City of Griffith

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City of Griffith New South Wales
Location in NSW
Population:	25,140 (2005 Est)[1]
Area:	1640 km² (633.2 sq mi)
Mayor:	Dino Zappacosta
Council Seat:	Griffith (Benerembah Street)[2]
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 Willbriggie, 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]}

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Coordinates: 34°17′24″S, 146°2′24″E

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