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Would have thought at his age John would know by now that he'd be no good at DIY. Surely he must have tried it before somewhere over the years.

Holden referred to David as Lacey's dad when talking to Jo here as well. He's still struggling to get the message, going straight after Lacey as soon as he was served the AVO, and is still convinced it's everyone's fault but his. At least he backed off when Lacey stood up to him, I guess, although she seems to have forgotten David's instruction to call him if Holden turns up already. And Jo's in the loop now, so that's one more person looking out for Lacey. I'm guessing Tane's anklet has a faulty battery given how quickly it runs out of charge.We've been told before that he can go 5km, which apparently encompasses the surf club and Diner. I'm not quite sure why he had to go traipsing all the way to Salt for a two minute chat with Mackenzie: Do they not have phones? Jo was risking life and limb trying to tell Mackenzie she was wrong, at least Levi got through to her and she got a firm rebuttal from Tane. I forgot about that first phone call David got about Tane: I'm guessing it's been confirmed that his "supplier" was to do with the gym. Tane gets points for apologising to Harper.

John would’ve got the tiles into his house a lot quicker had he reversed into his drive. He, Cash & Justin then also wouldn’t have had to walk around the car door as it’d have been on the side furthest away from the house. Was David showing Tane some leniency or does everyone held in custody at Yabbie Creek Police Station have pizza delivered?

For a cops house David’s place isn’t at all secure plus they will need to go shopping for all that food Holden cooked and for candles it’s silly though because if the houses are that easily broken into that means everybody should be a suspect for planting Tane with drugs I will say that Holdens story has made Mali likeable and something worthwhile to do finally I’m surprised Holden didn’t back off from Dragon Leah though who I’m sorry l don’t buy into her and Justin anymore or Levi and Mac since the miscarriage both couples seem very silly to me now I still think Sonny’s rehab centre is beyond rubbish

I was wondering if they're still allowed to film at the Summer Bay House and Caravan Park location in Kenthurst? We haven't seen either on screen for a while, or the garage. I have seen comments on a Facebook group that they're not allowed to film on the estate anymore. Hopefully not true. Also, will they ever film ourdoor scenes at the pier diner location again? Thanks.

Oops missed that - thanks Red. Makes Holden's behaviour even wackier then.

Lacey introduced David to Holden as her dad when he turned up at the surf club as they were about to go to dinner a few weeks back.

It really did seem Holden didn't know David is Lacey's dad, I don't think they have seen each other and David was very professional when asking Holden to complete that AVO notice, when a natural instinct would be to punch his lights out, I'm guessing it has to be handed to the perpetrator in person so they can't say they never got it if posted, but then as Holden was leaving David warned him not to go anywhere near my house again. Then Holden goes straight to the Diner and slags off Leah accusing her of putting Lacey up to take out the AVO. Jo, not being at home didn't know about Lacey's problem with Holden either so that was why she was puzzled when Holden approached her at the Surf Club. Holden really doesn't believe he's doing anything wrong, hasn't physically hurt her but she did show David the texts he's been sending her. Locking the door hasn't stopped Holden before has it? Silly question but did Holden bring along his own food or use the Langham's? Tane's bracelet is faulty, it can happen, as it's beeping away when he's not at all violating where he can go, debatable if David was overreacting again when he told Tane to come back to the station. Tane obviously hadn't read the instruction leaflet that came with it, but then that's blokes for you. Levi managed to talk sense into Mac after she had a go at Jo about banning Harper, Jo was fine with her and so was Tane when she turned up with Archie who went to Salt to have it out with Mac. He hadn't fully charged his battery on his bracelet which is why it likely went off again. I had to when Levi muttered "Good Luck with that" when Jo asked for a quiet word with Mac.

It certainly has the markings of an unplanned/rushed exit, but I'd agrue that it didn't really. He was essentially phased out of all the scenarios that gave him reason to interact with the regular cast - he'd quit his job at the school, moved out of Irene's, ruined his friendship with Donna and was running a business regular characters had little reason to frequent, so other than incididental interactions at the Diner etc., it was kind of believeable that he'd just fade into the background in Summer Bay, perhaps moreso than moving to the other side of the world in the space of a few days. It wasn't needed given Greg was written out just a few weeks later. I also highly doubt a child actor wanting to stay would be the reason to keep him when his onscreen parents were going. I'd say it's more likely the show wanted a "cute younger kid" to replace Sally who was growing up. The fallout from Bobby's death gave characters some great material though - the custody battle for Sam, Adam being ostricised from the town, Greg's exit and some amazing performances from some of the mainstay cast like Norman and Debra. I was never a fan of the Sutherland family so wasn't overly fussed, but given how much the producers loved the Sutherland family and how central they were, it's surprising they all such poor exit storylines: Rhys - ended his marriage to Beth after a few months to return to his ex wife. I'm guessing it was a reasonably last-minute decision to write him out, since they had only just married him off and set him, Beth and the Hunters up as the central new family unit. Kirsty - her and her child were subjected to a life on the run with Kane. Jade - finds out she wasn't really a Sutherland, then disappears and is never mentioned again. It wasn't needed and the bombshell had no really long-term impact other than the novelty of Christie Hayes playing two characters for a few episodes. For me personally, it ruined the entire history and foundations of the family and I never bought it. The fallout of Seb's accident/Duncan's return could have been enough of an exit storyline for her. Max - makes the abrupt decision to go to boarding school. A rather odd choice when Beth and Colleen both offered him a home in Summer Bay, and leaving with Rhys and Shelley was the obvious exit. Marilyn's second exit wasn't great. I remember she disappeared for months with post-natal depression, then she returned for a few months before going to the US with Byron and then vanishing off-screen after his death. It definitely had the hint of it either needed to be rushed for some reason or a temporary exit that ended up having to be permanent. I'm sure neither of those were true, but it certainly how it came across in some ways. Was it too soon to do another SIDS story after Dale? It was 6 years earlier, but the episodes were so powerful the producers might have been reluctant to do that again, and then we could have had Don and Marilyn's marriage breakdown in the aftermath. Norman and Emily would have smashed such a story.

I said I was under impression as in my feeling was they wanted to write out other older character and I was saying I think they choosing between those two since they had least amount purpose and not there as long as others like Alf /Irene /Donald.

Where did you hear that? I've never heard that before and I really can't see any situation where the producers would be likely be choosing between them? Colleen filled the soap staple role of busybody and comedy foil, whereas without Edward's story arc, Judith added nothing that couldn't be provided by an existing character. I find Anna Hruby a stronger actress and Judith a much more likeable and grounded charcater, but Colleen served more of a purpose at that point. I got the impression that Judy made it quite clear that writing novels was her focus in her later years, so the producers probably knew it was coming sooner or later. With the major overhaul that occured in 2000 - including a new Diner set and the loss of the Stewart house which were both Ailsa's domains - it wouldn't surprise me if it was almost a mutual decision. Ailsa also had some of her biggest storylines in 1999/2000 - the Shauna story and the car accident/paranoia about Alf - after years of essentially being a supporting character, so it's entirely possible the producers knew it was coming and wanted to make the most of the time that was left.

Tane's bracelet is clearly playing silly beggars. Is he not supposed to leave his house? Clearly it's not holding its charge. I was worried Holden was going to lace the food with a date rape drug, but thankfully that hasn't happened. Also, I don't think she'd eat it. Tonight's big plot hole; Why hasn't David had him for breaking & entering?