▁proposed ▁forced ▁mer gers . ▁ ▁Council ▁se al ▁The ▁Council ▁se al ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁records ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁containing ▁only ▁the ▁words ▁" M unicip ality ▁of ▁North ▁Will ough by ▁Common ▁Se al ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁the ▁fl oral ▁em blem ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁se al ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁" B or ough ▁of ▁Will ough by ". ▁Will ough by ▁became ▁a ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁cr est ▁was ▁alter ed ▁accordingly , ▁with ▁the ▁word ing ▁" The ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Will ough by " ▁replacing ▁the ▁previous ▁title ▁and ▁a ▁m ural ▁crown ▁added ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁city ▁status . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁latest ▁se al ▁that ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Will ough by ▁City ▁Flag , ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁V aug han ▁and ▁first ▁flow n ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁council ▁se al , ▁formally ▁adopted ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁contains ▁an ▁em blem ▁of ▁various ▁native ▁flowers : ▁War ata h ▁- ▁Tel ope a ▁spe cios iss ima ▁Christmas ▁Bell ▁- ▁B land ford ia ▁grand if l ora ▁Sydney ▁Red ▁G um ▁- ▁Ang op hora ▁cost ata ▁Fl annel ▁F lower ▁- ▁Act in ot us ▁hel ian th i ▁ ▁Native ▁Rose ▁- ▁Bor onia ▁ser r