Mr David Peters
 

David’s agricultural show involvement began at age 15 as a volunteer worker at his local Lithgow Show. David has been the Lithgow Show Secretary, Vice President and then President, plus Ringmaster. He started attending Group meetings in 1980 representing Lithgow, and then represented the Group at the Agricultural Societies Council of NSW from 2002, becoming a Vice President in 2010 and President in 2016.

David was a member of the inaugural board of Agricultural Shows Australia in 2016 and became the first Chairman of ASA’s National Competitions Working Group.

The occupations David has held have been engineering and science related and currently he operates a small beef cattle operation in the Blue Mountains in NSW.

David sees agricultural shows as an integral part of Australian country life, embedded in our culture. They are a true community-based organisation that not only promotes agriculture, but also provides a local event where all walks of life gather. Agricultural shows provide support and a focus for rural communities in both good and bad times.