<P> While she is at the hospital, Beth overhears Mason Morgan shouting at his siblings about his paralysis . She later changes into some nursing scrubs and attempts to cheer Mason up . Beth convinces him to get in the wheelchair and they race around the corridors . Mason meets Beth again and they spend some more time together . It emerges Beth is a patient when she returns to her room to continue her treatment . Beth and Mason spend more time together, and he introduces her to his sister Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee). Beth keeps up the pretence that she is a nurse, but Mason later finds her in her room undergoing a procedure . He attempts to look at her file and Beth catches him . She tells Mason that she has cardiomyopathy and is waiting for a heart transplant . Beth explains that she liked pretending to be someone else, as she did not want Mason to pity her . They agree to start their friendship over . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 January--</Th> <Td> Luc Patterson </Td> <Td> Various actors </Td> <Td> Luc is Billie Ashford and Mick Jennings's daughter . Billie conceives after she is raped by Mick . She allows her boyfriend VJ Patterson to believe that he is the baby's father, until their wedding day . Billie gives birth to her daughter at the hospital, shortly after escaping a bush fire . VJ reveals that he and Billie are naming her Luc, after Billie's late brother, Luke Ashford . VJ's mother, Leah Patterson Baker is not keen on the name, but VJ explains that Luc is short for Lucinda, which leads Leah to question why her name is not Lucy instead . Mick later kidnaps Luc from the hospital, but he soon hands her over to his mother Irene Roberts, who returns her to Billie . A blessing is held for Luc, but Billie collapses and is later told that she has terminal cancer . VJ takes Billie to the beach, where she dies with Luc in her arms . VJ struggles to cope with Luc, so he and Leah allow her to stay with Irene Roberts . Ash feels that he is being left out, and when Luc gets sick, he decides to apply for temporary custody, which he wins . Ash then takes Luc to live with him, Kat Chapman and his brother Patrick Stanwood . Patrick almost harms her due to his PTSD . Ash and Kat take Luc camping when she fails to settle, but Ash cannot wake her in the morning and she later suffers convulsions on the way to the hospital . Tori Morgan informs Ash and Kat that Luc is suffering from a bowel torsion and part of her bowel has become gangrenous . Luc develops septicaemia and she undergoes surgery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1 February--</Th> <Td> Constable Corelli </Td> <Td> Nick Cain </Td> <Td> Constable Corelli assists Kat Chapman with an open arson case . Months later, Corelli finds CCTV footage of Robbo being held at gunpoint by Dylan Carter at a marina . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2 February </Th> <Td> Lactation Consultant </Td> <Td> Gail Knight </Td> <Td> The Lactation Consultant helps Billie Ashford to nurse her newborn daughter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 February--</Th> <Td> Ambulance Officer </Td> <Td> Rob Baird </Td> <Td> The Ambulance Officer brings John Palmer to the hospital, after he suffers a seizure at home . A few months later, he brings Zac MacGuire in after Zac suffers a fall . The Ambulance Officer tells Tori Morgan that Zac hit his head and lost consciousness for three to five minutes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 February--8 May </Th> <Td> Patrick Stanwood </Td> <Td> Luke McKenzie </Td> <Td> Patrick comes to the beach to watch the funeral service for Billie Ashford . Kat Chapman spots him leaving . She later identifies Patrick as Billie and Martin Ashford's brother, Luke, who is presumed dead . After Kat and Ash search Patrick's home, he appears and calls out to Ash, who punches him and leaves . Patrick comes to the Summer Bay Caravan Park to see Ash . He tells him that he faked his death as he was depressed following his last tour of duty . Kat brings Patrick to the station for questioning . Ash later introduces Patrick to his niece Luc . Kat forces Ash and Patrick to sit down and talk . Patrick stops Ash from attacking John Palmer . Patrick moves into the farmhouse with Kat . She and Ash soon realise that he is suffering from PTSD, which worsens when Ash is granted temporary custody of Luc . Patrick strikes Ava Gilbert with his car while suffering a flashback . He later reveals to Ash that he killed a young girl while he was serving in the army . Patrick leaves the Bay, and Ash finds him on some cliffs . Ash stops Patrick from hurting himself and tells him that he and Luc need him around . Patrick finally bonds with Luc and agrees to get help for his PTSD . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 March--</Th> <Td> Lena Ascot </Td> <Td> Felicity McKay </Td> <Td> While attending O - Week at the university, Lena bumps into Olivia Fraser Richards and asks for directions to the design and arts building . She later invites Olivia to a student night at Salt, and introduces her friends Byron and Steve . Lena later introduces herself to Olivia's former boyfriend Mason Morgan . Lena sells drugs at the student night and Brody Morgan asks her to leave Salt . She tells him to look the other way, but Brody throws everyone out . Lena collects her credit card the following day and apologises to Brody . He later hires her as a waitress at Salt, but threatens to fire her when he catches her using cocaine . Lena gives some to Brody, and he takes it to help him create a new menu . Brody and Lena have a brief romantic relationship, until he fires her . Brody's brother Justin Morgan sees Lena at the beach and tells her that Brody has developed a drug addiction . He grabs her arm and warns her to stay away . Kat Chapman intervenes and Lena leaves . Kat later brings Lena to the police station to question her about selling drugs . Justin tries to talk to Lena again, after Brody goes missing, but she tells him that she has not seen Brody and walks away . Raffy Morrison later asks for Lena's help in finding Brody, and Lena gives Justin an address to a house that Brody might be staying in . Months later, Lena attends the same rehab facility as Brody and encourages him to sneak out . She produces some drugs and tries to tempt Brody to use again, but he leaves her and walks back to rehab . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 March </Th> <Td> Byron </Td> <Td> Benjamin Winckle </Td> <Td> Byron encourages Olivia Fraser Richards to come to Salt with him and Lena Ascot later in the week . After learning Olivia's boyfriend Hunter King is repeating his final school year, Byron tells him that Olivia is out of his league and they fight . Mason Morgan intervenes and sends Byron away . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 March </Th> <Td> Local Woman </Td> <Td> Meagan Caratti </Td> <Td> The local man and woman recognise John Palmer from the newspaper, and the man tells John to take some responsibility for the fires he started . The woman calls John a coward, leading his wife Marilyn to defend him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Local Man </Td> <Td> James Caitlin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 March--</Th> <Td> Jess Kearney </Td> <Td> Jess Bush </Td> <Td> Olivia Fraser Richards meets with Jess at the Pier Diner for a study session . Jess embarrasses Olivia's boyfriend Hunter King, as he is repeating Year 12 . A few weeks later, Hunter invites Jess to Salt to celebrate Olivia's birthday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 March </Th> <Td> Cal Whitman </Td> <Td> Craig Scott </Td> <Td> Cal is one of several people forced to stay at the Caravan Park, after their homes are destroyed in a bush fire started by John Palmer . John later address everyone to tell them that he is sorry and would like a chance to help them . Cal tells John that he appreciates his gesture . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 March </Th> <Td> Terry Diamond </Td> <Td> Rob Flanagan </Td> <Td> Terry is a renowned restaurant critic, who comes to review the food at Salt . After giving his opinion, Brody Morgan tells Terry he is wrong and insults him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 March--3 April </Th> <Td> Donna Fields </Td> <Td> Melissa Bonne </Td> <Td> Donna comes to Summer Bay to surprise her friend Phoebe Nicholson, ahead of her engagement party . They talk about Donna's music career, and Donna asks Phoebe why she left music . She criticises her new life in Summer Bay, and Phoebe tells her not to come to the party . Donna later apologises, and Phoebe explains that she is happy and that she will play a song at the party . Before Donna leaves town, she asks Phoebe to come on tour with her in the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 March--</Th> <Td> Lachlan Piers </Td> <Td> Warwick Allsopp </Td> <Td> Lachlan is John Palmer's lawyer . He shows little interest in John's case and asks John to use insane automatism in his defence instead of mentioning his brain tumour blackout . John later fires Lachlan . Months later, Lachlan tells Ben Astoni that his planning application for the pier is on hold after someone applied for heritage status . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 March--20 April </Th> <Td> James Mayvers </Td> <Td> Tim Ross </Td> <Td> James is Roo Stewart's boyfriend, who she met in Hawaii . He comes to visit her in Summer Bay and she tries to keep him a secret from her friends, but her aunt Morag Bellingham finds him in Roo's bedroom . James assures Roo that their age gap does not matter to him . Morag tells James not to get too attached to Roo . James is hired by a news agency to photograph John Palmer after he is convicted of arson and manslaughter . James finds Roo when she faints and she tells him that she think she is going through menopause . James attends Olivia Fraser Richards' birthday party with Roo, where Marilyn Chambers realises that he took the photos of John . He and Roo argue, but she later invites him over to the flat to tell him she is pregnant . James asks her to have a termination, as he does not want to be a father, but she decides to keep the baby and raise it as a single parent . Roo later has a miscarriage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3 April--</Th> <Td> William Zannis </Td> <Td> Caleb Alloway </Td> <Td> Zannis meets with Brody Morgan, on Lena Ascot's behalf, to sell him cocaine . He later sells Brody methamphetamine . Brody meets with Zannis to buy more drugs, but when he cannot come up with much money, Zannis tells him he could always start selling . When Brody fails to come up with the money for the drugs Zannis gave him to sell, Zannis has him beaten and dumped in the bush . Brody later pays his debt and buys more drugs . Brody contacts Zannis and pretends they are brothers in front of Scarlett Snow, so she will let him leave her house . Zannis is spotted selling drugs by Kat Chapman . She tries to stop him, but he drives at her causing her to jump out of the way . The police find his meth lab, but Zannis disappears . He later finds Brody and tells him he is calling in the favour Brody owes him . Zannis informs Brody that a shipment of drugs is coming to the restaurant, but Brody tells him that he is done and warns Zannis that he will go to the police if he comes back . Zannis enters the Morgan's house and spikes the drinking water with potassium . Zannis flees when the police try to arrest him . Zannis returns to town and offers Brody more drugs . He later attempts to run Brody and Mason Morgan's car off the road, and when they crash he comes over to see if they are still alive . Zannis believes Ziggy Astoni is Brody's girlfriend and kidnaps her . He uses her phone to lure Brody to a motel, and then tries forcing Brody into taking drugs . Kat turns up and is knocked out by Zannis's accomplice, Faz . Zannis decides to move Ziggy and Brody to a new location, but when he goes outside with a gun, he is disarmed by Robbo . His bail is later revoked . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 April </Th> <Td> Court Officer </Td> <Td> Alistair Bates </Td> <Td> The court officer asks VJ Patterson to take the oath, before giving his statement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jury Foreperson </Td> <Td> Aanisa Vylet </Td> <Td> The foreperson reads out a guilty verdict in John Palmer's arson and manslaughter trial . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Police Officer </Td> <Td> Joshua Farah </Td> <Td> The police officer escorts John Palmer from the court to a waiting police van . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11--25 April </Th> <Td> Prison Officer </Td> <Td> PJ Williams </Td> <Td> The prison officer asks Marilyn Chambers to take off her bag and jewellery before visiting John Palmer . He tells her she will get used to the routine . A few days later, he reminds John and Deacon Marx that cell doors should remain open, before escorting John to his meeting with Morag Bellingham . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 April </Th> <Td> Annie Banks </Td> <Td> Raelee Hill </Td> <Td> Annie mediates a meeting between Martin Ashford, Kat Chapman, Irene Roberts, VJ Patterson and Leah Patterson - Baker when Ash and Irene apply for custody of Luc Patterson . When Annie realises that they will not reach a peaceful agreement, she ends the meeting and takes the case to the court, which grants Ash a six month interim parental responsibility order . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 April </Th> <Td> Delivery Guy </Td> <Td> Brendan Dodds </Td> <Td> The delivery guy brings a food order to Salt, but tells Brody Morgan that his credit cards have been declined . When Brody says that he will go upstairs to get cash, the delivery guy tells Brody to make it quick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17--25 April </Th> <Td> Deacon Marx </Td> <Td> Sam Smith </Td> <Td> Deacon notices Marilyn Chambers when she visits John Palmer in gaol and stares at her . He later gets in Marilyn's way as she leaves and smacks her bottom . John grabs Deacon and pushes him up against the wall, causing the guards to pull them apart . Deacon later confronts John about Billie Ashford's death and shows him his burns from a fire started by another arsonist . John hits him and Deacon's friends attack him in retaliation . Deacon continues to threaten John, and brings a weapon into his cell, but John manages to talk him down . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 April </Th> <Td> Bartender </Td> <Td> Alex Ewan </Td> <Td> Hunter King orders two cocktails from the Salt bartender for himself and Olivia Fraser Richards, pointing out that Olivia's 18th birthday is in a few hours, but the bartender refuses to make them . The bartender later brings over an alcoholic drink and tells Hunter and Olivia that it has gone midnight . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3 May--</Th> <Td> Brian Gilbert </Td> <Td> Tom O'Sullivan </Td> <Td> Brian comes to the Bay to collect his stepdaughter Ava Gilbert when she comes to meet her father Justin Morgan . Brian tells Ava off for running away, before clashing with Justin . Ava runs off while they are arguing and she is struck by a car . Brian and Justin clash at the hospital, and Brian tells Justin that he cannot see Ava . Justin later apologises and thanks Brian for being there for Ava . Brian visits Justin and allows him to see Ava . He later brings her back to the Bay for Justin's farewell party . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 May </Th> <Td> Tony Stoiov </Td> <Td> Patrick Dickson </Td> <Td> Tony is a pawnbroker, who offers Brody Morgan $10 for a necklace he wants to sell . Brody gets argumentative and Tony asks him to leave, but Brody starts smashing up the stock . Tony calls the police and Brody runs off . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 May, 11 July </Th> <Td> Terry Deakins </Td> <Td> Chris Hanrahan </Td> <Td> Terry is from the department of education . He meets with Zac MacGuire, who wants to discuss a potential move . John Palmer notices Terry walking by the Surf Club and introduces him to Zac's son Hunter King . Terry asks Hunter to speak to Zac about his potential relocation . Terry later meets with Roo Stewart and Maggie Astoni about the vacant principal job at Summer Bay High . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 May </Th> <Td> Postman </Td> <Td> Jonathan Lee Jones </Td> <Td> The postman delivers a contract from the Mayvers family to Roo Stewart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 May </Th> <Td> David Mayvers </Td> <Td> Noel Hodda </Td> <Td> David is James Mayvers's father . He comes to the Bay to talk to Roo Stewart, who is pregnant with James's baby . He apologises for sending her a contract and then offers her $250,000, so that she and her child do not contact James . David urges Roo to think about their future, but she asks him to leave . She later meets with him and rejects his offer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 May </Th> <Td> Heather Shirley </Td> <Td> Meagan Caratti </Td> <Td> Heather berates John Palmer for organising a fundraiser for the burns unit, after he was charged with arson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 May </Th> <Td> Helena Harrison </Td> <Td> Jenevieve Chang </Td> <Td> Helena and Joseph are Leah Patterson and Zac MacGuire's divorce lawyers . They meet at Salt for the signing of the papers . Zac does not show up, but Leah signs the papers anyway . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph Moore </Td> <Td> Joel Pierce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 May--</Th> <Td> Dr. Bailey Voss </Td> <Td> Travis Jeffery </Td> <Td> Doctor Voss is a psychologist, who meets with John Palmer . John tells him about his brain tumour and how he feels guilty for the fires he started . John believes Doctor Voss is too young and inexperienced to help him, so he leaves . John later returns and Doctor Voss tries to get him to open up about his childhood, but John realises that he cannot recall anything from before he was 12 . John informs Doctor Voss that he believes he was responsible for his father's death due to flashback he had . Doctor Voss recommends John tries hypnosis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30--31 May </Th> <Td> Rebecca Brown </Td> <Td> Kate Betcher </Td> <Td> Rebecca notices VJ Patterson at Salt and approaches him . They flirt with each other and Rebecca asks if they can go somewhere more private . The following morning, VJ asks Rebecca to leave, as his mother is in the house . He offers to get her a taxi . Rebecca introduces herself to Alf Stewart before she leaves . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 May--</Th> <Td> Bede Hadden </Td> <Td> Bill Young </Td> <Td> Bede finds John and Jett Palmer outside his home . Jett explains that John used to live there and Bede invites them inside . When John mentions his surname is Palmer, Bede takes him to his father's grave and reveals that George Palmer died in a fire . Bede later comes to Summer Bay and brings John a box of things he found in his attic . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 May--8 June </Th> <Td> Young John Palmer </Td> <Td> Rex Palazzi </Td> <Td> John Palmer recalls a memory of himself carrying a petrol can, shortly before a fire killed his father . John later recalls that he found his father after he shot himself, and his mother asked him to help cover it up by starting a fire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 June </Th> <Td> Enid Palmer </Td> <Td> Megan O'Connell </Td> <Td> John Palmer recalls a memory of him and his mother Enid covering up his father's suicide by setting a fire . Enid asks John to keep it quiet, as they will never be able to escape the shame . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 June--</Th> <Td> Jay Turner </Td> <Td> Aidan Gillett </Td> <Td> Justin and Mason Morgan go to Jay's drug den to find their brother Brody Morgan . Jay tells them he has not seen Brody, but Justin and Mason later force their way inside . Jay attempts to hit Justin with a pool cue, but Mason punches him . Months later, Jay is brought into the Yabbie Creek police station, where he realises Brody has told the police about him . He accuses Brody of stabbing him with a screwdriver . Justin comes to Jay's house to ask him to stop lying about Brody . After the police find the screwdriver at Jay's house with his fingerprints on it, he tells them that he accidentally fell on it . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14--15 June </Th> <Td> Bruno Addlen </Td> <Td> Johnny Nasser </Td> <Td> Bruno comes to Summer Bay looking for Scarlett Snow . He asks Alf Stewart if he knows her whereabouts, but Alf tells him that he just missed her . Bruno eventually catches up with Scarlett and it emerges he is a private investigator hired to find her by her husband . Bruno asks Scarlett for $8000 to keep her whereabouts a secret and she pays him . Before he leaves, Bruno remarks that if he can find her, so can someone else . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 June </Th> <Td> Des Green </Td> <Td> Kirk Dodd </Td> <Td> Des leads a Narctoics Anonymous meeting, which Brody Morgan attends . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 June </Th> <Td> Anton Shields </Td> <Td> David Woodland </Td> <Td> Anton runs the following NA meeting, where Brody Morgan finally admits that he is an addict . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 June--</Th> <Td> Max Snow </Td> <Td> Addison Price </Td> <Td> Scarlett Snow listens to a voicemail from her son Max asking her when she is coming home . Scarlett tells Justin Morgan that her son died a year ago . Scarlett suffers flashbacks that show Max died after falling from a tree and hitting his head . Scarlett found him dead in his bed the following morning . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4 July--</Th> <Td> Peggy King </Td> <Td> Caroline Gillmer </Td> <Td> Peggy is Hunter King's grandmother, who comes to Summer Bay after her tries to contact her . Hunter informs Peggy that Zac MacGuire is not his father and Peggy leaves when Hunter calls his mother, Charlotte, a liar . Peggy tells Hunter that she knows about the Pier Diner robbery and she blames him for ruining Charlotte's life . Hunter's girlfriend Olivia Fraser Richards talks with Peggy and explains how Hunter has matured, before asking her not to go to the police about the robbery . Peggy reacts badly to Olivia's plea and tells the police that Hunter committed the Diner robbery . Olivia and Hunter apologise to Peggy, who also apologises to them for going to the police . Hunter and Peggy agree to start afresh and spend time together, with Peggy also helping to find his father . Peggy tells Hunter that she suspects her former neighbour Wally could be his father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 July </Th> <Td> Constable Anderson </Td> <Td> Jon Scholten </Td> <Td> Anderson is a PI hired to track down Scarlett Snow . She offers to double his fee to leave, but he tells her has already been paid and gives her a letter from her husband . Anderson learns, via a bug in Scarlett's caravan, that Justin Morgan is helping her to leave town . Anderson and his associate try to stop them, but Scarlett and Justin escape . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 July--</Th> <Td> Jarrod </Td> <Td> Joel Davies </Td> <Td> Jarrod is Ziggy Astoni's boyfriend . She makes a surprise visit only to find him in bed with someone else . Jarrod goes after Ziggy and they argue, before she leaves with Brody Morgan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 July </Th> <Td> Random Girl </Td> <Td> Emma Sabjan </Td> <Td> Ziggy Astoni finds her boyfriend Jarrod in bed with the girl . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 July </Th> <Td> Tom </Td> <Td> Joel Hogan </Td> <Td> Tom flirts with Scarlett Snow in Salt and Justin Morgan warns him off . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 July--</Th> <Td> Jennifer Dutton </Td> <Td> Brittany Santariga </Td> <Td> Jennifer teases Coco Astoni after her mother and school principal, Maggie Astoni, calls her by her embarrassing nickname, "Coco Pops" on her first day . Jennifer tells Coco that Maggie gave her detention and Coco pushes her books to the floor, before VJ Patterson breaks up the confrontation . Jennifer puts rubbish in Coco's locker and teases her about her social media photos . Raffy Morrison stands up to Jennifer on Coco's behalf, calling her "Jenny" as she knows she hates it . Jennifer insults Coco's appearance and weight . Coco starts a fight with Jennifer, which is broken up by Maggie . She suspends them both and Jennifer's father Nick collects her from school . Jennifer realises Coco has an eating disorder and threatens to reveal it, unless Coco gets her a date with VJ . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 July--4 September </Th> <Td> Wally Burns </Td> <Td> Julian Garner </Td> <Td> Peggy King suspects her former neighbour Wally is Hunter King's father . After Hunter sends him a letter, which he returns, Wally comes to Summer Bay and eventually meets Hunter . When Hunter expresses his happiness that he has found him, Wally tells him that he cannot be his father, as he is infertile . Wally and Hunter later have dinner together and Wally tells Hunter stories about his mother Charlotte King . The following day, Hunter asks Wally for a DNA test, as there is still a chance he could be his father . Wally takes Hunter's DNA records and asks him not to contact him again . A few days later, Wally returns and tells Hunter a DNA test confirmed that he is Hunter's father . Hunter tries to bond with Wally, but realises they do not have much in common . Wally lies to his wife that he is at a conference . Wally visits Hunter again, but they still struggle to bond over their respective interests . Wally's wife Claire follows him to the Bay and accuses Leah Patterson of having an affair with Wally, but Leah tells her the truth about Hunter . Wally later meets with Hunter to apologise and they agree to meet up when things improve between Wally and Claire . Wally gives Hunter a cheque for $50,000, but Hunter rejects it after realising Claire does not want him around . He then asks Wally for another chance to get to know him, but they still to struggle to bond . Wally overhears Hunter saying he wish he had not gone looking for his father, and Wally agrees . They decide to stop forcing a relationship between them and Wally leaves town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 August </Th> <Td> Mean Girl </Td> <Td> Tequila Rathbone </Td> <Td> The Mean Girl deliberately knocks into Coco Astoni, causing her to drop her phone . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 August--</Th> <Td> Doctor Simms </Td> <Td> Ed Wightman </Td> <Td> Doctor Simms attempts to take Mason Morgan off the ventilator, but he suffers respiratory arrest . Doctor Simms tells Tori Morgan that the spinal shock obviously has not warn off and they will try again in a couple of days . Mason later wakes up and Doctor Simms carries a series of tests on his sensations and reflexes . Weeks later, Doctor Simms assesses Mason's progress and decides that he can be discharged . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 August </Th> <Td> Norris </Td> <Td> Gavin Fenwick Christensen </Td> <Td> Martin Ashford meets Norris to get an address for William Zannis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 August </Th> <Td> Counsellor Kathryn </Td> <Td> Sarah Amanious </Td> <Td> After Kathryn finishes up a group session at the rehab facility attended by Brody Morgan, she encourages him to talk at the next one . She later asks him about the hallucinations he suffered while he was taking drugs . At the next session, Kathryn asks the patients to open up about their triggers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 August </Th> <Td> Addict Lisa </Td> <Td> Ashley Avci </Td> <Td> Lisa attends group sessions along with Brody Morgan at a rehab facility . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 August </Th> <Td> Mackenzie </Td> <Td> Luke Davis </Td> <Td> Mackenzie spots Raffy Morrison sitting at the bus stop and offers to drive her home . She accepts and gets into the car, but Mackenzie then makes advances towards her by putting his hand on her leg . She tells him she will get the bus, but Mackenzie accelerates away . As Raffy begs to be let out of the car, Robbo catches up to them and forces Mackenzie to pull over . Raffy gets out and Mackenzie drives off . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 August </Th> <Td> Surfer </Td> <Td> Finlay Upton </Td> <Td> The surfer notices John Palmer with Luc Patterson and calls him "Grandpa" as he walks past . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17--21 August </Th> <Td> Claire Burns </Td> <Td> Di Adams </Td> <Td> Claire comes to the Beach House looking for her husband Wally, and accuses Leah Patterson of having an affair with him . When Wally arrives, he introduces Hunter King as the son of a friend, but Leah then tells Claire that Hunter is Wally's son . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 August </Th> <Td> Felicity Cox </Td> <Td> Amali Golden </Td> <Td> Felicity is a potential buyer for Salt . Justin Morgan shows her around the restaurant and advises her to come back during the dinner service . Felicity makes it clear that she interested in Justin and kisses him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 August--</Th> <Td> Nick Dutton </Td> <Td> Jacob Allan </Td> <Td> Nick and his friends come into the Pier Diner and overhear Leah Patterson telling Roo Stewart that she think she has run out of romantic chances, so he asks her out on a date . Nick tells her he has been through a messy break up recently too . Leah turns him down, as she is not ready, but Nick tells her he will check in on her again soon . Nick is called to the high school to collect his daughter Jennifer, after she is suspended for fighting . Nick returns to the diner and invites Leah to have a coffee with him . Ben Astoni comes to see Nick after learning that he applied for the pier to be heritage listed, but they argue and Nick leaves . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 August </Th> <Td> Tyson </Td> <Td> Indigo Felton </Td> <Td> Along with Nick Dutton, Tyson and Paul overhear Leah Patterson bemoaning her lack of romantic chances and they both agree that they would ask her out . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul </Td> <Td> John Van Putten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polygraph Examiner </Td> <Td> Gregg Arthur </Td> <Td> The Polygraph Examiner interviews Robbo, who is suffering from amnesia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 August--6 September </Th> <Td> Faz </Td> <Td> Jesse Rowles </Td> <Td> Faz helps William Zannis to kidnap and hold Ziggy Astoni hostage . After Brody Morgan joins them, Faz also tries to force him to drink alcohol and take drugs . When Kat Chapman enters the room, Faz hits her over the head with a vase, knocking her unconscious . He and Bob take Ziggy and Brody outside, but they are attacked by Robbo . Ziggy later suffers a flashback to when Faz kidnapped her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 August </Th> <Td> Bob </Td> <Td> Neal Horton </Td> <Td> Bob is called to a motel to pick up William Zannis and Faz, and help them move Ziggy Astoni and Brody Morgan to a new location . As he and Faz go outside, they are attacked by Robbo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4 September--</Th> <Td> Dr Pandza </Td> <Td> Oliver Wenn </Td> <Td> Dr Pandza is Beth Ellis's doctor . When she returns to her hospital room for treatment, he advises her to take things easy . A few days later, Dr Pandza is preparing to perform a procedure on Beth when Mason Morgan opens the door and learns she is a patient, not a nurse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 September </Th> <Td> Rose Wagner </Td> <Td> Jacqui Duncan </Td> <Td> Kat Chapman shows Rose a photo of Robbo, and asks her if she knows him, but Rose denies seeing him before . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 September </Th> <Td> Trish </Td> <Td> Jeannie Gee </Td> <Td> Trish watches on as police enter the home of her deceased neighbour, Rose . Kat Chapman asks Trish if she knows Robbo, and Trish tells her that while she has seen him with Rose, she does not know his name . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 September </Th> <Td> Leon </Td> <Td> Maxime Etienne </Td> <Td> Leon is a tattoo artist, who is asked by Mason Morgan to come to Summer Bay and tattoo himself and Beth Ellis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 September--</Th> <Td> Colin </Td> <Td> Ben Barber </Td> <Td> While waiting in the queue at the Pier Diner, Colin is approached by Tori Morgan, who flirts with him and asks him on a date . Colin accepts and suggests they go to Salt . The date goes well until they are interrupted by Martin Ashford, causing Colin to leave . Tori contacts Colin a week later to arrange another date . He soon realises that Tori is not into him and decides to leave . He helps Ash's date Liz with her pram and they decide to get a drink together somewhere else . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 September </Th> <Td> Sergeant Halac </Td> <Td> Louise Kelly </Td> <Td> Sergeant Halac allows Kat Chapman to take the lead when the police raid Dylan Carter's house . Sergeant Halac alerts Kat to a wall covered in pictures and newspapers clippings of her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 September </Th> <Td> Photographer </Td> <Td> Lance Bonza </Td> <Td> The photographer is invited to take pictures at Olivia Fraser Richards' launch party for her fashion label . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3 October </Th> <Td> Junkie </Td> <Td> Ellen Harvey </Td> <Td> The junkie answers the door to Scarlett Snow when she calls at Jay Turner's drug den . Scarlett tells her that she is there to pick something up and offers the junkie money to go and get them cigarettes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4 October </Th> <Td> Mate #1 </Td> <Td> Peter Sammak </Td> <Td> Jay Turner's mate comes to his house to drink beer and play pool with him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 October </Th> <Td> Liz </Td> <Td> Margarita Merkel </Td> <Td> Martin Ashford bumps into Liz and her son Phoenix's pram . After he fixes the broken wheel, Liz asks him out for a coffee and a play date for their children . Ash takes her to Salt, but is distracted when Tori Morgan arrives . Liz decides to leave when she realises that Ash likes Tori . Colin helps her with the pram and she suggests they go and get a drink somewhere else . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baby Phoenix </Td> <Td> River and Ryder Srhoj </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 October--</Th> <Td> Alan Ellis </Td> <Td> Blair McDonough </Td> <Td> Alan is spending time with his daughter Beth Ellis when Mason Morgan approaches them and introduces himself as Beth's boyfriend . Beth apologises to her father for the way he found out about her relationship . Alan invites Mason to brunch and they are joined by his wife Jackie . After brunch, Alan tells Mason to stay away from Beth . He later comes to Mason's home, where Beth confronts him about what he said . Mason tells Alan that they both want Beth to be happy, and they sit down and talk . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackie Ellis </Td> <Td> Rachael Coopes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 October--</Th> <Td> Caleb Snow </Td> <Td> Josh McConville </Td> <Td> Caleb is Scarlett Snow's estranged husband, who arrives unexpectedly in the Bay . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 October--</Th> <Td> Dennis Novak </Td> <Td> Mirko Grillini </Td> <Td> Dennis flies a drone above Robbo and Kat Chapman while they are on a date in the city . He then tells someone unknown that he has found Robbo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 October </Th> <Td> Shelley </Td> <Td> Hannah Goodwin </Td> <Td> Shelley helps Olivia Fraser Richards make dresses for her business and meets up with her to get paid . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 January--</Th> <Td> Luc Patterson </Td> <Td> Various actors </Td> <Td> Luc is Billie Ashford and Mick Jennings's daughter . Billie conceives after she is raped by Mick . She allows her boyfriend VJ Patterson to believe that he is the baby's father, until their wedding day . Billie gives birth to her daughter at the hospital, shortly after escaping a bush fire . VJ reveals that he and Billie are naming her Luc, after Billie's late brother, Luke Ashford . VJ's mother, Leah Patterson Baker is not keen on the name, but VJ explains that Luc is short for Lucinda, which leads Leah to question why her name is not Lucy instead . Mick later kidnaps Luc from the hospital, but he soon hands her over to his mother Irene Roberts, who returns her to Billie . A blessing is held for Luc, but Billie collapses and is later told that she has terminal cancer . VJ takes Billie to the beach, where she dies with Luc in her arms . VJ struggles to cope with Luc, so he and Leah allow her to stay with Irene Roberts . Ash feels that he is being left out, and when Luc gets sick, he decides to apply for temporary custody, which he wins . Ash then takes Luc to live with him, Kat Chapman and his brother Patrick Stanwood . Patrick almost harms her due to his PTSD . Ash and Kat take Luc camping when she fails to settle, but Ash cannot wake her in the morning and she later suffers convulsions on the way to the hospital . Tori Morgan informs Ash and Kat that Luc is suffering from a bowel torsion and part of her bowel has become gangrenous . Luc develops septicaemia and she undergoes surgery . </Td> </Tr>

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