The Heart Guy

Penny's been gone for a month now, having traded in Whyhope for a job in Sydney. She's making the most of the lifestyle change - including dating an ex-army medic from her new hospital. Unfortunately Floyd desperately wants to return to Whyhope.

Worried about the danger Nora poses to patients, Betty and Hugh concoct a plan to hide any complicated cases from her in an abandoned part of the hospital. But when an accident on a race course injures several jockeys, Nora's first on the scene.

Penny and Floyd have returned to Whyhope. But the hospital is not how Penny left it - her office is hazard zone; moldy sandwiches, a rat trap, miscellaneous files piled high... And things only get worse the further she digs.

Penny and Hugh's worst nightmare comes true when they're called out to the scene of a light plane crash. They quickly discover there's no survivors, and are terrified when faced with the prospect of getting back on their own light plane to fly home.

In desperate need of a lawyer, Meryl enlists the help of Penny's barrister sister, Celia. However, Penny's relationship with her kleptomaniac sister has always been strained, and Penny's not thrilled when she suddenly shows up on her doorstep.

Penny's faced with a tough decision when the father of one of her regular patients, a 16-year-old boy with Down syndrome, is in a car accident. When the father is put in an induced coma, Penny decides to take the boy in until he recovers.

The Annual "Miss Whyhope" Pageant is in full swing and Meryl's doing everything she can to make sure Hayley takes home the crown. But as the new principal, Charlie's decided to implement a few modern changes to the traditional events.

When the homestead gets hit by tree thieves, Matt and Ajax are determined to catch them red-handed. But when Jim suddenly collapses, Hugh discovers he hasn't been doing his dialysis and it's had serious consequences on his health.

It's the day of Hugh and Jim's transplant operation, and the whole family is feeling the stress. Meanwhile the woman Hugh married in Vegas shows up and they're not technically divorced.

Plans for Ajax and Hayley's wedding are underway, but are they too young to get married? Meanwhile Harriet and Hugh are making up for lost time, which leads to a lot of questions from the family.