The house is bought by Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and his wife Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne), who initially live with their three children, Malcolm Kennedy (Benjamin McNair), Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine) and Billy Kennedy (Jesse Spencer). Karl and Susan have taken in various friends of their children over the years, including Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) and Joel Samuels (Daniel MacPherson), as well as family members Darcy Tyler (Mark Raffety) and Elly Conway (Kendell Nunn). Other lodgers have included Lori Lee (Michelle Ang), Taj Coppin (Jaime Robbie Reyne), Sindi Watts (Marisa Warrington) and Stingray Timmins (Ben Nicholas).