Howard (including Burrum Heads, Toogoom and Torbanlea)
A service centre for the surrounding mixed agricultural area.
Located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay, Howard is a small service centre for an area of sugar plantations and citrus orchards.

There was a time when coal mining made Howard an important centre but a combination of factors have returned it to a sleepy rural settlement. The decision to bypass the town ensured that it did not develop a tourist industry and the growing importance of the port facilities at Gladstone and the coal mines to the north and south of Blackwater reduced its importance as a mining centre. Miners had moved into the area as early as 1864 when a seam of coal was discovered on the banks of the Burrum River.

Things to see:  

Brooklyn
The town's major 'tourist attraction' is the charming colonial home 'Brooklyn' (over the railway line from the centre of town) at 23 William Street which was once the home of Dame Annabel Rankin. She was a successful State and Federal parliamentarian who, after representing the electorate of Burrum for many years in the Queensland State Parliament, became a Liberal Senator for Queensland from 1946-71. During her long career she was variously Opposition Whip, Government Whip and Minister for Housing before accepting the appointment of Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand. Contact: (07) 4129 4943.

Toogoom and Burrum Heads
Nearby are the sleepy seaside resort towns of Burrum Heads (20 km from the Bruce Highway) and Toogoom which have become popular retirement haunts for people whose idea of bliss in 'the autumn of their lives' is a bit of fishing (whiting abound), some boating and lots of lazing in the sea.

	Hotels
	Grand Hotel 79 William St Howard QLD 4659 Telephone: (07) 4129 4906
	Apartments
	Bayview Apartments Dudley St Burrum Heads Howard QLD 4659 Telephone: (07) 4129 5383
	Burrum Sands Holiday Apartments Burrum St Burrum Heads Howard QLD 4659 Telephone: (07) 4129 5275
	Caravan Parks
	Burrum River Caravan Park Bruce Hway Howard QLD 4659 Telephone: (07) 4129 4859 Rating: **
	Restaurants
	Grand Hotel 79 William St Howard QLD 4659 Telephone: (07) 4129 4906