Cr Curphey was elected to Murrumbidgee Council in September 2017. Before then, he represented the former Murrumbidgee Shire Council from 2008 to 2016.
Committee membership: Darlington Point Floodplain Risk Management Committee (formerly DP Levee Committee), Boat Ramp Darlington Point-Advisory Committee, Darlington Point Master Landuse Plan Advisory Committee, Scholarship Committee, Community Grants Committee.