Background
Dargavel was born in Traralgon, Victoria and received an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies from Monash University.
Dargavel was born in Traralgon, Victoria and received an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies from Monash University.
Monash University.
He then worked as a youth refuge worker, youth housing worker and employment counsellor. He then became a research officer and, from 1996, an organiser for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. He was beaten for preselection for the seat for the 1998 election by Bob McMullan, when the electorate of Namadgi was abolished, leading to a reshuffling of Labor candidates between the Australian Capital Territory electorates.