Before entering politics, Zanow was the owner of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries, a concrete business founded by his father Viv.[1][2] Zanow owned quarries in Coominya, Fernvale and North Booval, which were all damaged in the 2011 Queensland floods.[3]
He was also the president of the Ipswich Show Society.[4][5]
On 16 April 2024 − the day he was formally sworn into parliament − Zanow was diagnosed with Microvascular Ischemic Disease, an incurable brain disease.[8] He made his diagnosis public on 12 July and announced he would not contest the 2024 Queensland state election in October.[9] The division was subsequently won by Labor, despite the election of a Liberal National government.[10]
^"Ipswich loses giant of the quarry business". The Courier Mail. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2024. Viv Zanow passed away with family by his side on Tuesday morning, aged 92 years [...] It ended what son Darren Zanow said was 'a great innings' for the founder of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries.
^MacDonald, Andrew (16 April 2011). "Wivenhoe updates minimised damage". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024. THE damage bill for quarry owner Darren Zanow's three worksites hit $9 million after January's floods.
