Erinsborough Erinsborough Erinsborough is the fictional suburb in which the Australian soap opera "Neighbours" is set. The show focuses on the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the suburb. "Neighbours" storylines primarily centre on the residents of Ramsay Street and the other locations within Erinsborough such as The Waterhole, Harold's Store, Lassiter's Hotel and Erinsborough High School. Erinsborough was originally going to be named Erinsfield and it is a loose anagram of "Neighbours". Throughout much of the show's run it was not stated which city of Australia Erinsborough was located in. The rivalry between Sydney
Television in Australia who live and work in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, Melbourne. Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson's other soap opera, "Sons and Daughters". "Neighbours" underperformed in the Sydney market and it struggled for four months before Seven cancelled it. The show was immediately bought by rival network, Ten. Ten began screening "Neighbours" on 20 January 1986. "Neighbours" has since become the longest running series in Australian television and attained great success in the United Kingdom and launched the careers of several international stars, including Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce. The soap opera "Home and Away"