Bursill and Oliver previously worked with each other in the 1970s and Bursill commented 'While it has been a long time between takes, it was lovely to work with Tom again and also a lot of new faces.' In May 2014, Calen MacKenzie, who plays Kathy's on-screen grandson Bailey, confirmed Bursill had reprised her role as Kathy for a second guest stint. Kathy is the former wife of established character Lou Carpenter ( Tom Oliver). A Neighbours spokesperson confirmed that Bursill began filming her scenes in early 2014. Bursill's casting was announced on 22 November 2013, while Kathy has previously been mentioned in the series. Kathy Carpenter, played by Tina Bursill, made her first screen appearance on 10 March 2014. October saw the debut of Rain Taylor, while Gary Canning, Ezra Hanley and Erin Rogers arrived in November.

Dakota Davies was introduced in September. Paige Smith made her debut in June, while Nate Kinski arrived in August. Will Dempier and Daniel Robinson arrived in April, while Ethan Smith began appearing in May. Kathy Carpenter, Sienna Matthews and Naomi Canning made their debut appearances in March. The 30th season of Neighbours began airing from 6 January 2014. All characters were introduced by the shows executive producer Richard Jasek, or by his successor Jason Herbison.

The following is a list of characters that appeared in the soap in 2014, by order of first appearance. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and airs on digital channel Eleven. Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera.

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