Evan Hancock - Elly Conway

Eleanor Leanna Rose "Elly" Conway, played by Kendell Nunn, made her first screen appearance on 13 December 2001. Neighbours producer Peter Dodds told Wendy Granditer of Inside Soap that Elly would be introduced as the "rebellious niece" of Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne). Of her arrival, he said "Elly arrives just in time to see her cousin, Libby Kirk, go into labour under typically trying circumstances." Michael Idato of The Sydney Morning Herald criticised Nunn's acting ability and her debut performance on Neighbours, saying "Every now and again an actor comes along who delivers her lines with such appalling imprecision that you are rendered speechless by the performance. It's the same state of disbelief brought about by outstanding performances, but it differs mainly in that it is combined with a knitting of the eyebrows and an urge to summon other people to the TV set to share in the dreadfulness of the moment. In this case, the actor's name is Kendell Nunn and the production presumably was running so far behind they had neither the time to (a) rehearse nor (b) do a second take. On the Richter scale of drama debuts, she ranks about an 0.2." Idato went on to say that her arrival is underwhelming and Elly is a "hybrid of the brazen-hussy-troublemaker and dumped-by-a-disinterested-mum character types that seem to reproduce like rabbits on soaps."

In early 2002, Elly decides to meet her estranged father. Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) decides to help her get in touch with Ian Conway (Peter Maver) because he feels that meeting her father will settle her down. However, Elly finds out and she rings Ian to set up a meeting herself. When Ian arrives he insists on time alone with Elly and then he drops a bombshell on her. Nunn explained "Once Karl and Susan have left the room, Ian tells Elly that he's not her dad but he knows who is. Then he comes out with it - her real dad is Karl! Ian says that Karl and her mum, Liz, had an affair years ago and Elly is the result!" Elly is horrified by the news, but as she thinks about it, the more it makes sense. Nunn told an Inside Soap writer that Elly and Karl do not get along, so on one hand she does not want it to be true. But she wants a family, so there is a part of her that hopes she belongs to Karl. When Elly looks into Karl's background and finds out he had an affair, things start to fall into place for her. However, it is later revealed that Karl is not Elly's father and Ian is.

Elly never knew her father and her mother, Liz (Christine Keogh), neglected her. Elly became a rebellious teenager and she was expelled from her boarding school for smoking cannabis. Liz comes to Erinsborough to see her sister, Susan, and she asks her to take care of Elly, as she is going to Sweden for six months. A week later, Susan receives a call telling her that Elly is on her way. Elly arrives in Ramsay Street, accompanied by the police, shocking Susan. Elly forms a bond with her cousin Darcy (Mark Raffety), but she struggles to get along with Karl. Susan faces a dilemma when she realises Elly thinks she is staying for a couple of weeks, instead of six months. Darcy decides to tell her the truth, but Elly does not believe him and she is devastated when her friend Michelle Scully (Kate Keltie) confirms the news. Elly believes that she is getting a ticket to Stockholm, when her mother tells her to expect something in the post. However, she is disappointed when she receives a credit card. Elly then books herself on a flight to see her mother, but Susan manages to stop her from leaving. Elly forms a close relationship with Michelle, although they get off to a bad start when Michelle accuses Elly of cheating with her boyfriend, Zack Shaw (Owen Lee).

Zack starts spreading rumours about Michelle and she teams up with Elly to get back at him. They write rumors about him on the blackboard and they are caught by Susan. Elly sticks up for Michelle, straining her relationship with Susan and Karl in the process. Elly tells them that she is going to move out when she turns sixteen, but after listening to Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) talk about family, she changes her mind. Elly saves Darcy from the sudden effects of a heart problem, by giving him CPR. Elly is hailed a hero and she is given some work experience at the surgery. Elly briefly dates Tad Reeves (Jonathon Dutton). Karl and Susan decide to find out who Elly's father is, so they can give her some stability. Elly finds out and she helps track down Ian Conway, who she believes is her father. Ian shocks Elly when he tells her that he had been informed Karl was her father. Elly asks Libby (Kym Valentine) if her father had ever had an affair and Libby admits that he did. Elly confronts Karl, but he tells her that he never had an affair with Liz. Elly tells him that she is disappointed. Liz returns and reveals she is pregnant. Elly asks her who her father is and Liz admits that it is Ian and that she had lied to him. Elly is devastated by her mother's neglect, especially when Liz forgets her birthday. When Liz asks Elly to come to Sweden with her, Elly is unsure, but decides to give her mother a second chance. She and Liz then leave for Sweden.

A writer for the BBC said Elly's most notable moment was "Asking Karl if he was her real father." Kylie Miller of The Age branded Elly a "likeable delinquent."