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Should you buy property in Ferndale or Summer Bay?

Should you buy property in Ferndale or Summer Bay?

There can only be one fictional winner.
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By Tara Ward | 23rd April, 2021
Staff writer
Lest we forget the only lawyer in Summer Bay.

A tribute to Morag Bellingham, the legal legend of Summer Bay

Morag Bellingham QC was a rare gem in soap television: a complex, fiercely flawed character who viewers loved nonetheless.
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By Tara Ward | 30th May, 2018
Staff writer
Chris Warner and Alf Stewart, together at last.

History is made: Sparks fly when Chris Warner meets Alf Stewart (VIDEO)

What happens when you put of two of the most enduring soap opera characters together in one room? After years of wondering, we finally found out in this exclusive video.
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By The Spinoff | 13th October, 2016
Staff writers
Stone the flamin’ crows! Alf Stewart explains his most famous phrases

Stone the flamin’ crows! Alf Stewart explains his most famous phrases

Summer Bay bait shop owner Alf Stewart (aka actor and legend Ray Meagher) talks us through some of his famous Aussie vernacular.
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By Calum Henderson | 20th July, 2016
Production editor
Soap Day: A Year of Home and Away – Blood, Sand and Too Many Comas

Soap Day: A Year of Home and Away – Blood, Sand and Too Many Comas

TV3 may have missed its chance at a 5.30pm answer to TV2's Home and Away, but the original surf-and-sand teen soap is still going strong. Ellen Moorhead looks back at the year's maddest storylines.
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By Ellen Moorhead | 15th December, 2015
Guest writer
Recap: Ed Sheeran Gets Washed Up on Home and Away’s Summer Bay

Recap: Ed Sheeran Gets Washed Up on Home and Away’s Summer Bay

"Ed Sheeran walks along the beach, the palest man to ever be seen not only in Summer Bay, but all of Australia. Luckily, he's wrapped up from head to toe in black clothing just to fit in"
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By Alex Casey | 11th September, 2015
Senior writer
The Spinoff’s TV Week: Brave Blockheads, Kitchen Quitters and Sunkissed Sheeran

The Spinoff’s TV Week: Brave Blockheads, Kitchen Quitters and Sunkissed Sheeran

Bringing together the TV moments on the week, including Masterchef shockers, Sunday night monsters and Ed Sheeran at the beach. Contributions by Alex Casey and Calum Henderson.
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By Group Think | 11th September, 2015
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Appointment Viewing: Songs From the Inside to Soapy Ed Sheeran – Five Things to Watch This Week

Appointment Viewing: Songs From the Inside to Soapy Ed Sheeran – Five Things to Watch This Week

Sit back, relax and let the trusty Spinoff guide you through your television week, including the return of Songs From the Inside to Maori TV and Ed Sheeran to soap operas.
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By Alex Casey | 7th September, 2015
Senior writer
A Week of It: Bum Sunblock, Pregnancies and Study Drugs in a Week of Home and Away

A Week of It: Bum Sunblock, Pregnancies and Study Drugs in a Week of Home and Away

Alex Casey hits the televisual beach with a week of Home and Away, and discovers an unsteady sand castle of drama including drugs, bums and cake christenings.
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By Alex Casey | 12th August, 2015
Senior writer

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