page_title: List of Home and Away characters (2012)
section_title: Natalie Davison
hierarchical_section_title: List of Home and Away characters (2012) / Natalie Davison
caption_attribution_description: Actress Catherine Mack pictured in Sydney, Australia
context_page_description: Home and Away is an Australian television 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 2012, by order of first appearance. The 25th season of Home and Away began airing from 23 January 2012. Until mid April, characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Cameron Welsh. Thereafter, they are introduced by his successor, Lucy Addario. January also saw Peter Phelps debut as Alan Henderson. Henrietta Brown arrived in February, while Christy Clarke began appearing from March. Melissa Gregg and Lottie Ryan made their first appearances in April. Jett James, Natalie Davison and Danny Braxton made their debuts in May. Kyle Bennett and Tim Graham arrived in August, while Tamara Kingsley, Lisa Flemming, Adam Sharpe and his son, Jamie Sharpe, began appearing from October.
context_section_description: Natalie Davison, played by Catherine Mack, made her first screen appearance on 16 May 2012. The character and casting was announced on 6 May 2012. Mack revealed to Luke Dennehy of the Herald Sun that the role of Natalie "came out of the blue". She explained "I was settled in Los Angeles and when they asked me to send an audition tape, I didn't think much of it. In January I got a call from my agent in Australia and he said 'come back straight away'. I didn't pack anything up because I thought it would be a quick trip." The actress called the role her dream job and said she had always wanted to live in Sydney, where the show is filmed. 
  Natalie is a school counsellor, who helps Sasha Bezmel (Demi Harman) and Casey Braxton (Lincoln Younes). A writer for Channel 5 said she would "have her work cut out for her" due to the amount of teen drama in Summer Bay. Mack described her character as having "a very selfless quality and determination to help others that I really admire." She stated that Natalie "is passionate and strong", but she does have flaws. Mack added that Natalie went through some tough times as a teenager, which forced her to grow up quickly. When asked if Natalie interacts with the Braxton brothers, Dan Ewing (who plays Heath Braxton) quipped to a TV Week writer that she has "no direct cuddles" with his character. In June 2012, it was revealed Natalie would become Darryl Braxton's (Steve Peacocke) love interest. Mack said Natalie finds Brax interesting and she is trying to work out who he is and what he is about. In 2013, Mack received a nomination for the Most Popular New Female Talent Logie Award.
  In June 2013, it was announced that Mack had decided to leave Home and Away and that she had already filmed her final scenes. The actress told a TV Week reporter "It was time for Natalie to leave the Bay, as she had some unfinished business with her family to attend to. She really needed to move forward with her life." Mack added that she had enjoyed her experience on the show and was looking forward to the future.
  Natalie moves into her new office at Summer Bay High and meets her first patient, Sasha. Natalie also starts counselling sessions with Casey Braxton. Natalie encourages Casey to talk to her and he opens up about his father. She tells him to meet his father if he wants to, but his brother, Brax, asks Natalie not to interfere in their lives. Natalie grows concerned for Casey when his father, Danny (Andy McPhee), is released from prison. Natalie grows closer to Brax, prompting him to tell her about Danny's violent past. Natalie and Brax have a one-night stand. Jett James' (Will McDonald) foster mother, Gina Austin (Sonia Todd), asks Natalie to counsel him after his biological father rejects him. However, Natalie realises that she cannot counsel Jett without his full co-operation and consent. Brax becomes worried when Casey spends more time Danny and they disappear from the Bay. He and Natalie learn that Danny is planning to rob a local bar and they go to find Casey. Shortly after getting to the bar, they hear a shot and find Casey has shot Danny. Natalie tries to help Danny, but he later dies. Natalie becomes friends with Bianca Scott (Lisa Gormley). Natalie and Brax notice that Casey is acting strange and they agree to put their relationship on hold to help him. Brax goes on a camping trip with Casey, who later goes missing. Brax and Natalie learn that he has been taken to the desert and they try and track him down. Natalie and Brax find Casey and he tells them about a mysterious girl named Tamara (Kelly Paterniti) who helped him. Natalie initially thinks Casey was hallucinating. Back home, Natalie learns that she must make a statement at Casey's court case. Natalie's testimony is considered questionable and Casey is told that he must check into a detention centre each weekend. Natalie asks Zac MacGuire (Charlie Clausen) to watch over Casey in prison and Brax thanks her. Brax later breaks up with Natalie.
  Natalie and Zac become close and start dating. He becomes annoyed with her constant dealings with the Br
caption: Catherine Mack plays Natalie Davison
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