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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Griffith City Council has nine members: a Mayor elected directly by voters (a popular vote, unlike most NSW councils where councillors choose the mayor), plus eight councillors elected across a single undivided area (there are no wards). Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the September 2024 election results.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
How the mayor is chosen
Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Ward
A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)
Runs council elections and publishes the official results.
See the full explainer, with formulas →
Mayor
Doug Curran (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters); declared elected 1 October 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Scott Groat (Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by councillors at the 28 October 2025 Ordinary Meeting for a 12-month term, succeeding Cr Anne Napoli.
Councillors
9 total — directly-elected Mayor + 8 councillors
Wards
None — single undivided area (councillors elected at large)

Your representatives

Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.

We list who's in office and link to their official profiles and the election results; we don't characterise anyone's politics. Every councillor was elected as an Independent or ungrouped candidate at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission recorded no political-party affiliation). The number of councillors was reduced from 12 to nine at that election. A council's makeup can change between elections through casual vacancies, and the Deputy Mayor is chosen by councillors each year, so the council's official page has the most current list.

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.