Bob Barnett - Stacey Macklin

Stacey Macklin, played by Sandie Lillingston, debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 September 1988.

A reporter from TV Life described Stacey as a "ruthless business woman" who is in charge of a property development in Summer Bay. In the Home and Away Annual, Kesta Desmond said that as the children of Gordon Macklin (Ron Haddrick), Stacey and her brother Brett (Gerry Sont) were in charge of negotiating the rights to build in the area. Stacey is "cool-headed" in her approach to business, while Brett struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Stacey arrives in Summer Bay, following the birth of her niece, Martha (Burcin Kapkin). She effectively takes over the management of the Development project after Gordon fires Brett. Philip Matheson (John Morris) takes an interest in Stacey but she is busy with work. When Brett goes off the rails and kidnaps Martha, Stacey and Philip and chase him and catch up with him, but he injures Philip in the process costing him his career as a surgeon. This sours things between Philip and Stacey for a while after Philip refuses to forgive Brett. Jeff Samuels (Alex Petersons) asks Stacey out and she accepts, however, he bores her on their date. Philip finds out and is jealous and takes out Stacey's secretary Alison Patterson (Kathryn Ridley) in revenge. When several of Stacey's cheques are missing, she suspects Jeff's brother, Gary (Darius Perkins) and does some investigating about him by getting closer to Jeff and visiting one of Gary's old nightspots.

Stacey and Philip become closer after trying to expose Gary. They soon learn he was responsible for his parents deaths five years earlier. When cornered, Gary admits it was an accident and jumps off a high cliff only to land a smaller one scaring them. Gary later takes his story to the paper making Philip and Stacey look bad. Gary dies for real after falling off the same cliff after trying the same trick on Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson). Jeff repays Stacey the money before leaving the Bay.

Philip decides he needs to move to the city to further his medical career and he asks her to leave with him but she refuses. Philip leaves without but quickly returns. He proposes to Stacey but she rejects him, saying she has already agreed to marry her father's friend Nicholas Walsh (Robert Taylor). Philip refuses to give up and Stacey realises she still loves him and dumps Nicholas and exposes his shady dealings. Stacey and Philip get engaged but they are met with resistance from Stacey's father, Gordon who does not see Philip as good enough. Gordon fires Stacey after learning she is pregnant but when it emerges there was a mix up with her blood test, He offers her the job back but Stacey wants an apology. Gordon refuses and she cuts him out of her life. Stacey and Philip move in with Frank Morgan (Alex Papps) and Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) at the flat above the general store but this arrangement fails when Stacey and Bobby clash. They manage to work out their differences and Stacey moves out. When the store is firebombed, Philip is killed in the fire and Stacey is left devastated. Gordon arrives to comfort her and they reconcile. Stacey then throws herself into her work. She then takes Andrew Foley (Peter Bensley) into the city and agrees to help him set up his youth project there. Andrew returns to Summer Bay and Stacey offers him a room at her place.

Nina Olivera (Raquel Suartzman), an old friend of Stacey's arrives in town and asks for her help in a new venture; a record company. She approaches Lance Smart (Peter Vroom), Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) and Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons) and they form a band named Image. Stacey refuses at first but changes her mind. Morag Bellingham (Cornelia Frances) points out a contract clause that entitles Nina to whatever earnings she wants from the group. Image perform at the Sands Resort's opening but it is a disaster after Lance sabotages things. Nina then leaves. Andrew argues with Stacey about using Lance and Martin but it results in them kissing.

Stacey and Andrew later become enegaged but the relationship is tested when Andrew offers his friend, Mick (Bruce Samazan) drug addict a place to stay as part of his Youth Counselling business. Stacey's ring goes missing and Mick is blamed but Andrew later reveals he took it to get it tighten as Stacey complained about it being loose. Mick attacks Stacey and trashes the house, leaving her shaken. Andrew refuses to give up on being a counsellor, which causes the relationship to break down. Stacey, after receiving a job offer from Nina in Los Angeles, bids a tearful fearwell to Andrew and leaves Summer Bay.