Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay met on holiday in Far North Queensland 31 years ago. Together they’ve renovated houses, written a book, and fought cancer.
Richard Morecroft , former ABC news presenter, journalist and photographer, met Alison Mackay in Far North Queensland 31 years ago when he was on holiday and she was working on a diving boat. He didn’t know then that she was a dab hand with a sledgehammer.
Later, we renovated an old factory building in Enmore and Alison took to that with gusto. One Valentine’s Day, I gave her a sledgehammer, which she wielded with glee and huge impact. She used to be a competitive equestrian and motorbike rider until she broke her back in a horse-riding accident in 2002. It was very difficult for her to adjust to not being able to do things she used to do. In her typically resourceful way, she shifted her focus to other activities, such as painting.
In 1993, we wrote a book together [with Ken Campbell] on playing pool. It set the groundwork for future projects, in terms of criticism. We agreed if you said something wasn’t working, you had to suggest something else; we’ve stuck with that.
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