East of Everything

Art Watkins seems to have found happiness in Broken Bay. The Far Out East backpacker hostel has reopened, he's getting along with his brother and his son, he's in a steady relationship with Eve, and his memoir is about to be published. But then his troublemaker father, Gerry, storms back into town.

Vance recruits a crew to quickly tackle repairs to the Far Out East following the cyclone, but when Josh and Gerry pair up to reconstruct the rotunda, Art worries about his father’s influence on his son. Meanwhile, Eve grows intrigued by handsome eco-celebrity Carter Smith.

The Watkins men are having romantic troubles. Gerry involves himself in Josh’s love life, Vance looks to the female resort guests for comfort, and Art begins writing a romance novel to spite Eve.

Gerry arranges a getaway boys’ weekend for Art and Vance to recover from their romantic woes. But their time at the Bear Rock retreat brings up deep emotional wounds.

As Lizzy’s due date approaches, Bev tries to help her out, and Vance grows unexpectedly close to her. Art finds some success with his memoir, and a hot-air balloon ride goes dangerously awry.

Devastated by Eve’s relationship with Carter, Art takes off into the bush to avoid his troubles but ends up getting bitten by a potentially lethal snake. Meanwhile, Gerry also contends with nature, as he camps out on the beach since he’s not allowed to stay at the hostel.

With the Palm Valley site up for sale, Art and Eve band together to try to save it. Bev comes up with the idea to hold a dance-a-thon to finance the town’s purchase of the land, and Terry Adams’s lost legacy may prove crucial to their efforts.