The passionate, stubborn side of Dave is exposed when he stumbles across an injured horse and believes he has found a descendent, a Waler, of the first settlement horses. Jodi is torn between her job and preventing Luke from taking dangerous risks and ruining his future. Meg and Terry realise they've been too busy embracing change to give their old relationship time. Sally ends up in hospital with a blood clot on the lungs.

Grace finally finds someone willing to carry their cattle, but this involves a two day journey for the girls. Meanwhile, Stevie worries that she can't handle the farm without Alex. A love triangle blooms between Jaz, Ben and Ben's ex, Monique. Meanwhile, Grace decides to tell Marcus the truth about Ingrid.

Meg returns for Jodi's funeral with a shocking secret. Meanwhile, Kate investigates the murders of Jodi & Matt; Alex tries to prove how much he loves Stevie; Regan is surprised by what was left to her in Jodi's will.

Stevie realizes she's in love with Alex, but can't bring herself to tell him. Meanwhile, Harry continues to push for his grandson to live near him, despite objections by Sandra; Jodi gets the results of her DNA test; Tess has a strange recurring dream about Nick.

Jodi is forced to make a terrifying decision after Matt learns he is going back into witness protection. Meanwhile, Marcus and Alex compete for Stevie; Kate returns to Drovers Run for a funeral.

Tess's birthday forces her to take a long, hard look at herself, but she ""sees"" more than she bargained for and unwittingly creates some midsummer night's madness.

Nick and Tess approach the altar at last, but there's family heartache to endure before any glimpse of a gold ring and a future together.

The women of Drovers are nearly torn apart as Jodi tries to save Luke from himself.

When Regan brings in equipment to further mine, the women of Drovers put up a fight and vow to stop her, in a legal way or not. Meanwhile, Rob clashes with Sandra over farm equipment; Dave finds that his involvement with Regan is not making him any friends.

Jodi's world is turned topsy-turvy when she receives a birthday gift from the deceased, Jack McLeod. Meanwhile, Dave begins training a new veterinary student.

The women of Drovers run are no longer a team of four. Kate, after being head hunted by Sandra, is working as overseer at Kinsella's. Jodi, after being fired by Stevie, has gone into business for herself, selling cosmetics, party plan. Tess and Stevie are managing alone, but only just. Another Sandra double cross sees the division between Kate and the other women widen even more - has Drover's lost Kate for good?? Dave steps up in an effort to get Nick and Tess reunited and Meg sets about saving a 100 year old tree and in the process learns more about her daughter's boyfriend, Luke.

Rose begins a quest for answers, when she devles into Stevie's past. Meanwhile, Jodi is forced to spend the day with Rob transporting cattle; Kate, Meg and Dave have to bring in the cattle when they get loose.

Jodi learns that her mother's novel is based on real life as it details the mystery surrounding her birth. Meanwhile, Harry clashes with Alex over a deal.

Alex goes on a journey to grieve over Nick, while Harry believes keeping his grandson close to him is the most important thing in the world right now. Meanwhile, Tess receives a letter Nick wrote to her before he died; Kate cares for baby chicks that Dave brought her.

Jodi is happy until her conflicted feelings for returned Rob (now going by his real name of Matt) and Riley rise to the surface. Meanwhile, Tayler is still at Drovers and getting into more trouble and Regan tries her best to reach out to her. Stevie finds that her her relationship with Alex may be changing for the better.

Jodi has her hands full with a major decision when both Riley and Matt declare their love for her. Meanwhile, Stevie may risk losing Alex when helps out Marcus with a cattle deal; Jodi spends the night in the national park with Matt, when her horse is bitten by a snake.

On Alex and Stevie's long-awaited wedding day, things will run smoothly if the groom is able to get out of jail. Meanwhile, Alex's sister Ashleigh attempts to ruin the wedding and take over Killarney; Stevie's wedding day may futher be ruined by Grace's stubborn pride and by Rose's pre-wedding makeover.

A good sale at the sheep sales and the girls are ready to celebrate. A night at the pub, a bit of Karaoke perhaps, all the signs of a great ""Girls Night Out"". But things don't go as planned when it is revealed that the new barmaid, Kimmy, has been copping the same abuse Becky fell victim to at the hands of Brian. Resolving that something must be done and it must be done without Claire's knowledge, the decision is made to wait until closing and see if they can catch Brian fair and square.

Jodi battles with what seems like the biggest decision of her life after Kate Manfredi marches into Drovers Run, while Sandra's pregnancy causes more sorrow than joy.

Alex and Stevie's friendship is put to the test when Kane comes between them.

Tess's plans to propose to Nick go haywire when Dave makes a discovery that threatens to derail the proposal permanently.

Harry is secretly thrilled when he hears Sandra is back in town, however their initial meeting doesn't go well with neither capable of confessing their love to each other. Even though Harry seeks advice from Tess, and Sandra from Nick, it's openly a war of the roses, and Sandra's last-ditch attempt to get a response from Harry backfires. Kate tries to convince Stevie to reinstate Jodi, whom she fired the previous week. Stevie won't budge unless Jodi admits she's wrong, and Jodi won't return unless Stevie asks her. Nick learns what it's like to be a single father, juggling bottles, nappies, baby, and work. With some loving advice from Tess, he accepts the chaos and learns to enjoy time with his son.

Tess's other cousin, Regan, visits Drovers Run and causes a few problems, but Stevie must rely on Regan's help to escape a life-threatening farm accident. Meanwhile, Kate enlists Alex's help to get Jodi's mind off of Luke's imprisonment; Dave is attracted to Regan and begins a flirtation with her.

Dave, Regan & Tess go on an afternoon picnic when Nick heads into town for a meeting, that ends up becoming a job offer. Meanwhile, Stevie takes care of Charlotte for the afternoon, but when the child goes missing, she turns Drovers upside down to find her; Jodi gives Kate a facial with disastrous results.

Dave is threatened with a sexual harrassment lawsuit from his former student. Meanwhile, after confronting Meg about Jack's gift to her, Jodi realizes her whole life has been a lie, and struggles with her identity while spending time with Rob.