main rival was the West Waratah Star. The paper's offices were first featured in 1987 when Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) was offered a cadetship. When the news office was relocated to the Lassiters Complex in 2010, the set was updated to include working interiors, which allowed camera crews to shoot indoors. Many characters have been employed as columnists, editors, reporters or feature journalists. In 2013, the office is purchased by Victoria Police. Erinsborough Primary School is the local primary school that many of the younger residents have attended since 1985. Lucy Robinson (Kylie Flinker) was one of the first characters to attend the school. The Erinsborough Veterinary Clinic was owned and run by Steve Parker (Steve Bastoni) between 2007 and 2009. The Flamingo Bar was a beach bar located on the fringes of Lassister's Lake, which opened in 2021. The constructed sandy area around the bar has been recreationally used for a volleyball tournament and a Longest Workout competition, involving a number of characters. Following her reintroduction, Amy Greenwood (Jacinta Stapleton) becomes the manager of the venue, with Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson), Jesse Porter (Cameron Robbie) and Ned Willis (Ben Hall) employed as bar staff. The Flamingo Bar is destroyed in early 2022 when a pylon falls on it during a storm, killing Britney Barnes (Montana Cox). A Good Hair Day Salon is a beauty salon built in the Lassiters Complex in 1999. It was owned by Gino Esposito (Shane McNamara), who employed Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) and Janelle Timmins (Nell Feeney). The Pacific Bank featured prominently in the series' early years, most notably as the workplace of Des Clarke (Paul Keane) and Julie Robinson (Vikki Blanche). Reception A reporter for the Sunday Mail thought it was safer for the characters to stay in the suburb, commenting, "Whenever any Ramsay Street residents leave the cosy confines of Erinsborough, something bad always happens to them." When Erinsborough was entered into a "Most Liveable Suburb" competition, a Coventry Telegraph reporter scoffed at the idea, saying "Sure, if you can stand the frequent adultery, family feuds, drug abuse, kidnapping, deaths, health scares, hit-and-runs, financial ruin and marital breakdowns, then the sunny climate at least is rather agreeable." References External links Erinsborough Map at the BBC Official Erinsborough News website Neighbours Fictional neighborhoods Fictional populated places in Australia Fictional elements introduced in 1985