[4] Kathy is the only other person who knew Lauren had been pregnant with Brad Willis's (Kip Gamblin) child and she helped her daughter to hide the pregnancy.
[9] Executive producer Jason Herbison commented that during her visit, Kathy would deliver news that will rock the Turner and Willis households, setting the stage for "some major fireworks throughout the year.
[3] Lauren calls Kathy to say that she is going to tell her husband, Matt (Josef Brown), and Brad Willis about the baby she gave birth to twenty years ago.
Kathy realises Paige is the granddaughter she has been searching for, and she has a heart attack causing her to lose control of the car, which then hits Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney).
[14] Sienna arrived in town to win Mark back and she immediately confronted his former girlfriend Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer).
[18] The character was teased in an October 2013 interview by cast member Colette Mann, who plays Naomi's estranged mother Sheila.
[19] Mann commented that the actress was in the process of being cast, while on-screen, Sheila revealed that she had a bad relationship with her youngest daughter.
[10] Shortly before her arrival, it was confirmed that Naomi would test one of the show's established relationships, after she sets her sights on a married man.
[23] Heath did not need to perfect an Australian accent for the part and he explained, "When I initially read the sides, I could see this character as English and created a whole backstory that he was from England.
[25] The casting department held auditions for the role and producers stated that Daniel would need to resemble his on-screen parents Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene Robinson (Kylie Minogue).
A few weeks later, Ethan returns to Erinsborough when Paige begins investigating Kathy Carpenter (Tina Bursill), Lauren's mother.
[29] Paige marks Valance's first acting role and she won the part after a lengthy audition process, which included multiple call-backs.
[29] Series producer Jason Herbison thought Valance was "the perfect fit for Paige" and called the character "fiery".
[42] On 5 October 2017, it was confirmed that Murphy had reprised her role, after she was photographed filming scenes for the show in London, alongside Tim Kano who plays Leo Tanaka.
They bond when she explains their past; he abandoned her in South America, and when his deputy, Carlos, took over the business, Dakota entered a romantic relationship with him.
However, he was involved in dodgy deals and when Dakota accidentally gave information to the authorities, she fled the area, fearful of Carlos' reaction.
She continues to flirt with Brennan and later kisses him, which angers his girlfriend, Paige (Olympia Valance), who then tips a drinks over Dakota's laptop.
Four years later, Paul's son, Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano), meets with Dakota to investigate a fire in a factory in São Paulo that killed Rafael Humphreys' (Ryan Thomas) mother.
Leo eventually reveals that he is Paul's son, before trying to force Dakota to tell him the truth by threatening her with a USB containing emails from her regarding stolen diamonds.
[46] Herbert was introduced as the mother of Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan), who comes to Erinsborough for his wedding to Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele).
After talking to Matt Turner (Josef Brown) at the reception about her relationship troubles, Sharon puts her hotel key in his pocket and tells him she is leaving the following day.
Seven years later, Sharon returns for Kyle's second wedding to Roxy Willis, Terese's niece, and helps the bridal party with their preparations.
Sharon later attends the wedding ceremony, where she continues to spend most of her time with Glen and returns to the hotel with him again afterwards, which Terese witnesses.
Rain plans to establish a new community, called New Eden, in Erinsborough and speaks to Daniel's uncle Paul (Stefan Dennis) about purchasing some land.
Rain shows her volatile side when Daniel shifts his focus from New Eden to the bar he is opening, but apologises afterwards, and begins to counsel Amber on the ways of being sustainable, like going dumpster diving.
Rain's plan to establish New Eden is halted when Lauren lodges an objection with the council and urges other business owners to do so too.
[54] Gary was also reunited with his mother Sheila (Colette Mann) and his sister Naomi (Morgana O'Reilly) during his time in Erinsborough.
[57] Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) contacts Ezra and invites him to Lassiter's Erinsborough to help his former colleague Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) organise a festival.
The following year, the Quill Group purchases Lassiter's Erinsborough from Paul and sends their acquisitions manager, Ezra, to check it out.
Erin begins a treatment program overseen by Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and learns her daughter wants to see her.