Darren is TGAWA’s Chairperson and member of the National Turf Australia Strategic Investment Advisory Panel. Darren has been involved in the turf industry since his family started as lawn mowing contractors in 1991 and then established West Coast Turf in 1992.

Darren studied commerce and worked as a corporate accountant before he started working in the family business. In 2010 Darren took over the reins from his Father and has been managing West Coast Turf since.

Ensuring that the public value their green open spaces, not only parks and ovals but also their back yard is important for Darren to entice children and parents out of the house away from staring at the screen. Darren.is committed to the development of the next generation of turf professionals where critical knowledge and experience is taught effectively to ensure the long-term health of the industry.

Darren enjoys working hard to create an end product that he can be proud of and he hopes that one of his 4 sons will one day feel the same so he can spend a little more time surfing and fishing as he gets older. However, it would be hard to replace the accomplishment Darren feels driving around his farm late in the afternoon on a warm sunny day to reflect on all the hard physical work that has gone into creating great looking turf