 Donna comes to Charlie 's to see musician Ty Harper , who is her main focus in life . Ty introduces Donna to Rachel Kinski ( Caitlin Stasey ) and they try to get her to leave . Ringo Brown decides to help Donna make friends . Donna helps to clear an area of the bush and when a fire breaks out , she is suspected of starting it because of her strange behaviour . Daniel Fitzgerald ( Brett Tucker ) , a school counsellor , talks with Donna , who then decides to transfer to Erinsborough High . There she eventually becomes friends with Rachel and Bridget Parker ( Eloise Mignon ) , and starts dating Ringo . Donna 's father , Matt , bans her from seeing Ringo and she steals his car . Donna accidentally hits Nicola West ( Imogen Bailey ) and her dog , Bronte . However , Donna is initially unaware that she hit Nicola and she and Ringo ask Lucas Fitzgerald to fix the car . When she realises that she also hit Nicola , Donna tells Matt what happened . He tries to frame Lucas to save her , but he is caught and then goes on the run . Elle Robinson takes Donna in and becomes her legal guardian . 
