<P> ' Home and Away ' follows the lives and loves of the residents in Summer Bay , a fictional seaside town of New South Wales . The series initially focused on the Fletcher family -- Tom ( Roger Oakley ) and Pippa ( Vanessa Downing ) , and their five foster children , Frank Morgan ( Alex Papps ) , Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ) , Lynn Davenport ( Helena Bozich ) , Steven Matheson ( Adam Willits ) and Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) -- who moved from the city into the Summer Bay House , where they assumed the new job of running the caravan park , and eventually took in a sixth foster child , Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) . Home and Away was not without controversy . During the first season alone , it featured several adult - themed storylines such as teen pregnancy , rape , drug and alcohol addiction and drug overdose . The series has dealt with similar storylines over the years which have often exceeded its restricted time slot . Palm Beach in Sydney 's Northern Beaches district has been used as the location for Summer Bay since 1988 . The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach , while the interior scenes are filmed at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern . </P>
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Palm Beach in Sydney 's Northern Beaches district the Australian Technology Park in Redfern