Press releases Final
29 Aug ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 22 reads
Thursday, 25 September 2008
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Press releases 18 September
22 Aug ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 30 reads
Thursday, 18 September 2008
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Press releases 11 September
15 Aug ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 29 reads
Thursday, 11 September 2008
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Guy (Kain O'Keeffe) decides that in order to stand a chance of winning the finals he needs to become much more competitive in his outlook and approach. As a result he turns everything he does into a form of competition. Whether it's bed-making, sandwich-making or getting to school first - nothing is too trivial to be excluded from Guy's competitive embrace. Charley (Lachlan Buchanan) and Adam (Eka Darville) soon catch on and instinctively rise to the challenge that Guy's thrown down. The effect means that daily life becomes a non-stop race - and the girls are singularly unimpressed.
Press releases 04 September
8 Aug ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 44 reads
Thursday, 04 September 2008
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When Charley (Lachlan Buchanan) states that his whole year at Solar Blue will be a waste unless he wins, Loren (Amy Beckwith) is crestfallen. She feels that getting into Solar Blue is a major success in itself. Even more than that, she believes that the relationship she's formed with Charley is also an important achievement and it hurts her to see that Charley doesn't seem to attach the same significance to it as she does. The revelation causes Loren to re-evaluate her priorities. She recognises that to 'own' herself again, she's got to focus on winning the finals - and that means looking again at her relationship with Charley.
Press releases 28 August
1 Aug ABC's blog | Add new comment | 35 reads
Thursday, 28 August
5.25pm
When Garry (Craig Horner) organises an adventure training camp for the kids, Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) sees a whole new side to Adam (Eka Darville). As they pile out of the Kombi, they're introduced to Dan (David O'Donnell), their instructor for the weekend.
Tanned, fit and according to the girls, a “whole lot cuter” than expected, his idea of training is to shake people out of their comfort zones. Adam, however, immediately dislikes him. Feeling that Dan is showing unnecessarily close attention to Cassie he becomes jealous and disagreeable. He's especially infuriated when it seems that Dan assumes the mantle of 'hero' after rescuing Cassie when one of their training exercises goes wrong. This adventure will really test whether his and Cassie's relationship has a future.
Press releases 21 August
25 Jul ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 37 reads
Thursday, 21 August 2008
5.25pm
With summer approaching, the Solar Blue kids find out what it's really like to share the waves. When Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) gets hit on the arm by a young local's wayward surfboard, it seems a surf war is about to break out.
Adam (Eka Darville) tries to reason with the offending surfers, but his overtures are quickly rejected and he suddenly finds himself the victim of some blatant racism. Things get even worse the next day at school when he finds an unflattering drawing with an offensive caption stuck on his locker.
Down at the beach, the mayhem on the waves is compounded by another group of locals - this time it's the older Malibu riders, and one surfs straight over Adam's board, breaking it in two. It seems the Solar Blue team is being attacked from all sides and Bec (Kate Bell) has to step in to try and bring some sense to the situation before it really gets out of control.
Press releases 14 August
18 Jul ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 39 reads
Thursday, 14 August
5.25pm
Guy (Kain O'Keeffe) completely loses his focus when he meets Natalie (Ashley Cheadle), the girl of his dreams. Having done his best to avoid any distractions during the year, Guy's best intentions are suddenly overturned when he is instantly smitten with her. Within days he's learning French and feigning a deep interest in wetland conservation in order to do whatever it takes to impress Natalie.
But these distractions soon take his attention away from his obligations to Solar Blue and he fails to put in the required training for an approaching comp. As a result, Guy's poor performance leads Solar Blue to place second and causes a sponsorship deal with their parent company to be cancelled.
Press releases 07 August
11 Jul ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 48 reads
Thursday, 07 August
5.25pm
Everyone's on a high when the Solar Blue team decides to surf a new break at Swordfish Bay. With perfect waves, Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) forgets all the rules. She's sucked in by a rip and lands on a rock ledge. Wiping out spectacularly, she injures her foot and is rescued by Adam (Eka Darville).
Press releases 31 July
4 Jul ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 40 reads
Thursday, 31 July
5.25pm
When Adam (Eka Darville) and Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) embark on a relaxing day-trip to the nature park, they spot Charley (Lachlan Buchanan) with a mystery girl.
Back at Solar Blue, he's evasive about his movements, and for the next week or so, he continually makes up excuses about his whereabouts. Cassie immediately jumps to the conclusion that Charley is cheating on Loren (Amy Beckwith).
Her suspicions are confirmed when Adam and Guy spot him with the same mystery girl at a café. Cassie finally snaps and accuses Charley of lying to them all and cheating on Loren.
Press releases 24 July
27 Jun ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 66 reads
Thursday, 24 July
5.25pm
Bridget's (Cariba Heine) delighted by the unexpected arrival of her older brother, James (Tim Warden). He's on a mercy mission: their younger brother Ben (Callan McAuliffe) has broken his ankle, and he needs Bridget to replace him in a skateboarding event being held just near Blue Water Beach. Eager to help her brothers win the race, Bridget tries to convince Bec (Kate Bell) and Garry (Craig Horner) that skateboarding is perfectly safe and that there's little risk of injury. James can see this strategy isn't working and secretly tells Bec and Garry that he's hatched a fake plot to get his whole family together for their mother's birthday.
Press releases 17 July
21 Jun ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 66 reads
Thursday, 17 July
5.25pm
According to Charley (Lachlan Buchanan), everyone has their weird side, even though they might seem 'normal' on the outside. As the kids enjoy a day of surfing, Bernie (Colin Taylor), an elderly man, watches them from the beach.
Back at the house, Charley reads about an old woman, Rosemary Wilson, who's gone missing. According to the pamphlet, she was one of the first women surfers in the area and won the inaugural Blue Water Beach Women's comp back in 1955.
Press releases 10 July
13 Jun ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 62 reads
Thursday, 10 July
5.25pm
Loren (Amy Beckwith) and Charley's (Lachlan Buchanan) relationship hits new heights when a picnic at the beach sees their friendship blossom into romance. The problem, however, is that they become so infatuated with each other that they begin to neglect their house mates. Although the other kids aren't upset about Charley and Loren's relationship, they soon become used to them not being around. Loren senses a change in their attitude and wonders why they're not being included in group activities.
When Adam (Eka Darville) calls a house meeting to discuss concerns about Bec (Kate Bell) and Garry's (Craig Horner) growing absences, Charley and Loren appear to be excluded. To top it off, when Loren finds Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) asleep in her bed - she takes it as a sure sign that Cassie and Bridget's (Cariba Heine) friendship has grown closer at the expense of their relationships with her.
Press releases 03 July
6 Jun ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 55 reads
Thursday, 03 July
5.25pm
Guy (Kain O'Keeffe) loves training, loves the whole routine of sameness and certainty. But with the group under-performing in all of the drills, a change is needed. Guy can't understand how modifying the basic training program will make them any fitter and is strongly against breaking their routine. When the girls suggest dance classes as an alternative, Guy is horrified. Being forced to make a change is one thing, but dancing is a whole new problem.
Press releases Episode 13
30 May ABC's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 68 reads
Thursday, 26 June
5.25pm
In episode 13, it's the halfway point at Solar Blue and all the kids are on track for qualifying for the end of year surf-off. Angus (Jason Chong) arrives with the prototype of a new surfboard. Solar Blue needs to make a commercial contribution to the parent company, Matsusito, and Angus wants the kids to promote the new board. They're told that they must use it in the next comp, but their first practice session is a disaster. Not only is the board too light, it's seriously unstable and they all have trouble just staying upright. But with the CEO of Matsusito coming to watch the competition, Angus is adamant that they must persist with the new boards - and win!
Press releases 19 June
23 May ABC's blog | 1 comment | 116 reads
Thursday, 19 June
5.25pm
Ever since Bridget (Cariba Heine) was a kid, her dreams and fantasies have always included a 'Prince Charming'. When comparing herself to the other kids in the house however, she begins to wonder if Guy (Kain O'Keeffe) is that special person. From what she can see, Loren (Amy Beckwith) and Charley (Lachlan Buchanan) are definitely together, and Adam (Eka Darville) and Cassie (Rebecca Breeds) too, but it doesn't quite feel right with Guy.
Her uncertainty escalates when her classmate, Patrick, asks her to the movies on the same night as the Solar Blue team are going bowling. Her confusion is further heightened when she becomes jealous of Guy talking to another girl. Losing her focus completely, she badly wipes out in the surf and decides that she has to confront him about her confused feelings.

