Actors who played recurring characters in more minor roles:

• Jeremy Angerson as Scott Forster (Jack's AFL team-mate) — Season 6 & 7
• Jennifer Botica as Detective Hilary Edmunds (had fling with PJ) — Season 1
• Don Bridges as Charlie Clarke (local plumber) — Season 3-5 & 9
• Jonathan Brooks as Luke Darcy (son of Raelene, who was killed by PJ) — Season 3,4 & 7
• Beth Buchanan as Susan Croydon (Tom's youngest daughter) — Season 1-4 & 9
• Jack Finsterer as Johnny Kowalski (detective in PJ's absence) — Season 3
• Laura Fitzpatrick as Mandy Barnes (local young woman) — Season 4-6
• Kevin Harrington as Charlie McKinley (Dash's brother) — Season 4-6
• Richard Hugget as Sean Neale (Detective, had brief relationship with Maggie) — Season 1
• Bruce Hughes as Paul Carson (TV reporter) — Season 3-5
• Merfyn Owen as Father Brian Hegarty (local Catholic priest) — Season 4-9
• Grant Piro as Tim Ryan (Social worker) — Season 5 & 6
• Nikita Plummer as Emma Stewart (Ben's daughter) — Season 6
• Alexandra Sangster as Anna (Tom's daughter) — Season 3
• Terry Serio as Mick Doyle (Maggie's brother) — Season 3, 6 & 7
• Paulene Terry-Beitz as Beth McKinley (Dash's Mum) — Season 3-6
• Axl Taylor as Len the Barman (worked for Chris in the pub) — Season 1-5
• Nick Waters as Ted Falkner (District Inspector) — Season 1-3
• Mark Wilson as Benny Matthews (juvenile druggie) — Season 4-9

Notable actors/performers/personalities who have appeared on Blue Heelers:

• Kerry Armstrong  (Film/TV/Theatre) as Sandy Fielding (#?)
• Andrew Blackman  (A Country Practice) as the cowboy ('Fair Crack of the Whip' #100 & #101); as Warwick Janssen ('Be Prepared' - #253)
• Shane Bourne  (TV comedy) as Bryce McLeod ('Unfinished Business' - #262 & 'Out of the Shadows' - #263)
• Michael Caton  (The Castle & The Sullivans fame) as Ken Norse ('Fowl Play' - #134)
• Alan Dale  (The Young Doctors & Neighbours) as Rod Wright ('Off the Air' - #159)
• Ernie Dingo  (Film & lifestyle TV) as Archie Garrett ('The Gumshoe' - #274)
• Colin Hay  (lead singer of "Men at Work") as George Patterson ('Theft' - #16)
• Scott Irwin  (Theatre) as Terry Munks ('Kids' - #252); as Damien Owen ('Friendly Fire' - #135)
• Hugh Jackman  (Theatre & film) as Brady Jackson ('Just Deserts' - #78)
• Lee Kernaghan  (Country music star) as himself ('Duty of Care' - #111)
• Maggie Kirkpatrick  ("The Freak" from Prisoner) as Marj Cummings ('The Gumshoe' - #274)
• Alywn Kurts  (Homicide) as Les Collister ('The Angel Cruise' - #236 & 'Be Prepared' - #253)
• Robert Menzies  (Theatre) as Bill Golding ('Possession' - #170); as Colin Rix ('Breaking Point' - #336 & #337)
• Paul Mercurio  (Dance & also film Strictly Ballroom) as Alec McKinley ('Winning at All Costs' - #214)
• Shaun Micallef  (TV comedy) as Rip Vaughan ('Stars In Their Eyes' - #181)
• Terry Norris  (Aussie film & TV veteran) as Max Arnold ('Buck Naked' - #124)
• Frances O'Connor  (Film, incl. Love and Other Catastrophes) as Gabe Greenway ('Dog Days', 'All Part of the Service' & 'An Act of Random Violence' - eps 94-96)
• Charles "Bud" Tingwell  (Aussie film & TV veteran) as Hayes ('Reunion' - #14)
• David Wenham  (TV - SeaChange & also film, incl. The Boys) as William Cassidy ('The Folly of Youth' - #37); as Robbie Doyle ('Happy Families' - #98)

- The Changing Times: the coppers of Mt Thomas -

• Season 1 - 'A Woman's Place' (#1) : Sergeant Tom Croydon, Detective Senior Constable PJ Hasham, Senior Constable Nick Schultz, Constable Wayne Patterson, Constable Maggie Doyle (first appearance in Mt Thomas).
• Season 1 - 'Labour of Love' (#34) : Probationary Constable Adam Cooper arrives
• Season 3 - 'An Act of Random Violence' (#96) : Constable Wayne Patterson dies
• Season 3 - 'The Kremin Factor' (#107) : Probationary Constable Dash McKinley arrives
• Season 5 - 'Nine Lives' (#198) : Senior Constable Ben Stewart arrives
• Season 5 - 'Wedding Blues' (#207) : Sergeant Nick Schultz leaves
• Season 5 - 'Rotten Apple (Pt 2)' (#211): Constable Adam Cooper leaves
• Season 6 - 'Dancing With the Devil (Pt 1)' (#212) : Probationary Constable Jack Lawson arrives
• Season 6 - 'The Full Circle' (#234) : Constable Dash McKinley leaves
• Season 6 - 'Hello Goodbye' (#239) : Probationary Constable Joanna Parrish arrives
• Season 7 - 'One More Day' (#255) : Senior Constable Maggie Doyle dies
• Season 7 - 'On the Road' (#269) : Sergeant Tess Gallagher arrives
• Season 8 - 'Falling' (#312) : Constable Jack Lawson leaves
• Season 8 - 'Dragged' (#316) : Probationary Constable Evan Jones arrives