The Beach House as seen in 1990
The Beach House is located near the beachside in Summer Bay. It was first seen in 1990 and has been an ever-present location ever since. Initially a rental property, it has been home to many residents, from the Roberts family to the Harringtons.
1990-[]
Nick, Bobby and Sam in 1991
It is not known who lived in the Beach House before 1990. In that year Adam Cameron and Matt Wilson rented the house from Ernie Jacobs who owned the property. They were later joined by Marilyn Chambers. In 1991, Marilyn bought the house from Ernie Jacobs and began to rent out rooms to help her pay her mortgage. Her earliest housemates were Bobby Simpson and Nick Parrish. Shortly afterwards, Bobby fostered young Sam Nicholls (later to be known as Sam Marshall).
When Marilyn left Summer Bay to marry Phil Bryant in 1992, she sold the house to Bobby Simpson and Greg Marshall. After Bobby's death, Greg returned to his old job as a long-distance truck driver and put the house up for auction. Donald Fisher came very close to buying the house for Sam, who was still grieving for Bobby and felt a strong attachment to his old home. Donald pulled out of the bidding at the auction and it was instead sold to Irene Roberts. Irene has lived there ever since, though the people who have shared the house have changed quite often down through the years.
2019 photo of the original Beach House, shared by Ross Newton (Greg) on Instagram
Although the interior of the Beach House has been redecorated over the years, it is still recognisable. To this day, nobody is quite sure what exactly is at the top of those stairs! The exterior, on the other hand, has changed utterly. The original stock shots of the Beach House stopped being used towards the end of the 1990s and were replaced with those of a completely different house. It would appear that no external scenes have ever been filmed at this later house.
Residents over the years[]
- ??-1991 Ernie Jacobs (owner)
- 1990 Matt Wilson
- 1990-1991, 1992-1993 Adam Cameron
- 1990-1992, 1995-1996 Marilyn Chambers
- 1991 - Margaret Lynch
- 1991-1993 Bobby Marshall
- 1991-1993 Sam Marshall
- 1991 Nick Parrish
- 1991-1993 Greg Marshall
- 1993 Sarah Thompson
- 1993-1994 Luke Cunningham
- 1993-1994 Tug O'Neale
- 1993-1994 Roxanne Miller
- 1994-present Irene Roberts
- 1994 Finlay Roberts
- 1994-1995 Rob Storey
- 1994-1997 Selina Roberts
- 1995-1999, 2005 Chloe Richards
- 1995 - Teresa Lynch
- 1995 - Joe Lynch
- 1996-1999 Joey Rainbow
- 1998-2002, 2010-2011 Will Smith
- 1998-2002, 2005 Hayley Lawson
- 2000 Ken Smith
- 2000-2003 Nick Smith
- 2002, 2011 Gypsy Nash
- 2002, 2011 Lily Smith
- 2003-2006 Tasha Hunter
- 2004-2005 Kim Hyde
- 2004-2005 Kane Phillips
- 2004-2005 Kirsty Phillips
- 2005-2006 Barry Hyde
- 2005, 2015-2018 Olivia Fraser Richards
- 2006 Robbie Hunter
- 2006-2009 Belle Taylor
- 2007-2010 Annie Campbell
- 2007-2010 Geoff Campbell
- 2008-2009 Oliver Phillips
- 2009-2010 Ruby Buckton
- 2010-2013 Bianca Scott
- 2010-2013 April Scott
- 2012 Heath Braxton
- 2013-2015 Spencer Harrington
- 2016 Skye Peters
- 2017 Luc Patterson
- 2017-2018 Martin Ashford
- 2018-2021 Willow Harris
- 2019 Bella Nixon
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