Dave Watson takes the law into his own hands when wild dogs kill his sheep. Matt and Lucy are in love and Cathy finds it amusing that they are trying to hide it from her
Dave Watson takes the law into his own hands when wild dogs kill his sheep. Matt and Lucy are in love and Cathy finds it amusing that they are trying to hide it from her
Former pop idol Martin Glass injures himself riding Cris' new motorcycle.
Cris falls for Charlotte Reed, a locum vet and mother of a child with Spina Bifida. Bob Hatfield says he is going to leave the Valley for good but Cookie is determined to change his mind
A chimpanzee is found dead. Shirley fights to eradicate the plastic shopping bag.
Luke's friendship with Kevin Walsh, an itinerant worker, soon turns sour when he discovers the man has abandoned his kids. They both are injured when they fall down an old well.
Wealthy Katie Wellbourne threatens the relationship between Matt and Lucy.
The pain of a broken leg from last week's incident with a wanted murderer is all but forgotten when Luke falls in love with Miriam Briggs, daughter of local politician Douglas Briggs. Cookie picks the wrong time to turn Esme;s house into a bed and breakfast
Carol Healey's strange behaviour is not noticed until her baby goes missing. Rhonda Sainsbury threatens to have the hospital closed down when her daughter Jane is struck down by a mysterious infection.
Cathy Hayden is offered a job in far-away Kakadu, but hesitates when palaeontologist John Freeman arrives in the Valley.
Matron Sloan faces the past when young Joshua Bates is brought to the hospital with serious burns after he and his mother are in an automobile accident.
Lucy becomes acting Director of Nursing and provokes a staff strike when she dismisses Janet, the kitchen hand, for petty theft.
Single father Mike Peters is unable to cope with his baby daughter. Bob Hatfield is given a greyhound as payment for a job. Luke celebrates his 18th birthday and Bob and Cookie are making plans for a surprise gift for him.
Ann Brennan comes to Wandin valley after the death of her father Snow and meets her half sister, Steve, for the first time. Wandin Vally reveals its musical talents when musician Paul Kelly makes a guest appearance.
A pesky donkey proves useful for Jessie's Gallipoli pageant. Terence becomes irritated when Ann releases his patient Fred Watkins for the Anzac Day march. 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.
Bob fights for his life after receiving a bee sting.
The annual fishing competition is due to get underway and Terence, Bob, and all the other keen competitors get angling fever.
Esme's use of steroids startles Wandin Valley residents. Steve's animals are being poisoned.
Terence and Ann form a new bond and relationship as they help Linda McNeil give birth.
Esme's use of steroids startles Wandin Valley residents. Steve's animals are being poisoned.
Terence receives divorce papers from Alex and is far from happy. He clashes with Cassandra James, a psychic healer whose daughter Emma is a diabetic.
Something's on the nose when the food at the club tastes too good. Cookie collapses and is admitted to hospital.
A deliberate act by Lenny Jackson turns the winter burn-off into a raging bushfire which threatens Wandin Valley.
In the aftermath of the bushfire, Matt collapses and two women, Barbara Morgan and Karen Stone, report their husbands missing.
Terence becomes an impossible patient when he injures his foot. Matron Hilda Arrowsmith makes Ann a surprising offer.
Cris Kouros refuses to treat Gail Haines after her father-in-law Stan has a bad asthma attack due to her heavy smoking.
Still stunned by Lucy's decision to call off the wedding, Matt kidnaps Lucy and takes her away for a romantic holiday, where she finally reveals her fears about the lump in her abdomen.
Matt deliberately avoids Lucy in the hospital when he discovers that Lucy's condition is due to a past affair and Terence reveals that Lucy is infertile.
Lucy and Matt are dismayed to learn that Lucy's mother Lois has turned over all the wedding arrangements to Esme!
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.
The arrival of shearer's cook Gladys Carter sends Cookie running. Her son Cholmondely, meanwhile, is smitten by Ann.
Luke is torn between his feelings for Steve and Miriam Briggs. Old Eddie Marshall hides a secret in his artificial leg.
Ann is excited by the arrival of old flame Rex Sanders in Wandin Valley. Bankrupt Glen Morgan injures himself as he is about to leave his farm with his wife Barbara.
Cookie becomes unemployed when new barmaid Vera Charles takes over his job, all arranged by Muldoon. Young Paul Jenkins is left to babysit his brother while his single mother Joy is at work.
Ann becomes involved with Gemma Gordon, a young cystic fibrosis patient whose lifestyle with her single mother, Lynette, mirrors Ann's own upbringing.
Luke is diagnosed as having a brain tumour. Old Skeeter Martin returns to the Valley and helps Luke prepare for his operation.
Matt and Lucy's wedding day draws closer and there is trouble from all quarters.
Romance blossoms for Cris when the beautiful Elizabeth Brown arrives in the Valley. Sue Daley has a row with Ann and the almost kills one of her patients.
Shirley and Cris launch their election campaigns.
Frank and Sgt. Bruce Sharp pursue young car theives Danny Lalor and Richie Holland in a high-speed car chase.
New ranger Trevor Jackson confronts lawyer Andy Upton about the theft of an aborigine carving.
Steve falls for farmer Michael Herbert. Terence begins the restoration work on his new boat but burns his hand while welding.
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. Bob and Cookie believe that Esme may be a medium for dead spirits when she tunes in a radio station on her new dentures.
Terence's life is threatened by the Rose sisters, Jennifer and Marnie, who have revenge on their minds after returning to town fifteen years after an automobile accident claimed the lives of their parents and left Marnie a paraplegic.
Corina Kennedy asks Terence for an abortion.