City of Griffith

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City of Griffith
New South Wales

Location in NSW

Population:

25,140 (2005 Est)^[2]

Area:

1,640 km²

Mayor:

Dino Zappacosta

Council Seat:

Griffith (Benerembah Street)^[1]

Region:

Riverina

State District:

Murrumbidgee

Federal Division:

Riverina

Website: http://www.griffith.nsw.gov.au

LGAs around City of Griffith
Carrathool	Carrathool	Narrandera
Carrathool	City of Griffith	Leeton
Murrumbidgee	Murrumbidgee	Leeton

The City of Griffith is a Local Government Area in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the Kidman Way.

In addition to Griffith, it includes the towns and villages of Wilbriggie, Hanwood, Beelbangera, Bilbul, Yoogali, Widgelli, Yenda, Lake Wyangan, Tharbogang and Warburn and the suburbs of Collina, North Griffith, Murrumbidgee Estate, Mayfair and Pioneer.

Griffith City Council has twelve members who stand for election every four years.

In September 2006, Councillor Dino Zappacosta was elected mayor by the majority of the councillors.^{[citation needed]} Councillor Zappacosta is the only person to have been elected mayor of Griffith after having previously been disqualified from sitting on the council.^{[citation needed]} In May 1999 the Department of Local Government's Pecuniary Interests Tribunal ordered that Councillor Zappacosta be disqualified from holding civic office for two months for having breached his pecuniary interest obligations.^{[citation needed]}