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. Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Griffith, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... now. ... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Leeton Shire Council administers the town of Leeton and surrounding areas in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. ... Leeton Shire Council administers the town of Leeton and surrounding areas in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. ... The Kidman Way is an important western NSW highway and designated as State Highway 87. ...

In addition to Griffith, it includes the towns and villages of Wilbriggie, Hanwood, Beelbanegra, Bilbul, Yoogali, Widgelli, Yenda, Lake Wyangan, Tharbogang and Warburn and the suburbs of Collina, North Griffith, Mayfair and Pioneer. Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Yoogali is a small town located in the Local Government Area of Griffith in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Collina is the newest suburb of Griffith, New South Wales. ...

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. Councillor Zappacosta is the only person to have been elected mayor of Griffith after having previously been disqualified from sitting on the council. 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.

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