List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2012

Harley Canning and Bradley Fox arrived in September, while Georgia Brooks, Francesca Villante and Father Guidotti made their debuts in October.

[3] William Ewing told Clare Quirk of The Warrnambool Standard that a friend revealed Neighbours were looking for a band and that they had auditioned seventy already, but none of them could act.

[6] Andrew Robinson gets in contact with Griffin O'Donahue (William Ewing) and his band, Red Cotton, and arranges for them to play a gig at Eden Hills University.

Griffin is unhappy when Sophie Ramsay (Kaiya Jones) turns up, as he believes she dated his younger brother, Corey (Toby Wallace), to get closer to the band.

[13] Rani began a short relationship with Harley Canning (Justin Holborow), unaware that her friend, Callum Jones (Morgan Baker), had a crush on her.

[27] A writer for Channel 5 said "Anything but a wallflower, it seems that Vanessa will cook up a storm in more than one sense of the word, embracing life to the full and turning the world on its head for one of Ramsay Street's male residents.

[31] Following the death of Cairn terrier Audrey, producers wanted to introduce another dog to the show, and they thought Milligan's character would be an ideal companion for it.

[33] When Milligan returned to the show in 2019, Bossy was not reintroduced and she continued to live with Kyle's ex-wife, Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele), in Germany.

[35] Bossy is introduced when Sonya Mitchell (Eve Morey) and Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) ask Kyle to drive them to a local animal shelter to choose a dog.

[38] During the week commencing 20 July 2015, Melinda Houston of The Sydney Morning Herald said her highlight of the show's episodes was "surely watching red kelpie Bossy silently but forcefully demanding to be fed a chip.

[44] Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported sparks would fly when Sheila meets Kyle's girlfriend, Jade Mitchell (Gemma Pranita).

[42] The two women do not hit it off and a Neighbours spokesperson told Susan Hill of the Daily Star that Sheila would do anything for Kyle, which "rubs Jade up the wrong way.

"[46] Bernard holds a yoga class at the local community centre, which is attended by Susan Kennedy and Summer Hoyland (Jordy Lucas).

[47][51] Of her casting, Mackinnon told Luke Dennehy of the Herald Sun "I'm really excited to be here, everything has fallen into place and I was able to bring my two-year-old son (Madigan) with me.

[49] They added "It might be a daunting task to make-over one of Ramsay Street's bad boys, but Simmone's character Zoe Alexander is one tough lady and up for the challenge.

[51] A writer for TV Week's online website said "PR consultant Zoe isn't one to mix business with pleasure, but that changes when the glamazon shares a quick (but oh-so-steamy) kiss with her boss, Paul Robinson.

Zoe organises a photo spread in a magazine for the family and she gets Paul to fulfill a promise of donating money to the local high school.

A writer for Channel 5 revealed in March 2012, that Natashsa would be introduced to the hobby of LARPing, by a new guy who has "a surprising impact on her, taking her on an interesting adventure.

Natasha's friend, Andrew (Jordan Patrick Smith), comes up with an idea to use Ed's theory to make an odds calculator mobile app.

[59] Dianne Butler, writing for the Herald Sun, stated "I'm also keen to see where things go with Alex, Sonya's doula, who's been put on to provide support in the lead-up and during her baby's arrival.

"[67] A Channel 5 website writer explained that Harley's introduction would expand the established Canning family and stated that he shares the same good looks as his older cousin, Kyle (Chris Milligan).

[69] When asked if there was any romance ahead for his character, Holborow admitted that Harley begins a relationship with Rani Kapoor (Coco Cherian), who changes his life and makes him want to stay in Ramsay Street.

Harley enrols at Erinsborough High and gives Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer) a hard time, after learning that she kissed a student.

He later steals $200 from Rhys Lawson's (Ben Barber) wallet to buy a games console and Jade forces him to admit the truth to Kyle.

"[74][76] The Sydney Morning Herald's Frances Atkinson branded him "a rakish bloke", while Jeffery stated "I stole this description from Richard Jasek, the executive producer, who says, 'He's a cross between Peter Pan and Ernest Hemingway - he's a guy who still thinks he's 20 years old.

[84] She comes to Ramsay Street to visit her daughter and is initially unaware she is pregnant, but the secret is revealed when she overhears a conversation between Vanessa and Chris Pappas (James Mason).

[84] Describing her character, di Guglielmo commented "She is very full-on, doesn't hold back with her opinions, and you can understand why Vanessa has run away to Ramsay Street.

[101] He told The Daily Telegraph's Debbie Schipp, "I wasn't completely confident in my ability to act, so I decided if I featured a lot of the beautiful scenery if might detract from how bad I was.

"[101] Uhlich hoped that there would be a positive reaction to his performance, similar to the one his friend, Scott McGregor received when he appeared in the serial as Mark Brennan.

[101] In February 2013, Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported that Chris Pappas (James Mason) would be shocked when he realises that Scotty "may have a romantic interest in him.