Grace and Wesley haven't had a holiday for years - what with the two kids and his work there hasn't been time. Now they're off on the holiday of a lifetime and the taxi is waiting to take them to the airport. Grace just needs to pop back into the house for one last thing when the phone rings.

When Coral is the victim of a hit and run and her granddaughter comes to stay neither realises that this incident will change both their lives.

Raymond and Lorraine have a house, two great kids, Raymond is being honoured for his services to the community, and he's up for a promotion at work. But then all come tumbling down.

Sixteen-year-old Joel has just won an Indigenous scholarship to one of Sydney's most elite colleges, but finds himself torn between the traditions of the school and his father's principles.

Indigo is a professional boxer who has just served a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight. Now he has returned home and is trying to get back on track with his family.

Aaron Davis is an Indigenous policeman who's proud of his community, his daughter Robyn, and his little granddaughter Donna. But then, a tragic event at the station changes everything.