Attendees inspected the huge ancient beam configuration on the underside of the bridge and took in the soon-to-disappear views of the Collector Creek and plains from the top deck.

The meeting heard creek-side resident Helen Stephens, Collector Community Association President James McKay, Collector and District Historical Association Secretary Frank Ross, Councillor Michael Coley (who said he spoke on behalf of himself and not council), and residents speak of the various heritage, environmental, legal process and public consultation concerns of the highly contentious issue.

Also visiting, Julia McKay, a renown chain-of-ponds academic spoke of the large environmental impact the proposed low-level concrete culvert would have on the virtually untouched chain-of-ponds creek system.

The Collector Voice website stated that dissatisfaction of Collector residents at the lack of community consultation and high-handed treatment they had received by the Upper Lachlan Shire Council was made clear during the speeches.

After the speeches, attendees defied council barriers for public bridge-walk - barriers which James McKay, Collector Community Association President, claimed had been illegally placed there due to a failure of Council to follow due legal process.