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Reference > The Month That Was... August 2005 by Steve

One Year Ago - August 2004

Secrets and lies made up the majority of an extremely busy month for the Ramsay Street residents…

 

• Believing that Libby no longer trusts him, Darren tells her that he can’t be around her any more, and he sells his business and leaves town

• Lou wins his appeal in court and is released from jail

• Darcy is given day release and gets a job at the hospital where he uncovers the truth about Izzy’s baby. As he confronts her, he falls down the stairs and ends up in a coma, leaving Izzy to frame him for robbing Karl’s flat

• Izzy struggles to keep up the pretence about the baby and is forced to fake an ultrasound to stop Karl from finding out the truth

• Svetlanka returns to town, with only Serena knowing of her presence and she begs her granddaughter to help her heal the rift in the family

• Lana Crawford arrives in town and enrols at Erinsborough High whilst also taking a job at the Coffee Shop

• Jack’s drug addiction comes to a horrific end when he crashes the car whilst driving to work one morning

• Susan ends her relationship with Tom, who decides to leave town and visit his brothers in Bendigo

 

Five Years Ago - August 2000

A new crush for one resident made things very awkward, whilst a new relationship was built on lies…

• Flick joins the football team to impress coach Pete, but her crush comes to an abrupt halt when she realises that he’s married

• Dione kisses her ex-boyfriend Max, but when Joel finds out, he reacts calmly, making Dione wonder if he’s really serious about her

• Following his break-up with Libby, Steph gets closer to Drew as she helps him to move on and she realises that she’s falling in love with him

• Lance finds a new girlfriend in the form of Maurie’s daughter, Lisa Ryan. Lisa believes that Lance is a lot more outgoing and daring than he actually is, and he allows the pretence to continue

• Paul finds himself with a demanding new girlfriend, Cheyenne Rivers

• Susan is blackmailed by Cheyenne’s dad, Gareth, into removing controversial book, Rainbow Alley, from the school syllabus

• Tad gets a new part-time job as a DJ

• Michelle spends all of her money on chocolate bars in the hope of winning a visit from her favourite boyband, Boy4

 


Ten Years Ago - August 1995

New relationships, as well as the rekindling of old ones, a couple of old faces and a little cross-dressing made for an interesting month…

 

• Mark’s run of good luck finally comes to an end when he falls from the roof of number 22 and ends up in hospital in a coma

• Ren and Luke’s worry over Mark reunites them and he ends up proposing, which she accepts. However, a job offer for Luke, teaching English in Japan, could spell the end of their happiness

• Annalise and Jo realise they’re doing business with known criminal Roger Reynolds and help the police to catch him

• Angie moves into number 32 to be with Stonie, leaving Mal and Danni feelings like intruders in their own home

• Susan helps two of her students, Blair and Stacey Griffiths, when it emerges that they’re coping on their own at home

• Jen decides to help her cousin, Sarah, with a bone marrow transplant, despite the fact that she’s allergic to general anaesthetic

• Colin Taylor returns to town and sets about wooing Marlene

• Lou convinces Stonie to dress up as Cheryl for an advertising campaign for the pub

Please note that dates are based on Australian screenings

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