David has won an incredible 184 World Championships and in 1998 he became the first person in the history of sport to win 1000 championships in his chosen sport.
He has represented and captained Australia many times since 1980. In November 1998, David was ranked in the Sun Herald’s top 200 sportsmen and women for the last century, the only axeman to receive such an honour.
David has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, in November 1995 was named Tasmanian of the Year and was Tasmania’s representative for the selection of the 2005 Australian of the Year. He is a former director of the National Australia Day Council and is widely recognised for his work with the community and various charities around the country.
David has had a long and proud association with Castrol Agri as national brand ambassador, sharing the good oil on Castrol Agri lubricants and greases.
See David at Primex where he will be appearing at the Marrison Hydraulics Stand, Thursday 16 June and Friday 17 June 2011. (Site L4)
David will be chopping at the following times.