Home and Away is an Australian soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2006, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's series producer Julie McGuaran. The 19th season of Home and Away began airing on the Seven Network on 16 January 2006 and concluded on 1 December 2006. The first introduction of year was Amy Mathews as in the year's premiere. Jessica Tovey joined the cast as in February. Sam North began portraying in April. Rodger Corser and Trent Baines also joined the cast as Doctor and respectively. In July, Bobby Morley arrived as and Chris Sadrinna was cast as Rachel's brother . October marked the introductions of Jessica Chapnik as , her son and the Cooper brothers and played by Ian Meadows and Callan Mulvey.