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Fictional coastal town
the fictional Australian town in the soap opera "Home and Away"

Summer Bay is the fictional coastal town featured in the Australian soap opera, Home and Away. Palm Beach, the northernmost beach in Sydney, is used for the show's exterior scenes to depict the Bay. Between 2010 and 2014, the Lane Cove River Tourist Park in Macquarie Park was used as the location for filming of scenes involving the Summer Bay Caravan Park.

As with many real life Australian beaches Summer Bay has its own Surf and Lifesaving Centre (SLSC). It was first seen on screen in 1989. Over the years as well as serving its purpose as a centre for sea and land rescues it has been a place for the young people of the Bay to relax and socialise. Town meetings are often held in the Surf Club. It has also been used as a polling station and a private party/formal venue and has housed various food outlets, most notably the ill fated Bonza Burger in 1998. Several characters have been trained as lifeguards over the years and surf competitions take place occasionally. The club has undergone renovations in 1992, 1996, 2004, 2010, and 2023, respectively.

Salt (previously Angelo's) is a restaurant located upstairs in the renovated SLSC. It replaces Noah's Bar as the only licensed premises in Summer Bay. It was initially a business venture by Angelo Rosetta after he was discharged from the Police force and it was always his dream to own his own restaurant after growing up with his parents running a restaurant. Indi Walker worked there, but was fired by Angelo after she sold alcohol to Ruby Buckton without his permission. Darryl Braxton buys into the business and helps turn it into a successful pizza restaurant. Angelo and Darryl employ Xavier Austin and Casey Braxton to deliver pizza. Darryl eventually buys Angelo out after Angelo left the Bay in 2011. Heath briefly works there in 2012, and so does Liam Murphy. Indi returned working there briefly in 2012, but left. Xavier left the job in 2012, Kyle started working there in late 2012. Casey and Heath left their jobs in early 2013, to start working at the Body & Soul gym. Liam was then fired by Brax for stealing money at the restaurant. Tamara Kingsley worked there in 2013, but left in 2014 to return home to her family. Matt works there as a pizza deliverer in 2014. Josh Barrett works there as a pizza deliverer in 2014, but left in 2016 to go to university. Martin Ashford works there in late 2014. Brax left the job in 2015, while on the run. Then, Maddy Osborne started working there in mid 2015. In 2016, Ash left the job to start his own company and Kyle left the job after being sent to jail Matt left the job in 2016 and Maddy leaves the bay on the same year. After Ricky leaves the Bay, Phoebe is placed in charge and Brody Morgan becomes the new chef. He later buys the restaurant and renames it Salt. He employs various Bay residents as waiting staff. Brody briefly loses the restaurant after he has to sell it to fund his time in rehab, but buys it back a few months later. The restaurant is sold to Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir) following Brody's departure. That same year, Ryder Jackson starts working at the restaurant, but he got fired by Mackenzie in 2021, but later rehired again a few months later. Chloe Anderson starts working there, but was fired by Mackenzie after she gets into feud with Chloe's mother, Mia Anderson and the Parata family, and even fired Ryder, later rehires him weeks later.

JP's Juice Bar (previously Noah's Bar and Gelato) is a small kiosk selling gelato, juices and smoothies located downstairs in the SLSC. The set was originally known as Noah's Bar when it was established in 2005. Producer Julie McGauran said the location would be "a new get together area for the younger residents during the day and will attract the older members of the Bay at night when it reopens as a bar." Shortly after it opened in March 2013, Romeo departed the Bay, leaving Indi to run the business alone. She left the business to Casey and Heath after she departed in November 2013. Spencer Harrington worked as an employee in 2013, and left to return home in 2015. Andy started to work there in early 2014, so he could pay for his brother Josh Barrett's school bills. Heath left in 2014 to move to the city with his family. Casey dies in late 2014 and Brax bought the gym after his death. Maddy Osborne works there until late 2014, but was fired by Brax for stealing the business' money for buying new clothes and shoes. Billie Ashford works there in early 2015, but left to recover her burns. But she returned to the job in 2016. After Casey's death in 2014, his brother Darryl Braxton bought the gym in his memory. In 2016, Billie was raped by Irene Roberts long lost son, Mick Jennings during the end of the night shift. Kyle Braxton sells the gym. Andy leaves to go on the run, and left Billie to run the business alone, until she goes to maternity leave. In 2018, Willow Harris starts working, and is the only employee ever since. Mason Morgan works there until he gets his internship at the hospital. The gym has been owned by Robbo since 2018. After Robbo dies in 2020, he left the business to his wife, Jasmine. In 2021, Jasmine sold the gym to Ari Parata and Mia Anderson.

Manta Ray Boards (previously Ben's Boards) is a surfboard and surfing accessories shop. It was originally owned and run by Ben Astoni (Rohan Nichol), with the help of Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor). Following Ben's departure from the Bay, he leaves the business to Dean. In August 2021, Ryder Jackson takes over the business temporarily while Dean recovers his injuries from a car accident, but later quits and Nikau Parata takes over. Dean's girlfriend, Ziggy Astoni helps out with surfing lessons. Following the departures of Dean and Ziggy, Mali Hudson took over the business and renamed it Manta Ray Boards as part of a revamp of the Surf Club in the show.

The Pier Diner (previously Bayside Diner and Beachside Diner) is a restaurant used by the local residents and tourists. It is connected to the Summer Bay Pier. The Diner is currently owned by Leah Patterson Baker and Irene Roberts. The Boathouse in Palm Beach is used for exterior filming of the Diner and Alf Stewart's bait shop, while interior scenes are filmed at Technology Park in Redfern. In June 2021, a report in the Manly Daily confirmed that The Boathouse was set to be demolished to make way for a new café on the site. The original diner was the Bayside Diner run by Bobby Simpson and Ailsa Stewart and later Ailsa's husband Alf. For a while this diner included a Beauty Salon set up in a back room, this was run by Marilyn Fisher. This Diner was given a makeover in 1998 when it was revealed a Bonza Burger outlet was being set up in Summer Bay. In 2000, the kitchen of the Bayside was badly damaged by fire, due to Colleen Smart mistakenly pouring water onto the flames of a chip pan fire, making it worse and instead of repairing the building Alf and Ailsa decided to relocate the diner to an existing building in front of the beach, subsequently the diner became known as The Beachside Diner. Prior to the original diner fire Alf and Ailsa's home had been destroyed by a landslide and fire, as the new diner had a flat attached upstairs this is where Alf and Ailsa lived with their son Duncan, and Mitch McColl. Alf continued to live here following Ailsa's death. Alf sold his share of the business to Irene Roberts in 2004 but continued to live in the flat until 2006, when he moved back into Summer Bay House and the flat became home to many other Summer Bay residents for the next few years. In 2008, the structure of The Beachside Diner became unsafe as result of aftershocks from the 1996 earthquake and the building was condemned. The Diner was relocated to its current location as The Pier Diner; originally this Diner was located in a room to the left of the Kitchen which was central to the building with a room to the right being used as a youth centre known as The Den, this was started by Leah as a tribute to her late husband Dan. As The Den struggled to survive financially Leah made a decision to close The Den with The Pier Diner then moving to the location of The Den. The room used for the original Pier Diner was then used only as an additional store room. Belle Taylor and Aden Jefferies previously worked at the Diner before Belle's death and Aden's departure. Roman Harris, who owned a third of the business also left the Bay to serve a prison sentence. On Australia Day 2010 a riot took place outside the Diner, which resulted in the Diner being badly damaged by fire. The Diner was given a major makeover inside with there now being two sets of sliding glass doors leading onto a terraced area overlooking the pier and one set of sliding glass doors on the opposite wall reflecting the real life location of the Pier Diner. The kitchen is now located to the left of the building and toilets on the right with the dining area central to the building, scenes can be filmed facing all walls as it is a 4 walled set unlike the previous set. Leah scales back her work as she is employed at Summer Bay High School, however, she does some casual shifts and continues to own her half of the diner. Chris Harrington (Johnny Ruffo) unintentionally poisons some diners, as well as Alf and Leah, when he uses Death cap mushrooms in a risotto. Irene considers closing the diner permanently when there are no customers, but business soon picks up. Employees since then have included Olivia Fraser Richards, Skye Peters, Brody Morgan, Gemma Parata and Chloe Anderson.

The local co ed high school for students aged 12–18. It is also used as a shelter in extreme weather conditions such as cyclones and has been the scene of a hostage situation. During Donald Fisher's reign as principal, Adult Evening classes were often held. The school was rebuilt in 1996 following a major earthquake that occurred in Summer Bay that year. In 2011, a storm occurred and did a great deal of damage, rendering the building unsafe. The school was rebuilt at the start of the 2012 school year. Most of the younger characters attend the school, and many of the adult characters have worked there including:

The Bait Shop – The local bait shop is owned by Alf Stewart. Scarlett Snow works at the bait shop while she lives in a caravan at the caravan park. In 2020, Nikau Parata works there, but left to help out at Ben's Boards a year later. Summer Bay Auto – The garage was set up by Andy Barrett (Tai Hara) and Martin Ashford (George Mason), with the help of Katarina Chapman (Pia Miller). Andy and Ash take on Matt Page (Alec Snow) as their apprentice mechanic. The garage was trashed on the orders of Dylan Carter (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor). In July 2016, Andy left Summer Bay on the run and left Ash to run the business alone. Justin tried to find a job there, but left when he found that Ash is the owner, after Justin had a fight with Ash on his arrival to Summer Bay. But Justin returned and takes the job. He later becomes the owner of the auto after Ash left. Ziggy Astoni starts working there as an apprentice in 2017 and Dean Thompson works there in 2018 but left to start working at Ben's Boards a year later. In 2021, Theo Poulos starts working there. The Farm – Previously owned by Bruce Campbell – the grandfather of Geoff Campbell and Annie Campbell. In March 2009 Martha Mackenzie had bought the farm with the money from her husband Jack Holden after his death in honour of him. Martha sold the farm to her grandfather Alf Stewart in June 2010 before going on the run with Hugo Austin. Later in the year Sid Walker started renting the property, then a few months later bought the farm off of Alf and now lives there with his daughters Indigo and Sasha and son Dexter. Sid later left it to his kids with Dex moving into his room and having his girlfriend April move in. When the Walker family departed in 2013, they started renting it out to the Maguire Family and they moved in during the 2013 finale. In 2017, the Astoni Family moves in. The Beach – The beach is an important part of the Bay and several major story lines have revolved around it. It is the main outdoor location, often used for casual encounters between characters. It also serves to showcase the looks of the cast, who are often seen wearing beachwear. There is a small salt water swimming pool – referred to locally as the Ocean Pool – at one end of the beach which is used occasionally. The Lighthouse – The Lighthouse is mentioned as being located at Stewart's Point, and appears in establishing shots. St. James Church – The local Anglican Church is often used for weddings and funerals. Previous Ministers have included Reverend Flowers, Reverend John Hall and Elijah Johnson. The Library – The Library is somewhere around in Summer Bay, and students from Summer Bay High are occasionally mentioned as going there to study. However, it has never been seen on screen. Yabbie Creek Primary School – The closest Primary school situated in the neighbouring town of Yabbie Creek. It is the local primary school for Summer Bay residents after the closure of Summer Bay Primary School. Previous students of Summer Bay Primary include Sally Fletcher, Sam Marshall, Duncan Stewart, Christopher Fletcher, Rachel McGregor. Previous students of Yabbie Creek Primary School include Ryan Baker, VJ Patterson and for a short time, Darcy Callahan and Lily Smith.

Hogan's General Store (1988–89) – The local store was originally owned by Bobby Simpson's grandparents until they sold it to Ailsa Hogan in 1987, shortly after she moved to town and they moved away. Food was originally served on the premises. The following year, Ailsa sold the store to her sister in law, Celia Stewart before temporarily leaving town. The store was later destroyed in an arson attack by Brian "Dodge" Forbes, which resulted in the death of Philip Matheson, who was living on the premises at the time. Celia then merged with Alf's liquor store until the insurance settlement came in for a new store which they ran together. The Stewart Store (1989–91) – Alf and Celia ran this together until Celia left for Africa in 1990. Alf took over sole responsibility until 1991 when the store was later sold due to financial problems, and he and Ailsa went into business in their own store. This store was bigger and resembled a mini market. The Stewart Store (1991–96) – Alf and Ailsa purchased the store in mid 1991 and this became the main grocery shop in Summer Bay until 1996 when it was destroyed in a major earthquake. Sarah McKay Drop in Center (1999–2004) – Named after a teenage girl identified as Sarah McKay who was found dead in a sewer drain. Mitch McColl and the Summer Bay community decided to start up a Drop in Center. The Drop in Center was run by Shelley Sutherland with several other volunteers. In 2004, the Drop in Center was burnt to the ground. Fisher Houses (1988–1995) – Don Fisher's house, this house in the pilot episode was suggested to be located next door to the Summer Bay Caravan park. In 1992, Don sold the house to Julia Bowman and her daughter Meg and moved to a new residence; his old house not being seen again after Julia Bowman left town a few months later following Meg's death from leukaemia. In 1995, the second house was destroyed by fire when a major bush fire swept through Summer Bay. The Norfolk Boat Shed (1990–95, 2003) – Michael Ross bought the Norfolk Boat Shed in 1990 and moved to Summer Bay. As well as providing employment for various Summer Bay residents, it was where Michael lived during his temporary split from Pippa in 1994/1995. The Rosses sold the boat shed to Rob Storey in 1995. It and Rob quietly vanished from sight later that year. It made a brief return in 2003 when it was burned down.

The House was originally owned by Alf Stewart, who lived there with his wife Martha and daughter, Roo. In 1985, Martha was reported to have drowned in a boating accident and Alf and Roo remained in the house until 1988 when Alf sold the property and the Caravan park that came with it to Tom and Pippa Fletcher who had moved from the city with their foster children. The house became a foster home for various kids over the years. Tom died in 1990 and Pippa married Michael Ross a year later and he moved in. Michael drowned in a flood in 1996 and Pippa was widowed again. Two years later Pippa decided to move with new partner, Ian Routledge to The Carrington Ranges and let Travis and Rebecca Nash take over the tenancy on the house and the care of the remaining foster children who opted to stay behind, Sam Marshall, Tiegan Brook and Justine Welles. Sally Fletcher, Pippa's adoptive daughter felt like her home was not hers anymore and moved in with Jesse McGregor and Vinnie Patterson at Travis' house. Within a year, Travis and Rebecca moved to Canada, Sam had moved in with Donald Fisher and Tiegan had joined Pippa in the Carrington Ranges and the house was now occupied by Travis' brother, Joel and his wife Natalie and their children Tom and Gypsy. During the Nashes tenure they took in Peta Janossi and Rachel McGregor. They eventually bought the house and caravan park from Pippa along with Alf Stewart and Colleen Smart. In 2000, the family had ultimately split up and Joel sold the house. The Sutherland Family had purchased it and lived there for four years. The family merged with the Hunters when Rhys Sutherland married local widow Beth Hunter. The marriage didn't last as Rhys went back to his ex wife Shelley. Beth, not feeling comfortable in Rhys' home, elected to house swap with Flynn Saunders and Sally Fletcher, selling the adjoining Caravan Park as a separate entity. In 2005, it was revealed Pippa had purchased the Caravan Park from Tasha Andrews for Sally and Flynn and they took in local teenagers, Ric Dalby and Cassie Turner. In 2006, Belle Taylor arrived in the Bay and secretly camped at the house with Ric, she moved out after she was caught. After Flynn's death in 2006, Alf moved back in. Sally left the Bay in April 2008 and let her long lost twin brother, Miles Copeland take over the running of the house and caravan park. Ric's girlfriend, Matilda Hunter, who had lived there previously with her family also moved back in. Jai Fernandez, an orphaned youth Miles had met in Phuket came to live with them. After Ric and Matilda moved to Perth together, Kirsty Sutherland, Matilda's former stepsister and her son moved into the house. Nicole Franklin, moved in with Miles after her father Roman Harris left Summer Bay in June 2009. In September 2009 Jai's friend from when he lived in a foster home Romeo Smith came to stay and live in the Bay. In October 2009 Jai had left Summer Bay with Annie Campbell to go to Japan on a student exchange programme. A week after Jai had left Kirsty and Ollie left Summer Bay with her mother Shelly after she had a miscarriage with her and Miles' baby. The recurring character of Rabbit, who was Miles Copeland's dead daughter briefly stayed in the house in early 2010, this went unnoticed by the others as Miles could only see her. Marilyn Chambers moved in when she returned to the Bay. Alf's daughter Roo (Georgie Parker) returned to Summer Bay in October 2010 moving into the house, after twenty years in New York City. Romeo moved out after marrying Indigo Walker and Miles left to join Sally in Phuket in late 2011. Roo and her husband foster Spencer Harrington (Andrew Morley) and Maddy Osborne (Kassandra Clementi). Sally and Pippa briefly stayed in the house in 2013, as did Josh Barrett (Jackson Gallagher). Harvey Ryan moved out of the house after separating from Roo in 2014, Spencer returned to the house after his break up with Sasha Bezmel. Then left again in May 2014. Marilyn Chambers moved out in October 2014 after marrying John Palmer. Leah, Zac, VJ, Oscar and Evelyn move into the house after Leah's house was burnt down by Hunter King. Roo moves out of the house to live with her new boyfriend, James Edmunds (Myles Pollard). The following year, Maddy also moves out and Oscar dies. Evie moves out in 2016 to move back into the Farmhouse, and Billie Ashford moves in. Billie gives birth to a daughter Luc Patterson and dies days later. Zac moves out after his divorce with Leah. In October, Alf's grandson Ryder Jackson arrives in Summer Bay and moves in. VJ and Luc departed Summer Bay in 2017. In 2020, Martha moves back in after remarrying Alf. Marilyn moves back in to the house in 2020 after separating from John and moving out of 33 Saxton Avenue.