Seasons & episodes

Coral meets with her mother for the first time since being thrown out of the house after getting pregnant at age 16 and learns of her father's death eight months previous. The meeting doesn't resolve any of their issues but Coral won't stop Belinda from seeing her grandmother. Dean's parents offer to match his earnings 2:1 but he doesn't tell them he's working for the competition at the bakery. Frannie begins her work experience at her father's company under the tutelage of his boss, Clive McInery. Despite an eventful trial run, Dean is given the job at the Bakery.

Shelley plans a surprise dinner for Dave but crosses a line when she makes her own key to his flat. Gordon is concerned Edwina is spending too much time with Zac and has it out with Zac, telling him he's not good enough for his daughter. Darcy tells Zac about Daniel's interest in their family. Clive and Frannie discover they have a lot in common.

Holly cautions Gordon against pushing Edwina into having to make a choice between him and Zac. Trish and Neville learn Dean is moonlighting at the bakery. Stung by Gordon's accusation he lacks ambition, Zac considers quitting the garden centre but confronts Gordon instead and demands a fair go. Gordon insists he's simply looking out for his daughter and warns Zac against hurting Edwina. Marty returns Daniel Blake's lost wallet seeking a reward only for Blake to jokingly accuse them of stealing his money. Later, when seeking out the pair to apologise, Daniel is shocked to discover Belinda is Coral's daughter.

Frustrate by never having an opportunity to be alone, Edwina and Zac decide to move out together. Coral reluctantly accompanies Belinda when she visits her grandmother. Daniel takes a greater interest in Belinda and tasks his private investigator with finding a family connection between them. Frannie doesn't know what to do after Clive tries to kiss her at work.

Despite him holding her father's promotion over her head, Frannie stands up to Clive over his sexual harassment of her. Zac and Edwina are hit by the financial realities of moving out on their own. Coral admits to Holly that Daniel Blake is Belinda's father. Daniel realises the truth on his own and pays a visit to Coral to see what's next for them. Maurie begrudgingly agrees to the arrangement when Dave signs up as Maurie's delivery job on Zac's behalf.

Daniel makes it clear to Coral that if she doesn't tell Belinda that he is her father, he will. To avoid the matter, Coral agrees to Belinda going with away Marty to his family farm for the holidays. Taking a cue from Edwina, Shelley has designs on moving in with Dave. This comes as news to the privacy-minded Dave who breaks up with her. Marty is crushed when his father doesn't want him to come home to the farm. Maurie seizes on Zac's delivery mistake to fire him but Darcy warns Maurie not to let their differences be taken out on Zac.

Shelley is determined to win Dave back but his friendship with Frannie is getting in her way. Dean talks his mother into more shifts at the café as he saves for a car. Daniel can't bring himself to tell Belinda the truth when he encounters her on the street. Desperate to improve their failing delivery business, Zac and Dave take on Dean as an image consultant. Hopper grows impatient with Coral who refuses to tell him about Belinda's father. Frannie takes Dave's advice to tell the truth about what happened to her when she writes a school report on her work experience. Daniel changes the rules to make Belinda eligible for a valuable scholarship from his family trust.

Daniel tells Coral he's changed his mind about telling Belinda he's her father. He still wants to find a way to get to know his daughter and asks Coral to give Belinda an heirloom necklace. Coral refuses given the obvious questions it would raise. Edwina begins making some money after landing a series of modelling gigs. Dean surprises Zac and Dave with a new zebra-striped paint job on their truck. Holly and Gordon are on opposite sides when it comes to the size of their wedding. Maurie offers Zac his delivery job back. Tired of Coral's outright refusal to open up to him about what is bothering her, Hopper ends their relationship. Using her key, Shelley lets herself into Dave's flat in the middle of the night to surprise him in bed.

Holly is convinced Jenny, her dead sister, is trying to tell her something via her dreams. After working with Zac and Dave, Dean sets his sights on improving Maurie's bakery. Despite sleeping together, Dave tells Shelley nothing between them has changed and he asks for her copy of his key back, which she denies having. Zac is frustrated at working for little pay and is jealous of Edwina's blossoming modelling career. Desperate to become the primary breadwinner, Zac takes on a side gig unaware of what he's gotten himself in for. Dean borrows Lisa's bike to do his deliveries. Dave thwarts Shelley by having his locks changed. Daniel pushes Belinda to the top of the list of candidates for the scholarship.

Dean goes shopping for his "Dean-mobile" but with family finances in the red, his parents can't afford to chip in as promised. When Neville tells Dean about the debt to Daniel Blake, Dean gives his mother his car money to cover that month's loan repayment. Belinda and Marty are both excited to be short-listed for Daniel's bursary. Coral confronts Daniel accusing him of using the scholarship as an excuse to get to know Belinda. He readily admits that is exactly what he's doing since Coral won't let him tell Belinda he's her father. Edwina calls out Zac for his patronising attitude toward her well-paying modelling career. Tempted by the offer of quick money, Zac agrees to another shady job.

Dean decides to take some time off and go camping, following after a group of girls he met in the café. Wanting to keep her daughter away from Daniel, Coral pressures Belinda not to pursue the bursary but Belinda goes to her interview with Daniel anyway. A humiliated Shelley returns to work at the garden centre alongside Dave after the drama with his flat key. Coral finally confesses to Belinda that she's been lying to her about the identity of her father.

Upset by her mother's revelation, Belinda goes to Maurie seeking solace only to learn he also knew and has been lying to her. Edwina and Zac's attempt to reconcile their attitudes towards their finances leads them back to where they started. Needing a wingman, Dean drags Marty on his girl-chasing camping trip. Darcy tries to stop Zac from undertaking his new job delivering stolen car parts and cops a punch from his son for his efforts. Frannie agrees to help Belinda hide from Coral.

To Darcy's relief, Zac decides not to do an illegal delivery for Daryl. Coral continues to search for Belinda. Hopper goes after Dean and Marty to see if Belinda went off with them while Coral calls the police. Daniel gets involved after coming around to announce Belinda won the bursary. Coral tells Hopper that Daniel is Belinda's father. Holly continues to be troubled by nightmares about her sister. Believing they are a sign, Holly confesses to Shelley and Marty that she didn't intervene to stop their mother from taking her own life.

Daniel follows Frannie and finds Belinda hiding out in a boat shed. He tells Coral who goes to see her but Belinda refuses to return home. Dean's parents lay down the law when they learn he is on the verge of failing his HSC having ignored his school work all year. Unwilling to live under the same roof as Holly, Marty wants to move back to the farm. Citing the tragic lose of his wife, Gordon fails to support Holly when Marty accuses her of killing Jenny.

Dean is feeling the pressure of studying for his HSC as his father forces him to spend all his time in his room with his school books. Marty asks Dean to keep an eye on Belinda while he's at the farm and tells Dean about Daniel being her father. Hopper invites Belinda to stay with him for the short term while Maurie reminds her everything Coral did was for her benefit. Narelle gets Darcy to join her on her power walks. Edwina confides in Frannie about her and Zac having unprotected sex.

Still experiencing nightmares, Holly turns to a colleague, her ex boyfriend, looking for absolution. Belinda returns home. Coral explains her reasons for keeping the truth from her and gives Belinda the full story of her summer romance with Daniel. Frannie helps Dean study using terms he can understand. On her first day back at school, Belinda is paranoid with worry that everyone will know her father is a rumoured killer. Coral informs Daniel that Belinda doesn't want to publicly acknowledge that he's her father. He's accepting and reminds Coral to give Belinda the necklace. When Belinda is awarded the Blake bursary, a disappointed rival reveals she is Blake's daughter. Moving on from Dave, Shelley is pleased to learn that Hopper has split from Coral.

Coral and Belinda decide to leave Echo Point for a fresh start. Neville and Trish host a bootscoot at the Shed. Edwina takes Zac along on an overnight babysitting job only to spend all their time dealing with her wealthy clients' demanding six-year-old son. Shelley tries to rub her date with Hopper in Dave's face. Belinda rejects Daniel's family heirloom necklace when Coral tries to give it to her.

After agreeing to pose for Dave, Frannie strips but is mortified that Dave plans to draw her fully clothed. Edwina gives Zac a taste of how the upper class live as they dream about achieving the same for themselves someday. Shelley tries to arrange for some more alone time with Hopper but he's puzzled about what she wants from him. When she scores some rare concert tickets, he has to turn her down due to work commitments. Zac takes on some extra jobs.

Holly believes her nightmares are a premonition of something bad happening to Gordon. Edwina comforts Frannie who is humiliated after her misunderstanding with Dave. Edwina is frustrated by Zac not having time for her due to working so many jobs. The pair find some time to be together when Edwina accompanies Zac on a delivery. Coral is struggling to find both a new job and place to live as she and Belinda both say their goodbyes to friends. Marty returns from the farm to surprise Belinda.

Marty and Belinda face the prospect of a long-distance relationship. Coral is brought to tears by Maurie's glowing letter of reference. When Lisa is diagnosed with Mumps, Dean goes on a hygiene frenzy but Neville is the one who gets sick. Hopper ends his friendship with Daniel and informs him of Coral's plans to leave town. Belinda changes her mind about leaving Echo Point. Holly tells Marty about his mother's final moments. Daniel threatens to take Coral to court if she takes Belinda away from him. Rae interprets Holly's nightmares as her fear of getting married.

Dave warns Hopper of Shelley's clingy tendencies which Hopper experiences for himself when she tries inserting herself into his movie night. Daniel confesses to Coral he's mishandled things with Belinda and asks her to keep him informed about Belinda's life. Belinda tells Daniel she doesn't want his bursary, his necklace, or anything else to do with him. Daniel contacts his private investigator to see that his name is cleared as soon as possible in connection to his parents' murders so he can claim his daughter. Belinda returns to school and Daniel re-awards the bursary to Marty. Shelley is furious with Dave for warning Hopper off her. Belinda wants her mother to ask Hopper to Holly and Gordon's wedding but she is adamant they won't be getting back together. Shelley worms her way back into Hopper's good books with an apology. Unable to cope with the pressure, Dean decides to leave school.

Convinced Narelle is dating other men because her personal ad is still running, Darcy becomes jealous as Narelle's secretive behaviour continues. Dean figures he's doing his parents' finances a favour by dropping out. Neville wants to force him back to school but Trish thinks giving him a taste of working and managing his own affairs will change his mind. Dean deftly sidesteps his first bit of adversity by hiring Hopper's car to make his deliveries only for his mother to tell Hopper not to help him out. Shelley uses swimming lessons as an excuse to spend time with Hopper. Edwina surprises Zac by putting a deposit on a flat without telling him.

Holly continues to be plagued by her doubts about the wedding. Narelle tells Darcy the handsome young man he saw her with is giving her singing lessons. Dave warns Zac about taking caffeine tablets to get through his long work day. Zac agrees to move into the flat Edwina found. Gordon asks Darcy to be his Best Man. Narelle invites Darcy to go on a three month road trip with her. Zac's lack of sleep catches up with him and he crashes the delivery truck.

Zac deals with the ramifications of crashing the truck. Zac and Dean's delivery business is over without a truck (as is Dean's), and with no job, Zac can't afford to move out with Edwina. Troubled by the weight of the issues troubling her, Holly unburdens herself to Gordon. Dean frustrates his parents by refusing to go back to school. Holly's ex makes one last play for her affections before the wedding.