This Month Then... April 2007

10 years ago... April 1997

  • Lisa Graham arrives back in the bay, chased by husband again. When Lisa stands up to him, he leaves Summer Bay for good.
  • Isobel leaves Summer Bay.
  • Travis and Curtis head out to sea in a storm to save a stranded boat. They are missing all night, leading to fears that they may have died. However, all arrive safely in the morning and Curtis leave Summer Bay that afternoon with Lisa.
  • Casey, Joey and Liam initially struggle to come to terms with Stephanie's death.
  • Pippa awakes from her coma. Following the improvement in Pippa's condition, Bert flies to be with the dying Isobel. Isobel dies before the end of the month.
  • Saul Bennett returns to the bay to see Joey. He also helps to protect Wendy from the police.
  • Believing that she is falling behind her contemporaries in the medical field living in Summer Bay, Kelly breaks off her engagement to Travis and leaves Summer Bay for good.
  • Marilyn and Rebecca skydive in memory of Isobel.

    5 years ago... April 2002

  • A lock-in is held at Summer Bay High to protest against the closure of Summer Bay High. Seb, Ethan, Flynn and Don end up being arrested. Don is later sacked.
  • Nathan goes flying for his 30th birthday and after Grace is posted elsewhere, he decides to leave with her.
  • Kirsty goes clubbing with Jemma where she takes an ecstasy tablet. After a bad reaction to it she goes into a coma and nearly dies. Jemma is subsequently thrown out of home, but a meeting between Kirsty and Jemma's parents helps repare bridges.
  • Leah celebrates her first wedding anniversary alone.
  • Jude inadvertently reveals to Charlotte that he doesn't love her.
  • Brett returns to the bay and helps save the school from closure.
  • Don's replacement arrives in Summer Bay, Paris Burnett
  • Noah contracts meningitis and has a close brush with death.

    1 year ago... April 2006

  • Belle searches for her mother, but is brought the devastating news that she died in a house fire.
  • Amanda Vale leaves Summer Bay with Ryan after sharing a kiss with Dan.
  • Rachel loses her job at the hospital, but is offered an alternative position by her father.
  • Rachel realises her father was drink driving in the crash that left her mother with memory problems.
  • The hunt for Josh's murderer goes on. Amanda, Martha, Robbie and Tasha are all suspected of being the killer at various points, but all leads turn out to be dead.
  • The Holden's move in with the Hunter's.
  • VJ suffers alcohol poisoning whilst under Dan's supervision. Dan goes off the rails and crashes his car into a tree and falls into a coma.
  • Cassie and Macca get together.
  • Dom torments Ric, by playing pranks on him at the garage.
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