Howard, Queensland

Howard is a small town and rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 284km north of Brisbane and 37km west of Hervey Bay. In the 2011 census, Howard had a population of 1,364.GeographyThe Bruce Highway passes through the locality in an east-west direction skirting the edge of the town. Queensland's main north-south railway line passes in a NW-SE direction through the town centre. The main streets of Howard are Steley and William.HistoryThe first Burrum Post Office opened on 22 July 1878 and was renamed Howard in 1883.Burrum Provisional School opened on 18 February 1879. On 3 October 1884, it was renamed Howard State School.Howard was the seat of the Howard Division (1900-1903) and its successor Shire of Howard (1903-1917).The Howard War Memorial was unveiled by Colin Rankin on 17 December 1921. Unusually for an Australian war memorial, the statue was made in Italy and depicts a soldier in Italian uniform.Heritage listingsHoward has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: William Street: Howard War Memorial 23 William Street: Brooklyn House