Sheila Wheeler was a former newsagent's assistant who was briefly employed at The Kabin in October 2009. Following Rita Sullivan's announcement that she had booked a ticket on a round-the-world cruise, Norris Cole had advertised the vacancy for an assistant. Her introduction amused co-worker Tina McIntyre, who thought that "Sheila Wheeler" was a woman who dealt with car insurance. Credited simply as "Sheila", the character's surname was given in dialogue on her first appearance.