Dave Watson takes the law into his own hands when wild dogs kill his sheep. Cookie falls for his star border, Liz Scales. Bob is away with Fancy Nancy.
Cookie is distraught when his young niece, Sam, goes missing. Anna Collins takes action when she discovers Martin Glass has been claiming her songs as his own and is about to ditch her for another keyboard player.
Luke helps Cathy retrieve a fruit bat from Esme's tree and the experience of learning how to care for the animal enthuses him about the possibility of further education.
After getting hold of Esme's dandelion wine and falling asleep while watching a movie, Bob wakes to the notion that the townsfolk are all aliens and are out to get him.
The pain of a broken leg from last week's incident with a wanted murderer is all but forgotten when Luke falls in love with Miriam Briggs, daughter of local politician Douglas Briggs.
Matt builds Lucy a new chook pen, but a vandal keeps knocking it down. Cathy receives another gift from her admirer, with a note saying he will be in the area soon and will visit her.
With Shirley away, Frank is bored, so he seeks the company of Cris and Terence but too many cooks spoil the broth. Lucy's concerns for the environment and her pocket extend to a replacement for her dead car.
Matron Sloan faces the past when young Joshua Bates is brought to the hospital with serious burns after he and his mother are in an automobile accident.
Cathy and John have a huge row which culminates in Cathy preparing to leave for Kakadu. Lachlan persuades Maggie to leave the Valley and travel the world with him.
Ann Brennan comes to Wandin valley after the death of her father Snow and meets her half sister, Steve, for the first time. Not that their meeting goes too well.
Luke finds a letter that changes his views about Anzac Day. Surgery on Andrew McTavish, the hospitalized cook, leads to a professional rivalry between Terence and new D.O.N. Ann Brennan.
Steve tries to beat a council order to spray a blackberry infestation. The following day Steve's newly inseminated cows begin to abort and a savage storm ruins the hay.
Matron Arrowsmith's devious plans are revealed in a bedside tryst with Terence. Kevin Walsh is devastated when he learns about his daughter's past life.
Tom Haines blames his mother Gail's chronic smoking for the departure of his grandfather Stan. Doris, the beer-drinking pig, joins her new friend Barney for a drink.