Heath Royce

Heath Royce (played by Ethan Panizza) is Tess Carmichael's second-in-charge at the Sinclair company.

2024[]

Heath is shown to be in a relationship with Tess Carmichael however he and Holly Hoyland take a liking to each other and begin an affair. Meanwhile, it becomes clear that something is off about Heath as he lies about his surname. Mackenzie Hargreaves looks into this and discovers Heath was previously convicted of two charges of criminal fraud. Heath invites Holly to go to the outback with him, on Tess’s orders. Tess and Heath’s henchman, Justin, discovers Toadie Rebecchi and Melanie Pearson snooping round their house after no one hears from Holly. On Tess’s orders, they were taken to the outback and held hostage in an old station. Meanwhile, Mackenzie and Haz Devkar fly to the outback to find Holly, Toadie and Melanie. Meanwhile, in Erinsborough, Krista Sinclair discovers that Tess and Heath are embezzling the Sinclair fortune and are planning to run away together. Holly stows away in the back of Heath’s Ute and he discovers her, pushing her into a silo of corn. Toadie and Melanie escape and just as Holly is about to sink into the corn, Melanie saves her. Holly and Melanie run but Heath sees them, grabs a rifle and runs after them. Haz and Mackenzie arrive and Mackenzie stays at the old station while Haz chases after Holly and Melanie. Heath tries to shoot Holly and fires some stray shots. It later becomes apparent he has accidentally shot Mackenzie. Holly and Melanie run out of his sight but Holly sneaks up behind him and pushes him into a creek. Heath is killed by crocodiles.