There was a rumour mentioned on 3AW's Rumour File (19 June) that this will be the last year of Home & Away. It seems they have run out of story ideas.

i highly doubt that...considering they picked up like 3 logies i think, including best aussie drama...and the ratings are quite high usually beating the other shows in the same timeslot...so i dont think so..

it was probably just a joke or something...

running out of story lines, my god its all happening in one go, a bit over the top don't you think?

Don't they just look at what Neighbours is doing and vice versa and just copy? Don't know how many more disasters there can be on one show...

Yeah, I reckon. They have so many of the same kind of storylines. Neighbours had a guy wanting to turn the town into some huge tourist place, and HAA had project 56, they've both had plane crashes, stalkers, a school teacher and a doctor who are/used to be married ...

wait for theres more there school is next, and they shouldn't of killed peter of.

Well although the search & rescue mission story has become a total drag, and unrealistic, the other side story of Lucas and the pregnant schoolgirl is actually a fantastic story and totally real.  This has of course happened in real life (except the bit about Lucas pretending its his to protect her - that wouldn't happen) but the whole teenage pregnancy thing is such an issue and I hope that teenagers - partcularly girls - take note and see what angst it can cause and try not to let it happen to them.
I know some 16yo girls and I know that they are getting plenty (of you know what...) and I am so scared for them and all I can do is give advice and hope they listen which thank god most of them are sensible enough to.
So anyway, I do commend Ch 7 for this story line and hope it does drag on  so that lots of ppl get to watch it! There, thats my community service announcement for the week!

Yeah, although I hope Lucas admits the baby isnt his soon...I'm sick of seeing Matilda going through her 18th personality change in 4 years (honestly, why they kept her in the show and got rid of her brother is beyond me)
I think the search and rescue storyline wouldnt have been as abad if it had gone for a week or two, but its been almost three or four weeks now, its getting too ridiculous.
And no prizes for guessing who Sally's new love interest will be....

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Yeah, although I hope Lucas admits the baby isnt his soon...I'm sick of seeing Matilda going through her 18th personality change in 4 years (honestly, why they kept her in the show and got rid of her brother is beyond me)
I think the search and rescue storyline wouldnt have been as abad if it had gone for a week or two, but its been almost three or four weeks now, its getting too ridiculous.
And no prizes for guessing who Sally's new love interest will be....

The brother was a terrible actor, but yeah they should have gotten rid of both of them!  

The crash storyline has gone on far too long, if they'd really all been out there and lost for that long they'd be in a lot worse shape than those lot are, I wish they'd just hurry up and find them already!

And speaking of terrible actors... Rachel's brother!  Cute   but sounded like he was reading directly off cards in a terribly boring monotone voice!  And Sally will go through the whole "It's too soon after Flynn" storyline before they get together, let's just hope it doesn't bring out her obsessive compulsive hand washing again.....  

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let's just hope it doesn't bring out her obsessive compulsive hand washing again.....  

I kept getting the feeling this week that Matilda would start doing that..not sure why

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I kept getting the feeling this week that Matilda would start doing that..not sure why

nah...I think she has an eating disorder to worry about.

Hurry up and rescue them already...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait when that teacher gets in trouble for having an affair with that girl...

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I can't wait when that teacher gets in trouble for having an affair with that girl...

Hmmm...yeah, and I wonder who could replace him? Oh, wait didnt they just have a new character arrive who said he was a teacher? Wow, coincidence!?  

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Hmmm...yeah, and I wonder who could replace him? Oh, wait didnt they just have a new character arrive who said he was a teacher? Wow, coincidence!?  

lol...yeah that'd be right..how convenient. Is Rachel's brother the teacher??

And also, what about Dan's nephew. Okay..first he'll start out as this BIG rebel who will cause trouble, and then fall in love with someone. Maybe Belle if she doesnt die in the bush..

err.. how long do they drag the plane crash on for shouldn't they be dead now its been WEEKS!?!     ... so bored with it all!

Just find them already!

Hello! They found them! It's safe to watch again! And the secret is out about Lea's baby!

Now they're gonna have to think up some new crazy story lines! Although the school teacher / baby one can still go for a while yet if they want to follow it through to what happens with the teacher etc.

Yea, I'm sure that Rachel's brother will slot right in as the new teacher, although then it will be a bit hard for him and Sally to get it on, because it wouldn't be allowed! It's only ok for their teachers to sleep with the students! lol!