Home and Away Spoilers: Will Roo’s Secret Plan for Alf Backfire?

There’s been devastation in Summer Bay in recent weeks, when town stalwart Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) was forced to close the bait shop that he’d run from Flat Beach Wharf for the past 17 years.

The unseen owners of the building—which also houses the Pier Diner and the apartment currently occupied by Rose (Kirsty Marillier) and Bree (Juliet Godwin)—recently gave notice to Alf that they intended to almost double the rent of the small unit.

Despite a campaign by Roo to drum up public support, including a complimentary story in the Coastal News, the landlord remained unswayed.

Unable to afford it, and with other rental units in the area commanding a similar rate, Alf admitted defeat and reluctantly closed the shop.

Alf later had a brainwave and looked into the idea of opening up a small store at the caravan park, its proximity to the beach and the constant turnaround of holidaymakers sure to provide good business prospects.

Not to mention the added benefit of being on his own property with no greedy landlord to contend with!

Roo wasn’t too enthused by Alf’s idea to convert a dirty old shed however, and started looking into a purpose-built unit.

The $30,000 price tag was something of a stumbling block, but a generous donation from Remi (Adam Rowland) saw the costs covered, with Justin (James Stewart) and John (Shane Withington) drafted in to build it.

The pair colluded with Roo and Marilyn (Emily Symons) to try and keep the build a surprise for Alf, who at that point still planned to clear out the old shed.

It didn’t take long for him to discover their scheme however (it was at the bottom of his driveway after all), and he took great pleasure in stringing Roo along for a while before she clicked that he was onto them.

This week, still frustrated that she was rumbled, Roo decides to play a little prank on Alf in order to reinstate the surprise element, with the added bonus of gaining one-up on her dad again.

There’s been devastation in Summer Bay in recent weeks, when town stalwart Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) was forced to close the bait shop that he’d run from Flat Beach Wharf for the past 17 years. The unseen owners of the building—which also houses the Pier Diner and the apartment currently occupied by Rose (Kirsty Marillier)…