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A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.

1981

Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.

Dr Simon Bowen refuses to prescribe the contraceptive pill to a fifteen year old girl without her father's permission. The girl is torn between her father and her insistent boyfriend.

A very serious accident upsets the townsfolk leaving questions unanswered, and Dr. Elliott battles for the survival of one of the injured.

Questions arise about the tragic incident and Dr. Elliott and nurse Shirley Dean work to protect Andy MacKay from the small town gossip.

Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.

Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.

Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.

There's a fire in the Wandin Valley Community Hospital, and Brendan Jones finds out who caused it. Simon Bowen has to make a decision about the right and wrong of shortening a life.

Dr. Elliott gets up to mischief with an old boy of the Valley and gives Sgt. Gilroy a few headaches. Dr. Bowen finds a companion although not quite what he was looking for.

Matron Kertesz takes over as District Nurse and has to care for a young man recently crippled and struggles between her profession and her emotions.

Shirley Dean is involved in an accident and makes police work very difficult for Sgt. Gilroy. Nurse Brendan Jones saves the life of a young asthmatic.

Dr Bowen fights to make the town's stubborn bus driver see how he can endanger the lives of passengers with his illness.

Molly's glamorous model friend comes to stay, driving Brendan crazy and causing Vicki Dean some jealous moments.

Dr. Elliot faces a threat of his past being revealed when he takes the side of alternative medicine for a dying child.



The team at the hospital - with the help of Shirley, Frank, Vicky, and Robert Bowen - work together to treat the passengers of the bus accident. Molly confronts the bank manager about her loan. After burning his hands at the accident scene, Frank moves in with Shirley and Vicky so that Shirley can take care of him. Robert expresses some reserved praise for Simon.
Vicky secures a high-profile job treating a Yarraman colt trained by Neil Stephens, but worries that Stephens is excessively pushing his reluctant daughter Robin into constant showjumping training. Meanwhile, Terence becomes concerned about Neil's wife Jill, who requests that Terence sterilize her. Simon suspects that a young girl is being physically abused by her father. Molly decides to go into business breeding turkeys. Marta spends an evening at Terence's vineyard with Alex Popovich. Shirley helps Frank work on his article for the Horticultural Society.
After Robin is admitted to hospital as the result of her horse-riding accident, Simon searches for the truth about the previous injuries - which were treated by Terence - that become apparent on her X-rays. Molly decides to start business as a yabbi farmer. Marta's friendship with Alex continues to deepen, with Alex gifting her with a wood-carving of The General. Shirley's attempts to get Frank to move back into his own house with a farewell dinner backfire.
Terence comes to the aid of a woman suffering from agoraphobia. Molly assists at the veterinary practice when Vicky falls ill, while Simon uses this as an opportunity to get closer to her. A three-year-old child is treated by the team after falling off a moving plough. Shirley continues to replace her craving for cigarettes with food. Marta learns that the Hospital Workers' Union has advised workers to strike for a pay rise, leaving only the medical staff to run the hospital.
Shirley, Molly, and Vicky assist at the hospital during the strike. Simon performs his first operation in the valley on Kathy Pieri. However, what is at first thought to be an appendicitis turns out to be something quite different. Terence worries that problems at home may be the cause of Brett Morgan's anxiety and inability to study or sleep. Vicky becomes upset when Terence refers to his wife in Sydney.



1982

A young boy, bored and lonely turns to petty vandalism and is given two weeks "hard labour" at the hospital where he befriends an elderly male patient - his first friend.

Doctor Elliott shocks Wandin Valley when his new friend arrives. The young boy is devastated when the old man dies but decides to take on the care of his dog.

A young diabetic's condition saves her from the disaster that befalls her fellow students. Simon's father arrives in Wandin Valley.

Frank arrives at the site of the minibus crash and realises that it is an emergency. There are six very seriously injured people. Simon finds his father has been enlisted to help in the emergency.

Simon becomes suspicious when a shy, young, aboriginal girl comes to him with a split lip. Molly does market research on the need for fresh turkeys and embarrasses Brendan.

Simon is unrelenting in his pressure on Terence to report the case to the relevant authorities. How long can Frank and Shirley continue living under the same roof?

The local tennis coach saves a young boy's life but finds his own at risk. Marta Kertesz finds that a friend has become an admirer.

The prejudices and hypocrisy of a small town destroy two favourite residents. There are big money stakes on Shirley's determination to give up cigarettes.

Dr Elliot has a tough time treating a woman whose problems are more mental than physical. Vicky collapses in her surgery and is confined to bed.

When a young Italian girl is discovered to be suffering from gonorrhoea the doctors face the task of tracking down the carrier, with embarrassing results for a mother and her teenage son.

Frank's job is at risk and he's out to prove that he's a tough cop. Meanwhile, Marta and Molly organize a demonstration.

Marta is reminded of the secret police in Hungary when two city detectives come to investigate a murder. Frank is forgiven and becomes the town hero. Starring -

Marta fears general health and Vicki comes to the rescue. Molly is branded an eccentric and a nuisance.

Terence's investigation of a patient's illness brings an unexpected result. Shirly finds an unusual way of not having to go jogging with Frank.

Molly leaves Brendan and the townsfolk are sure it's for good. Frank and Shirley are keeping secrets from each other.

Shirley's on a strict diet, but bears a strong resemblance to Miss Piggy. Vicki worries about her young assistant, whose help is sometimes more trouble than it's worth.

Tempers flair from both sides when there's a threat of big industry invading Wandin Valley and Molly employs some fancy fighting tactics.

Simon proves that doctors are as vulnerable to dangerous illnesses as their patients. Things look grim for Frank and Shirley's relationship when Frank is seen with a very attractive woman.

Terence receives a beautiful visitor who causes him heaps of problems.. and she happens to be his ex-wife Rowena. The hospital staff vote Dr. Simon Bowen as the world's worst patient.

Marta feels threatened by Rowena's arrival and the two women have a talk. Frank makes a few changes to his image to suit Laurel, but finds his life is changing faster than he likes.

Vicky's in for a big surprise when she meets her enemy, the new specialist vet in town. There's unwelcome competition for the doctors as well.

Is the relationship between Shirl and Frank, on or off? They both have very different ideas on the subject. Simon may be a little out of his depth when he deals with hallucinations.

Shirley's meeting with Vicky's boyfriend is a total disaster. A father's negligence in leaving a loaded gun where his children can find it spells danger.

How does Simon Bowen react when he meets Vicky's new boyfriend? Meanwhile, an emergency operation at Wandin Valley hospital seems imminent and the life of a young child is at stake.

The stars of a radio serial called "Green Pastures" are coming to Wandin Valley and most of the locals are very excited. Meanwhile, the relationship between Frank and Shirley is deepening.

Vicky's romance strikes difficulties when she discovers some startling information about Peter. There's chaos in the Valley when actors from a radio serial wind up in hospital.

Vicky creates havoc in the Dean household when she leaves home. Meanwhile, Molly and Brendan are in for a few surprises when their live-in help divulges her thoughts on certain moral issues.

Frustrated by the hospital's lack of support, Marta starts looking for another job. In the meantime, there is growing evidence that Shirley Dean's secret fear may actually be true.

Shirley receives some news which could endanger her future with Frank. Meanwhile, a very serious disease strikes a newborn baby and Terence investigates.


There are strange lights in the sky, a boy suffers mysterious burns and talks about a crashed spaceship. Shirley is very depressed as a result of the operation, or is it Frank?

A young boy is struck by a disease that can ruin his future and Terence can't get any answer as to the cause. The Hospital Board appears to be scheming to remove Marta.

Shirley's mum arrives causing chaos in the Dean household and upsetting some of the locals. Terence and Simon worry for the health and life of the local priest who has a fight on his hands.

Frank and Shirley's engagement party creates arguments and a few surprises. Simon tries to cope with a young deserted mother who has misinterpreted his professional care and attention.

Terence and Simon are both attracted to the glamorous new receptionist at the clinic. Shirley is feeling unwanted and unloved, and her mother's interference in the wedding plans doesn't help.

There is confusion between two brothers, one of whom is a well known war hero. The whole town turns up for a funeral.

A dangerous escaped criminal returns to Wandin Valley and Frank is forced to take action. Brendan and Molly have an argument and Brendan ends up spending the night in a pig pen.

Terence reveals a closely guarded secret from his past. There is fun and a surprise for the ladies at Shirley's shower tea.

Shirley and Frank have wedding jitters and Shirley has second thoughts. After Frank's bucks party, Frank and Simon deliver a baby.

It's great celebrations in the Valley for Frank and Shirley's wedding. There's a fear that a snake may ruin the ceremony.

Frank and Shirley return from their honeymoon but find living together isn't easy. An abandoned baby is left at the hospital.

Wandin Valley fears the outbreak of a tropical disease and Terence and Simon battle against the small town prejudices.

Shirley loses a daughter and Simon finds a flatmate. Terence's daughter arrives on his doorstep to stay.

Molly and Brendan receive some very exciting news. The local BMX champion becomes very ill just before his big race.

Frank is reprimanded for neglecting his professional duties due to the excitement of being a newly-wed. Brendan is suffering because of Molly's pregnancy.

To improve farm profitability, Molly is faced with having to get rid of Doris. Meanwhile, Sophie gets into trouble and Terence doesn't know how to deal with his daughter's radical behaviour.

Terence is concerned about a patient not responding to treatment. A young school boy takes desperate measures to become a jockey.

There's an unexpected twist at Frank and Shirley's bridge party. Sophie Elliott's interest in Brendan creates problems for Terence.

When Simon is attracted to a beautiful woman he learns of her dark past in Wandin Valley. Meanwhile, Terrance worries about stories of Sophie and her romantic entanglement.

Brendan and Molly's marriage is put under pressure by town gossip. Simon suffers from the small-mindedness of the Valley people. Starring -

When a bikie gang appears in Wandin Valley, fear strikes the town. Simon worries about Fatso's nocturnal habits. Starring -

The township turns against Frank when he sides with the bikies against a local. Meanwhile, Molly is upset at talks of leaving the valley.

An angry farmer publicly slanders Vicky and assaults her for mistreating his cattle. Brendan is very upset about Miss Bird's senility and resists taking her to a nursing home.

Marta and Terence try to further their relationship, but circumstances are against them. Stock are dying from a rare disease and there are worries for the safety of the Valley's inhabitants.

Marta shows growing affection for Ben Prescott, the Pony Club manager and Terence is jeolous. Meanwhile, Brendan tries to help a family whose son appears to be troubled by violence at home.

Shirley asks Frank to pose nude for her painting. A colleague of Simon's father comes to stay and Simon gets a pleasant surprise.

Simon has some news for Vicky - his father has asked him to join the family practice. Shirley's painting of Frank provides great amusement at the club.

Ben tells Marta of a problem that may put an end to their relationship. Brendan discovers the source of the strange noises that have been upsetting Molly.

Vicky and Terence have an accident, and Vicky blames herself. Marta's professionalism is questioned due to her personal involvement with a seriously ill patient.

Marta and Ben's relationship is put under great strain. A bitter argument divides Terence and Marta.

There's a fire at the Jones' farm and Brendan has to break the news to Molly, but she has some bad news of her own.

Bob Hatfield takes ill and convinced that he may die, reveals an intimate secret from his past to Cookie. Terence is obviously upset about Marta's relationship with Ben.

Simon arranges a beautiful blind date for Terence. A much hoped for birth turns to tragedy for a Wandin Valley couple.

Shirley reprimands Terence for his treatment of Marta. An engagement is announced.

Terence has to tell a close friend some shattering news. Shirley and Simon feel they need to teach school students about sex.


The treatment of two patients causes friction between Terence and Simon. Molly's mother arrives and causes problems for Brendan.

Molly and Brendan become proud parents. Shirley and Frank rethink their marriage.

The arrival of old Dr Clarke upsets Terence when the doctor tries to take over. The old fashioned attitudes of a teenage father drives her to extremes.

It appears that Molly's mum will settle in Wandin Valley, and Molly and Brendan are horrified. Dr Clarke causes problems for Terence, and some patients.

Brendan is upset about not having enough time with his baby. There is hope of gold discovery in the Valley.

Cookie resigns from the club after fighting with Councillor Muldoon. The whole town team together for a rescue.

Simon prepares for his radio debut. There's friction between Brendan Jones and the relief nurse.

There's general excitement, but also arguments about the garden fete at the Gilroys. Terence becomes sick while investigating the mystery illness of an elderly lady.

Molly finds motherhood trying, she is tired and unhappy. Vicky investigates the mystery death of some cattle.

There are some surprises at the Wandin Valley Hospital Beauty Quest. Molly has to adjust to a change in her relationship with Chloe.

Shirley plans a holiday but Frank doesn't want to join her. Marta is worried her new house is a mistake.

A dying patient makes his final protest. Terence solves a young boy's embarrassing problem.

An unemployed teenager suffers a stroke and his friends organise his rehabilitation. Marta is plagued by telephone calls from a mystery intruder.

"The Push" group, a group of unemployed teenagers, make progress with one of their member's rehabilitation from a stroke. Marta discovers the identity of the intruder.

Vickey's matchmaking backfires. Simon's play strikes big problems.

Molly thinks she may be pregnant again. The local chemist is suspected of murdering his annoying wife.

A patient almost dies and Simon blames himself. Molly argues with Brendan and Simon about inoculating Chloe.

The bad luck of a farmer affects the whole Valley. Frank is proud of Shirley's success at darts, but doesn't know her secret.

Wandin Valley Bush Hospital is threatened with closure and the town residents fight to keep it open.

An airplane crash reminds everyone why it is so important to maintain well equipped hospitals in rural areas - but such practical reasons are not always considered when politics are involved.

Wandin Valley residents react with self-righteous indignation when two ex-criminals and three "ladies of the night" arrive in town.

Esme and a number of the local ladies are so incensed by the presence of the "ladies of the night", that they decide to take things into their own hands.

Esme's nephew Alwyn Watson returns to the Valley with his wife Mary. As a result of an accident, Alwyn is confined to a wheelchair, where he dreams of his huge insurance claim.

Mr Brown, a mysterious visitor to the Valley, sparks those with guilty consciences to cleanse their souls.

Wandin Valley Cup fever strikes with its customary force. Apart from the S.P. Bookie run by Cookie, the racing committee is faced with an audacious confidence trick.

Terence and Marta's growing relationship becomes impossible to hide.

1993
Harry and Kate have finally gone on their honeymoon and Dr. Alex Fraser makes a surprise return to the valley.
Tom takes Anatomic to the track for the first time but only Anna's influence can get the horse into the starting gate.

1992

1983

Janice is discovered caring for her baby brother after both have been abandoned by their drug addict mother. Janice is only nine years old and the baby is going through heroin withdrawal symptoms.

Ross and Yvonne McLean, a prosperous but childless couple in their forties are finally forced to accept that they cannot produce children.


Matron informs Bob that she will be making alternate living arrangements which Bob takes as a personal insult.

Simon is called to an emergency operation to try and save a person's life.

Matt and Lucy are in love and Cathy finds it amusing that they are trying to hide it from her.
Matt and Lucy are in love and Cathy finds it amusing that they are trying to hide it from her.

1987
Jo is saddened to learn her mother has moved away and left no forwarding address. Donna and Jo travel to Rottnest Island and see the native Quokka firsthand.

Rex Munro and Clarrie King maintain a feud, which began with their fathers, by quarrelling over an access road running through Rex's property. The feud excalates into violence.

A lonely, elderly woman and a bereaved and lonely young truckie form a friendship based on mutual interests. Molly sparks off a one-woman campaign against battery farming.

Billy Perkins suffers from incurable and advanced emphysema, as a result of many years of heavy smoking. Unable to cope with the fear of a slow and lingering death, Billy commits suicide.

Vicky's feelings for Terence are exposed as she becomes so unhappy with the confirmation of the romance between Terence and Marta.

Des Ward, an ex-professional cricketer, whose career has been ruined by a shooting accident, returns to the Valley. Des is dragged out of his self pity and depression by Frank.

Terence Elliott is recovering from his heart attack, but is becomming increasingly irritated at the over-protective manner of his friends and colleagues.

A newborn baby needs a blood transfusion but Simon is mystified when neither mother nor father's blood group is compatible.

Nigel Fairbairn, a city-bred locum arrives to help Simon during Terence's convalescence, and is seconded to help fight a bush fire which breaks out in the Valley bringing death in its wake.

An aimless teenage boy dies unexpectedly on the operatingtable. Simon and Nigel's careers are at stake until Terence performs an autopsy.

A gang of cattle-duffers in the Valley involve many of the locals who succumb to the lure of cheap, freshly killed beef.

Kath has been caught up in rearing her grandchildren and running her son's household since her daughter-in-law died. Until she meets a retired solicitor, and realises she has her own life to lead.

Councillor Muldoon attempts to close down the Wandin Valley caravan park. Malcolm, a Wandin Valley farmer, is seriously injured and Terence and Simon have to amputate his leg.

Hilary Randall is totally unprepared when her husband Graham suffers a stroke. Faced with a mountain of bills, and terrified that Graham may need constant care, Hilary is at first unable to cope.

Marta and Terence decide to marry. Complications arise when a mystery man, linked with Marta's past in Hungary, arrives in the Valley.

Gale-force winds wreak havoc in Wandin Valley. Fallen trees and power wires leave several people injured. The whole town pulls together during the emergency.

Bela, the hero of Marta's student days and her first love, arrives in Wandin Valley. Marta hides Bela at her house as he is an illegal immigrant and forces her to lie to Terence.

A group of nine year old boys find some gelignite and decide to make a bomb. The explosion comes sooner than expected and the badly injured boys are trapped in an over-turned bus.

Marta is torn between her shared dreams with Bela and her future plans with Terence. Dramatically Marta leaves with Bela to continue their work together in the underground movement in Hungary.

A young mother and recent widow, seems to be managing so well, running the drought-stricken farm and raising her two children. Pam is refused credit and her brave front begins to crumble.

Terence succumbs to depression and self-pity over Marta. However, he is instrumental in preventing Pam from destroying her own life and that of the children.

A farmer's carelessness with pesticides puts a little girl's life at risk and kills Molly's dog.

Molly is suspicious of an old man until the old drover becomes Brendan's patient.

The erratic behaviour of a 16 year old girl is a mystery for Dr Elliott until he learns that his young patient is an alcoholic.

Brendan Jones' favourite patient, Mrs Coote, becomes attached to a labrador.

A young boy is in danger of losing the sight in his eye as a result of a minor injury. A corneal transplant operation in the Sydney Eye Hospital seems to be his only hope.

Terence Elliott supports Dorothy Edgar in her intention to die with dignity, and to find some purpose in her death by donating her eyes to the Eye Bank.

Frank's new offsider, Constable Perry Nolan, arrives in Wandin Valley.

Tragedy strikes the Marsh family as a result of a road accident. Councillor Muldoon finds himself the target of local hostility as the accident occurs on the notoriously dangerous crossroads.

A housewife's neglect of home and family could have serious repercussions for her eldest son, Nicky, when Simon discovers he has diabetes.

Perry Nolan, Frank's newoff-sider, quickly begins to fall out of favour with the locals, with the exception of Judy Loveday.

Vicky's life is in danger when she is threatened by the young schizophrenic owner of a dog she has been treating. The arrival of a salesman changes the lives of Judy, Cookie and Esme.

Terence's grapes are ready for harvest and everyone turns out to help pick them before bunch rot sets in.

A shy teenage girl breaks away from the confines of her narrow minded fanatical father when she learns that she is an epileptic.

The new matron Maggie Sloan arrives at Wandin Valley Hospital. Nursing staff and doctors are torn between admiration, irritation and fear at her methods.

Terence is forced to re-examine traditional medicine when an artist convinces him that she has cured her cancer with a special diet.

The mysterious death of the Wandin Valley "rainmaker" results in an anti gun campaign for Molly Jones. A shock result in the council elections ends in a vote recount.

Terence Elliott and Vicky Dean find themselves stranded overnight in a backwater town. Their sojourn in Magnolia Vale is not what friends and relatives in Wandin Valley imagine.

When hospitalised, Bert Griffith's cantankerous behaviour poses problems for the nursing staff, but his mystery ailment proves a real headache for the doctors.

Shane Peters, a nine year old boy who has been the recipient of innovative surgery to his knee is in danger of never walking again due to his over-indulgent mother.

Brendan's infatuation with an old F.J. Holden has repercussions when he is confronted by geriatric gangsters after the long-lost loot they expect to find hidden in the car.

Bob Hatfield's wife Daisy has cancer of the liver and whilst she accepts the fact of her impending death, Bob refuses to believe that Daisy is terminally ill.

Bob and Daisy's daughter, Doreen, who has been living in Burrigan, returns to the Valley to prepare for her wedding day.

When a young woman is raped by a travelling salesman, she has a hard time convincing her husband and the town folk that the attack was unprovoked.

Bob Hatfield is living the life of a recluse since his wife, Daisy, died. Bob has lost any desire to look after himself or the house. Life doesn't have the same purpose without Daisy.

Dave Patterson, an unemployed farm worker, fears the loss of his four children to the authorities and takes to the road with them.

Wandin Valley school is threatened because of declining attendance numbers.

Pam Foley has been finding it difficult to rebuild her life and has become totally dependent on valium and as she attempts a withdrawal from the habit, she is totally unprepared for the consequences.

Yet another homeless stray captures Molly's heart and, although the dog is in need of medical attention, she attempts, unsuccessfully, to keep its presence a secret from Brendan.

A young farmer nurses her father who has a serious illness. When he dies, it seems she has no rights to the property in favour of her city-dwelling brothers.

Shirley takes up smoking again to lose weight. Matron Sloan wins a trip to Vegas for ten days.

Captain of the volunteer bushfire brigade and a strict disciplinarian, is made to realise his methods do not always achieve results. But redeems himself when a major bushfire breaks out.

A young girl's devotion to her pony, prompts Vicky Dean to risk her life at the height of the fire to release the animal from captivity. It is a long and frightening day for all.

The source of an outbreak of gastro enteritis is traced back to an electrical fault in the freezer at the club.

Jack Dead, Shirley's ex-husband and Vicky's father, pays a visit to the Valley. Vicky discovers that her father is not perfect and it enhances her relationship with Shirley.

In the aftermath of the bushfires a charred corpse is found.

Cookie arranges a fund-raising benefit for people like the Bellamys who won't accept charity and insist on returning to live in the burnt out remains that was once their home.

A ballerina with a promising career develops MS and returns to the Valley to share a house with her brother. When she breaks her ankle her independence is threatened.

The daughter of a wealthy grazier, decides to set up a gliding club in Wandin Valley. She has Simon's interest and support, whereas Molly is convinced the gliders are the death of her chooks.

Vicky and Simon spend a day together in Sydney where romance and harmony replace their usual bickering.

Esme is horrified to discover that her birth was never registered. Molly, however, learns the secret of Esme's birth whilst delving into old newspapers found under the lino at the Jones' farm.

Gabrielle's unexpected arrival triggers off major changes in the lives of the Gilroys.

An awkwardness has now entered Vicky and Simon's relationship so when Brendan and Molly go off to Adelaide for a holiday Vicky moves into the Jones' Farm.

The local football hero is seriously injured and suffers a 'brain death' after a car accident.

A young wife involved in a car accident has an emergency Caesarean and rejects her baby boy and has no recollection of the accident or the birth. An old friend of Simon's comes to the Valley.

Wandin Valley's post mistress has discovered she has a thyroid condition and needs hospitalisation for tests and possibly an operation. The townspeople rally together to save the Post Office.

Simon's ex-fiancee, Sally, has moved into the flat to stay and it looks to Vicky as though Simon and Sally have serious plans for the future.

Whilst on a midnight raid to acquire equipment, a young boy has a bad accident and is in danger of bleeding to death.

A middle aged truck driver is forced to stay in Wandin Valley when he pulls the muscles in his leg, but his condition worsens when he contracts malaria.

Controversy develops at the hospital as Brendan and Matron disagree on whether or not Brett's mother should stay with her son.

Now that Simon's friend Sally has gone back to Sydney, Vicky goes slightly overboard trying to impress Simon. It all results in a marriage proposal in a dingy roadside diner.

Matron Sloan and Nurse Loveday are seriously injured by a man who is affected by the moon.

Arnold Mortimer has arrived in town for a complete rest from his job as computer programmer but his visit goes from bad to worse.

Councillor Muldoon books his hall to a rock band called "The Gas Chamber" for a young people's dance, little knowing that they are a punk band, not a quiet trio as he hadimagined.

Vicky and Simon's wedding plans seem to be causing a rift with friends and family.

Simon and Vicky's wedding, for which the whole town has been waiting, looks as though it could be delayed when both, unbeknown to each other, are called away to emergencies, just before the ceremony.

Vicki is called to attend a horse gored by a bull on the morning of her wedding. She finally arrives at the church in the back of Bob's ute.

Terrence is caught up in a dangerous situation with no hope in sight.

A fire in the hospital kitchen caused by outdated equipment, leads to emergency measures being taken to feed the patients and Cookie's help is enlisted.

Terrence becomes a potential husband for a match-maker's daughter. A smooth-talking antiques dealer ingratiates himself into Esme's life.

Cookie becomes suspicious of Roger, the antique dealer, his motives are assumed to be merely jealousy, but eventually it becomes clear that Roger's intentions are sinister.

Only days after her fifteenth birthday, it is confirmed that Gabe is pregnant.

Simon and Vicky, sneaking back to Wandin Valley after their honeymoon.

A colourful character comes to Wandin Valley and creates quite a stir with his potions and magic cures.

It's a state of emergency in the valley when they get a freak rain storm and some of the local farmers have to be evacuated.

Brendan is left in charge of the farm while Molly visits her mother.

A young boy puts himself in danger to attract attention.

A young heroin addict without identification is found alone in the streets of Wandin Valley.

The new sister at the hospital disregards hospital regulations, and Brendan's actions costs the sister her job.

Terence suspects the worst when one of his elderly patients, depressed after a heart attack, says he and his wife are going away.

Terence tries very hard to convince two of his patients that they must look to the future and not dwell in the past.

Matron Sloan is suspicious when she hears her arch rival from Burrigan hospital is coming to visit.

Jonathan Hawthorn uses his theatrical knowledge to help a young boy overcome his stutter.

Matron Sloan forces Judy to enter a beauty contest, while Brendan and Vicki have a surprise for Molly.

Frank arrests a respected citizen of the valley for wife bashing.

Frank is furious when he can't discover who wrote the bad review about his play.

Simon is ecstatic when he hears Vicky's good news. Judy helps a young girl cope with the pressures of adolescence.

Terence suggests to Molly that she should go to Sydney for more tests.

Molly and Brendan's love for one another is put under great strain when they try to deal with what lies ahead.

An old enemy of Molly's reappears in the valley. Cookie is laid up in hospital.

Simon's niece is upsetting the household so Simon decides it's time to take a stand.

SIR ROBERT HELPMAN stars as a retired ballet dancer who returns to Wandin Valley to spend what he thinks will be his last days.Bob and Cookie buy a race horse. Also

When Sir Adrian Dorman sees the potential in a young ballet dancer, he decides to continue his teaching.

A friend of Shirley's arrives and is quite taken with Terence. Molly runs for council.

Karen's attraction to Terence gets quite out of hand. Molly is elected to council and her first fight is against Muldoon and Funland.

Vicky reacts angrily to the attention Simon is paying to one of his patients. Cookie invests in garden gnomes and is disturbed when he discovers some of them are missing.

Simon worries when Vicky fails to come home and suggests to Frank that they organise a search party.

Molly and Brendan receive an attractive offer for the farm from Councillor Muldoon. Vicky does some tests on goats and suspects an outbreak of Anthrax. Vicky is shocked when she hears some bad news.

Simon is worried about Vicky when she refuses to accept Molly's condition. Molly together with her mother fight "fire with fire" when Mr Muldoon tries to demolish a friend's home.

When the Burrigan Examiner refers to Wandin Valley as a boring place to live, war is declared between the two towns.

Vicky is furious with Simon when he refuses to let her take part in the rally.

Molly is uncomfortable in her hospital surroundings and is frustrated by not being able to see her family and friends.

Molly insists on leaving the hospital to share her last days with her family and friends.

An attractive French student vet arrives to assist Vicky with her practice.

Matron Sloan helps Bob handle his grief over Molly's death.

Simon suggests to Vicky that she should employ some help around the house.

A hidden truth about one of the hospital's patients is leaked by Sister Loveday.

Matron Sloan takes special interest in a stranger who comes for a job at the hospital.

Simon gets some unexpected training for the sleepless nights he can expect when the baby arrives.

Brendan arrives home from Adelaide with some news that shocks his friends.

Brendan over-reacts when he can't find Chloe and believes that one of the psychiatric patients has taken her.

Matron Sloan hears some pleasing news from Brendan. Vicky tries very hard to save a sick donkey for Chloe's sake.

Brendan gets some help around the house but has no idea who the mystery house-cleaner is.

Chloe has her first day at Kindy where she makes a new friend.

Terence suspects that a little girl with bad bruises is a case of child bashing.

An old University friend of Simon's arrives in the valley with his young son.

The local witch of Wandin Valley turns out to be not so wicked when she helps a young boy.

Judy Loveday gets quite a surprise when a relative arrives in the Valley.

Communication breaks down in Wandin Valley when Esme takes control of the switchboard.

Terence is surprised to hear that he has been chosen to appear on a TV Quiz Show.

Simon is confused about Vicky's behaviour when she discards some of his belongings.

Bob hears of Brendan's irresponsible behaviour while being suspended from his job.

Matron Sloane takes a great deal of care with a patient who's been in a bad motor bike accident.

Brendan rents a beach house in Adelaide and soon discovers he's not alone.

Judy Loveday becomes a patient in the hospital when she discovers a lump she believes may be cancerous.

Brendan surprises his friends on his return to the Valley when he tells them he intends to quit nursing and sell the farm.

Brendan gets railroaded into helping the district nurse on her rounds and becomes involved with one of her patients.

Terence gets conned into answering medical questions on the Quiz Show and is concerned when he suspects a typhoid case.

Judy is worried about Jo when she's admitted to hospital with suspected Typhoid and doesn't respond to treatment.

Esme shocks everyone when she returns from Mudgee looking like a new woman.

Frank investigates the selling of drugs at Burrigan High after one of the pupils has an overdose.

The good news for Cookie is that he has inherited some money, the bad news is that his wife is arriving in town.

Cookie is nowhere to be found when his wife collapses and needs a lifesaving operation.

Esme forces Cookie into buying a Taxi with the money he inherited.

Vicky gets a once in a life-time offer to work in the United States.

Frank gets some help at the station and is surprised when he finds out it's a woman.

Cookie takes his life in his hands when he agrees to give Esme some taxi driving lessons.

Esme practices her taxi driving around the Valley and gets lost in the process.

Vicky hears that she must leave for America in one week's time and is concerned about Simon's reaction.

Vicky's new replacement, Ben Green arrives in the Valley and isn't quite what Vicky had expected.

Frank gives Shirley the surprise of her life and Jo Loveday inadvertently uncovers a murder mystery.

Esme is not impressed when she meets the new city girl, and the feeling is quite mutual.

Esme feels she should be safe-guarded whilst driving the taxi, so she takes up karate lessons.

Kelly and Ben have a few arguments over their living arrangements.

Terence meets his new locum and discovers he used to train him.

Kelly and Cookie double book the club for a function, resulting in chaos.

Kelly and Cookie are asked to write a report to Muldoon on who's to blame for the disaster at the club.
Former pop idol Martin Glass injures himself riding Cris’ new motorcycle.
Former pop idol Martin Glass injures himself riding Cris’ new motorcycle.
Bob Hatfield says he is going to leave the Valley for good but Cookie is determined to change his mind.
Bob Hatfield says he is going to leave the Valley for good but Cookie is determined to change his mind.
Luke and Kevin are both injured when they fall down an old well.
Luke and Kevin are both injured when they fall down an old well.
Wealthy Katie Wellbourne threatens the relationship between Matt and Lucy.
Wealthy Katie Wellbourne threatens the relationship between Matt and Lucy.
Cookie picks the wrong time to turn Esme's house into a bed and breakfast inn.
Cookie picks the wrong time to turn Esme's house into a bed and breakfast inn.
Carol Healy's strange behaviour is not noticed until her baby goes missing.
Carol Healy's strange behaviour is not noticed until her baby goes missing.
Cathy Hayden is offered a job in far-away Kakadu, but hesitates when palaeontologist John Foreman arrives in the Valley.
Cathy Hayden is offered a job in far-away Kakadu, but hesitates when palaeontologist John Foreman arrives in the Valley.
Matron Sloan faces the past when young Joshua Bates is brought to the hospital.
Matron Sloan faces the past when young Joshua Bates is brought to the hospital.
Lucy becomes acting director of nursing and provokes a staff strike when she dismisses Janet.
Lucy becomes acting director of nursing and provokes a staff strike when she dismisses Janet.
Luke celebrates his 18th birthday and Bob and Cookie are making plans for a surprise gift for him.
Luke celebrates his 18th birthday and Bob and Cookie are making plans for a surprise gift for him.
Wandin Valley reveals its musical talents when musician Paul Kelly makes a guest appearance.
Wandin Valley reveals its musical talents when musician Paul Kelly makes a guest appearance.
Luke finds a letter that changes his views about Anzac Day.
Luke finds a letter that changes his views about Anzac Day.
Town drunk Dennis Taylor finally confronts his horrors of Vietnam.
Town drunk Dennis Taylor finally confronts his horrors of Vietnam.
A letter from Cathy gives Matt and Lucy a shock – she intends to sell Boolaroo.
A letter from Cathy gives Matt and Lucy a shock – she intends to sell Boolaroo.
A charitable act toward a group of gypsies puts Steve on the outs with her neighbours. Shirley and Rosemary decide to teach themselves auto mechanics-and decide to use Franks squad car for practice. Taking a break from her last minute preparations for her trip to Greece, Steve goes for one last horseback ride during which she is thrown from her horse and killed.
Luke goes out to look for Steve and finds her body. Discovering that Steve's horse had been shot, immediate suspicions falls on the Gypsies who have been seen hunting in the area. Dave Watson organises a posse who burn down the Gypsies' caravan, but when a bullet retrieved from Steve's horse identifies Dave Watson as the shooter, Luke confronts him with rifle in hand. Dave admits to the act but states that he was unaware that Steve was in the area and was only firing a warning shot to scare off one of the Gypsies. Frank intervenes and charges Dave with manslaughter. Unable to remain in the valley, Luke packs up his things and leaves for Sydney. Matt and Lucy become foster parents to an infant.
Shirley comes out on top in the election and Cris is magnanimous in defeat.
Shirley comes out on top in the election and Cris is magnanimous in defeat.
Frank and Sgt. Bruce Sharp pursue young car thieves in a high speed car chase.
Frank and Sgt. Bruce Sharp pursue young car thieves in a high speed car chase.
New ranger Trevor Jackson confronts lawyer Andy Upton about the truth of an aborigine carving.
New ranger Trevor Jackson confronts lawyer Andy Upton about the truth of an aborigine carving.
Steve suffers a broken heart when she realises that Michael was stringing her along and is actually married.
Steve suffers a broken heart when she realises that Michael was stringing her along and is actually married.
Cris Kouros’ parents Theo and Claire, arrive in Wandin Valley to see their son and granddaughter Jessie.
Cris Kouros’ parents Theo and Claire, arrive in Wandin Valley to see their son and granddaughter Jessie.
Matt and Lucy become involved with Daniel Bailey, a young autistic boy.
Matt and Lucy become involved with Daniel Bailey, a young autistic boy.
Terrence's life is threatened by the Rose sisters who have revenge on their minds.
Terrence's life is threatened by the Rose sisters who have revenge on their minds.
Corina Kennedy asks Terence for an abortion.
Corina Kennedy asks Terence for an abortion.
Frank and Shirley travel to the United States to see Vicky, Simon and the twins. Ben is victimised by irate farmers when he announces that the whole milk supply of the Valley will have to be dumped.
The wife of a roadhouse owner has a late pregnancy with a fifty-fifty chance that the child will be malformed. Kenny Mitchell is employed at the roadhouse behind the counter, with his special being a hamburger with the lot.
There's a burglar on the loose in Wandin Valley. Esme is among the victims, and Sally is finding it a difficult case to solve. Laura breaks down and tells her mother why she is so upset about the Major's proposal.
Wandin Valley battens down the hatches and prepares for Big Jules's annual visit. Sally, sick of being treated as a secretary instead of a policewoman, files an official complaint against Frank.
Shirley convinces Jo to audition for a television commercial. Jo prepares to make her television debut while Frank acts the nervous "stage mother".
When the school principal decides to bring some "good old-fashioned discipline" back to Burrigan High, the students rebel and Jo organises a protest. Jo is elected president of the new student council, and Alex learns that Andrew has a drug problem.
Jo is booked to do a TV commercial for fresh chickens but her excitement turns to horror when she sees the conditions at the farm. There is an outbreak of Asian flu in the Valley and it looks as if many small poultry farmers are going to lose everything.
Peter takes pity on a teenage runaway and lets him stay at Camelot, much to Ben and Donna's dismay. Peter is devastated when he realises that Stewart was just stringing him along.
Esme is bitten by the gambling bug when Cookie installs a new poker machine in the club. Peter's life hangs in the balance when he suffers a severe allergic reaction.
Peter and Alex organise a romantic weekend away in Sydney but it does not go according to plan. Donna is shattered when she learns that Matt has bone cancer.
Donna finds her nursing skills challenged and ends up resigning after a battle with a middle-age valium addict. When Peter catches Penny and George in Alex's house, they decide to get back at him with a 'magic' potion.
Jo and Ben visit a rundown farm and suspect something is amiss. Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at Wandin Valley Hospital – she's the new acting matron!
Adam Campbell takes a fancy to Jo and invites her to a party at his house. After they get into an accident, leaving Jo in a coma with possible brain damage, Frank is determined to find out who is to blame.
Alex suspects a case of child abuse. Esme is jealous when Cookie shows interest in the matron. Jo checks out of hospital after her recovery and helps reunite a family.
Peter tries to find the right moment to pop the question to Alex, but she's too busy battling a case of hay fever. Terence blows his stack when a patient's life is threatened due to Matron Arrowsmith's scheming.
The Wandin Valley residents band together to prevent the closure of the hospital. Matron Sloan arrives back in Wandin Valley with the hope of saving the hospital.
Jo's school friend Fiona is fed up of having to look after her little brother Jimmy. Fiona runs to Jo and the Gilroys for comfort when her mother turns on her and blames her for Jimmy's death.
When Peter allows his students to choose a book for their open book review, their choice causes him nothing but trouble. A diabetic boy bluffs his way into hospital to escape his overprotective mother.
The new ranger, Cathy Hayden, has trouble coping with the attitudes of the locals and her willful grandfather. Peter goes to work on the Hayden farm and Alex begins to worry about the man she's going to marry.
Alex picks up a young hitch-hiker and blames herself when the girl dies after being in a road accident. Alex gets too involved in the case of a newborn baby who is going through heroin withdrawal.
A hard-headed journalist comes to the Valley to interview Cathy for a story on a "day in the life of a ranger". Alex and Peter's relationship is in trouble and the arrival of Peter's old mentor doesn't help matters.
Alex waits for Peter to make up his mind about Walter Hopwood's job offer. Peter tells Alex of his decision, and now it's time for Alex to do some thinking.
Donna's Aunt Sally comes to visit and Donna and Cathy see a chance to do a little matchmaking. Jack and Sally find they've got a lot in common and Jo becomes the star of a Japanese shampoo commercial.
Frank has a special present in mind for his and Shirley's fifth wedding anniversary. Jo tries to do something special for the Gilroys and ends up getting lectured instead.
Kenny Mitchell starts work at the hospital and befriends a young girl with a crippling disease. Bob and Cookie advertise for a housemate and are delighted with the response.
Terence goes on a health kick, but Alex is concerned that he's overdoing it. Kenny starts making plans for his future with Samantha.
Cookie meets up with a couple of old circus performers and their sick lion. Two circus clowns decide to do one last show for the children of Wandin Valley Hospital.
The local farmers are up in arms over plans to release a wedgetail eagle in the national park. It's Donna to the rescue when a farmer threatens the life of an innocent animal.
Terence transfers a brain dead girl to Wandin Valley Hospital in the hope that her father will agree to turn off the life support system. A father is unable to come to terms with the fact that his daughter is in an irreversible coma.
Donna organizes a surprise party for Ben to celebrate Mozart's birthday. A serious car accident has tragic consequences for the folk of Wandin Valley.
Frank Gilroy senses that there was more to the accident than meets the eye. Penny refuses to accept that her father is dead and the town pulls together for a fund raising dance-a-thon.
Terence puts his vineyard up for sale and ends up regretting his actions. Jo and Frank are at loggerheads because the seargent is refusing to let Jo anywhere near her new car.
A selfish, ageing model checks into the hospital and learns a few lessons about life from Jo. Councillor Muldoon causes even more problems for the hospital when he tries his hand at industrial relations.
A mother suspects that the problems she's having with her teenage son could be caused by more than just a generation gap. Terence tries to help a mentally ill boy but his efforts are in vain.
The local farmers are angry about the abundance of wild pigs in the national park and they blame Cathy for the damage to their crops. Jack Hayden takes a turn for the worse in hospital and Cathy finally learns the truth about his illness.
A new nurse has an unusual introduction to Wandin Valley. Jack, realising he has little time left, decides to take care of some unfinished business.
A couple of thieves cause trouble for Frank. Cathy arranges a reunion between Jack and his long lost son. Penny is having trouble coping with her new life and Alex is having problems of her own adjusting to parenthood.
A hot shot city trained nursing sister arrives in Wandin Valley. Esme is admitted to hospital and is convinced that she is going to die.
Cathy can't believe her luck when she hires a new farmhand, but she is in for a few surprises. Danno, Cathy's new farmhand, goes missing, and Shirley's mysterious caller pays a visit.
A farmer and his wife struggle to come to terms with losing their farm. A man desperate to save his farm resorts to using a shotgun. Bob and Cookie fix Jo up with a "hot" date.
Football fever grips Wandin Valley when the "Wombats" take on Widjeera. Michael tries out for the team, much to Matron Sloan's disgust. Shirley feels the burden of being a policeman's wife and having her husband on the job 24 hours a day.
Terence is named as Wandin Valley's Citizen of the Year. Michael's offer to help Jo study for her driving test has unexpected consequences. Tempers flare over Cathy Hayden's decision to cancel the annual shoot. Meanwhile, narrow-minded gossips have a field day with Jo and Michael.
Wandin Valley is invaded by gun-toting hunters as the annual duck season gets underway. A shooting accident tears a family apart. Penny tries a little matchmaking between her two favourite doctors.

1986

Kelly and Cookie think up a fund-raising idea for the club and decide on a darts competition.

Matron Sloane and Shirley are set to challenge each other at the darts competition.

Terence gets a surprise when his son arrives earlier than expected.

Simon is worried that Shirley may be getting too involved with other people's problems.

Terence has the Valley wondering why he's making frequent visits to Burrigan.

Kelly arranges for a journalist friend from Sydney to visit Wandin Valley to write a review on the club.

The Matron has hospital staff and friends worried when she becomes forgetful and doesn't turn up for work. Judy tries to arrange a romantic dinner with Ben Green.Terence worries about C.K's attitude.

Terence takes C.K on a camping trip. Meanwhile, Maggie Sloane has a hard time coming to grips with the changes in her life.

Brendan arranges an evening out with Simon and everyone worries when the pair are late getting back. Kelly is surprised to hear that Judy Loveday believes she and Ben are going out together.

Simon begins to wonder if he'll be missed by the locals when he leaves to join Vicky and the twins. Simon's friends gather to farewell him.

Kelly is shocked when her old boyfriend arrives back on the scene. Frank is suspicious when he sees Shirley with another man and Bob and Cookie invent a mechanical scarecrow.

A young girl's promising future is shattered after further tests prove she has a brain disorder.

Kelly is assigned to look after the animals when Ben is admitted to hospital with chicken pox.

Bob and Cookie are desperately trying to gather votes to be elected on the Rotex Committee.

Tension between Bob and Cookie gets to boiling point when Cookie moves out of Bob's house.

Kelly is thrilled when she receives an order for 50 litres of home-made ice cream. Cookie is furious when Bob runs into Esme in the taxi and refuses to pay for damages.

Cookie seems like he's on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.

Cookie has a horrific car accident and the hospital staff fight to save his life.

Bob thinks of a fund-raising idea to help Cookie with his money problems.

It's Wandin Valley versus Burrigan in the dance competition, with Frank and Shirley desperate to win.

Shirley has a nervous first night on Help Line when the caller is a ten year old boy afraid of being left alone.

Ben and Kelly are a bit worried that their new loo is going to look a bit outrageous.

Mr Muldoon tries to blackmail Kelly into a partnership with her ice-cream business.

A young man has to make a decision on whether he lets someone he loves, live or die.

Kelly writes a light hearted article about the residents of Wandin Valley.

Brendan is upset when he hears that Sarah Anderson is leaving the valley to take on a full time teaching position elsewhere.

Judy is put in an embarrassing situation when she forgets the combination of the hospital safe.

Kelly's negative article on Dr. Wood causes him to resign and leaves Kelly very unpopular amongst the locals.

Judy advertises for a new flatmate and finds Mr. Perfect.

Cookie relies on Esme's dreams for a winner in the Burrigan Cup.
When a horse trainer is suspended for drugging her race horse, Kelly sets out to prove her innocence.
Kelly is warned by Austin Matthews to stay out of his affairs, or she could end up in serious trouble.
Jo gets a job with Bob Hatfield so she can help Judy save some money for the house she wants to buy.
Kelly uncovers some interesting facts on the boarding house.
Terence is thrilled when he finally finds a doctor to replace Simon.
Jo Loveday makes a decision to stay in Wandin Valley.
Ben is confused by all the attention he's getting from the single women in the valley.
Frank shoots a man to protect a mother and her children.
Shirley is concerned when Frank refuses to discuss the shooting.
Frank is unsure of his future in the force when there is an inquiry into the shooting.
Shirley asks Terence for advice when her relationship with Frank worsens.
Frank gets a visit from the police psychologist when he admits he needs help.
Bob is angry when no-one wants to be a volunteer fire fighter.
A fire threatens to sweep through Wandin Valley.
Ben and Jo care for the animals that were injured in the fire.
The valley regulars put on a Benefit Concert for the fire victims.
Shirley and Frank have an unexpected visit form Vicky and the twins.
Jealousy raises its ugly head when Jo Loveday vies for Peter Manning's affection. Vicky is put in a terrifying situation when Charlotte is abducted by a distressed young woman.
Peter Manning's sister tries for the nursing position at the hospital. Alex impresses hospital staff when she performs her first operation. Judy and Daley enter a television dating show.
Secrecy surrounds Bob and Terrence's entry for the bath-tub derby.
Judy tries to impress her partner on the Gold Coast but makes a mess of things.
Judy returns from the Gold Coast with thoughts of travelling overseas.
Ben agrees to go to a rock concert with Donna but mysterious things happen along the way.
Joe convinces Judy that she should travel and see the world.
Shirley organises a petition against the impending army base in Wandin Valley.
The Prime Minister makes a special appearance at a rock concert to show his support to the kids of Burrigan High on their stand against nuclear bases in the valley.
Jo feels that Frank is becoming over protective when he questions her every move.
Alex gets scared when her furniture appears to move and she hears strange noises in the house.
Jo Loveday gets her wires crossed and tells everyone that Shirley is pregnant. Terence goes on a fishing weekend and finds an abused little girl who lives in the bush.
Friends caution Terence on his involvement with Bethany and suggest she should be placed in an institution rather than under his care.
Terence sees C.K. while in Sydney with Bethany, but the relationship becomes very strained.
Alex agrees to have a house warming party under the proviso that Donna organises it.
Terrence is in the firing line when town gossip questions his motives toward Bethany.
Terence comes to terms with losing Bethany by turning to liquor.
Donna sets out to save the town hall when she hears that the council is going to build a shopping centre.
Alex puts her medical opinions aside when an old man explains why he should be left alone with his suffering.
Jo Loveday interviews the patients in the Muldoon Wing for a school movie project.
Peter gets quite a surprise when Alex takes him on a date. Donna conspires with the Muldoon patients to keep a secret from Matron Sloan.
Alex Fraser embarrasses Peter when she uses him as a medical guinea pig for nurses' training.
A young boy who feels he's an outcast from his school mates tries to kill himself.
A shy man with facial deformities is admitted to hospital for observation.
Terrence worries that Alex is forgetting one of his patients feelings when she asks to do further studies on his condition.
Shirley refuses to move back home and accepts an offer to live with Matron Sloan.
Practical realities of using a surrogate mother cause nightmares for the people involved.
Terence is lost for words when his ex-wife and son arrive at the clinic without warning.
C.K. tries devious means to bring Terence and Rowena together.
When Rowena declares she is broke C.K. decides to quit school and join the workforce.
Terence causes an argument with Rowena when he blames her for C.K. wanting to leave school.
Alex worries about a young couple's ability to cope with parenthood.
The strain of nursing a new born baby takes its toll on a young mother.
Esme is excited at the prospect of meeting an old friend when she suspects he's going to propose marriage.
The Wandin Valley residents put on a hilarious performance of "Midsummers Night Dream" as you've never seen them before.
A woman who lives for her daughter's success pays the price when she is admitted to hospital suffering from exhaustion and malnutrition.
Donna and Ben's curiosity gets the better of them when a mysterious parcel arrives for Peter.
A student teacher, conscious of her size, becomes the recipient of some cruel jokes by Peter Manning's pupils.
Burrigan High prepare for a school debate against their arch rivals at Foxwood.
A young married couple move into a house on a new estate and Bob becomes very ill after doing some work at their house.
There is tension between Alex and Matron Sloan as they try to work out Bob's illness with Terence away.

An itinerant farm labourer's reluctance to settle down is putting a strain on his marriage and prompting his wife to hit the bottle. The locals have conflicting views on how best to put Lover's Gully to good use. Michael helps Pam Allen forget her problems but lands himself in trouble with her husband and receives a black eye.
When Leanne learns that she is pregnant, her husband, Dave, isn't exactly overjoyed. They already have one child with Down's Syndrome and Dave is fearful they could end up with another. Terence asks Alex to accompany him to a medical seminar in Canberra. Christopher feels rejected when he overhears his parents talking about a new baby.
Jo has a hard time dealing with an over-zealous rookie cop. Terence and Alex return from Canberra very much in love. A mother is shattered when her son's simple case of measles develops into being potentially brain damaging. The discovery of white powder bags leads the Valley relief policeman to believe that the big time drug dealers are moving in.
When Terence's daughter comes to the Valley to spend time with her father, her arrival places a strain on Terence and Alex's relationship. Ben is captivated by Millie Alcott, an innocent girl who has grown up out of touch with the modern world. Alex finds herself overshadowed by Terence's daughter and her adventure-packed life.
Alex is torn between her professional ethics and her feelings for Terence and cannot decide whether or not to tell him that his daughter has a drug problem. A “sweet” old lady injures herself in the National Park and decides to sue for millions in damages. Terence decides to help his daughter to fight her problems – whether she wants his help or not.

A father is displeased when his son befriends a handicapped person in hospital. A hard-nosed television journalist arrives in the Valley to do a piece on Frank, but has some trouble finding an exciting angle for the story. Terence asks Alex to marry him. A full-scale search is organised when two patients go missing from the hospital. Alex accepts Terence's proposal.
Jo's friend Darren is having more problems than usual with his father. Ron owns a junkyard and is trying to force his son to leave school in order to help with the business. Alex and Terence announce their engagement and the pressure is on them to set a date for the big day. A family is torn apart when an undiagnosed medical condition causes a normally loving father to become violent.
Jo and Cathy think they've discovered a Yowie in the National Park but what they really find is an escape murderer who's been hiding out for more than twenty years. The club gets a pool table and the competition is on to see who will represent Wandin Valley against Burrigan Slim. Ben has an accident with an uncontrollable horse.
There are pre-wedding jitters all around as the big day draws near. Alex's parents arrive in the Valley and her father immediately takes over, causing Alex and Terence to have a blazing row. Ben's locum arrives and Cathy is far from pleased to meet up with Matt Tyler again. Jo asks Michael to the drive-in. The wedding arrives and Frank's precise schedule falls apart when Matt enlists his help to unbox his car, leaving Alex waiting at the church.
Jo's father unexpectedly arrives in the Valley along with a little sister Jo never knew she had. Ben's former girlfriend, Barbara, arrives at the hospital to take care of him. Terence and Alex have a medical emergency to attend to on their honeymoon when Penny's grandfather has a heart attack.

Jo resolves to look after her little sister, but Frank and Shirley realise this can't go on forever. Terence and Alex return from their honeymoon. Ben's future as a country vet is in doubt as a result of his accident. Jo is hurt by what she sees as Frank and Shirley's betrayal and failure to stand by her when they call in social services and then Michelle's mother turns up.
Jo settles into her new flat and inherits her school friend Sandy as a flatmate. After treating a twelve-year-old girl who thinks she is pregnant, Alex decides the time has come to set up a community health centre in the Valley. A young couple find their relationship put to the test when one of them reveals they have a sexually transmitted disease.
A man's imprisonment has meant a sentence not only for himself but for his family too. Jo and Sandy plan a romantic dinner party, but the evening does not go as planned. Tommy returns to the Valley from prison to a frosty reception from his “friends” and family.
Alex organises the opening of the Community Health Centre to a less than spectacular reception. Cathy and Matt go driving and end up spending the night under the stars together. Jo finds out that Sandy's boyfriend is married, but Sandy doesn't believe her. A grieving mother abandons her child and Alex is left holding the baby.
After receiving a bang on the head, Bob mysteriously develops clairvoyant powers. A young woman returns from a holiday cruise to find out she is pregnant. Cookie tries to take advantage of Bob's powers. Cathy is bitten by a deadly snake and ends up in hospital, leaving Matt and Michael to cope with the farm.
A boy's illness could be a lot more serious than it appears. Michael's attempt to help a man who has lost the will to live fails. Matt is offered first refusal on Ben's practice. A father decides to take desperate measures to pay for medical treatment for his son, while Matt has a money-making scheme of his own.
UFOs in the Valley? It certainly seems that way after Bob and Cookie discover a landing site, and when a strange man is admitted to hospital, Esme thinks he is an alien! Cathy's admiration for Matt quickly fades when he spends the night with another woman. When Alex opens Terence's old trunk, she's amazed by what she finds.
Michael and Cathy spend a romantic afternoon on the river. Alex's dream to help the tenants of a dilapidated boarding house backfire when the landlady decides to evict them. Terence becomes environmentally friendly when he reads about the destruction of the ozone layer in the local paper. Jo is fed up with Sandy's burger empire and quits her job.
Jo's search for a new flatmate ends when Sally moves in, but Jo doesn't know Sally as well as she thought. Terence and Alex have a difference of opinion – his idea of relaxing pastime is planting parsnips while hers is sinking into a spa. Michael and Matt try to force Cathy to see a doctor.
Jo is battling the HSC blues. She is struggling with school and work and arguing with everyone. Jeff and Jill appear to be the perfect couple but looks can be deceiving. A girl's attraction to married man leads to a dangerous turn of events. Jo ends up in hospital as a patient when she collapses out of sheer exhaustion.
An aging drifter and his granddaughter arrive in town. When Esme is charmed by the stranger, Cookie is less than pleased. Alex becomes the object of a lovesick camel's affections. It's HSC exam time and Jo is very nervous. Charlie proposes to a smitten Esme. A boy's hopes for a brilliant career nose dive when he's caught cheating.
A woman's memory lapse and her forgetfulness proves almost fatal when she sets her house on fire. Shirley develops a severe case of triskadekaphobia – a fear of the number thirteen. Matron Sloan is acting like a bear with a sore head, all because of a toothache and her fear of dentists, although she soon comes to her senses when Terence threatens her with a pair of pliers.
A boy who believes he is descended from Captain Midnight takes to his ancestor's bush ranging ways. A woman is reluctant to let Alex operate on her son. The town is in an uproar over the Bicentennial Art Exhibition-ist! Eddy Midnight and company smash a dog fighting ring.
A Reform School girl arrives for work experience at the park and takes a fancy to Matt. Michael decides to set matters straight between himself and Jo, once and for all. A girl with epilepsy has trouble coming to terms with her condition. Michael tries to explain to Jo how he feels, but she doesn't seem to want to listen.
Jo's HSC results arrive. Terence tries to convince the mother of a terminally ill boy to give her son a chance to enjoy life. Jo's results are not what she expected, but she consoles herself by accepting a date with Rod. Michael has to come to terms with a ghost out of his past in order to help a sick boy.
Is there a werewolf stalking the Valley cemetery? Cookie thinks its curtain time when he is bitten by a mysterious monster. Michael has a secret admirer. Jo finds herself drawing closer to Rod, despite his father's disapproval. Rob blames himself for his father's heart attack, but Ted decides to use the situation to his own advantage.
Terence's old flame, Marianna, starts work at the hospital and Alex is not happy. Jo tells Frank and Shirley of her plans to go away with Rob. Alex keeps drawing comparisons between herself and Marianna and can't help feeling inadequate. Jo is put out by Sheena's arrival, she is an old friend of Rob's and Jo's jealousy is quite evident.
The battle begins to save Michael's life. It seems as if his chances are slim and the doctors have no option but to operate. Jo is babysitting an insomniac child and is unaware of Michael's accident. Sophie is back in the Valley, and her arrival is bound to cause more trouble for her father and Alex.
Michael's sister arrives in town and tries to hide the real reason for her visit. Cathy resigns when she is accused of being part of the bird poaching racket. Alex tries to speak to Terence about Sophie, but he refuses to listen to what she has to say.
Terence combs the seedy streets of Sydney searching for Sophie. Cathy is disillusioned with rangering and tries for a job as barmaid. Bob is admitted to hospital convinced that he is going to die. Terence finds Sophie, but she doesn't want to see him and asks him to leave. Alex tells a relieved Bob the results of his tests.
Terence has trouble accepting Sophie's news. Matt tries to impress a woman by borrowing Michael's identity. Terence and Alex find their lives torn apart once again by Sophie. Jo and Frank go to the aid of a teenager who has been cheated by her employer. Sophie overdoses on heroin and her heart gives out as a result of all the years of abuse.
Terence, still grieving over Sophie, leaves Alex and she doesn't know how to handle it. Cathy is working at the club and has to put up with Muldoon. Michael is fed up with hospital life. Shirley returns from Queensland and tells Frank she has taken up golf. Cathy is having trouble coping with a temperamental French chef. Alex talks a patient out of committing suicide.
Alex's plan to go and find Terence is foiled when she learns the truth about the locum she has intended to leave in charge. Michael is jealous and suspicious of Polly's private nurse, Scott. Polly collapses and Scott finds himself faced with a difficult decision. Cathy gets carried away during a moonlit stakeout with Matt.
Matt is convinced that Cathy has gone mad when she decides to take flying lessons. Matron Sloan has to act quickly when a boy has an accident on a tractor. The search is on to find the missing plane which has gone down in the National Park complete with Matron Sloan, Cathy, and young Craig all on board. Terence returns to Alex but has a lot of explaining to do.
Terence tells Alex of his intention to give up medicine and take up farming full time. Esme finds it difficult entertaining a nine-year-old computer wiz. Terence is refusing to involve himself in hospital affairs. A woman finds it hard to get a straight answer on her newborn baby's condition and jumps to the wrong conclusion that her daughter has died.
A boy turns to his father for help when he is tormented by a fellow student. The hospital chef decides to propose to the girl of his dreams, but wakes up the next morning to find he has popped the question to someone entirely different. A terrified boy takes desperate measures to stop a bully.
A dying woman comes to the Valley in search of her daughter. Could the girl who she is looking for be Jo? An asthmatic teenager believes that her condition is turning her into an outcast. Jo is determined to help Wendy find her daughter, even though everyone else telling her not to get involved.
Jo decides to look for her mother and places an ad in all the local papers. Alex blames herself when Jenny checks herself out of hospital. Michael tells Jo he wants to buy another motorbike. Matt is fed up looking after smaller animals all the time.
Matt finds Sue injured in her car. She says she had a car accident, but Frank has trouble believing her. Matt is blames for the death of a prize bull. After much coaxing, Sue finally breaks down and confesses to Alex that she was raped by a guy she gave a lift home to.
Michael starts his stint as acting Matron and finds that life certainly wasn't meant to be easy. Matt is disappointed when the female vet he had been expecting turns out to be male. Old ghosts come back to haunt Terence on Sophie's birthday. Cathy is instantly attracted to Mario, the Italian vet.
Bob proclaims his innocence when he is arrested for drunk driving. Cathy is swept off her feet on a romantic trip to Sydney. With Mario but is stunned when Mario proposes. Michael is blamed for the death of a patient in his care and offers his resignation to save the hospital embarrassment when the man's widow threatens to sue.
Cathy prepares to fly off to Italy with Mario, but more important matters come first when she uncovers a marijuanna plantation in the National Park. Frank is excited at the thought of making a big drug bust. Cathy starts to hesitate about Mario and her trip when she has second thoughts.
A boy is injured in a car accident and Frank is having trouble finding the driver responsible. Matt's day doesn't start too well when he gets a visit from the taxation department. A woman has a difficult decision to make when her young son dies. Cathy and Matt do battle with a crotchety old man.
Matt helps a young woman give birth in Cathy's barn. Alex has some news for Terence, but she isn't sure how he'll react to it. Why is Matron Sloan in a good mood? Is there a new man on the horizon? A goat wreaks havoc in the hospital when Jo tries to help an old lady. Alex finally plucks up her courage to tell Terence she is pregnant. To her delight, he is happy with the news.
A flu epidemic hits town and Alex ignores Terence's plan to take it easy. Jo shows off her new engagement ring. Cathy is being forced to choose between being a farmer and a ranger as she is finding it hard juggling both jobs. Alex contracts the flu which turns into pneumonia. Matt helps Cathy in her fight to save the farm. Alex gets worse and fears for her baby's well-being. Cathy decides to sell the farm and concentrates on being a ranger. After having a scan, Alex tells Terence the sex of their baby.


An eight year-old Downs Syndrome boy is slowly welcomed into the community.

Muldoon becomes a victim of his own shortcuts when the hospital wall under construction collapses on him.

When Gabe's mother arrives in the valley, Frank's fears are confirmed.

Miles Scholfield has chosen secluded Wandin Valley as the location for the birth of his writing career.

A country spinster who raises champion pigs in Wandin Valley meets Barry Leonard on holiday. Barry visits her in Wandin Valley bringing with him devastation and heartbreak.

Terence is seconded by Brendan into taking Judy Loveday to her reunion dinner. His reservations are not unfounded, when Judy appears to misinterpret his intentions.

As Muldoon has resigned from the Club, there is a vacancy for President. Johnno, the publican, makes it his business to take over where Muldoon left off.

Everyone becomes concerned with Terence's apparent loneliness and their attempts to find him a partner are upstaged by Bob and Cookie's plan to use an introduction agency.

Emily White, Wandin Valley's oldest citizen, is admitted to hospital.

The story of Wandin Valley's eldest citizen is re-lived when Molly organises a vivid re-enactment.

Molly's over-enthusiasm to have everything right for her new baby causes complications.

Molly and Brendan have to face the first major crisis of their lives together.

Molly and Brendan's friends try to help them sort out their problems.

Simon cannot understand Vicky's behaviour toward her close friend Molly.

Simon is offered a job he has always wanted in the city and he and Vicky have to make a decision.

A young visitor to Wandin Valley takes great interest in Molly and is surprised and disappointed to find out that she is married.

Molly finally looks like making a success of her farm, but she worries that disease might threaten her potato crop.

Terence is shocked at how a money-making venture is more important than a human life.

Esme starts meddling in other people's affairs, only to find herself in trouble with Frank Gilroy.

Esme persuades Cookie to help her in her private investigations and they make a shocking discovery.

Judy Loveday thinks that the hospital's new nursing assistant is not all she appears to be.

Terence takes an interest in the new nurse's assistant and finds out why she is behaving so mysteriously.

Vicky shows all the signs of being pregnant and Simon is very excited.

Judy Loveday's behaviour towards Tania Menzel takes a surprising turn.

Frank is unhappy about the demands being made on him by the locals.

The locals finally come to Frank's aid much to his relief.

Vicky and Simon make preparations for Simon's mother's arrival.

Brendan has doubts about the girl that Judy recommended to fill the vacant position at the hospital.

Molly gets a surprise present for Brendan's birthday.

Brendan gets more of a surprise than Molly bargained for.

Shirley is concerned that Simon seems to prefer working to going home.

An argument between Vicky and Simon prompts Vicky to seek help from Shirley.

An insecure girl focuses her attention on Simon, but Simon has trouble working out why.

Shirley's strange behaviour has everybody wondering what happened to her while she was away.

Esme must prepare herself for an operation.

Simon finds himself applying his medical expertise to Vicky's patients.

Vicky finds she has to face the consequences when an article she wrote appears in the Burrigan Examiner.

Terence finds himself advising friends on a medical situation and Simon feels neglected when Fatso ignores him.

Judy gets a big surprise when the new nurse arrives at the hospital a day earlier than expected and Frank and Shirl prepare themselves for Gabe's visit.

The pressure a mother places on her young son, causes Terence concern. The folk in Wandin Valley have a surprise party for an old friend. The Valley raise funds for a young boy's swimming training.

Molly is really excited when an old friend from University visits. Brendan's moustache is not well received. The fruit pickers arrive and Esme's finds them 'undesirable'.

Shirley is worried aboutFrank's behaviour. Molly's friend Emma finds an old Aboriginal site. Matron Sloan isn't having much luck in finding a place to live.

Shirley's concern for Frank causes her to seek help from Terence. Brendan and Simon try their hand at home plumbing.

Judy Loveday takes great delight in teasing Simon and Brendan.

A young girl's dream to raise her child in a stable environment is shattered when she finds herself deserted.

Matron Sloan finds she has to face the consequences when she fights for what she believes is right.

Brendan can look forward to a long awaited reunion with his parents when they decide to visit.

Brendan is rather concerned when he hears how his father shows little responsibility when taking care of Chloe.

A friend from Vicky's past seeks medical expertise from Simon.

Matron Sloan has problems dealing with one of the hospital board members.

Judy Loveday plays a practical joke on Dr. Elliott on Friday, the 13th.

Terence and Frank have their work cut out for them when they try to trace an anonymous suicide call.

Simon decides that it's high time Hamlet had some serious training.

Judy Loveday gets excited when she thinks she has finally found a man of the world. Terence, Simon and Frank investigate the possibility of investing in a movie.

Terence and Matron Sloane cannot understand Judy's attitude to a patient. When Simon's aunt dies he inherits some of her belongings. A young boy's parents are wondering what ailment their child has.

Bob is angry over an articleMolly wrote for the newspaper. Vicky and Simon's dinner party isn't very practical.

Vicki is horrified to see how a farmer treats his daughter-in-law and wonders what mystery surrounds her. Judy shows signs of deep depression. Molly tries to release her first edition on time.

Vicky and Frank uncover a serious crime. When Judy and Terence have a confrontation he realises just how much Judy has been suffering. A new house brings excitement for Simon and Vicky.

Terence tries to explain to a girl the damage of what she is doing to herself when she refuses to eat.

Simon's birthday party gets underway at the Club but the guest of honour seems to be missing.

The clinic and hospital get broken into, and Frank wonders if the recent arrival of the bikies has anything to do with it.

When Molly sees that the council are planning to build a factory she sets about trying to prevent it.

Vicky has reservations about the new house Simon has found for them.

Terence is forced to operate in dangerous conditions in order to save a man's life.

Simon and Vicky move in with Frank and Shirley.

Vicky and Simon find that it's not as easy as they thought living with Frank and Shirley.

Molly tries to help Simon at the clinic but he finds her more of a hindrance.

An accident at the timber yard leads to further investigation by Terence.

Cookie and Bob prepare Clancy for his big race. Are Vicky and Simon going from a bad situation to a worse one when they accept the offer of another place to stay?

Clancy's big race arrives and there's unexpected results for some. Molly is annoyed with the attention Brendan is receiving from the Burrigan Examiner so decides to take action.

Preparations begin for undiscovered talents when the club prepares for a Gala Evening. Cookie takes on some extra work. Molly has her first visitors to stay at the farm.

Simon has the chance to work with one of the best in the business, but isn't impressed with the lack of compassion he shows towards his patients.

It's great excitement when Shirley, Frank, Simon and Brendan head off on a South Pacific cruise. Shirley is quite taken with the charming ship's purser.

Cookie takes liberties with the truth to develop a ship-board romance. Simon and Brendan become involved in a stow-away.

Vicky has some exciting news to tell Simon on his return from the cruise. Terence asks Judy to keep a watchful eye on Steve Vargas. Cookie gets a big surprise.

Terence enjoys a different lifestyle when his flat gets overtaken by a woman wrestler. Shirley and Frank hold a slide evening, causing friction between the usually happy couples of the valley.

Vicky and Simon move into their new house. The local farmers are concerned for the stock after a mysterious series of deaths. Molly has to cope with the death of one of her dearest animals.

The locals take the advice of an old hermit from the hills and work under his instruction to hunt down a wild dog pack. Simon is annoyed when his new house is used as a communications base.

Esme finds herself in an unfortunate position and has to face the consequences.

All the hospital staff are called to help in an emergency operation.

Terence and Matron Sloan enjoy a peaceful evening together at Terence's Vineyard.

Judy Loveday gets a surprise when an unexpected visitor arrives on her doorstep.

Bob tries to make amends with Matron Sloan but all to no avail.

Esme Watson tries to convince the town that they are in extreme danger, but no one will believe her.

Vicky decides that it's the right time to start a family, much to Simon's delight.

Matron Sloan meets her match when she arranges a social game of cards.

Brendan gets permission to take the senior citizens from the hospital on an outing with hilarious results.

Brendan and Judy try to keep a secret from Matron Sloan but she finds out quite by accident.

Brendan gets an offer to continue his work with fund raising.

Some of the locals disagree with the methods that are used to raise funds for charity.

A Chilean refugee tries to make a new life for himself in Wandin Valley, but ghosts of his past come back to haunt him.
A mysterious stranger arrives in town and confuses everyone with his various stories. All is revealed later at Camelot when a party game turns ugly.
Alex tries to help a woman who lives in fear of her husband's violent temper. Charlie McKeachnie is back in town and Cookie is not happy.
Matron Sloan wins the lottery and everyone has suggestions on how she should spend the money. Jo and Michael go to Bribie Island to visit his family.
Alex starts having contractions and his convinced she is losing the baby. Jo goes to Sydney to try and find her mother.
Shirley is having trouble coping with Jo and Michael's impending departure from Wandin Valley. Alex warns a young athlete about the dangers of taking steroids.
Preparations are well underway for Michael and Jo's wedding, but things don't go quite as smoothly at the buck's night.
Shirley and Frank try to adjusted to life without Jo. Alex is wondering about her purpose in life and is readily losing patience with her patients.
New nurse Lucy Gardiner tries Matron Sloan's patience but winds up charming Bob.
The latest new locum is giving Shirley a hard time and has Esme close to tears – but her effect on Terence is quite the opposite.
A farmer's wife ends up with severe poisoning from a lethal mix of pesticides.
Everyone is waiting for a glimpse of the girl Cris describes as his “Beautiful Jessie”.
Matron Sloan is worried about the hospital's future and takes her anger out on Lucy. Jessie starts at her new school.
Matron Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at the hospital and Maggie is convinced her old nemesis is up to no good.
Frank tries to track down a runaway girl who is in town with the carnival and Frank and Shirley try to help the girl.
Cathy and Lucy are waiting for a certain doctor to ask them to the "Bachelor and Spinster" ball.
Lucy helps a man involved in a car accident who then becomes dangerously obsessed with her.
Romance hits the over-fifty set of Wandin Valley with the formation of a new club. Cris gets involved with two elderly sisters living in the past.
When Terence leaves to visit Alex, Cris’ old friend Sandy McIntosh fills in as the latest locum.
Famine strikes Wandin Valley as the residents take part in a forty-hour famine for charity.
Cathy has an unexpected house guest, her sister-in-law Michelle. Terence helps Michelle understand the reasons behind her illness.
The Wandin Valley Bush Brigade is on its way to raising money, its membership, and frequency of its drill practices. Matt says he is leaving town.
Matt has begun to pack, ready for the big move. He has put his practice up for sale.
A road accident throws two unlikely characters together, a one-legged bike riding grandma and Skeeter Martin.
The locals are looking forward to the return visit of cricket star Stewart Richmond. When the hospital staff find out, they over-react.
Ruth and Terence meet when they are out painting the countryside and are instantly attracted to one another.
Terence arrives in Marla Nigurra, with one goal in mind – he wants to return home to Wandin Valley with Alex.
Shirley returns from her Queensland holiday to find a new computer installed at the clinic.
Pollution and the environment become issues in the Valley following Lucy's visit to the local Up.
Lucy and Muldoon argue over the state of the tip and she unearths some interesting information with the help of the eccentric Vincent D. Smith.
Adam Campbell returns to the valley, but he is reluctant to go home to see his father. Luke and Jessie play a profitable joke on Frank.
Cris is accused of mistreating Jessie and is investigated by Maureen Hutchins firm "Family and Community Services".
Racial prejudice rears its ugly head with the arrival of a beautiful Thai locum – Dr. Sumatra Pasert.
Matt's Valley Vet radio show is attracting some very strange callers. Esme is delighted with her new job as governess to Jessie.
Cathy returns from Kakadu with a smile on her face. Could it have something to do with a mysterious helicopter pilot?
Clem Pollard presents Terence with an intriguing case when he appears in the Valley to save trees.
Dave and Jenny Cooper face the past when their son is injured in Jessie's new tree house. Muldoon is up to no good again with his plans of building a Lakeview hotel.
Cookie and Bob decide to join Esme's Brownie troop. Matt and Lucy unearth an old diary which reveals the Councilor's past.
Frank and Shirley stand on opposite sides as the locals fight to stop the proposed dam development by Ted Kagan.
The Wandin Valley protestors are dismayed when young Ashley Lawson is sent to defend them. A very frightened Shirley keeps a vigil at Frank's bedside.
Lucy is injured in a game of tennis with Matt and it turns out to be more serious than initially thought.
Luke and Shirley plan a car rally to raise money for the Xavier refuge. Francis Daley is diagnosed with manic depression which leaves Keith astounded.
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1994