Darren Allatt is the Founder of Daily Masonic Progress, Australia's leading masonic education and information newsletter focused on decoding the allegories and symbolism of Freemasonry to help Masons and good men build a life of meaning, purpose and fulfilment.
Darren holds the Right Worshipful Rank of Past Senior Grand Warden and is the Chairman of Membership & Education for the United Grand Lodge of NSW & ACT.
Initiated into Freemasonry at 19, Darren progressed through the Craft Degrees and progressive office and was Installed as Worshipful Master of The Leichhardt Lodge No 133 in Sydney Australia in 2012. In 2014, Darren served as District Grand Inspector of Workings and later joined the Board of Management in 2019.
In other masonic orders, Darren is a Past Most Wise Sovereign of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite for the Supreme Council of Scotland (NSW Province), and is a Knight of the Rosy Cross in the Royal Order of Scotland. Darren also holds the 88th Degree of Hierophant in The Most Ancient Socratic Order of Daedalus.
Darren took an interest in Freemasonry upon learning about both his Grandfathers were Freemasons. On being Raised to the Third Degree, Darren was invested with his paternal Grandfather's apron, and then his Installed Master apron when Darren was Installed into the Chair.
Outside of Freemasonry, Darren works as a Technical Product Manager for a Software Company, holds a 3rd Degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo and former National League Referee for Futsal and State League Referee for Football.