Round 27 Summary

Whoa, that's definitely a record amount of break-ups! And my population didn't go up as much as I thought it had - I always forget to factor in the deaths.

Births: 5 (Aurora and Bianca Moretti, Sylvia Novak, Simon and Matthew Lane)

Deaths: 2 (Filippo Moretti, Debbie Lane)

Engagements: 2 (Julian Sitko and Caterina Nihill, Luc Lane and Asha Royce)

Marriages: 2 (Finn and Victoria Romilly, Steve and Olivia Nihill)

Break-ups: 7 (Malcolm Novak and Susannah Carmody, Marshall Thorne and Sarah Carmody, Nathan Collins and Tessa Novak, Dominic Lachance and Hope Collins, Alasdair Meadows and Sarah Carmody, Nick Moretti and Adrienne Novak, Ethan Novak and Matilda Jacobson)

Graduations: 1 (Sarah Carmody)

New residents: 0

Total population: 109 (51 male, 58 female)
Babies: 3
Toddlers: 6
Children: 15
Teens: 16
Adults: 52
Elders: 16

Sea legs

Round 27: Spring 2026

last update/Tessa's next update/next update

Jace Novak is 69, Magdalena is 62 and Tessa is 17.
(Gordon is 30, Lia is 29, Annabel and Georgina are both 2, Maia is 24, Rebecca is 17 and Dominic and Nathan are both 16)

Narrated by Tessa Novak

Our house was much too big for our family, especially with me off on my own soon, so Mum and Dad decided to sell up and downsize.

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Magic in the air

Round 27: Spring 2026

last update/next update

Finn and Victoria Romilly are both 25, Declan is 5 and Caitlin is 3.
(Tatiana is 43 and Brendan is 3 and Jacob and Amar are both 25)

Narrated by Finn Romilly

It's hard to believe Victoria and I have been married almost a year now! We've been living together since before Declan was born, so our day to day lives haven't changed but somehow, it still feels a little different to us.

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Everything is everything

Round 27: Spring 2026

last update/next update

Luc Lane is 33 and Asha Royce is 29.
(Kit is 66, Zaria is 38 and Olivia and Lia are both 29)

Narrated by Asha Royce

Luc and I have had such a tumultuous year so far and it doesn't look like things are going to slow down any time soon.

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Icky thump

Round 27: Spring 2026

last update/next update

Araminta Romilly is 63, Henry is 61 and Elspeth is 12.

Narrated by Elspeth Romilly

This year, I decided to take up painting and I think I'm getting pretty good. I sort of had this idea that maybe I could be an artist when I grow up. I don't know for sure or anything but I thought it can't hurt to practise, in case that is what I want to do.

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2026 elections: polls now open!

It's election time again in Sullivan! Athena Gottlieb has served two terms, so according to Sullivan law, she can't run again. Here are the new candidates.

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The Nihill-Rider wedding

Round 27: Spring 2026
Steve Rider is 31 and Olivia Nihill is 29.

It's 4:40am and there are several hours before Steve and Olivia's wedding. Steve is still sound asleep but Olivia is already up and ready to go.

She's not nervous, just excited. And a little inspired. Might as well take advantage of the quiet.

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You say it's your birthday, Spring 2026

Lia and Gordon are now all settled into their new house and have just completed the nursery for baby #3.

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My hero

Round 27: Winter 2026

last update/next update

Claudia Kirby is 25 and Patience Draper and Josie Benton are both 24.
(Rose is 31, Jacob and Rob are both 25 and Troy is 23)

Narrated by Patience Draper

Earlier this month, I went back to Suffolk to attend Rob's graduation from law school. Undergraduates have their ceremonies in the autumn or spring but post-grads have theirs in summer or winter.

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The grouch

Round 27: Winter 2026

last update/next update

Joanna and Rose Draper are both 31.
(Ione is 30, Lia, Olivia and Asha are all 29 and Aaron is 23)

Narrated by Rose Draper

Our friend Olivia is getting married soon, so we girls decided to take her out for drinks to celebrate. We were planning on going to the Old Brick to relive our college days but Joanna objected. She's sworn off that place for life after being groped by some oversexed college boy last time we went there.

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Jewels and bullets

Round 27: Winter 2026

last update/next update

Steve Rider is 31 and Olivia Nihill is 29.
(Julian is 76, Caterina is 71, Ione is 30 and Lia is 29)

Narrated by Olivia Nihill

About a week ago, Mum and Julian came over for dinner, which isn't unusual. Mum is over here a lot and when she got together with Julian, she started to bring him with her sometimes.

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Blackbird

Round 27: Winter 2026

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 40, Cordy is 33, Timothy is 6 and Simon and Matthew are both 1.
(Debbie and Linnea are both 66, Luc is 33 and Mitchell is 7).

Narrated by Eliot Lane

I've been feeling almost like a single parent around here lately but sometimes things happen that can't be helped. We just have to cope with it.

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You say it's your birthday, Winter 2026

Lia and Gordon, with their daughters Georgina and Annabel, have just moved into their brand new house on Judy Street, Sullivan.

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Lucky

Round 27: Autumn 2026

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 30, Lia is 29 and Annabel and Georgina are both 2.
(Luc is 33 and Steve is 31)

Narrated by Gordon Nott

I was a little bit nervous when we found out Lia was having twins but Georgina and Annabel are two years old now and so far, fatherhood has been fantastic!

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Shooting star

Round 27: Autumn 2026

last update/next update

James Novak is 51, Madelyn is 46 and Connor is 13.
(Naomi is 51, Malcolm is 16 and Charlie is 14)

Narrated by Connor Novak

Every Sunday morning, I get in Dad's car to head off to help him out at the dealership.

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In between days

Round 27: Autumn 2026

last update/next update/Sylvia's next update

Tate Benton is 56, Zelda is 51, Jack and Charlie Benton are both 14 and Sylvia Novak is 4 months old.
(Josie is 24, Julia is 15 and Audrey is 14)

Narrated by Jack Benton

My sister Josie has just started her third year of medical school and she's already hanging out to start her fourth. That's when she'll be an intern and finally get to do something more than follow the other doctors around.

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Try again

Round 27: Autumn 2026

last update/Sarah's next update/next update

Sarah Carmody is 21, Ethan Novak and Matilda Jacobson are both 20 and Adrienne Novak is 19.

Narrated by Adrienne Novak

After I had Sylvia, I went to stay with my parents for a little while, just for a break and to be around family. It was nice but I had to come back to reality sooner or later.

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You say it's your birthday, Autumn 2026

The new carpets haven't even been laid in Evan and Ione's new house but the twins don't care about carpets. They're coming right now! They'd better get to the hospital.

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Beetlebum

Round 27: Summer 2026

last update//Dominic's next update/next update

Arianna Weaver is 71, Liam is 63, Jonas Lachance is 48, Tatiana is 43, Dominic is 16, Audrey is 14, Edward is 11 and Brendan is 3.
(Malcolm is 16, Julia and Hope are both 15 and Charlie and Jack are both 14)

Narrated by Dominic Lachance

Audrey's friend Jack just started dating Julia Gray and I think Audrey would like to believe this means he's not interested in her any more.

He still seems pretty interested to me. I'm supposed to keep an eye on Charlie and Audrey while they're over here and Jack barely takes his eyes off Audrey, even when Julia's standing right in front of him.

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Kids, Summer 2026

Round 27: Summer 2026

Principal Tatiana Lachance is 43, Pamela Gray is 41 and Finn Romilly is 25.
Students: Chris Draper, Lucy Gray and Edward Lachance are all 11, Oliver and Sebastian Gentry are both 10, Anthony and Veronica Moretti are both 9, Noah Gottlieb and Adelaide Sitko are both 8, Mitchell Carmody is 7, Eddie and Louisa Gentry, Jessica Royce-Nihill, Emma Gottlieb and Timothy Lane are all 6 and Austin and Lauren Carmody, Justin and Xavier Moretti and Declan Romilly are all 5.

This update is going to be a little bit more commentary-style than usual. The game was not co-operating for this and I ended up playing the school over 3 or 4 sessions. So it all got a little disjointed but hopefully, you can still enjoy some cute pictures!

As there are no pre-schoolers this year, Pamela Gray will be teaching kindergarten, while Tatiana keeps the Grade 1s and 2s.

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