22/09/2025
Penrith Councillor Garion Thain has been elected Deputy Mayor at tonight's Council meeting.
Cr Thain will serve for the next year alongside Cr Todd Carney who was elected as Mayor in 2024.
“A year ago when I was first elected to Council, I said that I would work with anyone if they were willing to put Penrith first,” Cr Thain said.
“And I think I’ve stuck to my word.”
Cr Thain thanked his Councillor Colleagues for their confidence in him and praised outgoing Deputy Mayor Ross Fowler for his service.
“Ross helped ensure that Council had a steady hand at a time when nine out of 15 Councillors were brand new. In the year since, his advice and positive feedback have helped me grow and develop – it’s meant a lot to me. I’ll continue to rely on his counsel.”
“After thanking his father, Councillor John Thain, fiancée, Bianca, and Member for Londonderry Prue
Car MP for her mentorship, the new Deputy Mayor pledged to support Mayor Todd Carney as he leads Penrith through the current dynamic period of growth and change.
He also noted that without Mayor Carney’s support, he “wouldn’t be where he is today.”
Penrith Council thanked Cr Ross Fowler OAM for his work over the last 12 months as Deputy Mayor.
