Colleen Smart

Colleen Stewart (previously Smart, née Hickie) first appeared on Home and Away in 1988-1989, then again in 1997. She became a main character in 1999 and remained on the show until early 2013. She was the mother of dim-witted Lance Smart. To everyone's surprise, Colleen learned late in life that she was a half sister to Alf Stewart and his siblings. She was played by Lyn Collingwood.

Biography[]

Colleen Smart
Character Profile
Birthday:	26th May 1939
Birthplace:	Summer Bay
Father:	Gordon Stewart Merv Hickie (adoptive)
Mother:	Mavis Hickie
Siblings:	Alf Stewart (half) Morag Bellingham (half) Celia Stewart (half) Barbara Stewart (half) Debra Stewart (half) Patricia Turner (half)
Spouse:	Les Smart (1965-2000)
Children:	Maureen Evans (1955) Lance Smart (1968)
Occupation:	Assistant at Hogan's General Store Waitress
Played By:	Lyn Collingwood

Backstory[]

Colleen Hickie was born on May 26 1939 and was the result of an affair between Gordon Stewart (Alf's father) and Mavis Hickie. She was adopted by Mavis's husband Merv. In 1954, the then 14 year old Colleen became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter Maureen in March 1955. Maureen was given up for adoption. In 1959, Colleen won the 'Miss Groper' beauty pageant. Growing up, Colleen was good friends with Morag, Celia and Alf Stewart. Little did she know that they were related to each other.

In 1965, Colleen married Les Smart and they had a son Lance in 1968.

1988-2013[]

In March 1988 Colleen turned up briefly at Hogan's Store. She cemented her reputation as a busybody with no filter when she told Pippa Fletcher that Carly Morris had been sexually assaulted. This infuriated Carly who hadn't yet told Pippa herself. She re-appeared some months later when Lance won a lottery prize AUS$500'000. Unfortunately, her husband Stan (who would later be renamed Les) asked Lance lend him $50,000 only to then run off with the cash and a new girlfriend.

Feeling quite vulnerable, Colleen invited herself to move in with Lance, who had just bought a caravan with his prize money. Lance was quite put out by this, unable to really enjoy himself and the money with his mother always fussing around him. She hated his best friend Martin Dibble which made life even more difficult for him. Lance got so sick of her he offered to pay anyone who could think of a way to get rid of her. Eventually she got the message and grudgingly moved back home.

1997[]

Although she wasn't seen much after this, Colleen remained in the area and briefly returned in 1997 to clear out Lance's caravan. Jesse McGregor employed her as a babysitter and continued to mention her to mention her.

1999-2013[]

In 1999 Colleen got a job working in the Bayside Diner. In 2000 she accidentally started a chip pan fire in the diner's kitchen. The fire destroyed the building, causing great distress to Ailsa Stewart because it was her last link to her late friend Bobby Simpson. Also in 2000 her estranged husband Les resurfaced. Now penniless and destitute, he wormed his way back into Colleen's life. They reconciled but behind her back he was up to his old tricks. After lying to her about having landed a great new job, he skipped town with some of her savings and a new girlfriend.

Several years later, Colleen discovered that she was the daughter of Gordon Stewart. Gordon was the father of Alf, Celia, Morag, Barbara and Debra Stewart and he had had an affair with Colleen's mother. Needless to say, this came as a shock to everybody. It was especially difficult for Morag who had always looked down on Colleen.

In 2000 Lance married Debbie and gave Colleen her first grandchild - a little girl called Maggie. In 2013 Colleen learned that Lance and his family were planning to move to Las Vegas. This upset her because she had assumed she would be going to live with them in her final years. She had after all paid for an extension to their house! However, lady luck smiled on Colleen. Just like Lance back in 1988, she won some money on the lottery. She decided to move to Las Vegas and live in a trailer park close to Lance. The residents of Summer Bay threw a surprise going away party for her, much to her delight.

Memorable info[]

Birthday: 26 May 1939

Full Name: Colleen Smart (nee Hickie)

First Line: "Oh, excuse me. You're Mrs Fletcher, aren't you?" (to Pippa)

Last Line:

Reception[]

Family[]

Father Gordon Stewart

Mother Mavis Hickie

Siblings Celia Stewart, Alf Stewart, Barbara Fisher, Morag Bellingham, Debra Stewart (all paternal half, same father), Patricia Turner, (maternal half, same mother)

Grandfathers Duncan Stewart Snr

Spouse Les Smart (1965-2000)

Children Maureen Evans (1955), Lance Smart (1968)

Grandchildren Maggie Smart