Editing Home and Away (section)

==Production==
===Conception===
After the Seven Network cancelled their soap opera ''Neighbours'' on 12 July 1985 due to low ratings, rival [[Network 10]] picked it up and turned it into a success.<ref>[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 205.</ref> A couple of years later, Seven's head of drama, Alan Bateman, became desperate to get back into the soap market and began to work out how to launch another soap that was not a copy of ''Neighbours''.<ref name="TwoFiveOne">[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 251.</ref> While on a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales with his family, Bateman began talking to locals who were "up in arms" over the construction of a foster home for children from the city.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/><ref name="Rand">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/home-and-away-in-la/story-e6frf039-1111118645473|title=Home and Away in LA|last=Rand|first=Hannah|date=25 January 2009|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> Seeing the degree of conflict the "influx of parentless children on a tight-knit community" was having, Bateman came away with the idea for a new serial.<ref name="Rand"/> He explained "Nobody in the community wanted them to move in and I began to wonder how streetwise city kids would adapt to the new lifestyle. Suddenly I thought, there is my slice of life in a community."<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> Bateman began outlining the storyline and set the serial in the fictional town of Summer Bay. While Seven Network executives were unconvinced by the idea, audience research was positive.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> The soap opera was initially called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/>

''Home and Away'' has since become the second-longest drama series in Australian television after ''Neighbours''.<ref name="21st Birthday">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/happy-birthday-for-home-and-away/story-fn3dxity-1225754170129|title=Happy birthday for Home and Away|last=Field|first=Katherine|work=[[The Australian]]|date=23 July 2009|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230231048/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/happy-birthday-for-home-and-away/story-fn3dxity-1225754170129|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/red-carpet/galleries/2013/3/home-and-away-through-the-years/|title=Home and Away Through the Years|work=[[TV Week]]|date=March 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> In 2002, several former characters such as Frank Morgan ([[Alex Papps]]), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson), Steven Matheson (Adam Willits), [[Blake Dean (Home and Away)|Blake Dean]] ([[Les Hill]]) and Sophie Simpson ([[Rebekah Elmaloglou]]) returned for a special storyline to mark the 150th anniversary of settlement in Summer Bay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0205099MO9415ELKU|title=Networking|last=Hooks|first=Barbara|work=[[The Age]]|date=9 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310121134/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah%20Elmaloglou%20and%20home%20and%20away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0205099MO9415ELKU|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH020515ADVQN120HIE|title=ChannelSurf|last=Doherty|first=Ben|work=[[Newcastle Herald]]|date=15 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> The storyline featured a majority of the cast boarded onto a ferry boat for a night cruise; however, a massive storm ruined the celebrations, leading the boat to sink.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|title=Episode 3284 – The One with the Massive Storm|publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221836/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 2005, ''Home and Away'' celebrated its 4000th episode, which saw many former cast members return for [[Alf Stewart]]'s ([[Ray Meagher]]) surprise 60th birthday party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/summer-bay-milestone/2005/06/21/1119321716281.html|title=Summer Bay milestone|work=The Age|date=21 June 2005|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=4 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504223958/http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/summer-bay-milestone/2005/06/21/1119321716281.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0507077I6GT60Q269|title=Getting ready to party|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=Newcastle Herald|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=ILL0507079Q5EI4CHA3F|title=Home once more for birthday celebrations|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=[[Illawarra Mercury]]|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109042938/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=ILL0507079Q5EI4CHA3F|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2007, the commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report revealed that ''Home and Away'' was the eighth most complained about show on Australian television, and the only drama series in the top ten complaint list.<ref name="Complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints.shtml|title=Home and Away tops complaint list|publisher=Backtothebay.net|date=6 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409063506/http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints/|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, there were 23 written complaints about the show as viewers thought it was inappropriate for it to be shown in its 7:00&nbsp;pm timeslot.<ref name="Complaint"/>

''Home and Away'' celebrated its 21st year in production in [[Sydney]] on 23 July 2009.<ref name="21st Birthday"/> The mayor of Sydney's [[Pittwater Council]] presented cast members with the key to [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]], the exteriors setting filming location for the show.<ref name="21st Birthday" /> At the end of 2011, [[Cameron Welsh]] left his role as the series producer.<ref name="Quits">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a360237/home-and-away-producer-cameron-welsh-quits-show.html|title='Home and Away' producer Cameron Welsh quits show|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 January 2012|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225421/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a360237/home-and-away-producer-cameron-welsh-quits-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kicking">{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2013/01/17/article/Home-and-Away-25-and-kicking/VEKRGDOYJY.html|title=Home and Away: 25 and kicking|last=George|first=Sandy|work=[[If Magazine]]|date=17 January 2013|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102134703/http://if.com.au/2013/01/17/article/Home-and-Away-25-and-kicking/VEKRGDOYJY.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Welsh previously played the character [[Mitch McColl]] from 1999 until 2001 and then became the series producer for ''Home and Away'' in 2007.<ref name="Quits"/> Former ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' producer Lucy Addario took over as series producer in January 2012.<ref name="Quits"/><ref name="Kicking"/> In August 2012, ''Home and Away''{{'}}s official Australian [[Facebook]] page reached one million likes, becoming the first Australian television show to reach this milestone.<ref name="1 Million">{{cite web|url=http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=Home and Away Celebrates 1 Million Facebook Fans|last=Echols|first=Kristina|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]|date=14 August 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100748/http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> The Facebook page was established in November 2009 and is followed by fans mostly in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.<ref name="1 Million"/> In 2013, ''Home and Away'' celebrated its 25th anniversary and former cast member [[Kate Ritchie]] ([[Sally Fletcher]]) returned for a special storyline to coincide with the celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/kate-ritchie-returns-home-for-soaps-anniversary-20130211-2e7fh.html|title=Kate Ritchie returns Home for soap's anniversary|last=Idato|first=Michael|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=11 February 2013|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163445/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/kate-ritchie-returns-home-for-soaps-anniversary-20130211-2e7fh.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/scoop/a465881/home-and-away-kate-ritchie-talks-show-return-and-playing-sally.html|title='Home and Away': Kate Ritchie talks show return and playing Sally|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=15 March 2013|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225452/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/scoop/a465881/home-and-away-kate-ritchie-talks-show-return-and-playing-sally.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in the show's history, ''Home and Away'' aired a [[two-hander]] episode, featuring only the characters [[Ricky Sharpe (Home and Away)|Ricky Sharpe]] ([[Bonnie Sveen]]) and [[Darryl Braxton|Darryl "Brax" Braxton]] ([[Steve Peacocke]]), on 14 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a782724/home-and-away-makes-history-the-show-is-lining-up-a-two-hander-episode-for-the-first-time-ever/|title=Home and Away history! The show will air a two-hander episode for the first time after Brax's return|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=8 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617142517/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a782724/home-and-away-makes-history-the-show-is-lining-up-a-two-hander-episode-for-the-first-time-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-my-kitchen-rules-judge-rachel-khoo-shares-a-special-valentines-day-recipe/news-story/d2ad2cf9131a21f88714f82f6460319b|title=New My Kitchen Rules judge Rachel Khoo shares a special Valentine's Day recipe|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|publisher=News.com.au|date=13 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319025442/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-my-kitchen-rules-judge-rachel-khoo-shares-a-special-valentines-day-recipe/news-story/d2ad2cf9131a21f88714f82f6460319b|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Location and sets===
{{main|Summer Bay}}
[[File:Palm Beach NSW.jpg|thumb|right|[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used to represent Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.]]
''Home and Away'' is set in [[Summer Bay]], a fictional seaside town in [[New South Wales]]. Locations within the town include the beach, a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay High School|high school]], [[Summer Bay#Pier Diner|diner]], [[Summer Bay#The Bait Shop|bait shop]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Auto|garage]] and a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Surf Lifesaving Club|surf club]], which includes a gym, small kiosk and an upstairs restaurant.<ref name="Tours">{{cite web|url=http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|title=Sydney's Northern Beaches Tours – North Curl Curl|publisher=Sydney.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912102122/http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|archive-date=12 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Characters in the show live at surrounding neighbouring areas such as the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Caravan Park|Summer Bay Caravan Park]], [[Summer Bay#Beach House|Beach House]], [[Summer Bay#The Farmhouse|The Farmhouse]], <!--[[Summer Bay#12 James Street|James Street]]-->[[Summer Bay#Pier flat|Pier flat]], and [[Summer Bay#31 Saxon Avenue|Saxon Avenue]]. Other fictional towns mentioned and sometimes seen in ''Home and Away'' are [[Summer Bay#Mangrove River|Mangrove River]] and [[Summer Bay#Yabbie Creek|Yabbie Creek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2015/5/home-and-away-recap-thursday,-may-21/|title=Home and Away Recap|work=TV Week|date=21 May 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065103/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2015/5/home-and-away-recap-thursday,-may-21/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Locations">{{cite web|url=http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|title=Sydney Television Locations|publisher=Sydney for Everyone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330234805/http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used as the location for Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|title=Prime time: Aussie TV locations|last=Whitley|first=David|publisher=[[Ninemsn]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002343/http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has since become popular with tourists, and tours to the show's exterior sets at Palm Beach run throughout the year.<ref name="Tours"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sydney-storm-stops-home-and-away-filming-20150422-1mqppa.html|title=Sydney storm stops Home And Away filming|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626074824/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sydney-storm-stops-home-and-away-filming-20150422-1mqppa.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128214615/http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2012 |title=Home and Away Tours FAQs |publisher=Homeandawaytours.com.au |access-date=10 August 2015 }}</ref> The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach in [[Collaroy, New South Wales|Collaroy]].<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|title=Fishermans Beach|publisher=Sydneyguide.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121026/http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Interior scenes for the show were filmed at the Seven Network's Sydney studios in [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] until 2010. Following the closure of these studios in early 2010, the interiors are now filmed at the [[Australian Technology Park]] in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/demolition-at-sevens-epping-studios.html|title=Demolition at Seven's Epping studios|last=Knox|first=David|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=28 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=6 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506190519/http://tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/demolition-at-sevens-epping-studios.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2010/07/remembering-sevens-epping-era.html|title=Remembering Seven's Epping era|publisher=Televisionau.com|date=29 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930190347/http://televisionau.com/2010/07/remembering-sevens-epping-era.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Jackeroo Ranch estate in [[Kenthurst, New South Wales|Kenthurst]] had been used for the exterior sets of the Summer Bay House and Caravan Park since 1988.<ref name="Locations"/> After both sets were destroyed by a bushfire in December 2002, the caravan park set was moved and filmed at other locations such as the Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary between 2007–09 and the [[Lane Cove River Tourist Park]] between 2010 and 2014.<ref name="Locations"/><ref name="Top List">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/friends-top-list-of-best-tv-homes-20140819-105aa8.html|title=Friends top list of best TV homes|last=Thomas|first=Sarah|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 August 2014|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |title=Home and Away Comes to Lane Cove River Tourist Park Sydney |author=John |publisher=Caravanparkphotos.com.au |date=19 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004413/https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A replica of the Summer Bay House was rebuilt in its original location at the Kenthurst estate several years later, with the exception of a grey roof instead of a red one.<ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/11/24/home-and-away-set-gets-rebuild-566644/|title=Home And Away set gets rebuild|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=24 November 2009|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630155003/http://metro.co.uk/2009/11/24/home-and-away-set-gets-rebuild-566644/|url-status=live}}</ref> The caravan park set moved back to the estate after the house was rebuilt, and both exterior sets made their on-screen returns in 2015.<ref name="Rebuild">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|title=What to expect from Home and Away in 2015|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|date=25 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014018/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|archive-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> The Summer Bay House is the only house to still be seen on screen since the pilot episode.<ref name="Locations"/>

Aside from New South Wales, ''Home and Away'' has also filmed scenes in other states of Australia. In May 2012, the show filmed scenes at [[Flinders Ranges]] and [[Nilpena|Nilpena Station]] in [[South Australia]] for a storyline in which [[Casey Braxton]] ([[Lincoln Younes]]) was kidnapped and taken to the outback by [[Kyle Braxton]] ([[Nic Westaway]]).<ref name="Outback">{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/home-and-away-shoot-in-the-south-australian-outback/news-story/0834248da22f82c681414789844ddad1|title=Home and Away shoot in the South Australian outback|last=Allan|first=Roxanne|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=19 May 2012|access-date=6 August 2022|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717071946/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/home-and-away-shoot-in-the-south-australian-outback/news-story/0834248da22f82c681414789844ddad1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|title=Home and Away in the Outback|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=26 September 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145217/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/lincoln-younes-is-a-long-way-from-home/news-story/19e189e191cdb1a88e39618375e30c79|title=Lincoln Younes is a long way from home|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=22 September 2012|access-date=6 August 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008043728/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/lincoln-younes-is-a-long-way-from-home/news-story/19e189e191cdb1a88e39618375e30c79|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, ''Home and Away'' filmed scenes in [[Melbourne]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/home-away-films-in-melbourne.html|title=Home & Away films in Melbourne|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=18 June 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202821/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/home-away-films-in-melbourne.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014, the show filmed an episode at the [[Australian War Memorial]] in [[Canberra]] with several cast members, as a tribute to the [[Anzac Centenary]]. The episode centred around Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher), "who becomes upset with the younger generation's perceived lack of respect for Anzac Day, and joins the school trip to Canberra to visit the War Memorial."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/home-and-away-in-canberra-for-anzac-tribute-20150410-1migyq.html|title=Home and Away in Canberra for Anzac tribute|last=Hogan|first=Jill|work=[[Canberra Times]]|date=10 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200632/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/home-and-away-in-canberra-for-anzac-tribute-20150410-1migyq.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/summer-bays-alf-aka-ray-meagher-revelling-in-shows-new-storyline-for-gallipoli-anniversary/story-fni0cc2c-1227272611512|title=Summer Bay's Alf – aka Ray Meagher – revelling in show's new storyline for Gallipoli anniversary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=22 March 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> Outside of Australia, ''Home and Away'' has filmed in [[Hawaii]] once and in the UK three times.<ref name="Outback"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a306064/home-and-away-to-film-eps-in-hawaii.html|title='Home and Away' to film eps in Hawaii|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=27 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225417/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a306064/home-and-away-to-film-eps-in-hawaii.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/04/summer-bay-is-coming-to-london-home-and-away-to-begin-filming-in-uk-for-first-time-in-12-years-3949819/|title=Summer Bay is coming to London! Home and Away to begin filming in UK for first time in 12 years|last=Duncan|first=Amy|work=Metro|date=4 September 2013|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105180630/http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/04/summer-bay-is-coming-to-london-home-and-away-to-begin-filming-in-uk-for-first-time-in-12-years-3949819/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Theme song===
{{main|Home and Away (song)}}
The theme song to ''Home and Away'' was written by [[Mike Perjanik]].<ref name="Theme Song">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs/|title=Aussie Jingles: A Look Inside the 'Home & Away' and 'Neighbours' Theme Songs|last=Viney|first=Steven|work=Noisey|date=22 May 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602030415/http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Soapie Hit">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|title=Life's a beach: The real story behind soapie hit|last=Parker|first=Helen|publisher=news.com.au|date=22 August 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116202517/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have been nine different versions of the theme song used throughout the years. The lyrics remained the same since the show's inception, but a number of verses were gradually cut back over the years due to time restrictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013845/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=Top 5 Australian TV theme songs |author=Sam |work=The Fix |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=6 August 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Credits Cut 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|title=Exclusive: Cameron Welsh – 'Home and Away' series producer|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=16 July 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225412/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The original version was sung by [[Karen Boddington and Mark Williams]], and was used from 1988 until mid-1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|title=Your snowed-in guide to daytime TV|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=18 January 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020351/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|title=Neighbours theme to become 'a duet'|last=Watkins|first=Mike|work=ATV Today|date=9 April 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180159/http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their version was [[Home and Away (song)|released as a single]] in the UK in 1989 and peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Eat%20For%20Two |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – Karen Boddington and Mark Williams: Home and Away |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> A new version performed by Doug Williams and [[Erana Clark]] debuted in 1995 and the opening theme was shortened in 1996; this version remained until 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|title=1995 in Television|publisher=Reportingpoint.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116125639/http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2000 to 2003, the theme song to ''Home and Away'' was sung by [[The Robertson Brothers]] and it was the first version to use only male vocals.<ref name="Soapie Hit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090517140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20090518-0000/undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2009|title=Robertson Brothers Sign With Destra|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|publisher=Undercover.com.au|date=30 June 2008|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A 30-second updated version by The Robertson Brothers was used from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="harshlight"/> In January 2007, a new version was introduced and performed by Israel Cannan, who played the character Wazza in the show.<ref name="2007 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120101130500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/124103/20120102-0005/www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2012|title=New credits on Home and Away|publisher=Throng Australia|date=23 January 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After Cannan's version received many complaints from fans, the Seven Network decided to re-record the theme song in April 2007 with vocals provided by Luke Dolahenty.<ref name="Theme Song"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120129131500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100803/20120130-0015/www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2012|title=H&A theme changes tonight|work=Media Spy|date=23 April 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Classic Credits">{{cite web|url=http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|title=Classic Home And Away Opening Credits!|last=Bellissimo|first=Sarina|work=Two Tube|date=13 June 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013823/http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> A shorter, 15-second version sung by Dolahenty and Tarryn Stokes debuted in 2009.<ref name="2009 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|title=2009 Opening Titles|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921074755/http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|title=Media – Theme Tunes|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181726/http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|title=Playlist Sunday 4 September|publisher=Syn.org.au|date=5 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116121208/http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|archive-date=16 November 2015}}</ref>

From 2010 until 2017, the ''Home and Away'' theme song was not used in the opening titles and was replaced by a short instrumental version.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritchard/strewth-mate|title=19 Random Facts About Australia's Iconic TV Show 'Home And Away'|last=Pritchard|first=Tahlia|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=17 September 2017|access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> However, Dolahenty and Stokes' version was still used in the closing credits for international broadcasts.<ref name="harshlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|title=The Robertson Brothers' 'Home and Away'|last=Thomas|first=Shain E.|publisher=Harshlight.org|date=12 January 2018|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190003/http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|archive-date=11 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, two new eight-second versions of the theme song made a return to the opening titles after an eight-year absence. One version is sung by a male vocalist, while the other version is sung by a female vocalist; in the opening titles, both only sing the last two lines of the theme: "closer each day, Home and Away".<ref name="2018 theme">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|title=2018 Season Debuts with New Title-cards and Theme Tune|author=Dan|publisher=Back to the Bay|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023205/http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|url-status=live}}</ref> An extended 30-second version by the male vocalist was uploaded onto the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening">{{cite video|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|title=You know we belong together...|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=1 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203130249/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2025, Wade Sellers of ''[[TV Week]]'' confirmed that the theme song would return that year, but would not be featured in every episode.<ref name="TitlesReturn">{{cite magazine|last=Sellers|first=Wade|date=11–17 January 2025|title=Opening titles return|magazine=[[TV Week]]|issue=1|page=7}}</ref> 

===Opening titles===
The ''Home and Away'' opening titles sequence was initially used to introduce the regular characters in the show. The sequences often featured the characters in couple shots or with family and friends, and showed them in familiar settings around Summer Bay such as the beach.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> The titles for the show's earlier years featured black brush stroke cutouts around the character shots.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> 2004 saw ''Home and Away'' introduce new picture frame-style opening titles, with characters shown posing in and out of large picture frames in front of beach backgrounds.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> In January 2007, the show debuted new opening titles along with a new version of the theme song.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> The picture-frame style was still used, but this time the titles featured framed pictures of the characters.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> In 2009, the opening was reduced to 15 seconds and the characters were removed from the titles for the first time in ''Home and Away''{{'}}s history. They were replaced by a large photo collage showing various locations around Summer Bay.<ref name="2009 Credits"/> The decision to remove the cast and shorten the titles was due to time restrictions.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|title=Exclusive: 'Home and Away' producer Lucy Addario talks storylines, future plans|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=24 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225414/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, many viewers in Australia and the United Kingdom have wanted the full-length title sequence with the cast to return.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview"/>

From 2013 until 2017, ''Home and Away'' used a series of five-second opening titles, which changed every week. The various titles mostly featured scenes of bikini-clad women and shirtless men with surfboards at the beach.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/> In 2018, a new series of eight-second titles were introduced along with the return of the show's theme song. The new titles, which currently change during each week, mostly feature two men or two women running down to the ocean for a surf.<ref name="2018 theme"/> A 30-second version of the titles, not aired on Australian television, was released on the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening"/> The removal of the opening titles was unpopular with ''Home and Away'' fans who wanted them to return.<ref name="returntitle">{{cite web |last1=Kilkelly |first1=Daniel |title=Home and Away makes major change to episodes after 17 years |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a63685703/home-and-away-change-17-years/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=7 February 2025 |date=6 February 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, Wade Sellers of ''[[TV Week]]'' confirmed that the opening titles would return that year following a seventeen year absence.<ref name="TitlesReturn"/> The titles debuted on 6 February 2025 and featured the return of the show's characters in the sequences.<ref name="returntitle"/> The characters were seen posing on the show's familiar beach setting. Some of the cast shots had already been used previously in the show's promotional trailers.<ref name="returntitle"/> The sequence was designed to allow production to easily update the titles following cast departures and arrivals.<ref name="returntitle"/> The titles are only used for certain episodes due to creative reasons.<ref name="returntitle"/>