on her and moved in with Irene Roberts.She shocked everyone by falling for Don Fisher and marrying him.Marilyn was desperate for a baby but her attempts were blighted with tragedy:She had a miscarriage, then when her son Byron was born she suffered from post-natal depression before losing him to cancer.She disappeared for a while before briefly resurfacing in London in 2001 working as a nanny.By 2007, she was reported to be suffering from breast cancer, possibly terminally.
Simon Fitzgerald
Played by: Richard Norton
Tenure: 1991-1992
Still Alive
Simon was the son of a con artist who tried to rip off Alf and Ailsa.When Simon admitted what was going on, his father was sent to jail and Alf and Ailsa took him in.He formed a decent double act with Blake Dean but had few storylines of his own.He had a tentative romance with Sophie Simpson and helped her through the early days of her pregnancy and was also friends with Finlay Roberts.When his father was released, he wrote to Simon asking him to come back to live with him.Simon accepted and left, leaving only a note.
Sally Fletcher
Played by: Kate Ritchie
Tenure: 1988-2008
Still Alive
Sally was one of the show’s longest serving characters, appearing for over twenty years.At eight, she was the youngest of Tom and Pippa’s original foster children but soon grew up.She spent her teen years dating a succession of unsuitable guys and Jack Wilson.After leaving school, she took a job as a teacher, eventually becoming principal.She had a relationship with Vinnie Patterson and was engaged twice, to Kieran Fletcher who she broke up with at the altar on finding out he had propositioned Gypsy Nash and to his best friend Luke who she eventually realised she didn’t love.She eventually married Flynn Saunders and they moved into her old family home.She took in Ric Dalby and Cassie Turner and she and Flynn had a daughter, Pippa, through surrogacy with her best friend Leah.(Sally had had a hysterectomy.)After Flynn died, she nearly married Brad Armstrong but jilted him at the altar.In her last months in the Bay, she was reunited with her long lost twin brother Miles Copeland.After effectively being fired from the school, she decided to see the rest of the world and ended up in Phuket with Cassie and young Pippa, working at an orphanage.
Tom Fletcher
Played by: Roger Oakley
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2008
Deceased
Tom moved to Summer Bay in the pilot with his wife Pippa and their five foster children.He had been made redundant and was forced to take a job as a road cleaner to make ends meet but soon found higher up jobs at the council and with the Macklin Corporation.Tom always seemed willing to go along with Pippa’s desire to foster more children but became the first main character to die in 1990 when he suffered a stroke whilst driving.Nearly twenty years later, he appeared to Sally in a near death experience in 2008.
James Fraser
Played by: Sam Melke (1997)
Michael Piccirilli (1998-2000, 2005)
Tenure: 1997, 1998-2000, 2005
Still Alive
James came to Summer Bay to check up on his niece Olivia.There he fell for Chloe Richards, Olivia’s mother, and after she realised her relationship with his brother Lachie was over they got together.They eventually married but she always saw him as second best and when he learned she had lied about going off the Pill they broke up.James later got together with a nurse named Juliet and they moved to England together.He briefly returned to the Bay in 2005 to take custody of Olivia.
Lachlan Fraser
Played by: Richard Grieve
Tenure: 1997-1998
Deceased
The new doctor at Northern District Hospital began dating Shannon Reed only to have her leave him for another woman.He rebounded by sleeping with Chloe Richards then started seeing policewoman Terri Gardner, only to learn Chloe was pregnant.He shared a house with Jesse MacGregor and Vinnie Patterson for a while.He and Chloe moved in together but only a few weeks after their daughter Olivia was born he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage which left him disabled.He moved to America for treatment where he his condition caused him to lose all interest in Chloe and Olivia and he married someone else.He died off screen of a second haemorrhage in 1999.
Brodie Hanson
Played by: Susie Rugg
Tenure: 2000-2002, 2004
Still Alive
The first person to stay at the Drop-In Centre, Brodie instead ended up being taken in by the Sutherlands when her abusive mother tracked her down.She had a close sisterly bond with the Sutherland girls, especially Dani, and dated Mitch McColl for a while.She had an on-off relationship with Alex Poulos but just as he was ready to commit she decided to go travelling.She returned the following year and reconciled with Alex before they left together although he later revealed they’d split up.
Roman Harris
Played by:Conrad Coleby
Tenure: 2007-2009
Still Alive
Roman arrived in the Bay in late 2007 and took over as part-owner and chef of the Diner.He soon proved his credentials by offering a home to Aden Jefferies and to his daughter Nicole Franklin, the result of a teenage romance.He dated Martha Mackenzie for a while before realising she loved Jack and also had a relationship with Charlie Buckton but still wasn’t over Martha.After a brief romance with Leah Patterson-Baker, he was blinded in an accident and learned it was a psychological condition resulting from an experience in Afghanistan, when he shot one of his men to protect his friend Gardy while serving in the SAS.He regained his sight but Gardy forced him to join him in a series of armed robberies.After he and Gardy shot each other, Roman turned himself in.
Jack Holden
Played by:Paul O'Brien
2005-2009
Deceased
Jack was the oldest of the two Holden boys. Brother to Lucas and son of Tony. A local police officer who moved to Summer Bay after he killed a girl who was carrying out an armed robbery. He soon struck up a relationship with Martha Mackenzie but his strong commitment to his work often caused tension between them and even though they married they broke up soon after. He then fell for Sam Tolhurst, a single mum on the run from her drug dealer husband. He was torn between her and Martha for a while but eventually married Sam, only to learn she had murdered Johnny Cooper. Sam committed suicide in a failed attempt to frame Jack and Martha, who then reconciled and remarried. Soon after, Jack was accidentally shot dead by Angelo Rosetta, while investigating an illegal toxic waste dump that had caused Martha to develop cancer. Jack is buried in Summer Bay.
Lucas Holden
Played by: Rhys Wakefield
Tenure: 2005-2008
Still Alive
The younger of the Holden boys, Lucas was quieter and more bookish than Jack and also more prone to going off the rails.He struck up a relationship with Matilda Hunter soon after arriving in the Bay but was unhappy with the demands she placed on him and broke up with her.He also dated Belle Taylor for a time and was good friends with Ric Dalby, Drew Curtis and Cassie Turner.In his last months in the Bay, he became a big brother to Geoff and Annie Campbell.After leaving school, Lucas left to go to university in the city.
Beth Hunter
Played by: Clarissa House
Tenure: 2003-2007
Deceased
The mother of the large Hunter clan, Beth had married her husband Jack when she was still in her teens and had to endure him cheating on her throughout their entire marriage.She married Rhys Sutherland and moved into the caravan park, becoming the focus of the show as she tried to be a mother to both his children and her own.After Rhys went back to Shelley, Beth began dating Tony Holden but with most of her children having moved away she began to feel unfulfilled and left on a world trip.She died in a car accident the day she returned to the Bay.
Henry Hunter
Played by: Tobi Atkins
Tenure: 2004-2005
Still Alive
One of the younger Hunters and twin brother of Matilda.Like Matilda, Henry initially found life with the Sutherlands difficult to stomach and tended to play up, only getting worse when Rhys and Beth split up. Ironically his two closest friends were boys he was initially at odds with Max Sutherland and Ric Dalby. Henry was into tap dancing and ended up getting a place at a boarding school in the city.
Matilda Hunter
Played by: Indiana Evans
Tenure: 2004-2008
Still Alive
The youngest of the Hunter children, Matilda initially came across as a spoiled boarding school brat whose behaviour turned out to mask some deep insecurities.She struck up friendships with Cassie Turner and later Belle Taylor and her first boyfriend was Lucas Holden, who broke up with her because he found her too controlling.When Matilda was burned in a fire and temporarily left scarred, she developed bulimia but the experience caused her to become stronger and she was able to commit herself to an adult relationship with Ric Dalby.She was offered a university place in Perth and was delighted when Ric followed her down there.
Robbie Hunter
Played by: Jason Smith
Tenure: 2003-2006
Still Alive
The middle Hunter child, Robbie was something of a geek and had the least fond memories of their old-fashioned father so had the least difficulty fitting into the Sutherland household.Not long after his arrival in the Bay he fell for Tasha Andrews and their relationship would last most of his time on the show.The pair “married” in a commitment ceremony and set up home in a flat together.They broke up for a while but then married for real and when it became clear Tasha was pregnant after being raped Robbie accepted the child as his own.He was good friends with Kym Hyde.Shortly after Robbie graduated from school, he and Tasha moved to America to take up a university place there.
Kit Hunter
Played by: Amy Mizzi
Tenure: 2003-2004, 2005, 2006-2007
Still Alive
Second oldest of the Hunter children, Kit had dropped out of school and turned to alcohol after her father’s death.Noah Lawson and Irene Roberts helped her sort herself out and she managed to finish school, leaving for university at the beginning of 2004.She made several returns appearances and developed feelings for Kim Hyde, who she ended up sleeping with even though he was engaged to Rachel Armstrong.She became pregnant as a result and found it hard to deny her feelings for Kim.The pair eventually got together and he moved to the city with her.
Scott Hunter
Played by: Kip Gamblin
Tenure: 2003-2005
Still Alive
The oldest Hunter child, Scott’s attitude towards his late father was a curious mixture of fondness and realism and he had no problem accepting Beth’s relationship with Rhys.He had a lengthy relationship with Dani Sutherland which saw them get engaged and move in together but she eventually realised he wasn’t what she wanted.He was also good friends with Noah Lawson and Alex Poulos.Scott was a partner in the Blaxland boat and ran cruises with Alf Stewart and Kane Phillips.He began dating Hayley Lawson after Noah’s death but broke up with her when they thought she was pregnant with Kim Hyde’s baby.He started seeing Amanda Vale but eventually got back with Hayley and when they learned he was the father after all they got engaged and left for Paris.
Tasha Hunter
Played by: Isabel Lucas
Tenure: 2003-2006
Still Alive
Tasha Andrews had an unusual upbringing, adopted by a couple who were convinced the world was about to end and spent their whole time living in seclusion.After they died, she was found by Max Sutherland and taken in by Irene Roberts, where it was revealed she was actually the daughter of Angie Russell.She soon started dating Robbie Hunter, the only boy not willing to take advantage of her naivety.Her close friends included Kit Hunter, Kim Hyde and Martha Mackenzie and she also saw Kane Phillips as a big brother figure.Tasha and Robbie broke up for a time when she joined a cult known as the Believers and when they reconciled and married it was revealed Tasha was pregnant after being raped by a cult member.She and Robbie brought up her daughter Ella as their own and ended up moving to America to live with her aunt Josie.
Barry Hyde
Played by: Ivar Kants
Tenure: 2004-2006
Still Alive
Like his one-time predecessor Don Fisher, Barry Hyde was an authoritarian school principal with a troubled relationship with his son who managed to get most of his students offside but turned out to have hidden depths.He gradually softened and even formed a relationship with Irene Roberts and ultimately proved to only want the best for his students.His repressed behaviour gained a new perspective when he admitted he had accidentally killed his wife Kerry when she had drowned their son Jonathan and nearly done the same to Kim in a fit of post-natal depression.History repeated itself when he accidentally killed Josh West while struggling over a gun.He was released on police bail and left for the city to await trial.
Kim Hyde
Played by: Chris Hemsworth
Tenure: 2004-2007
Still Alive
Introduced as the rebellious son of new school principal Barry Hyde, Kim eventually calmed down during his time in the Bay and struck up a close friendship with Robbie Hunter and Tasha Andrews.He twice believed he was a father:when his ex-girlfriend Brooke told him he was the father of her son Charlie and when both he and Hayley Lawson thought he was the father of her son Noah.He became the manager of the local gym and started a relationship with Rachel Armstrong, who he eventually married.However, shortly afterwards he learned his ex-girlfriend Kit Hunter was pregnant.Although the three of them tried to make the situation work, he eventually left Rachel and went to live in the city with Kit and their son Archie.
Emma Jackson
Played by: Dannii Minogue
Tenure: 1989-1990
Still Alive
Ailsa’s niece was a punk who came to stay with her and Alf after her mother was judged incapable.She took the more naïve Viv Newton under her wing, dragging her into trouble which nearly saw them get raped by two guys they hooked up with.(Steven Matheson saved them.)She settled down a bit after that, striking up a friendship with Grant Mitchell and frequently clashing with her high school nemesis Vicki Baxter.She eventually left to become an air hostess.
Peta Janossi
Played by: Aleetza Wood
Tenure: 1999-2000
Still Alive
Peta was a friend of Hayley Smith who started dating her brother Will.It was eventually revealed that her grandmother had died while on holiday and she and her older brother had been living alone.She was taken in by Joel and Natalie and struck up a sisterly bond with Justine Welles and Gypsy Nash.After splitting from Will, she began seeing Edward Dunglass;she “married” him in an unofficial ceremony and moved in with him and his mother.When Edward was diagnosed with Huntingdon’s, she left the Bay to travel with him.
Hayley Lawson
Played by: Bec Hewitt (1998-2005)
Ella Scott Lynch (2005)
Tenure: 1998-2005
Still Alive
Hayley Smith was the middle of the Smith children, who followed her elder brother Will to Summer Bay and moved in with Irene Roberts.She was delighted when her father Ken and brother Nick joined them and devastated when Ken died.She was close friends with Gypsy Nash, Peta Janossi and later Dani Sutherland. She dated Sam Marshall, Mitch McColl, Josh West and Alex Poulos and twice dated Noah Lawson, who she eventually married only for him to be shot dead only a few months later.She found love again with Scott Hunter but when she became pregnant she believed Kim Hyde was the father.She nearly married Kim until she realised she still loved Scott.On learning Scott was actually baby Noah’s father, she moved to Paris with him.
Jude Lawson
Played by: Ben Steel
Tenure: 2000-2002
Still Alive
Noah’s older brother had left home to get away from their abusive mother and came back for Noah as soon as he can.He ran a cleaning business to support Noah through school then started training as a lawyer.He dated Shauna Bradley and was angry to learn she had made a play for his best friend Flynn Saunders.He later started seeing Charlotte Adams, who became pregnant but then miscarried.Soon after he got back with Shauna and left town with her although he briefly returned for Charlotte’s funeral.
Noah Lawson
Played by: Beau Brady
Tenure: 2000-2004
Deceased
Younger brother of Jude, Noah had been kicked out of school for crashing the exam computers. Don Fisher and Judith Ackroyd persuaded him to return and he began a relationship with Hayley Smith, which survived him having a drink problem but not her kissing Josh West.He took a job at the Drop-In Centre and then as a school counsellor and had an almost relationship with Kit Hunter before deciding he still loved Hayley and marrying her. Not long after, however, he was shot dead by Sarah Lewis.
Ben Lucini
Played by: Julian McMahon
Tenure: 1989-1991
Still Alive
A former soldier who rocked into town and fell for Carly Morris, who he married not long after.He was a great support to the family in the aftermath of Tom Fletcher’s death but had trouble adapting to life as a civilian and working at Michael Ross’ boat shed and he and Carly frequently had money worries.He eventually rejoined the army without telling her only to learn she was pregnant.When he deserted in order to see her at Michael and Pippa’s wedding, she forgave him and went back to the army with him.They ended up having two children.
Carly Lucini
Played by: Sharyn Hodgson
Tenure: 1988-1991, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008
Still Alive
Carly Morris was one of Tom and Pippa’s original foster children, the second oldest after Frank. She initially had a close sisterly bond with Lynn but had difficulty accepting Bobby at first. She fell for Matt Wilson soon after arriving in the Bay but after being raped she developed an alcohol problem. After getting over it she had a brief relationship with her counsellor Andrew Foley. She started working in the Diner and married Ben Luccini. She was furious when he rejoined the army without telling her, especially since she had just found out she was pregnant, but eventually agreed to give him another chance. She and Ben had two children and she continued to visit the Bay occasionally, most recently in 2008 for Sally’s farewell.
Bobby Marshall
Played by: Nicolle Dickson
Tenure: 1988-1993, 1995
Deceased
Living alone after her adoptive mother died and her father was sent to prison, Bobby was generally mistrusted by the Summer Bay residents until Tom and Pippa arrived in town and gave her a home in the show’s pilot.It wasn’t until a year later it was revealed she was actually the illegitimate daughter of Don Fisher and Morag Bellingham.She married Frank Morgan only for him to leave her for Roo Stewart.After having a miscarriage, she signed up as a foster parent, taking in Sam Marshall and marrying his father Greg.She died in a boating accident in 1993 but was seen as a ghost in 1995.Walking out of a fridge.
Greg Marshall
Played by: Ross Newton
Tenure: 1991-1993, 2000
Still Alive
Sam’s father came to Summer Bay to try and gain custody of his son but instead he fell for Bobby, Sam’s foster mother, and married her.He worked for Michael Ross at the boat shed but was often troubled by financial problems and was good friends with Nick Parrish and Adam Cameron.Soon after he and Bobby married, he had an affair with a single mother.He and Bobby had only just reconciled when she was killed and not long after he decided to take a job as a trucker, leaving Sam behind.He wasn’t seen again until 2000 when he again sought custody of Sam only for him to choose to stay with Don Fisher.
Sam Marshall
Played by: Ryan Clark
Tenure: 1991-2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Still Alive
First fostered by Bobby Simpson, who later married his dad Greg, Sam was subsequently passed around between Michael and Pippa, Travis and Rebecca and finally Don Fisher.He was good friends with Will Smith and Gypsy Nash and had a relationship with Hayley Smith.He left Summer Bay in 2000 for the pro-surfing circuit but continued to return frequently.With his surfing career having failed, Sam ended up falling for Sandy, a single mother, and moved to the city with her and her baby.
Steven Matheson
Played by: Adam Willits
Tenure: 1988-1991, 1995-1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
Still Alive
The last of Tom and Pippa’s original five foster children to join the family, Steven had lost his parents in a fire and was a curious mixture of a model student and a karate black belt.After a rocky start, he struck up a strong familial bond with Frank Morgan.When Dodge came to live with the family, Steven began hanging around with him and getting into trouble but was shocked when he learned Dodge started the fire that killed his uncle Philip.Steven left the Bay in early 1991 to go to university but returned in 1995 as a teacher at the high school.He was fired after having an affair with his student Selina Roberts and left town again for a while but returned and got back together with Selina.Since they were last seen together in 1997, he has returned several times.On one visit, he revealed he and Selina had split up and he had married someone else but they apparently later reconciled.
Stephanie Mboto
Played by: Fleur Beaupert
Tenure: 1996-1997
Deceased
The show’s only black regular, Stephanie was the younger sister of Kerri, an old girlfriend of Travis Nash who had been killed during a civil war in Africa.Stephanie had been rescued from the incident and went to live with Travis and Kelly.She fell for Liam Tanner and was also good friends with Joey Rainbow and Casey Mitchell.The day after Liam and Stephanie first slept together, Stephanie was killed when she fell off a cliff while hiking in the bush.
Mitch McColl
Played by: Cameron Welsh (1999-2001, guest 2005)
Mitchell McMahon (2000)
Tenure: 1999-2001, 2005
Still Alive
Mitch came to the Bay after stowing away on Travis’ boat.He spent several weeks living on the streets before Alf and Ailsa finally took him in.During his time in the Bay, he dated Gypsy Nash, Hayley Smith and Brodie Hanson and was friends with Will Smith and Edward Dunglass.He also had a big brother relationship with Duncan Stewart.One of his proudest achievements was setting up the Drop-In Centre to look after homeless teenagers in the area.Mitch was eventually reunited with his uncle who lived in New Zealand and went to live with his family there.He returned briefly in 2005 for Alf’s birthday celebrations.
Jesse McGregor
Played by: Ben Unwin
Tenure: 1996-2000, 2002-2005
Still Alive
Jesse was first seen as a car thief but his burgeoning relationship with Selina Roberts soon caused him to return.The pair were together for quite a while but after they split up briefly and he had a fling with Chloe Richards things were never the same and she ended up leaving him for Steven Matheson.By then it had been revealed Jesse had a daughter, Rachel.He got back together with her mother Kylie who he nearly married but who died of a drug overdose after being jailed for a hit and run.He later dated Gypsy Nash.He tried to go legit by running the bait shop with Alf Stewart and starting up a garage but got caught up in a stolen car racket and went on the run.He returned two and a half years later after turning himself in off screen where he romanced Leah Patterson, nearly married Josie Russell and helped set up Noah’s Bar. While drink driving, he caused the accident that killed Chloe and turned himself in when he realised the truth.
Floss McPhee
Played by: Sheila Kennelly
Tenure: 1988-1989, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008
Still Alive
Floss lived at the caravan park in the early days:She was a fortune teller and former circus performer who lived in their old caravan with her husband Nev.She was fond of the Fletchers and made several attempts to build a relationship with her son and grandson who disapproved of their lifestyle.She apparently had genuine psychic abilities, predicting Frank’s car crash and years later the boat disaster during the town’s 150th anniversary.She and Nev left town in 1989 but since 2000 she has returned several times, most recently for Sally’s farewell.
Neville McPhee
Played by: Frank Lloyd
Tenure: 1988-1989
Deceased
A one-time circus strongman who lived at the caravan park with his wife Floss.He was fond of the Fletchers, especially Bobby Simpson and Sally Keating, and often found himself caught up in Lance Smart and Martin Dibble’s scams.He and Floss left the Bay in early 1989 to go back to the circus.When Floss returned to town in 2000, she reported Nev had died four years previous.
Seb Miller
Played by: Mitch Firth
Tenure: 2001-2004
Still Alive
Don Fisher’s grandson, the illegitimate son of his late son Alan, was brought to Summer Bay by his mother Anna when she was dying of cancer.He initially stayed with Jude and Noah before building a relationship with Don and moving in with him.He was best friends with Nick Smith.He had an on-off relationship with Kirsty Sutherland until she chose Kane Phillips over him.Afterwards he dated her sister Jade but when she was going through a rebellious phase she and Duncan caused him to fall from a cliff and end up in a wheelchair.He then went to live with Don and June.
Casey Mitchell
Played by: Rebecca Croft
Tenure: 1996-1997
Still Alive
Seemingly an ordinary Summer Bay student, Casey turned out to have a religious nut of a mother who thought she had been possessed by an evil spirit and a permanent absentee father.Rebecca Fisher, who had had a relationship with her father, felt responsible for her and persuaded Don to take her in.She dated both Curtis Reed and Aaron Welles and was good friends with Liam Tanner(who she had something of a crush on), Stephanie Mboto and Joey Rainbow.She was a talented musician but didn’t like being forced to play. After a falling out with Don after her treatment of a student teacher, she went to live with her father in New York.
Grant Mitchell
Played by: Craig McLachlan
Tenure: 1989-1991
Still Alive
An apparent surfer dude who turned out to be Summer Bay High’s new teacher, his unconventional style caused him to clash with Don Fisher but they eventually got on well.He was good friends with Ben Luccini.He dated a policewoman for a while and later discovered his younger sister had developed a drug addiction, taking her away to go through rehab.After that, he flitted in and out of the Bay for a few months, leaving for good after helping Sophie Simpson deal with David Croft’s death.
Roxanne Miller
Played by: Lisa Lackey
Tenure: 1992-1995
Still Alive
Blake’s half-sister who he encountered when he briefly moved in with his father Les in 1992.On learning Les had threatened her, he took her back to Summer Bay with him.She moved in with Alf and Ailsa and briefly dated Nick Parrish before having romances with Luke Cunningham and Rob Storey, which failed because of she was afraid of getting serious.She worked as a teacher at the school and shared the beach house with Luke and Tug for a while.She left early in 1995 to have treatment for breast cancer and apparently moved to Greece.
Frank Morgan
Played by: Alex Papps
Tenure: 1988-1989, 1992, 2000, 2002
Still Alive
The first child to be fostered by Tom and Pippa, Frank was still living with them aged 18, ten years later, when they moved to Summer Bay.He was initially confused by the more bookish Steven Matheson but they soon became good friends.Frank went out with Roo Stewart and nearly married her but broke it off when she admitted he wasn’t her baby’s father.He later married Bobby Simpson but things soon went sour between them and he ended up moving to the city where he reunited with Roo.He reappeared in late 1991 to try and win Bobby back but failed and left for the west coast.He made return visits for Sally’s aborted wedding to Kieran in 2000 and the town’s sesquecentenary in 2002.
Joel Nash
Played by: David Woodley
Tenure: 1998-2000
Still Alive
Travis’ older brother reappeared in Summer Bay after several years overseas with his wife Natalie and children Tom and Gypsy.He originally worked as a PE teacher at the school but eventually left to rejoin the police.He was targeted for revenge by David DiAngelo, a criminal he had once put away and who kidnapped Natalie and Gypsy.After Travis and Rebecca’s departure, he and Natalie replaced them as local foster parents.His world was shattered by the news Natalie had had an affair.He tried to rebuild his life by dating Judith Ackroyd but things were already tense between them when he injured his leg in a landslide. Soon after, he reconciled with Natalie and moved to Queensland with her.
Natalie Nash
Played by: Angelica la Bozetta (1998)
Antoinette Byron (1999-2000)
Tenure: 1998-2000
Still Alive
Joel’s wife, who had fled to Hong Kong with him after being sexually harassed by his father.She was a one-time competitive swimmer who replaced Joel as Summer Bay High’s PE teacher.After a year on the show, the role was recast and, with the departure of Travis and Rebecca, turned into the show’s mother figure.She worked well as a foster mother but when she became pregnant she admitted Joel wasn’t the father.She left town and gave birth to her son Connor off screen.She returned when Joel was injured and the pair were reconciled before moving to Queensland together.
Rebecca Nash
Played by: Jane Hall (1989)
Danielle Carter (1994)
Belinda Emmett (1996-1999)
Megan Connolly (1998)
Tenure: 1989, 1994, 1996-1999
Still Alive
Over ten years Rebecca was played by four different actresses, appearing as a teenager in the show’s early days, as a young woman who briefly taught at Summer Bay High and dated Luke Cunningham some years later before finally landing a regular role(and being temporarily recast for a while).She dated Steven Matheson when they were at school together and briefly on her return and also had an affair with Casey Mitchell’s father Stuart.She eventually fell for and married Travis Nash.The pair struggled to cope with the demands of becoming instant parents to the foster family.She got on well with her sister-in-law Natalie and was more than happy to hand over the house to her when she and Travis left.(The last two actresses to play the role have since died and Rebecca was last heard to be living in Canada in 2002.)
Tom Nash
Played by: Graeme Squires
Tenure: 1998-2000, 2001
Still Alive
The oldest child of Joel and Natalie, Tosh was a typical surfer boy.He fell for Justine Welles and had a lengthy on-off relationship with her.He was close friends with Joey Rainbow, Will Smith and Vinnie Patterson(although the latter was originally his rival for Justine’s affections).He nearly married an English backpacker, Gilly Austen, to help her stay in the country only to learn she was still seeing her old boyfriend.His relationship with Joel was often difficult and he was much closer to Natalie, making the discovery of her affair all the more difficult.The experience left him disillusioned and he left town not long after.He made two return visits in 2001, for Leah and Vinnie’s wedding and when Gypsy became pregnant, having a fling with Sally Fletcher on the latter stay.
Travis Nash
Played by: Nic Testoni
Tenure: 1995-1999
Still Alive
Travis appeared out of nowhere in 1995 as a long-term resident of the Bay and old friend of Rob Storey and Donna Bishop.He had a short-lived relationship with Donna and later became engaged to Kelly Watson before she left town to pursue her career.He ran a fishing business and was initially good friends with Steven Matheson.After Kelly, he fell in love with Rebecca Fisher and married her.Shortly after they replaced Pippa Ross in looking after the caravan park and he was reunited with his older brother Joel, before he and Rebecca left to take a job on a ship.It was later reported they had had a son.
Viv Newton
Played by: Mouche Phillips
Tenure: 1989-1990
Still Alive
Viv was a runaway who Steven and Dodge met up with in the city and brought back to the Bay, claiming she was Lance Smart’s cousin.After the truth came out, it was revealed she and her sister had been mistreated by their father;Viv moved in with Don and Bobby while her sister Tammy stayed with their father under supervision.She dated Steven Matheson.Shortly after Tammy ran away to the Bay saying their father was still hurting her, Viv discovered their mother was still alive, despite their father’s claims, and they went to live on her farm.
Sarah O'Neale
Played by: Laura Vasquez-Golding
Tenure: 1993-1994, 1995, 2005
Still Alive
Sarah Thompson was a farm girl who chose to attend school in Summer Bay rather than living with her father.She briefly stayed with Greg and Bobby before moving in with Alf and Ailsa.She had a relatively short-lived romance with Tug O’Neale but they stayed friends afterwards and was also good friends with Angel Brooks and Damian Roberts.She had an ill-fated relationship with Nathan Roberts which ended when she found he’d robbed the school.She eventually left Summer Bay to attend university in 1995 and married Tug off screen, making the occasional brief visit to her old friends.
Tug O'Neale
Played by: Tristan Bancks
Tenure: 1992-1994
Still Alive
Originally seen as a school bully, Tug targeted Damian Roberts before moving on to Shane Parrish, framing him for burglary and getting him sent to a detention centre.Tug was found out and given a suspended sentence.When he returned to the Bay, he started a romance with Sarah Thompson which, although short-lived, gave him a sense of worth.He made up with his former nemeses and was taken in by Bobby Marshall and her husband Greg.He also started working for Alf Stewart who became rather fond of him.He left the baby to help Sarah’s father Matthew on their farm and married Sarah off screen.
Angel Parrish
Played by: Melissa George
Tenure: 1993-1996
Still Alive
Angel was a girl living on the streets who was taken in by Don Fisher.She had an initially frosty relationship with Shane Parrish but they eventually fell in love and became one of the show’s most prominent couples.She was good friends with Damian Roberts and Sarah Thompson.Angel had had a son, Dylan, who she left with his father and grandmother and who came to live with her and Shane after they married.Soon after she found out she was pregnant again, Shane died and she named their daughter after him.She later fell for an English millionaire, Simon Broadhurst, and went to live with him.
Nick Parrish
Played by: Bruce Roberts
Tenure: 1991-1994
Still Alive
Nick was Summer Bay’s local police officer in the early ’90s.He had a relationship with a disabled girl, Julie Gibson, and was later engaged to Lou Croft, moving in with Don Fisher, her uncle.Their relationship was troubled by interference from her old boyfriend Ryan Lee and they eventually separated for good.He found himself looking after his younger brother Shane when he came to live with them and tried to keep him out of trouble.He briefly dated Roxanne Miller and was good friends with Greg Marshall and later Luke Cunninghan.He eventually left the Bay to live in Japan.
Vinnie Patterson
Played by: Ryan Kwanten (1997-2002)
Tenure: 1997-2002, 2004
Still Alive
Originally coming from a rich family, Vinnie was left slumming it when the tax people caught up with his father. He dated Justine Welles but his wandering eye meant things were never easy between them. He also went out with Sally Fletcher for a time but ultimately fell in love with and married Leah Poulos.He worked as the surf club’s head lifeguard but his constant eye for money making schemes saw him get involved with one of his father Ralph’s scams.Ralph then skipped town and left Vinnie to take the rap for a series of frauds he had committed. He apparently died in a fire while in prison but was later revealed to be in witness protection. He asked Leah to join him but after making a secret trip to the Bay he could see that she had moved on so he left her so she could be with Dan.
Alex Poulos
Played by: Danny Raco
Tenure: 2001-2004, 2007
Still Alive
Leah’s younger brother arrived in the Bay shortly before her marriage to Vinnie and moved himself in with them.He was first attracted to Dani Sutherland but soon found himself falling for Brodie Hanson.However, he had trouble committing to her and by the time he was ready to propose she had left town.Alex shared a house with Noah Lawson and Scott Hunter and started dating Hayley Smith but when Brodie returned to town he broke up with Hayley and left town with her.He returned in 2007 revealing that they’d split up and turned out to be smuggling drugs.When she found out Leah ordered him out of her life for good.
Joey Rainbow
Played by: Alex O'Han
Tenure: 1996-1999
Still Alive
The son of cult leader Saul Bennett, Joey arrived in Summer Bay looking for somewhere to stay while he did his education and managed to persuade Irene Roberts to let him have her spare room, becoming a little brother to Selina and Chloe.He was best friends with Liam Tanner and later Aaron Welles.In his early days, he had a crush on Casey Mitchell but she never really saw him as more than a friend.He later dated Tiegan Brook.Towards the end of his time in the Bay, Joey was diagnosed with schizophrenia but the condition was managed.He eventually left to give a lecture tour about the condition.
Curtis Reed
Played by: Shane Ammann
Tenure: 1994-1997
Still Alive
Shannon’s adopted brother and boyfriend was fostered by Alf and Ailsa to be close to her, although in the end their romantic relationship didn’t last long after their arrival.He dated both Selina Roberts and Casey Mitchell for a time and developed a drink problem after his girlfriend Laura Bonnetti was killed in a train accident.He was best friends with Jack Wilson and saw Travis Nash as a big brother figure.He later fell in love with Jenna, a woman who resembled Laura, and left with her to join the pro surfing circuit.
Shannon Reed
Played by: Isla Fisher
Tenure: 1994-1997
Still Alive
One of Michael and Pippa’s foster children, Shannon was notoriously headstrong and opinionated, frequently clashing with Alf Stewart, especially in the early days.She dated her adopted brother Curtis during her early days, had a crush on Shane Parrish and had a relationship with Alex Bennett.After a shaky start when they fought over Curtis, she grew to be best friends with Selina Roberts.As a child she had been abused by her uncle, a fact she repressed until a bad experience with her new boyfriend brought it out.Her sexuality was notoriously fluid, with her having a strong and possibly romantic connection to her fellow aspiring author Mandy Thomas.She eventually left her boyfriend Lachlan Fraser to live with Mandy in Paris.
Harry Reynolds
Played by: Justin Melvey
Tenure: 1999-2001
Still Alive
When Harry first appeared, we were led to believe he was Harry Keller, the new science teacher at Summer Bay High.In fact he was Harry Reynolds, a research scientist in witness protection testifying against his employers.After living long enough to give evidence, he decided to stay in Summer Bay and struck up a relationship with Shauna Bradley.His mother June visited him and began seeing Don Fisher.Harry and Shauna broke up because she had trouble committing to him and he then began seeing Gypsy Nash only to admit he really loved Shauna, which caused most of the Bay to turn against him.Having given up teaching to become a pilot, he decided to go and help June with her holiday resort.
Chloe Richards
Played by: Kristy Wright
Tenure: 1995-1999, 2005
Deceased
Chloe was a talkative classmate of the Summer Bay youngsters who was beaten by her racist father for dating Jack Wilson.She ran away in search of her mother then on her return moved in with Irene Roberts. She had a drug problem for a time, dated Curtis Reed and was best friends with Selina Roberts and Shannon Reed.She was raped while walking home alone and saw her father murder the man believed responsible only to learn the real culprit was her new boyfriend Brad Cooper.She later fell for Lachlan Fraser and gave birth to his daughter Olivia only to have him leave her when he developed a brain tumour. She married his brother James but only really saw him as a poor substitute.They split up and she left town. She returned in 2005 on the run from her abusive boyfriend and was just getting her life together when she was killed in a car crash accidentally caused by Jesse MacGregor.
Damian Roberts
Played by: Matt Doran
Tenure: 1992-1995, 1996
Still Alive
Fin’s younger brother followed her to the Bay after Irene started beating him and moved in with Michael and Pippa.He became good friends with Shane Parrish although they initially tended to drag each other into trouble.His relationship prowess was notoriously bad but he was good friends with Angel Brooks and Sarah Thompson.He left the Bay in early 1995 to go to college but made several return appearances, on one of which he slept with Selina Roberts and got her pregnant.(She later miscarried.)He eventually decided to become a priest and was last seen helping Angel come to terms with Shane’s death.
Finlay Roberts
Played by: Tina Thomsen
Tenure: 1991-1994, 1996, 1997
Still Alive
The middle of the three Roberts children, Fin ran away from home and ended up in Summer Bay where Michael and Pippa took her in.She was good friends with Sophie Simpson and had relationships with Blake Dean and Haydn Ross.She was mistrustful of Irene when she first returned to the Bay but eventually gave her a chance to rebuild their relationship.She left town in 1994 to study childcare in the city but made occasional return appearances, including asking Irene to be a surrogate for her only to become pregnant herself soon afterwards.She married her boyfriend Barry and the pair brought up their sons Paul and Mark in the city.
Selina Roberts
Played by: Tempany Deckert
Tenure: 1994-1997, 1998
Still Alive
Selina was first seen as a girl with a reputation who was dating Jack Wilson.She was the first person to be taken in by Irene Roberts and became so close to her that she adopted her surname instead of her family name Cook.She had a relationship with Curtis Reed and became pregnant after a fling with Irene’s son Damian only to have a miscarriage.She was close friends with Shannon Reed and Chloe Richards.After leaving school, she began working as a nurse.She dated Jesse MacGregor for a while but when Steven Matheson, who she had had a fling with when he was her teacher, returned to town she agreed to marry him.She ended up being kidnapped by Saul Bennett on her wedding day and afterwards decided to go travelling, eventually being reconciled with Steven in a one-off appearance in 1998.
Hadyn Ross
Played by: Andrew Hill
Tenure: 1991-1992, 1994, 1996
Still Alive
Michael’s son from his first marriage came to live with him and Pippa after his father lost his business and could no longer afford to send him to boarding school.He initially resented having to “slum it” in Summer Bay but eventually became good friends with Blake Dean and dated Sophie Simpson.He left to live with his mother in 1991 after a fight with Michael but returned two years later, suffering from a gambling addiction, and tricked his dad into giving him the money to pay off his debts.He dated Finlay Roberts but left town again after an attempt to pay back his dad by gambling went wrong.He returned again in 1996 for Michael’s funeral, briefly dated Marilyn Chambers and left to take a job on an oil rig so he could support Pippa and the others.
Michael Ross
Played by: Dennis Coard
Tenure: 1991-1996
Deceased
Pippa’s second husband arrived in town in 1990, a few months after Tom’s death, and bought the local boat shed.He and Pippa married a year later.He had a teenaged son, Haydn, from his first marriage and he and Pippa had a son, Dale, who died of cot death.He was less comfortable with the role of foster parent than Tom, causing Sally and Sophie to miss his predecessor, and was often the last to agree to anyone moving in with them.But he never swavered in his compassion once committed and proved it when he drowned whilst saving Sam’s life in 1996.
Pippa Ross
Vanessa Downing (1988-1990)
Debra Lawrance (1990-1998)
Tenure: 1988-1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Still Alive
The original Summer Bay matriarch, Pippa ran the caravan park at the centre of the series for over ten years.Along the way she lost two husbands, Tom Fletcher and Michael Ross, and took in numerous foster children.Despite being told she couldn’t have children, she was the first person to give birth on the show, to her and Tom’s son Christopher in 1988.She later had a son with Michael, Dale, who died as an infant and had another baby around 1999.She moved to the Whitsundays with her boyfriend Ian Routledge in early 1998 but continued to make return appearances, the last one being to help out at the Diner in 2009.
Josie Russell
Played by: Laurie Foell
Tenure: 2004-2005
Still Alive
The identical cousin of the infamous Angie Russell, Josie came to town to help Angie’s daughter Tasha get to know her family.She was originally working for Tasha’s father Ian Osbourne to help him spy on Tasha but stuck around after he decided to let her live her own life.She helped Jesse MacGregor set up Noah’s Bar and nearly married him until he learned she had cheated on him with her old boyfriend Marc.She hooked up with the Macklin Corporation but on learning Brett Macklin was planning to turn Summer Bay into a toxic waste dump she helped bring him down.It wasn’t enough to stop most of the town turning on her when she kissed Scott Hunter and she left for America.
Sophie SimpsonPlayed by: Rebekah Elmaloglou
Tenure: 1989-1993, 2002, 2003, 2005
Still Alive
Adoptive sister of Bobby, Sophie turned up in town with her father Al who got her stealing.After he was arrested she moved in with the Fletchers although Tom died not long after.She had a close sisterly bond with Sally and later Fin.She dated both Blake Dean and Haydn Ross and was best friends with Karen Dean. After dating an older boy, David Croft, she became pregnant but by the time she found out David had been killed in a car accident.She tried to bring up their daughter Tamara on her own but had difficulties and ended up awarding custody to David’s mother Mary.She changed her mind and instead both she and Tamara moved away to live with Mary.On a return visit in 2002 she got back together with Blake and fell pregnant again.They split up prior to their son David’s birth but when last seen in 2005 they reconciled.
Lance SmartPlayed by: Peter Vroom
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Still Alive
Colleen’s son was the show’s comic relief in the early days, often forming a double act with his friend Martin Dibble, who often dragged the more dimwitted Lance into his get rich quick schemes.He had a relationship with Marilyn Chambers and ultimately proved a good friend to the Fletcher children.He left the Bay to join the army but was kicked out after going on a drunken rampage after a row with his girlfriend Debbie.He and Debbie eventually married and had a daughter, Maggie, and he continued to visit Colleen, most recently in 2006 when he took part in her Christmas pageant.
Gypsy Smith/NashPlayed by: Kimberley Cooper
Tenure: 1998-2002
Still Alive
Gypsy Nash was the daughter of Joel and Natalie and younger sister of Tom.During her time in the Bay, she gained a reputation by dating Mitch McColl, Jesse MacGregor and Harry Reynolds, among others.She was kidnapped for a time by David DiAngelo, a criminal her father had put away, and barely escaped with her life.After leaving school, she got a job at the Drop-In Centre.For most of her time in the Bay, she was connected to Will Smith and after a brief reunion she became pregnant.She hid the paternity for a while until Will found out and after she gave birth to their daughter Lily the pair got married before going to live in Queensland with her parents.
Ken Smith
Played by: Anthony Phelan
Tenure: 1999-2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Deceased
Father of Will, Hayley and Nick, Ken was an alcoholic.He arrived in Summer Bay after straightening himself out, romanced Irene Roberts and managed to get his family back together and rebuild a relationship with his children.He persuaded Sally to let him manage Jesse’s old garage and was planning to marry Irene when he was killed when a car fell on him in 2000.That didn’t stop him making several appearances as a ghost, the last at Hayley and Noah’s wedding.
Nick Smith
Played by: Chris Egan
Tenure: 2000-2003
Still Alive
The youngest Smith child, brother of Will and Hayley and daughter of Ken and Eve.He first appeared needing Will’s help with some dodgy acquaintances.A year later he moved to the Bay to live with Ken and Irene.He was best friends with Duncan Stewart and later Seb Miller and was the only person to date both Kirsty and Jade Sutherland.He had aspirations to work in music or acting and appeared on a reality TV show where he helped expose a scam.He eventually moved to LA to pursue an acting career.
Will Smith
Played by: Zac Drayson
Tenure: 1998-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Still Alive
The oldest Smith child, Will came to Summer Bay after meeting Damian Roberts in the city to try and persuade Irene to take in him and his siblings.They initially chose to stay in foster care rather than joining him but eventually followed him there, as did their father Ken.After Ken’s death, Will dropped out of school to support the family and took a job on Alf Stewart’s boat.Will was good friends with Sam Marshall, Mitch McColl, Edward Dunglass and later Noah Lawson.He had romances with Peta Janossi and Dani Sutherland but the love of his life was Gypsy Nash, with whom he had a daughter Lily and then married.The family moved to Queensland when Will got a job up there but he made several returns, the last in 2005 for Hayley’s abortive wedding to Kim Hyde.
Ailsa Stewart
Played by: Judy Nunn
Tenure: 1988-2000, 2002-2003
Deceased
One of the show’s longest serving characters, Ailsa was introduced in the pilot as Alf’s girlfriend and the owner of the village store.She and Alf were the first couple to get married in the show(although the actual wedding took place off screen).In early 1989, she and Bobby set up the Diner which she continued to run for the rest of her life.She gave birth to her and Alf’s son that same year.She served time in prison for killing her father while trying to stop him beating her mother.While there she was raped and had a daughter, Shauna, who she was reunited with shortly before she died.Ailsa went through a few mental health problems including post natal depression and a breakdown after the Diner was held up.She died at the end of 2000 of an undiagnosed heart condition but was “seen” by Alf when he suffered a brain tumour and then in a near death experience.
Alf Stewart
Played By: Ray Meagher
Tenure: 1888 - Present
Still Alive
Ken SmithPlayed by: Anthony Phelan
Tenure: 1999-2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Deceased
Father of Will, Hayley and Nick, Ken was an alcoholic.He arrived in Summer Bay after straightening himself out, romanced Irene Roberts and managed to get his family back together and rebuild a relationship with his children.He persuaded Sally to let him manage Jesse’s old garage and was planning to marry Irene when he was killed when a car fell on him in 2000.That didn’t stop him making several appearances as a ghost, the last at Hayley and Noah’s wedding.
Nick SmithPlayed by: Chris Egan
Tenure: 2000-2003
Still Alive
The youngest Smith child, brother of Will and Hayley and daughter of Ken and Eve.He first appeared needing Will’s help with some dodgy acquaintances.A year later he moved to the Bay to live with Ken and Irene.He was best friends with Duncan Stewart and later Seb Miller and was the only person to date both Kirsty and Jade Sutherland.He had aspirations to work in music or acting and appeared on a reality TV show where he helped expose a scam.He eventually moved to LA to pursue an acting career.
Will SmithPlayed by: Zac Drayson
Tenure: 1998-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Still Alive
The oldest Smith child, Will came to Summer Bay after meeting Damian Roberts in the city to try and persuade Irene to take in him and his siblings.They initially chose to stay in foster care rather than joining him but eventually followed him there, as did their father Ken.After Ken’s death, Will dropped out of school to support the family and took a job on Alf Stewart’s boat.Will was good friends with Sam Marshall, Mitch McColl, Edward Dunglass and later Noah Lawson.He had romances with Peta Janossi and Dani Sutherland but the love of his life was Gypsy Nash, with whom he had a daughter Lily and then married.The family moved to Queensland when Will got a job up there but he made several returns, the last in 2005 for Hayley’s abortive wedding to Kim Hyde.
Ailsa StewartPlayed by: Judy Nunn
Tenure: 1988-2000, 2002-2003
Deceased
One of the show’s longest serving characters, Ailsa was introduced in the pilot as Alf’s girlfriend and the owner of the village store.She and Alf were the first couple to get married in the show(although the actual wedding took place off screen).In early 1989, she and Bobby set up the Diner which she continued to run for the rest of her life.She gave birth to her and Alf’s son that same year.She served time in prison for killing her father while trying to stop him beating her mother.While there she was raped and had a daughter, Shauna, who she was reunited with shortly before she died.Ailsa went through a few mental health problems including post natal depression and a breakdown after the Diner was held up.She died at the end of 2000 of an undiagnosed heart condition but was “seen” by Alf when he suffered a brain tumour and then in a near death experience.
Alf StewartPlayed By: Ray Meagher
Tenure: 1888 - Present
Still Alive
Alf primarily works at the Summer Bay Surf Life Saving Club (the "surf club") behind the bar, is on the Surf Club Committee, owns a bait shop and takes part in recreational fishing. He is commonly known for his use of declining Australian slang with sayings such as "strewth", "stone the flamin' crows", "flamin' mongrels", "flamin' galah", "flamin' heck", "give me strength", "only bar in Riga" "strike me pink" and "fair crack of the whip".Alf previously was married to Ailsa Hogan before her death in 2000, and more recently found an interest in Bridget Simmons after being set-up together by his half-sister Colleen and his grand-daughter Martha; however, it was soon discovered that Bridget was purely it in for his money, and was a serial fraudster. Alf found out about Bridget's true colours after Leah Patterson-Baker's son VJ was kidnapped by Bridget's ex-lover and co-fraudster, Brian.Characters Ric Dalby (who now lives interstate), and Martha MacKenzie are his grandchildren, and after a large look at the history of the family, Colleen Smart was found to be his half-sister.
Celia Stewart
Played by: Fiona Spence
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2000, 2002, 2005
Still Alive
Sister of Alf, Morag and Barbara and half-sister of Colleen, Celia’s fiance died in Vietnam and she never married.She was the town gossip and could be known to jump to conclusions about people but was ultimately well-meaning.She left Summer Bay in 1990 to become a missionary but made a few returns between 2000 and 2005.
Duncan Stewart
Played by: Brendan McKensy (1998-2001, 2004, 2005)
Tenure: 1989-2001, 2004, 2005
Still Alive
Alf and Ailsa’s son, born in 1989, played a minor role on the show for most of the ’90s until he was injured in an accident at a quarry.After that he began acting up, expressing jealousy towards the many teens his parents had taken in and getting Joey, Will and Hayley kicked out of the house.He improved a bit after Mitch McColl moved in, becoming friends with Nick Smith and having a tentative romance with Jade Sutherland.After Ailsa’s death, his relationship with Alf was badly damaged and he moved first to the city to live with Morag then to New York to live with Roo.He was last seen at Alf’s birthday when he seemed to have turned his life around and later married in Las Vegas.
Roo Stewart
Played by: Justine Clarke
Tenure: 1988-1989
Still Alive
Alf’s daughter from his first marriage was somewhat resentful of his relationship with Ailsa, which drove a wedge between her and most of the town including her boyfriend Frank Morgan.She went to the city for a while where she got pregnant by rich kid Brett Macklin then told Frank he was the father.They nearly got married until she admitted the truth and she ended up giving her baby Martha up for adoption.She settled down somewhat after that, trying to build bridges with classmates Bobby Simpson and Carly Morris.She ended up moving to the city with Frank and apparently married him but they later split up and she moved to New York.
Rob Storey
Played by: Matthew Lilley
Tenure: 1994-1995
Still Alive
Rob just turned up in 1994, having apparently been living in Summer Bay all his life.He was working as a handyman at the time and later had a tenure as a school teacher before buying the boat shed.He had a romance with Roxanne Miller and lived with Irene Roberts for a while.He was good friends with Travis Nash and Donna Bishop, who he had been engaged to for a while.Just as he seemed to be about to get back with her, he vanished from the show, although he was still mentioned as being around up to two years later.
Dani Sutherland
Played by: Tammin Sursok
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
The oldest of the Sutherland girls, Dani was a city girl initially unimpressed with life in Summer Bay.She soon fell for Will Smith, who managed to smooth out some of her rough edges and supported her when she was raped by Kane Phillips and had to watch as he was acquitted.She and Will broke up when he went back to Gypsy and she then had an equally ill-fated romance with Josh West.She began seeing Scott Hunter and moved in with him.They got engaged but she eventually admitted he wasn’t what she wanted and moved to the city to pursue a career as a novelist.
Jade Sutherland
Played by: Kate Garven
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
Apparently the younger sister of Dani and twin sister of Kirsty, Jade had in fact been swapped at birth with Laura DeGroot.She was often in the shadow of her more glamourous “sisters” but managed a brief romance with Duncan Stewart before falling for Nick Smith.The pair were together for nearly two years before he left town.In her last months she dated Seb Miller but went off the rails when she learned of her true parentage, eventually moving to the city to stay with Kit Hunter.She remained in contact with both sets of parents.
Max Sutherland
Played by: Sebastian Elmaloglou
Tenure: 2002-2004
Still Alive
Rhys’ nephew, the son of his brother Peter, who came to stay with the family.He had an unconventional friendship with Colleen Smart and got on well with the older children, as well as romancing girls like Tamara, Caitlin and Eloise, who died of leukaemia in his arms.He was initially unhappy when the Hunters came to stay with them but got on well with Beth and after a shakey start became friends with Henry and Matilda.He was unhappy when Rhys left Beth for Shelley and asked to be sent away to boarding school.
Rhys Sutherland
Played by: Michael Beckley
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
Ostensible head of the Sutherland family, Rhys was an ex-Aussie Rules player who bought the caravan park.He seemed to have a solid marriage but when it was revealed he had slept with Angie Russell some years previous and apparently fathered her son Dylan he and Shelley broke up.He then met and married Beth Hunter but found his feelings for Shelley reawakened and left for the city to reconcile with her.
Shelley Sutherland
Played by: Paula Forrest
Tenure: 2000-2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Still Alive
Rhys’ wife was a social worker who agreed to take on the running of the Drop-In Centre.She was compassionate and willing to offer a hand to waifs and strays, striking up a good relationship with Gypsy Nash and taking in Brodie Hanson.She took the news of Rhys’ brief affair with Angie Russell badly, leaving her family behind and moving to the city.She made several returns while her family were still living in the Bay.At one point she planned to marry a lawyer, David, but they broke up after she donated a kidney to save Kirsty.Soon after she and Rhys reconciled and he moved to the city with her.She returned to the Bay briefly in 2009 to be reconciled with Kirsty, who had just had a miscarriage, and took her back to the city to live with the rest of the family.
Liam Tanner
Played by: Peter Scarf
Tenure: 1996-1997
Still Alive
Liam arrived at the caravan park the day Michael Ross died to be fostered by him and Pippa:His father had been sent to prison for fraud.Despite the unhappy circumstances of his arrival, Liam settled in well in the household and helped keep things running while Pippa was in a coma for a while.He had an on-off relationship with Stephanie Mboto which ended when she was killed.He was also good friends with Joey Rainbow and Casey Mitchell.He was eventually reunited with his mother and moved to Peru with her.
Belle Taylor
Played by: Jessica Tovey
Tenure: 2006-2009
Deceased
Belle arrived in Summer Bay searching for her mother and was taken in by Irene Roberts.She was shocked to learn Amanda Vale was her mother and did her best to accept her.She was a keen photographer but never really managed to make a career out of it.She briefly dated Ric Dalby, Lucas Holden and Angelo Rosetta but was more firmly involved in two volatile on-off relationships with Drew Curtis and Aden Jefferies.She and Aden moved in together(In Roman's house) after he helped her over an addiction to painkillers but not long afterwards she began to feel ill and went to the doctors. There we found out she had a tumor(cancer)and it had spread everywhere in the body. She and Aden married but she died in her sleep alongside him at Irene Roberts' house only two weeks later.
Cassie Turner
Played by: Sharni Vinson
Tenure: 2005-2008
Still Alive
Cassie was first seen as a new girl in town who caught Ric Dalby’s attention.Apparently fun loving and reckless, it turned out she had been abused by her uncle and Ric gave her the strength to stand up to him. She moved in with Sally and Flynn after her grandmother died and started dating Ric but they broke up frequently and when she cheated on him with her old boyfriend Macca it was over for good.She dated a string of bad boys, including Aden Jefferies, the last of whom, Henk Van Minnen, left her pregnant and HIV positive.She agreed to join Sally on her round the world trip but they only got as far as Phuket where she gave birth to her daughter Summer Rose.
Amanda Vale
Holly Brisley
Tenure: 2005-2007, 2008, 2009
Still Alive
Dan Baker’s ex-wife and mother of his son Ryan arrived in Summer Bay in 2005 around the time of his marriage to Leah.She caused a lot of trouble for the pair and the other residents, reluctantly allying herself with crooked mayor Josh West and marrying Graham Watters, Beth’s father, for his money.She was shocked to discover Belle Taylor was the daughter she had given birth to at fourteen and had been told was dead and managed to build a relationship with her despite sleeping with her boyfriend Drew.She later married Peter Baker, Dan’s brother and Drew’s father, and the pair moved to the city to try and make their marriage work after suffering a revenge campaign from Amanda’s sister Kelli, who blamed Amanda for a car crash that left her scarred.She returned in 2008 for Dan’s memorial service and for Belle's wedding, deathbed and funeral in August 2009.
Kelly Watson
Played by: Katrina Hobbs
Tenure: 1995-1997
Still Alive
A doctor at the Northern District Hospital, Kelly ended up sharing a house with Steven Matheson and Travis Nash and eventually fell for Travis.Kelly was very committed to her career and once thought she had contracted HIV from a needlestick injury only for her tests to come back clear.She and Travis became engaged and made plans to move to the city together when she got a job there.However, she realised Travis would never be happy with such a life and left without him.
Aaron Welles
Played by: Ritchie Gudgeon
Tenure: 1997-1998, 1999
Still Alive
Aaron was a street kid who was taken in by Alf and Ailsa.He was good friends with Joey Rainbow and dated Casey Mitchell for a while.He had something of a big brother relationship with Travis Nash.He once went through a period of carrying a knife after Casey was mugged.After her departure, he was largely swallowed up in the teen group and eventually left to join a band, briefly reappearing at the start of 1999 for a visit.
Justine Welles
Played by: Bree Desborough
Tenure: 1997-2000
Still Alive
Originally seen as Aaron’s drug addict sister, Justine returned after sorting herself out and became the last child to be fostered by Pippa Ross.She had a close friendship with Tiegan Brooks.After Pippa’s departure, she fell under the care of first Travis and Rebecca and then Joel and Natalie.She had a lengthy relationship with Vinnie Patterson but ultimately found she couldn’t trust him.She later dated Tom Nash for a while.She was briefly jailed for manslaughter when a baby she’d been babysitting for died until it was revealed the child’s father was responsible.She eventually left for the city to study acting.
Josh West
Played by: Daniel Collopy
Tenure: 2001-2003, 2005-2006
Deceased
Josh originally appeared as the son of a rich family who had tired of their society and moved to Summer Bay, taking jobs as Alf Stewart’s deck hand and as a lifesaver.He had relationships with Dani Sutherland and Hayley Smith but the death of Charlotte Adams under his watch changed him.He became money obsessed, buying most of the Bay, closing down the Drop-In Centre and trying to sell off the caravan park. This led to him scheming his way to become mayor in order to demolish the whole town and build a highway bridge.He ended up pulling a gun on Barry Hyde and was killed when the gun went off in the ensueing struggle.
Jack Wilson
Played by: Daniel Amalm
Tenure: 1994-1996, 2000
Still Alive
Originally sent to live with Michael and Pippa on a temporary basis, Jack decided to stick around when it became clear living with his violent stepfather was teaching him bad habits.Jack was probably the most volatile of the foster children, frequently getting into trouble, including accidentally starting the bush fire that destroyed Don Fisher’s house.He had romances with Selina Roberts, Chloe Richards and Sally Fletcher and was good friends with Curtis Reed.After Michael’s death he left town to join the navy.He returned briefly in 2000 for Sally’s abortive wedding to Kieran.
Matt Wilson
Played by: Greg Benson
Tenure: 1988-1991, 2002
Still Alive
Briefly glimpsed in the pilot, Matt was a surfer and later lifeguard who had an on-off romance with Carly Morris in the early days.He also worked in the Diner and shared a house with Matt Wilson and Adam Cameron for a time.Matt had few storylines, mainly being employed as a background character, and disappeared from the show after the 1991 finale without any explanation.He briefly returned to the Bay in 2002 for the sesquecentenary celebrations.
Celia StewartPlayed by: Fiona Spence
Tenure: 1988-1990, 2000, 2002, 2005
Still Alive
Sister of Alf, Morag and Barbara and half-sister of Colleen, Celia’s fiance died in Vietnam and she never married.She was the town gossip and could be known to jump to conclusions about people but was ultimately well-meaning.She left Summer Bay in 1990 to become a missionary but made a few returns between 2000 and 2005.
Duncan StewartPlayed by: Brendan McKensy (1998-2001, 2004, 2005)
Tenure: 1989-2001, 2004, 2005
Still Alive
Alf and Ailsa’s son, born in 1989, played a minor role on the show for most of the ’90s until he was injured in an accident at a quarry.After that he began acting up, expressing jealousy towards the many teens his parents had taken in and getting Joey, Will and Hayley kicked out of the house.He improved a bit after Mitch McColl moved in, becoming friends with Nick Smith and having a tentative romance with Jade Sutherland.After Ailsa’s death, his relationship with Alf was badly damaged and he moved first to the city to live with Morag then to New York to live with Roo.He was last seen at Alf’s birthday when he seemed to have turned his life around and later married in Las Vegas.
Roo StewartPlayed by: Justine Clarke
Tenure: 1988-1989
Still Alive
Alf’s daughter from his first marriage was somewhat resentful of his relationship with Ailsa, which drove a wedge between her and most of the town including her boyfriend Frank Morgan.She went to the city for a while where she got pregnant by rich kid Brett Macklin then told Frank he was the father.They nearly got married until she admitted the truth and she ended up giving her baby Martha up for adoption.She settled down somewhat after that, trying to build bridges with classmates Bobby Simpson and Carly Morris.She ended up moving to the city with Frank and apparently married him but they later split up and she moved to New York.
Rob StoreyPlayed by: Matthew Lilley
Tenure: 1994-1995
Still Alive
Rob just turned up in 1994, having apparently been living in Summer Bay all his life.He was working as a handyman at the time and later had a tenure as a school teacher before buying the boat shed.He had a romance with Roxanne Miller and lived with Irene Roberts for a while.He was good friends with Travis Nash and Donna Bishop, who he had been engaged to for a while.Just as he seemed to be about to get back with her, he vanished from the show, although he was still mentioned as being around up to two years later.
Dani SutherlandPlayed by: Tammin Sursok
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
The oldest of the Sutherland girls, Dani was a city girl initially unimpressed with life in Summer Bay.She soon fell for Will Smith, who managed to smooth out some of her rough edges and supported her when she was raped by Kane Phillips and had to watch as he was acquitted.She and Will broke up when he went back to Gypsy and she then had an equally ill-fated romance with Josh West.She began seeing Scott Hunter and moved in with him.They got engaged but she eventually admitted he wasn’t what she wanted and moved to the city to pursue a career as a novelist.
Jade SutherlandPlayed by: Kate Garven
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
Apparently the younger sister of Dani and twin sister of Kirsty, Jade had in fact been swapped at birth with Laura DeGroot.She was often in the shadow of her more glamourous “sisters” but managed a brief romance with Duncan Stewart before falling for Nick Smith.The pair were together for nearly two years before he left town.In her last months she dated Seb Miller but went off the rails when she learned of her true parentage, eventually moving to the city to stay with Kit Hunter.She remained in contact with both sets of parents.
Max SutherlandPlayed by: Sebastian Elmaloglou
Tenure: 2002-2004
Still Alive
Rhys’ nephew, the son of his brother Peter, who came to stay with the family.He had an unconventional friendship with Colleen Smart and got on well with the older children, as well as romancing girls like Tamara, Caitlin and Eloise, who died of leukaemia in his arms.He was initially unhappy when the Hunters came to stay with them but got on well with Beth and after a shakey start became friends with Henry and Matilda.He was unhappy when Rhys left Beth for Shelley and asked to be sent away to boarding school.
Rhys SutherlandPlayed by: Michael Beckley
Tenure: 2000-2004
Still Alive
Ostensible head of the Sutherland family, Rhys was an ex-Aussie Rules player who bought the caravan park.He seemed to have a solid marriage but when it was revealed he had slept with Angie Russell some years previous and apparently fathered her son Dylan he and Shelley broke up.He then met and married Beth Hunter but found his feelings for Shelley reawakened and left for the city to reconcile with her.
Shelley SutherlandPlayed by: Paula Forrest
Tenure: 2000-2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Still Alive
Rhys’ wife was a social worker who agreed to take on the running of the Drop-In Centre.She was compassionate and willing to offer a hand to waifs and strays, striking up a good relationship with Gypsy Nash and taking in Brodie Hanson.She took the news of Rhys’ brief affair with Angie Russell badly, leaving her family behind and moving to the city.She made several returns while her family were still living in the Bay.At one point she planned to marry a lawyer, David, but they broke up after she donated a kidney to save Kirsty.Soon after she and Rhys reconciled and he moved to the city with her.She returned to the Bay briefly in 2009 to be reconciled with Kirsty, who had just had a miscarriage, and took her back to the city to live with the rest of the family.
Liam TannerPlayed by: Peter Scarf
Tenure: 1996-1997
Still Alive
Liam arrived at the caravan park the day Michael Ross died to be fostered by him and Pippa:His father had been sent to prison for fraud.Despite the unhappy circumstances of his arrival, Liam settled in well in the household and helped keep things running while Pippa was in a coma for a while.He had an on-off relationship with Stephanie Mboto which ended when she was killed.He was also good friends with Joey Rainbow and Casey Mitchell.He was eventually reunited with his mother and moved to Peru with her.
Belle TaylorPlayed by: Jessica Tovey
Tenure: 2006-2009
Deceased
Belle arrived in Summer Bay searching for her mother and was taken in by Irene Roberts.She was shocked to learn Amanda Vale was her mother and did her best to accept her.She was a keen photographer but never really managed to make a career out of it.She briefly dated Ric Dalby, Lucas Holden and Angelo Rosetta but was more firmly involved in two volatile on-off relationships with Drew Curtis and Aden Jefferies.She and Aden moved in together(In Roman's house) after he helped her over an addiction to painkillers but not long afterwards she began to feel ill and went to the doctors. There we found out she had a tumor(cancer)and it had spread everywhere in the body. She and Aden married but she died in her sleep alongside him at Irene Roberts' house only two weeks later.
Cassie TurnerPlayed by: Sharni Vinson
Tenure: 2005-2008
Still Alive
Cassie was first seen as a new girl in town who caught Ric Dalby’s attention.Apparently fun loving and reckless, it turned out she had been abused by her uncle and Ric gave her the strength to stand up to him. She moved in with Sally and Flynn after her grandmother died and started dating Ric but they broke up frequently and when she cheated on him with her old boyfriend Macca it was over for good.She dated a string of bad boys, including Aden Jefferies, the last of whom, Henk Van Minnen, left her pregnant and HIV positive.She agreed to join Sally on her round the world trip but they only got as far as Phuket where she gave birth to her daughter Summer Rose.
Amanda ValeHolly Brisley
Tenure: 2005-2007, 2008, 2009
Still Alive
Dan Baker’s ex-wife and mother of his son Ryan arrived in Summer Bay in 2005 around the time of his marriage to Leah.She caused a lot of trouble for the pair and the other residents, reluctantly allying herself with crooked mayor Josh West and marrying Graham Watters, Beth’s father, for his money.She was shocked to discover Belle Taylor was the daughter she had given birth to at fourteen and had been told was dead and managed to build a relationship with her despite sleeping with her boyfriend Drew.She later married Peter Baker, Dan’s brother and Drew’s father, and the pair moved to the city to try and make their marriage work after suffering a revenge campaign from Amanda’s sister Kelli, who blamed Amanda for a car crash that left her scarred.She returned in 2008 for Dan’s memorial service and for Belle's wedding, deathbed and funeral in August 2009.
Kelly WatsonPlayed by: Katrina Hobbs
Tenure: 1995-1997
Still Alive
A doctor at the Northern District Hospital, Kelly ended up sharing a house with Steven Matheson and Travis Nash and eventually fell for Travis.Kelly was very committed to her career and once thought she had contracted HIV from a needlestick injury only for her tests to come back clear.She and Travis became engaged and made plans to move to the city together when she got a job there.However, she realised Travis would never be happy with such a life and left without him.
Aaron Welles
Played by: Ritchie Gudgeon
Tenure: 1997-1998, 1999
Still Alive
Aaron was a street kid who was taken in by Alf and Ailsa.He was good friends with Joey Rainbow and dated Casey Mitchell for a while.He had something of a big brother relationship with Travis Nash.He once went through a period of carrying a knife after Casey was mugged.After her departure, he was largely swallowed up in the teen group and eventually left to join a band, briefly reappearing at the start of 1999 for a visit.
Justine Welles
Played by: Bree Desborough
Tenure: 1997-2000
Still Alive
Originally seen as Aaron’s drug addict sister, Justine returned after sorting herself out and became the last child to be fostered by Pippa Ross.She had a close friendship with Tiegan Brooks.After Pippa’s departure, she fell under the care of first Travis and Rebecca and then Joel and Natalie.She had a lengthy relationship with Vinnie Patterson but ultimately found she couldn’t trust him.She later dated Tom Nash for a while.She was briefly jailed for manslaughter when a baby she’d been babysitting for died until it was revealed the child’s father was responsible.She eventually left for the city to study acting.
Josh WestPlayed by: Daniel Collopy
Tenure: 2001-2003, 2005-2006
Deceased
Josh originally appeared as the son of a rich family who had tired of their society and moved to Summer Bay, taking jobs as Alf Stewart’s deck hand and as a lifesaver.He had relationships with Dani Sutherland and Hayley Smith but the death of Charlotte Adams under his watch changed him.He became money obsessed, buying most of the Bay, closing down the Drop-In Centre and trying to sell off the caravan park. This led to him scheming his way to become mayor in order to demolish the whole town and build a highway bridge.He ended up pulling a gun on Barry Hyde and was killed when the gun went off in the ensueing struggle.
Jack WilsonPlayed by: Daniel Amalm
Tenure: 1994-1996, 2000
Still Alive
Originally sent to live with Michael and Pippa on a temporary basis, Jack decided to stick around when it became clear living with his violent stepfather was teaching him bad habits.Jack was probably the most volatile of the foster children, frequently getting into trouble, including accidentally starting the bush fire that destroyed Don Fisher’s house.He had romances with Selina Roberts, Chloe Richards and Sally Fletcher and was good friends with Curtis Reed.After Michael’s death he left town to join the navy.He returned briefly in 2000 for Sally’s abortive wedding to Kieran.
Matt WilsonPlayed by: Greg Benson
Tenure: 1988-1991, 2002
Still Alive
Briefly glimpsed in the pilot, Matt was a surfer and later lifeguard who had an on-off romance with Carly Morris in the early days.He also worked in the Diner and shared a house with Matt Wilson and Adam Cameron for a time.Matt had few storylines, mainly being employed as a background character, and disappeared from the show after the 1991 finale without any explanation.He briefly returned to the Bay in 2002 for the sesquecentenary celebrations.
