▁that , ▁I ▁basically ▁had ▁to ▁pack ▁up ▁my ▁life , ▁say ▁good bye ▁to ▁my ▁friends ▁and ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Australia ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mel vey ▁won ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Popular ▁New ▁Male ▁Tal ent " ▁Log ie ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Harry . ▁ ▁Jud ith ▁A ck ro yd ▁ ▁Jud ith ▁A ck ro yd ▁port rayed ▁by ▁actress ▁Anna ▁H ruby , ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁st arring ▁in ▁Home ▁and ▁A way , ▁H ruby ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁P addy ▁Law son ▁on ▁Pr ison er ▁Cell ▁Block ▁H . ▁ ▁Jud ith ▁takes ▁over ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁Summer ▁Bay ▁High ▁after ▁Donald ▁Fish er ▁( N orm an ▁Cob urn ) ▁takes ▁a ▁s abb at ical . ▁She ▁over he ars ▁a ▁conversation ▁between ▁ ▁Mitch ▁Mc Coll ▁and ▁Hay ley ▁Smith ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Donald ▁thought ▁Jud ith ▁had ▁sle pt ▁her ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁job ▁due ▁to ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁position ▁at ▁younger ▁age . ▁Jud ith ▁is ▁anno yed ▁until ▁Donald ▁sets ▁her ▁straight . ▁ ▁Jud ith ' s ▁son , ▁Edward ▁D ung lass ▁arriv es . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁affair ▁she ▁had ▁had ▁some ▁years ▁previous ▁with ▁an ▁older ▁married ▁lect urer , ▁Edward ▁D ung lass ▁S nr