| Alec | Fontaine | Owner of Grand Hotel. |
| Anika | Voss | Dutch backpacker, travelling companion to Bet-Ann. |
| Bella | Boswell | Friend of Joyce. |
| Bert | Hollingsworth | Port Arlington local, 70's. |
| Beth-Ann | Martin | Deceased Canadian backpacker, 22 yr old, a.k.a. 'Bunny'. |
| Bunny' | | Deceased victim. |
| Carlton T. | Lindeman | Owner Canadian Oil Company 'Bedrock Drilling'. |
| Cezar | Balinski | Elderly Polish refugee, ex-newsagent, 80's. |
| Fergus (Gus) | Mallory | Detective Inspector at Geelong Police |
| Fiona | Catchmore | Editor of 'Bellarine Courier, 40's, ex-partner of George.. |
| Geoff | Fontaine | Son of Alec, runs the Grand Hotel. |
| Harriet | Browning | Canadian correspondent to Beth-Ann. |
| Helen | Fontaine | Alec's deceased wife. |
| Ivy | Balfour | House cleaner to Jacob Levy. |
| Jacob | Levy | Property Developer. |
| Jenny | Adams | 21 yr old reporter for local newspaper, the 'Bellarine Courier'. |
| Jim | Nelson | Share-cropping farmer on Jacob Levy's land holdings. |
| Jock | Marshall | Newspaper correspondent specializes in Energy. |
| Joe | Pickering | Port Arlington Police Sergeant, 30's. |
| John | Tilson | Fisherman, an old school friend of George. |
| Jolanta | Balinski | Cezar's deceased wife. |
| Jordan | McDowell | School student who overdosed. |
| Josh | Turner | Caravan Park Manager. |
| Joyce | Scott | Elderly friend of George's mother. |
| Jubilee | | Name of fishing boat owned by the Tilson family. |
| Kevin | McDowell | Lawyer, father of Jordan. |
| Madelaine | Jensen | George's deceased mother. |
| Marlene (Marlee) | Tilson | John's estranged wife, nee Brody. |
| Maud | | Port Arlington postmistress. |
| Rachel | | Waitress at 'The Galleon' restaurant. |
| Roger | Scott | Joyce's deceased husband. |
| Roger | Scott | Past Mayor of Bellarine Shire. |
| Sebastian (Seb) | Galiano | Owner and chef of 'The Galleon'. |
| Sue-Ellen | Martin | Beth-Ann's mother. |
| Veronica | | Editor at major newspaper 'Herald Sun' and ex-partner of George. |
| William | Hickson | Past Mayor of Bellarine Shire. |
