A writer for the show's … Janae is characterised as a feisty character who is unafraid of physical confrontation. She has low self-esteem due to her father Kim Tim… He called her "quite a character" and said she and Stingray have "an interesting relationship, which causes all sorts of problems." The character was created by executive producer Ric Pellizzeri as part of the new Timmins family, joining the established character Stingray Timmins (Ben Nicholas). She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 April 2005.

Janae Timmins (also Hoyland) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Eliza Taylor-Cotter. Janelle is also Kevin Rebecchi's (Don Bridges) younger sister.

She has six children with her former husband Kim Timmins (Brett Swain).

Janelle was the second member of the Timmins family to be introduced. The serial's producer Peter Dodds told Inside Soap that the producers and writers thought it would be fun to bring in Stingray Timmins' (Ben Nicholas) mother.