▁as ▁the ▁" Will ough by ▁C iv ic ▁Centre ". ▁The ▁council ▁was ▁granted ▁city ▁status ▁and ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁review ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁boundaries ▁by ▁the ▁NS W ▁Government ▁Independent ▁Pr icing ▁and ▁Reg ul atory ▁Trib unal ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁merge ▁with ▁ad jo ining ▁coun c ils . ▁The ▁government ▁considered ▁two ▁propos als . ▁The ▁first ▁proposed ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Will ough by ▁Coun c ils ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁council ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁support ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁alternative , ▁proposed ▁by ▁W arring ah ▁Council ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁was ▁for ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁Pitt water , ▁Man ly ▁and ▁W arring ah ▁coun c ils . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁W arring ah ' s ▁proposal , ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Minister ▁for ▁Local ▁Government ▁Paul ▁To ole ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁North ▁Sydney , ▁Will ough by ▁and ▁Mos man ▁Coun c ils ▁merge . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Bere j ik li an ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁forced ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sydney , ▁Will ough by ▁and ▁Mos man ▁local ▁government ▁areas , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other