Bed of Roses

Louisa wants her first issue as new co-owner of the Echo to have impact but there are also family troubles brewing and Nick has a surprise proposal for Louisa.

Louisa uncovers a damaging story about Sean's father and grapples with her duty to tell the truth, or protect Sean and his Dad.

Minna has an unsolicited visit from the new priest in town, while Louisa gets first-hand experience of the childcare crisis when she helps a local woman whose husband has left her.

A death, a home break-in and a confrontation help Louisa to see there is strength in vulnerability.

The suggestion of pre-marriage counselling leads to Louisa uncovering a secret that Nick has been keeping, while Louisa's two closest friends are divided over Domestic Cat Regulations in Rainbow's End.

Minna is confronted by her past when her sister returns after a long estrangement, while Holly is disillusioned with her gap year and turns her frustrations to saving her favourite trees.

The Army comes to town and their presence flushes out more than insurgents when Louisa discovers Nick's buried past, and an entanglement with a female officer sees Sean risk his relationship with Holly.

Louisa is lumbered with managing the annual fundraising concert, while a teenage boy arrives to re-connect with Nick, and his errant behaviour comes between the couple.

Deb receives some shocking news and Louisa puts her in contact with a local lawyer. She also introduces Holly to an older man and is troubled when Holly becomes attracted to him.

When Gavin takes a turn for the worse, Marg finds she still has feelings for her ex-husband. Meanwhile, Holly also comes to realise that she is still in love with Sean.

A shopping trip to Melbourne goes awry when Louisa, Holly and Minna break down in the bush and tensions erupt, but concern shifts to survival when the women find they are not alone.

The day of Louisa and Nick's wedding arrives and bushfires are threatening Rainbow's End. When Nick's CFA crew are called out, Louisa is confronted with the possibility of losing Nick forever.