Danny Raco (who played Leah's brother Alex) as a director, because we have worked alongside each other as actors, so it was really nice to have him directing my first block as Shandi." Tolj described Shandi as being "very direct", "warm hearted" and someone who "is not afraid to say what she thinks". She is a hippy, who comes to town to find her father. Tolj later told a TV Week writer, "She's a really coulourful, lively, free-spirited hippie who takes each day as it comes." The first person Daria meets is Angelo Rosetta (Luke Jacobz) and he is "wowed" by her. Tolj added that Daria also makes an impression on the other men of Summer Bay. Shandi starts a relationship with Miles Copeland (Josh Quong Tart) and a reporter for TV Week described them as a "kooky" pairing. The relationship only lasts a few weeks. Quong Tart commented that Miles "couldn't believe his luck" when he got together with Shandi. He thought they were compatible because she was "beachy and hippy" and like Miles, she enjoyed talking about the meaning of life. Daria is a con artist who uses her friend, Shandi's (Elizabeth Blackmore), identity. Her van breaks down on the way to Summer Bay and Angelo Rosetta offers her a lift. Daria flirts with him and he is tempted to reciprocate. She later has brief relationship with Miles Copeland. Daria convinces John Palmer (Shane Withington) that she is his long-lost daughter. Daria begins dating Will Smith (Zac Drayson), which upsets his daughter Lily (Charlie-Rose MacLennan). Daria later leaves town. A few weeks later, Daria is tracked down and arrested for fraud by Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and Angelo. They question her for information on Penn Graham's (Christian Clark) murder and it is revealed that Penn attacked her, but Will stabbed him. He and Daria then disposed of Penn's body in the sea. Others References External links Characters and cast at the Official AU Home and Away website Characters and cast at the Official UK Home and Away website Characters and cast at the Internet Movie Database , 2010 , Home and Away