
Next week on Neighbours, Holly breaks up with Max, Nell says goodbye to Erinsborough, Elle and Terese are left alone, and Cara is in danger!
1) Andrew and Holly make plans for their future
This week, Andrew (Lloyd Will) paid Holly (Lucinda Armstrong Hall) a visit after Max (Ben Hall) raised concerns about how she’s been acting since the Dr Bowman (Cameron MacDonald) drama.
Despite promising Aaron (Matt Wilson) that it was over, the week ended with the pair kissing once again…
Next week, Holly’s delighted that when Andrew confesses that he’s ‘falling’ for her and is ready to commit to a proper relationship in the future.
Also this week, Toadie (Ryan Moloney) came to Erinsborough for Aaron’s (Matt Wilson) farewell and suggested to Nell (Ayisha Salem-Towner) that they have a ‘grand’ sale for the Foundation while he’s in town.

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Next week, it’s all hands on deck to make it a success as they take the prime spot out in the complex. However, Nell struggles when things don’t immediately go to plan with drawing in the crowds.
A perceptive Toadie can see there’s more going on for his daughter and Nell admits it’s not just her breakup with JJ (Riley Bryant) troubling her…
Wendy (Candice Leask) has a brainwave and her creative idea works wonders when she encourages volunteers Taye (Lakota Johnson), Sadie (Emerald Chan) and Max to dress up in cool outfits from the rails to spark the interest of passers by.

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Andrew’s thrown when he gets to the complex and sees his family there so soon after making future plans with Holly. Freaking out, he fails to follow through with his commitment to help Toadie with the sale.
Meanwhile, Holly’s also struggling to save face around Sadie, and gives her the brush off when she tries to ask her for guidance with her current Taye situation.
Toadie later sneaks up on Andrew, seconds after he’s finished restoring Holly’s saucy snap from his deleted photos folder!
Andrew’s guilt increases as Toadie heaps praise on Wendy after her help at the foundation, making the point that Andrew obviously already knows how great she is…
Despite Toadie being his main confidant over the years, Andrew keeps tight-lipped and agrees.
Later Holly and Andrew have a brief catch up, where Holly suggests they spend the next day together as Max and Wendy will both be tied up at the school for an art project Max is helping with.
2) Wendy blows Sadie’s cover
Back at the clothes sale, Wendy publicly calls Sadie out when she pretends she didn’t know Taye would be volunteering.

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With her cover blown, Taye realises that Sadie was keen to spend time with him, and they finally have a proper chat about their recent situationship.

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Sadie finally agrees to see Taye on an exclusive basis, as long as they date casually and take it slow. But when Sadie fills Holly in on the big update, she’s surprised by her lack of interest…
3) Nell makes a big announcement
Following the success of the Foundation sale, Nell decides to reveal what’s been on her mind and gathers her nearest and dearest on the street to share her future plans.

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In the garden of No. 22, Nell tells Karl (Alan Fletcher), Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou) that she’s decided to move back to Colac and be with her family.

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Are we about to say one final goodbye to Nell Rebecchi?
4) Cara’s confronted with the truth about Nicolette’s crush
Elsewhere, Cara (Sara West) can see Nicolette (Hannah Monson) is acting off with her, and Jane (Annie Jones) fails to ease her worries that there’s something going on.
Jane tells Nicolette that avoiding Cara isn’t the answer, just as Cara turns up to accost Nicolette about messing with her cousin Maddy’s (Emma Horn) feelings after hooking up with her this week.
Cara wants to know why Nicolette ghosted Maddy after hooking up, and Nicolette soon caves and blurts out the truth – it’s not Maddy she wants, it’s Cara!

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Following Nicolette’s revelation, Cara and Nicolette talk and hug things out.
Cara lets Nic down as she reminds her that she’s a one-woman woman, and they conclude that their friendship is all good, despite the unrequited feelings.

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However, Remi (Naomi Rukavina) witnesses their embrace. Having already heard from Cara about Nicolette’s feelings, the moment leads Remi to reflect on their difficult situation.
She tells Cara that as much as she wants to remember their marriage, there’s a chance that her memory will never return – so, if Cara wants to see other people, she’s welcome to!
5) JJ struggles to cope with Nell’s news
Also next week, Nell prepares for her Ramsay Street departure, with Terese proposing a farewell afternoon tea for her friends.
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Nell panics at the idea as she would want JJ there, but he’s been ignoring her since she ended things and doesn’t know she’s about to leave town.

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Later at Erinsborough High, Max and Wendy get ready to reveal their special art class to the students. In the corridor, Jane slips up, accidentally revealing to JJ that it’s Nell’s penultimate day, just before he goes into his art class.
Luckily, the activity is somewhat cathartic for JJ as he angrily hammers his recycled parts from the garage into his arts piece.
Max can see JJ is upset and tries to offer some friendly support by sharing about his recent relationship struggles with Holly. But JJ’s not having any of it as he views it as an irrelevant comparison because Max and Holly are still boyfriend and girlfriend, unlike him and Nell!
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After class, Nell invites JJ to her farewell bash, but JJ dramatically declines the offer and makes it clear how angry he is about the way things ended between them.
Nell’s left feeling upset that JJ’s taken their breakup to heart so decides to cancel her farewell do.
6) Holly and Andrew have their ‘first date’
Elsewhere, Holly and Andrew have their first official date in the city, knowing their respective partners are both busy at the school.
The pair reflect on how complicated the start of their relationship has been, so Holly suggests they have a ‘proper’ first date and act like this is the first time they are meeting.
The couple conclude they do want a life together, but it won’t happen overnight, as untangling themselves from their current relationships will take time if they want to minimise the collateral damage.
Their romantic day has an awkward ending when Holly realises that one of her earrings – the expensive pair that Max recently gifted her – has gone missing!
7) Cara’s mission ends in danger
Later, Cara gets approval from her boss to investigate whether there could be a link between the recent spate of burglaries and Ricky Denham (Danny Matier), an old contact of The Linwells, being caught for something nearby.
Before acting, Cara asks Remi if she remembers the Linwells and explains about her plans to keep the family safe with one of their associates hanging around town.

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Remi apologises for suggesting Cara should move on with Nicolette, and the two find a way forward for now. But what’s in store for the Varga-Murphys with the threat of the Linwells resurfacing?
Later, Cara does more digging into Ricky and the robberies, and clocks that one of the warehouses where the thefts took place was leased to the Linwells some time ago.
Cara’s keen to check the warehouse out, and calls Andrew to come and support her. But little does she know that Andrew’s otherwise occupied, tied up with Holly in the city!
Nicolette happens to be on hand, and agrees that Cara should follow her gut if it’s a low-risk activity and head to the warehouse anyway. With Andrew claiming he’s busy on a fishing trip, she decides to head there alone…
When Cara arrives at the warehouse, she quickly discovers a box of weapons and realises she’s made a mistake coming solo. Before she can call her team, someone arrives at the warehouse and she’s left trapped!
Will she be able to hide?
8) Cara realises she’s onto something serious
Cara soon realises the man in the warehouse is Ricky Denham. As he heads to the weapons, she quickly texts Andrew to come now, bringing his date with Holly to an abrupt end!
Despite her fear, Cara remains focused and records Ricky on a phone call where he chats about ‘a man on the inside’ and dealing with ‘government’.

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When Andrew comes to Cara’s rescue, they have a lucky escape when Ricky heads out without spotting them, but Andrew reminds Cara she can’t arrest him because she didn’t follow protocol and get a warrant to be there.
The cops head return to Erinsborough to fill in Senior Sergeant Tony Thompson (Damien Aylward), who’s unimpressed by Cara not following the rules.
However, the Sergeant can see that Cara’s made a huge discovery and shown that her instincts were right, so he gives them the go-ahead to take on the case.
9) Holly breaks up with Max
After Andrew heads off to respond to Cara’s urgent message, Holly fails to find the missing earring and prepares for her dreaded confession to Max.
Back in Erinsborough, Taye and Max discuss how they’ve been forced into a frugal lifestyle after spending all their cash to impress their dream girls with spa products and fancy jewellery they couldn’t afford.
While halving a toastie, Max confides in Taye again about how up and down things have been with Holly of late.
Taye thinks he has an idea that could benefit them both, suggesting a low-cost double date idea at theirs, where Max can get the couple vibes going again with some silly couple competition games.
