UK Air Date: 19th June 2015
Writer: Rebecca Greensill
Director: Geoffrey Nottage
Cat No: HAW7-326
The teens put on an ANZAC Day dawn service for Alf and the Summer Bay residents. Spencer says his goodbyes before leaving the Bay for good. Matt disappears.
Extended Summary
Spencer shares his news with John & Marilyn – he’s leaving the Bay. But he’s forgotten to tell Roo, so Chris breaks the news. Roo and Spencer talk and Spencer tells her just how much she means to him. Spencer finally says a heartfelt goodbye to Maddy then departs.
VJ is heading off to help out Josh and the gang with Anzac Day preparations when he asks Matt to come. Matt is still in a mood over his tiff with Josh and the tension that remains over the Matt-Evie kiss. Matt is being stubborn but Evie tells him to make an effort – he needs to stop sulking and realise there are people that have been through much worse than him, including the veterans they are trying to honour with their dawn service. Matt runs into Spencer at the beach and asks why he wasn’t told about Spencer leaving? Spencer admits he didn’t want any conflict before he left which prompts Matt to apologise for being tough on him. Shortly after, Matt collects some things from home but before heading out leaves a note saying he’ll be gone for a while…
Andy turns up at Angelo’s to ask Ash if he’s taking Brax’s place out on the water, for the River boys’ Anzac Day ritual – Ash says he’s busy. So Andy asks Ricky if he can take Brax’s place; Ricky would be honoured if he did. Denny mentions to Ash how grateful she is for Ash’s honesty about the Gunno situation, then gently asks why he can’t come to the dawn service. Ash reveals he had a brother that fought in Afghanistan. His brother died whilst Ash was in prison and since this is his first Anzac Day as a free man, he wants to visit his brother’s grave.
Zac decides to surprise Leah with an impromptu carpet picnic after Nate lets slip she’s in desperate need of some alone time. Leah is grateful and tells Zac she loves him very much. Zac points out, to her surprise, that it’s the first time she’s said the L-word to him. Meanwhile…Roo is adamant that Alf won’t miss the Anzac Day service but Nate reminds her it’s against medical advice for him to leave the hospital early. Roo insists she’ll burden the responsibility so Nate agrees to help collect him. When they arrive, Alf is touched by the effort the teens have made to make the ceremony special and the whole Bay has turned up to pay their respects.