McLeod's Daughters

It's shearing time at Drovers Run and Jodi is happy until her conflicted feelings for Rob recently returned (now going by his real name of Matt) and Riley rise to the surface. Meanwhile, Tayler is getting into more trouble, while Regan tries her best to reach out to her. Stevie finds that her relationship with Alex may be changing for the better.

Kate's romantic exit has stirred up some confusing emotions for Jodi who becomes obsessed with building a new dam on Drovers, with near tragic results. Meanwhile, Stevie is swept off her feet by a handsome stranger, Alex fears he could be losing control over Killarney, and Tayler, who is trying to prove herself to the Drovers' girls, volunteers to do a simple branding job.

Jodi is spooked by a mysterious vision and develops an angry rash on her wrists and ankles. Meanwhile, Tayler worries when Regan doesn't return on time but has her hands full caring for an injured possum with Patrick. When a sale falls through, Matt, who's started working for Jim Selkirk, arranges for him to buy them, but goes too far in trying to impress Jodi.

Alex and Marcus come to blows over the future of Killarney, and Marcus reveals a secret that will change their lives forever. Meanwhile, Jodi is determined to help Riley make peace with his estranged father, Bill, when he visits Drovers Run. Tayler is thrilled that the baby possum has flourished in her care and decides to become a Fauna Rescue volunteer and finally earns Stevie's respect.

Jodi questions her sanity when she is haunted by visions of her ancestor Emma McLeod and a murdered convict. Alex, angry that Marcus lied to him for so long, is doing his best to not deal with the fact that he and Marcus are brothers. Meanwhile, Patrick accidentally destroys a historic trophy belonging to Drovers Run, and Tayler is injured while secretly training one of Stevie's brumbies.

Jodi has her hands full with a major decision when both Riley and Matt declare their love for her. Meanwhile, Stevie may risk losing Alex again when she helps Marcus with a cattle deal. During an overnight vigil in the national park with Matt, Jodi's horse Tucker is bitten by a tiger snake, and Tayler gets the wrong message from Riley.

For Jodi and Matt, love is blossoming, and the world is looking remarkably sunny. Jodi suggests Matt move in permanently, and we find Matt making plans to ask Jodi to marry him, but Jodi faces a gut-wrenching decision when Matt is forced back into witness protection. Meanwhile, it's sibling rivalry gone mad when Marcus and Alex compete to woo Stevie, and Kate has to return for a funeral.

Kate has a hard time coming to grips with her best friend's death and she decides to investigate the case of Jodi and Matt's murders herself. Meanwhile, Stevie has taken over a meeting that Jodi organised with Natural Resource Management and is determined to make her proud. Meg returns for the funeral with a shocking secret, and Regan is surprised by what was left to her in Jodi's will.

When Regan's sister Grace inherits part of Drovers Run from Jodi, Regan tries to reconcile with her. Stevie convinces Alex that they should keep their relationship a secret, but they quickly prove to be utterly hopeless at staying low-key. Kate throws herself back into work, but her zealousness manages to get Marcus off-side. Meanwhile, Riley is seduced by a sexy cowgirl, with disastrous results.

Alex's plan to propose to Stevie goes horribly wrong when a series of accidents and disasters threaten to ruin their relationship. Meanwhile, Kate and Riley are caught in a game of theft and deception over stray cattle, as Moira finds herself on a date with Phil Rakich. Tayler has a crush on Riley, with humiliating results.

When sheep rustlers steal Drovers' breeding stock, Grace and Stevie take the law into their own hands. Meanwhile, Regan tries her best to convince her sister to make her stay on the ranch permanent. Kate becomes obsessed with organising Stevie and Alex's wedding as a way of mending her own broken heart, and Alex asks Marcus to be his best man after Nick can't make it to the wedding.

Stevie is not looking forward to being nothing more than "Mrs. Alex Ryan," and there are responsibilities that her new position brings. Bryce arrives for the engagement party, bearing an unwanted pre-nup. Marcus refuses to help Bryce force Alex and Stevie to sign it and concentrates instead on buying his dream racehorse, Trailblazer. Phil surprises Moira when he secretly buys the truck stop.

The girls fight to stop Drovers Run becoming the site of a toxic waste dump. Grace forces Regan to choose between her family and her rekindled relationship with her lover who is in charge of the site testing. Meanwhile, Alex takes drastic action to lodge his marriage licence application in time, and Phil's cost-cutting at the truck stop backfires when he temporarily fires Patrick.

Grace kidnaps a government official to prevent the toxic dump from going ahead. Regan is also fighting to save Drovers Run, though her relationships with Grace and Lyle may reach a crisis point in the process. Phil thinks Riley is having an affair with Moira, and he is determined to fight for his girl. Tayler and Patrick resort to guerrilla tactics to try and help stop the dump as well.

Rose arrives at Drovers Run accompanied by Stevie's mother, Helen. Rose hoped to act as a peacemaker between the two, but instead, years of bitterness pour out. Kate has returned from Africa following the demise of her relationship with Dave, and she proceeds to throw herself into a frenzy of planning for the laser skirmish game organised, as the combined Hens and Bucks night for Stevie and Alex.

On Alex and Stevie's long-awaited wedding day, things will run smoothly if the groom is able to get out of jail in time to make it to the altar. Meanwhile, Alex's sister Ashleigh attempts to ruin the wedding and take over Killarney. Stevie's wedding day is made more stressful by Grace's stubborn pride and Rose's pre-wedding makeover.

While clashing with a rich new neighbour, Heath Barrett, Grace becomes convinced she's cursed Drovers Run when a series of bizarre plagues strike the farm. Meanwhile, while Alex is away on his honeymoon with Stevie, Ashleigh runs amok when she undermines Marcus' authority on Killarney. Ashleigh then seduces Patrick, and Tayler is surprised to find herself feeling jealous.

While desperately trying to resist Heath's charms, Grace questions her future on Drovers Run when she learns that her best friend has died. Meanwhile, Patrick suffers a life-threatening reaction after being bitten by a lizard, Heath and Marcus clash over a livestock dispute, and Moira moonlights as a mechanic, setting herself up in competition with Phil's truck stop.

Grace may be making a deal with the devil when she accepts a secret loan from Ashleigh after the bank refuses credit to Drovers Run. Meanwhile, after Grace and Kate are taken hostage by a bankrupt farmer, Moira has a premonition that someone will get shot by the gunman.

Stevie returns from her honeymoon and plans to spend the summer with Rose before she starts university, but Rose has plans of her own which involve taking a year off to travel overseas. Meanwhile, Grace is forced to take desperate measures to repay Ashleigh, and Riley trains a new horse. Then, the lives of everyone on Drovers Run are forever changed when Rose suffers a tragic farm accident.

Rose returns from the hospital in a wheelchair and is involved in a freak car crash that may not have been an accident. Moira convinces the girls to do a naked rain dance, with unexpected results, and sceptic Phil gains a new respect for Moira's psychic gifts. Tayler discovers the shocking truth about Rose, and a guardian angel visits Drovers Run to make the girls' dreams come true.

While the girls are investigating a mysterious explosion at the fuel dump, wheelchair-bound Rose is trapped at the homestead during a brazen robbery attempt. Meanwhile, Marcus and Heath clash over Grace's controversial drought-proofing plan, and Ashleigh blackmails Grace into lying to the police.

Stevie's loyalty to Drovers Run is tested when she moves into Killarney. Meanwhile, Grace is trying to move ahead with her drought-proofing plan. Kate falls for Mitch, an ex-army mate of Riley's, who arrives with a dark secret and Riley makes a dangerous enemy when he rejects Ashleigh's advances. Tayler uncovers a secret about Ashleigh and struggles with whether or not she should tell Patrick.

The women of Drovers Run team up with the men from Killarney to hunt the dangerous beast that is killing Drovers stock. Meanwhile, Riley discovers Mitch is trading stolen army weapons, and while Riley's unwilling to turn him into the police, Ashleigh has no such qualms. Love-struck Kate helps Mitch hide. Tayler and Patrick steal the truck stop's safe in order to get the backpay Tayler is owed.

Blinded by love, Kate decides to go on the run with her outlaw boyfriend Mitch. Meanwhile, Drovers Run and other local farms are the victims of a professional arsonist. Stevie and Grace investigate the arson attacks and uncover a conspiracy to bankrupt local farmers, and they wonder if Phil Rakich is responsible. Elsewhere, Moira has trouble shaking off a new admirer.