Meryl's near-death experience sets Hugh on a journey of redemption and gives Penny the clarity she needs

Tara's party antics get her in trouble and send Hugh spiraling on his birthday. Meryl investigates Whyhope's subsidence reports.

A pregnant patient triggers Tara's anxiety and PTSD, while Meryl and Jarrod seek Rod Eagles help, but his price may just be too high for Meryl.

Jarrod's new job offer could mean Penny will leave Whyhope forever.

April is pregnant, and not everyone is as supportive as Matt had hoped, but the netball game between the hospital and mining company takes all the focus.

Eliza's other grandmother, Dinah, makes a dramatic entrance.

Meryl and Ajax compete for the seat on the council, while Penny and Jarrod are planning to elope.

While Penny is away, Hugh and Tara come out to play, and with a little help from Charlie their night takes a dramatic turn as Hugh loses more than his sobriety.

Hugh becomes distracted from his new daughter Eliza and his Cardiac Unit by the arrival of sexy new doctor, Tara.

Hugh's superiority has left him without a Cardiac Unit, and without a job. Now freed from Whyhope, he will be able to return to his Sydney life.