Two 'Neighbours' stars to leave

Two Neighbours stars have announced that they are quitting the long-running Aussie soap.

According to the Sunday Herald Sun, Eliza Taylor-Cotter (Janae Timmins) and Ben Lawson (Frazer Yeats) have both decided that they want to travel overseas. Eliza will film her final scenes for the show early next month, while Ben is leaving at the end of the year.

Janae is the only member of the Timmins family who is still on air in Australia. Ben Nicholas (Stingray Timmins) and Damien Bodie (Dylan Timmins) both left the soap earlier this year, while Nell Feeney (Janelle Timmins) and Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Bree Timmins) were axed.

Meanwhile, Natalie Blair, who plays Carmella Cammeniti, and Dan O'Connor, better known as Ned Parker, have both had their contracts renewed for another year.