Daryl has been a Rotarian for 34 years, having been a member of two other clubs. In 2004 he became a Charter Member of our Rotary Club at Rowville-Lysterfield.

He has held many Club roles, notably being President three times, twice at Rowville-Lysterfield. He has also held roles at District level including being District 9810 Governor for 2021-2022, and the MC for numerous Conferences and events. Daryl is currently the District 9815 Chair of Youth Service, overseeing our District’s 10 Youth programs which involve people from primary school age to young adults.

Daryl’s passion in Rotary is Youth Programs and he has helped found many Earlyact Clubs (Rotary in Primary Schools) and Interact Clubs (Rotary in Secondary Schools). He has been instrumental in the organization of a yearly Interact District Assembly Day each year for the last 15 years, providing leadership skills and networking opportunities for hundreds of Interactors from across Melbourne.

A retired educator and former head of school, he is a committee member of Military History & Heritage Victoria (MHHV). In addition to being a published author in the field, Daryl has convened and addressed numerous military history conferences.