Daniel Amalm and Toni Pearen were introduced in April as Jack Wilson and Beth Armstrong, respectively.
Matthew Lilley and Eva Matiuk began playing Rob Storey and Sonia Johnson in July, respectively.
After Paul Harris (Ramsay Everingham), loses custody of Dylan to his mother, Angel Brooks (Melissa George), and Shane Parrish (Dieter Brummer), he decides to hold his son hostage.
On Dylan's next visit to the bay, he locks himself in Donald's car while Shane and Damian Roberts (Matt Doran) babysit him.
Paul resurfaces several months later and begins a hate campaign against Angel and attempts to kidnap Dylan, but is foiled by Shannon Reed (Isla Fisher).
Prior to a family holiday, Shane collapses and dies while on a day out at the headland leaving Angel and Dylan devastated.
Jack was introduced as a new foster child for the characters of Michael (Dennis Coard) and Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrence).
Stanley said that her stint in Summer Bay would be "a steamy one" when her student Tug O'Neale (Tristan Bancks) develops a serious crush on her.
She told Helen Vnuk of TV Week: "Her affair with student Tug [Tristan Bancks] was very illicit, so she was banished.
But wouldn't it be nice to see her come back, and she's had this crooked past and she ends up in Summer Bay to redeem herself... with Tug's child?
"[11] Beth comes to Summer Bay to privately tutor Tug O'Neale when he returns to school after a difficult time, in order to beat his dyslexia.
Beth's colleague Luke Cunningham (John Adam) introduces her to Nick Parrish (Bruce Roberts).
Tug asks Beth for further tutorials, but refuses to pay if charged and is too proud to accept if the lessons are free.
After Tug receives a six-month suspended sentence for stealing Roxy's car, he arrives at Beth's flat to tell her and in the excitement he kisses her and she reciprocates.
Beth regrets the kiss and tells Tug she will not jeopardise her career over an affair with a student leaving him devastated.
[16] The Newcastle Herald included the 1998 episode of Home and Away, in which Selina and Steven returned in their "TV Highlights" feature.
[22] She told Jason Herbison from Inside Soap that Sonia was "no shrinking violet" and called her "a sassy 16-year-old who's out to have a good time!
"[22] While dealing with his heart break over a failed relationship, Tug O'Neale (Tristan Bancks) met Sonia.
[22] Sonia asked Tug out and they had a fling, which put Jack Wilson's (Daniel Amalm) "nose out of joint" because he liked her too.
It soon emerges that Jack is also seeing Selina Cook (Tempany Deckert) and Frankie Brooks (Lenka Kripac).
[16] Curtis Reed, played by Shane Ammann, debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 16 September 1994 and departed on 15 April 1997.Ammann joined the cast of Home and Away in 1994, shortly after completing his role on Paradise Beach, along with co-star Isla Fisher to play the respective roles of Curtis and Shannon Reed.
[26] Rachel Browne of The Sun-Herald branded Curtis as "the new stud of Summer Bay High", after he romanced both Chloe and Casey.
[27] Donna Bishop, played by Nicola Quilter, debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 November 1994 and departed on 23 June 1995.
Rachel Browne from The Sun-Herald reported that Quilter's accident had "thrown production schedules into disarray" because the scripts required Donna to be using her feet.