[5] The mayor of Georges River Council is Sam Elmir, who was elected by his fellow councillors on 25 September 2023.

The logo, one of three designed by council staff, was adopted following a community consultation process which looked at the three options.

The successful choice, featuring a dragon (which is representative of the St George region and appeared on the former Hurstville City Council logo and coat of arms[37]), was chosen due to "perceived meaning, diversity, relevance to the local area including connections to St George and the logo’s representation to the community including links to multiculturalism and sport".

[38] The consultations resulted in several changes before its unveiling, including changing the direction of the dragon, the adoption of the red colour from the interim council typeface logo used since amalgamation, and the addition of a Port Jackson fig tree leaf motif, to represent the indigenous heritage of the area.

[38] The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now in the Georges River Council area were thought to be the Cadigal and Biddegal indigenous people.

[40][41] On 25 March 1887 the NSW Government Gazette published a proclamation declaring the "Municipal District of Hurstville".

[42] Efforts to bring about a unified council for the St George area were raised regularly since 1901 and the 1946 Clancy Royal Commission into local government boundaries recommended the amalgamation of the municipalities of Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale and Bexley.

[44] However these proposals met with some opposition, including those in favour of a single "St George Council" combining Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale (which was to amalgamate with the City of Botany Bay).