Julie Rafter's life is thrown into confusion when, after six years away, a city reunion reveals crises in the lives of the rest of the Rafters and causes her to question her own country town happiness.
While Dave has taken Julie back to Buradeena to persuade her to settle back there, Ruby stays with her brothers in the city and becomes the next climate-change social-media sensation.
When Rachel comes home to secure Ruby as youth ambassador for one of her New York clients, she surprises everyone by arriving pregnant, which further complicates everyone's lives.
Nathan finds self-reflection and healing at a wellness retreat in Buradeena. Meanwhile, Julie is forced to a conclusion about her future with Dave, and Ruby takes a stand against Internet trolls.
Finally accepting that their parents might indeed be contemplating separate lives, Ben and Nathan propose desperate measures to save their parents' role-model marriage
