Stingray Timmins

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Scott Timmins

First appearance	2004
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Nickname(s)	Stingray
Gender	Male
Age	18
Year of Birth	1987
Occupation	Film Student at Eden Hills University
Family	Kim Timmins (father) Janelle Timmins (mother) Dwayne Timmins (brother) Brandon Timmins (brother) Dylan Timmins (brother) Janae Timmins (sister) Bree Timmins (adoptive sister)
Relatives	Loris Timmins (grandmother) Kerry Mangel (niece)
Portrayed by	Ben Nicholas

Scott John 'Stingray' Timmins is a fictional character on the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Ben Nicholas. He first appeared in 2004 and currently remains on the show.

Many of Stingray's catch-phrases have worked their way into Neighbours fans' vocabularies. Notable gems include "spigging", "hufter" and "cake-taker", phrases which he himself coined.

Scott is the teenage cousin of Toadfish, brother of Dylan, Janae and Bree and 'favourite' son of Janelle Timmins and Kim Timmins. He was given his fish nickname normally associated with the Rebecchi side of the family by Toadie, after he complained to his cousin that he thought the Rebecchis didn't respect the Timmins'. He has been diagnosed with ADHD, although this was never fully confirmed. Susan Kinski attempted to help him overcome this by changing his diet. He used to go out with a girl named Sharon 'Shazza' Cox, to whom he lost his virginity, but soon broke up with her. Former boyfriend of Serena, whom he broke up with after Boyd and Sky broke up, because he had found about Serena and Boyd's fling. Scott recently went to court charged with armed robbery as an accomplice of his brother Dylan. Dylan committed the armed robbery because at the time Scott and Dylan were being held in a car against their will by one of Dylan's old friends, who he helped get arrested. Now out of jail, 'Roo' wanted Dylan to pay for what he had done by being arrested himself. Roo threatened to kill Stingray should he not comply.

He has now been proven innocent and set free, and has since found an interest in Rachel Kinski, the two being found in his room late at night after Rachel ran away for the second time due to a disagreement with her sister Katya, Katya forbidding Rachel seeing Stingray stating "That's illegal" even though the two know nothing happened. Stingray has started film school at Eden Hills Uni (Erinsborough campus), after being fast-tracked onto the course by a high-powered lecturer that saw one of his films. He is also working at Scarlet Bar, where he persists in drinking beer despite hating it, in order to fit in with his friends. He recently shared a passionate kiss with Sky, who he spends the night with. Sky is now pregnant, it is presumed with Stingray's child. It is later assumed that it is Dylan's child.

Following Rachel's 'boyfriend' coming on strong then saying they went to third base, Stingray confessed his love for her and the pair had started to date in secret when Janelle walked in on them kissing. As a result, Janelle agreed not to tell anyone if they kept it from Lyn and only kissed.

Stingray recently told girlfriend Rachel Kinski that she was acting very immature, which led to him walking off. Stingray was led back into Rachel's arms again when he nearly missed the cops catching him while starting to drive again.

Stingray desperately missed Rachel when she told him they should take a break. Which resulted in Rachel walking in on Stingray kissing another girl. Rachel realised she missed Stingray too much so they reunited happily. In an attempt to get Stingray to stop drinking, Rachel pretended to be drunk on the Kinski's roof, Stingray arrived and climbed a ladder however it shook and fell, Stingray was left clutching the gutters, he fell but the accident had consequences, Stingray may not able to father children now. When Dylan learned that Stingray was the father of Sky's baby he invited Stingray for a night out in the city. Dylan took Stingray to a tower where he told him the truth and then denounced him as his brother. Janelle was disgusted by Stingray's actions and kicked him out of the house but Loris provided shelter with Lassiter's Hotel. When Stingray went to see Sky about the baby, Teresa meddled and said that Sky felt unsafe around him. When Sky returned Stingray angrily walked off. He started drinking again after that. In an attempt to help him Harold, Janelle, Janae, Bree and Rachel held an intervention. But this proved useless as Scott did not listen and was lashing out. In an attempt to escape the intervention Scott lied about sobering up, he took the car keys and drove to Erinsborough hospital to support Sky during labour but was kicked out by security. After his supposed daughter was born a fire was set at the hospital, Scott tried to sneak in but was seen by Janae.

In November 2006 it was announced in the uk soap magazine Inside Soap that both the characters of Stingray and Dylan are to leave, within 1 week of each other on Australian screens in December of the same year.

After Sky gave birth to the baby, named Kerry Mangel, the baby went missing. It was assumed that Teresa took the baby, but she told the police that she didn't know where the baby was. After security footage of Scott loitering outside the neo-natal ward and Sky's room was looked at, police questioned Scott. They thought that he may have taken the baby because he thought she belonged to her, but they admitted that the footage was a obscured because of smoke. Scott also admitted that he didn't remember what had happened as he was drunk, but he asserted that he wouldn't take Kerry. Police went to where Stingray had passed out the night previously, and asked if Kerry was with him at the time. After Senior Sergeant Steiger told Stingray to check his pockets, a hospital identification bracelet fell out, and written on it was "Baby Mangel". At the end of November 1, 2006's episode, viewers were shown the baby to be in a blue bag, and a hand was reaching out to it. After Karl revealed that there was a slight chance that Dylan could be Kerry's father Sky decided to have a paternity test. When the results revealed that Dylan was the dad Stingray was tempted to start drinking again but resisted temptation.

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Loris Beaumont (grandmother) married to ? Timmins (unknown grandfather)
Kim Timmins (father) married to Janelle Rebecchi (mother)
- Dwayne Timmins (brother)
- Brandon Timmins (brother)
- Dylan Timmins (brother)
  - Kerry Mangel, Jr. (niece)
- Stingray Timmins
- Janae Hoyland (sister) married to Boyd Hoyland
- Boyd Hoyland (brother in-law)
- Bree Timmins (non-biological sister)
- Anne Baxter, (biological sister, switched at birth with Bree)