Naming Maria Creek pedestrian bridge
Council at its Meeting held on 28 October, 2020, resolved to direct the Chief Executive Officer to undertake community consultation to identify a possible name for the bridge.
The suggestion was to name the pedestrian bridge that crosses Maria Creek in Howard "Stoon (Stan) and Olive (Ollie) Thorburn Pedestrian Bridge".
About Stan & Ollie
Stoon (Stan) Thorburn and his wife Olive (Ollie) moved to Howard in the 1950s. Soon after moving to the area Stoon constructed two pedestrian bridge crossings over Maria Creek to provide safe passage separate from the two narrow vehicular bridges on Steley Street and Williams Street.
Stoon continued to maintain these structures and creek surrounds for the following 30 years, in consultation with Council and the local fire warden. Stoon performed repairs when flood waters caused damage to the bridges and kept Council informed of any required maintenance of the stormwater system.