Ned is the younger brother of
Stuart (
Blair McDonough) and
Steve Parker (
Steve Bastoni). Ned arrives in Erinsborough to attends Stuart's wedding to
Sindi Watts (
Marisa Warrington). He later returns to check on Stuart after Sindi is sectioned and sent to a psychiatric hospital. Upon his arrival in Ramsay Street, Ned goes to the wrong house and takes a shower.
Janelle Timmins (
Nell Feeney) is shocked to see Ned in just a towel and she screams for help, Ned then drops his towel.
Susan Kennedy (
Jackie Woodburne) recognises Ned from the wedding and points him in the direction of Stuart's place. Stuart tells Ned that he doesn't want to discuss his situation with him, but Ned helps Stuart out and decides to stay in Ramsay Street. Ned quickly developed a crush on
Isabelle Hoyland (
Natalie Bassingthwaighte) and became friends with
Elle Robinson (
Pippa Black). When Ned became quite secretive,
Toadfish Rebecchi (
Ryan Moloney) jumped to the conclusion that Ned was gay. Stuart was shocked when Ned admitted that he was. However, he later tells Elle that he isn't and that he only told Toadie and Stuart he was, so he could audition for a musical in secret. Ned is given a role in
Gino Esposito's (
Shane McNamara) musical, but he struggles with the script. He finally admits to Elle that he is having trouble reading and they begin a relationship. Isabelle seduces Ned and he tells her that she has to leave
Paul Robinson (
Stefan Dennis) and be with him. Isabelle later admits to Paul that she slept with Ned. Ned teams up with
Karl Kennedy (
Alan Fletcher) to form a children's band called "Oodles 'O' Noodles". They later split when Ned meets
Justine Spensley (Alexis Porter) and she forces Karl to quit the group. However,
Carmella Cammeniti (
Natalie Blair) exposes Justine's plan and Ned and Karl reform the band. Ned then began a relationship with Carmella, but she ended it when she realised that they were spending too much time together. Ned then grew close to
Katya Kinski (
Dichen Lachman), and a jealous Carmella unsuccessfully tried to win him back. Ned ended his relationship with Katya when she was blackmailed into several crimes, even assaulting Ned when he caught her stealing a car. Ned moved in with
Stephanie Scully (
Carla Bonner) when he was forced out of his home by his new housemates. Ned got into gambling and Paul lured Ned into a life of crime and his plan to destroy the Timmins family to help repay his debts. Ned later asks Elle to run away with him, but she returns to her father and Ned leaves by himself. On his return, Ned apologised to the Timmins family and began working at the garage with
Janae Timmins (
Eliza Taylor-Cotter). Ned's high school girlfriend,
Kirsten Gannon (
Nikola Dubois) appears at his doorstep and informs him that he has an eight-year-old son,
Mickey (Fletcher O'Leary). Kirsten leaves Mickey with Ned and he enlists Janae to help him raise his son. Janae later asks Ned to move in with her and they begin a relationship. Ned's older brother Steve and his family arrive in Ramsay Street and when Steve tells Ned that their new home has been flooded, Janae invites them to move in. Kirsten returns and Ned tells her that he will fight for main custody of Mickey. Kirsten tries to take Mickey away, but Mickey tells her that he would rather live with Ned and she returns him home. Ned and Janae's relationship comes to an end and Janae leaves Ramsay Street after kissing
Darren Stark (
Todd MacDonald). Ned then began to grow closer to Kirsten. When Steve tells Ned that their father was once a vicious drunk and a cheating husband, Ned refuses to believe him. Ned takes Kirsten and Mickey to
Oakey to meet the family and he brings his father, Jim (
Roger Oakley) back to Ramsay Street. Ned and Kirsten are caught in a bush fire. Kirsten is badly injured and Ned saves her. Ned later decides to leave Erinsborough with Mickey and Kirsten, so that Kirsten could get treatment for her burns. ==Reception==