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Steve Kealy
About Steve
Being born in Libya is a bit of a conversation-stopper. So is having lived in Yemen. Currently home is in Melbourne, Australia, where I’m a volunteer fire-fighter and National Emergen...view moreAbout Steve
Being born in Libya is a bit of a conversation-stopper. So is having lived in Yemen. Currently home is in Melbourne, Australia, where I’m a volunteer fire-fighter and National Emergency Medal recipient.
I spent lots of time as a car and motorcycle journalist, picking up a couple of awards and getting to ride and drive some fabulous machinery in fantastic places.
I’ve worked on three continents in places like mines, nuclear power stations, banks, the military, newspapers, magazines, the web, radio and TV – where I was only allowed to appear as a voice.
A bit of racing on two and four wheels included one international win, many crashes and lots of injuries including three broken necks, so in the obvious absence of any talent, I’ve temporarily retired. For years my racing licence had a picture of Desmo the family dog and annoyingly, no-one noticed, so perhaps owners do look like our pets after all.
In defiance of Apartheid laws and Death Threats in South Africa in the early 1980s, my life-partner Liz and I started the world’s largest motorcycle charity event, The Toy Run. By its 35th anniversary, over three million people had directly benefitted from the Toy Run, but like Spike Milligan, I expect a knighthood is unlikely.
In 2017, we rode our motorcycles 40,000km – roughly the distance around the world – through 16 countries on four continents, and from sea level to over five kilometres up. We laughed every day, got cold and wet, hot and muddy, crashed a few times, met beautiful people and saw wonderous things along the way.
We dive when it’s hot, ski when it’s not and sometimes I fly a Jabiru, an aircraft about the size of a shopping trolley.
See www.stevekealy.com for more about what I write, have written and will soon write!
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