Abby Rossiter played by Chelsea Brown
Episodes 89 - 171

Abby arrives in E STREET as a 'friend' of Ernie Patchetts. The ex Las Vegas singer met Ernie whilst they were both on holiday at the same resort. When Ernie arrives home Abby follows him and instantly moves into the pub. She seems to lead a very secretive and sordid life, and a few E Streeters, Martha in particular, don`t approve of her relationship with Ernie. However, Ernie is smitten and Abby is determined to show the world that she really does love Ernie and not just his wallet. It doesn’t take Abby long to win the E Streeters over, she wows them with her incredible voice, her impeccable fashion and her wit. Alice thinks she’s great and Chris and Megan also approve. Martha remains unconvinced but for the sake of Ernie shows a friendly attitude towards Abby. The trouble starts when Auntie Vi arrives. As head of the Patchett clan Vi is concerned about Ernie`s welfare, or should we say 'pud' which is how Vi refers to her nephew. She doesn’t like Abby at all and strongly believes that she is just after Ernies money and business. However `ye Abb` - as Vi calls her is not easily beaten and the two women begin what was E Streets best comic double act. They constantly score points off each other placing Ernie in the middle, they don’t really hate each other and are really just jealous of each other. Their fights involve cooking competitions, cards, and even a game of hide and seek with Vi`s bird Jerome!

However there are softer sides to `ye Abb`, Abby helps Vi through her mugging ordeal and she also becomes a partner in Chris and Megan’s business. Abby entertains the E STREET folk at the parties, giving them a glimpse of the former Las Vegas showgirl, she’s a good sport and even though it takes her a while, she does become part of the community. There does come a point though where Abby’s visa runs out. She must leave Australia or find something to enable her to stay......a husband. Abby does love Ernie and she’s not marrying him just to stay in the country but unfortunately Martha and Vi have their doubts which makes Ernie refuse Abbys proposal. Abby decides to leave Westside but Martha comes to her senses and realises that Abby isn’t all bad. She tells Ernie to go and get her before its too late. He whisks her away to the Gold Coast for a weekend and when they come back they are engaged! Auntie Vi doesn’t stop there and continues to meddle right up until the last minute. Whilst Abby and Martha make amends at Abby’s hen night, Vi packs a drunk Ernie on a bus to the country. It’s a mad rush and its touch and go but Ernie makes it back to Westside just in time, and Abby and Ernie marry on a boat in the company of their friends. They soon realise Auntie Vi was behind Ernies near no-show and Abby asks her to make the wedding speech. Vi admits it was a test to see if `pud` really loved `ye Abb` and she finally accepts Abby into the Patchett clan making the toast to `Ernest and Abigail`.

The Patchetts were finally happy and settled, Abby had a husband, a grandchild in Rachel and a friend in Vi. With one blow it was all swept away, and at Rachel’s christening Abby, Chris and Megan were victims of a bomb set for Bob by Sonny Bennett. They all died instantly leaving a grieving Westside and Vi and Ernie alone. In Abby, not only did E STREET lose a great character but it lost one half of a fantastic double act.