A List of Australia's big Things

Drawn from the Wikipedia articleAustralia's Big Things

Australian CapitalTerritory

New South Wales Victoria

Western Australia South Australia Tasmania

Northern Territory

Australian Capital TerritoryName Location Notes

Giant Mushroom Belconnen

Located in the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets, the Giant Mushroom shelters a children's playground. It was officially launched in 1998 by the ACT Chief Minister.

Giant OwlBelconnen

Located at the main entrance to Belconnen town centre, the statue cost $400,000 and was built by Melbourne sculptor Bruce Armstrong.[3]

New South WalesName Location Notes

Big Ant Broken Hill

A bull ant sculpture designed by artist Pro Hart, which was erected in 1980 and originally stood at the Stephens Creek Hotel. It was moved to its current location,next to the Tourist Information Centre in Broken Hill, after being donated to the cityin 1990.

Big Apple Batlow

Located in the middle of an orchard about3km north of Batlow, without public access. Only its top is visible from Batlow-Tumut Road, as it is largely blocked by apple trees.

Big Apple Yerrinbool Visible from the Hume Highway

Big Avocado Duranbah Located at Tropical Fruit World.

The Big AxeKew

Located alongside the Kew Visitor Information Centre. The original sculpture was replaced in 2002 as a result of ant induced damage.

Big Ayers Rock

North Arm Cove

This 1/40 scale model of Uluru was formerly an attraction at Leyland Brothers World, and now forms the roof of the Rock Restaurant. Technically not a "Big Thing" (as it is substantially smaller than the item it is modelled on), the Rock Restaurant is loosely grouped with the bigthings as an object of roadside art.

Big Banana

Coffs Harbour

Sometimes claimed to be the first Big Thing in Australia. The Big Banana tourist complex includes a banana-themed souvenir shop, tours of the surrounding plantation and an indoor ski slope.

The Big Beer Can Cobar

The Big Beer Can has a Tooheys New design, and is located above the entranceto the Grand Hotel.

Big Bench Broken Hill

As part of the Landscapes and Backgrounds exhibition, a 2.5 times scale park bench was constructed on the top of the Line of Lode, which is a high hill of mine deposits in the centre of the city of Broken Hill.

The Big Blue Heeler Muswellbrook

Located adjacent to the town information centre.

The Big Bogan Nyngan

The Big Bogan is the brainchild of Reverend Graham McLeod from Nyngan's St Mark's Anglican Church.

Big BottlesMangrove Mountain and Hanwood

Big BowlLake Cathie, New South Wales

A 10-foot high replica of a lawn bowl, consisting of one-and-a-half tonnes of steel and concrete.

Big Bunch of Bananas

Coffs Harbour

Formerly located in Sawtell, the Big Bunch of Bananas was relocated when the Pacific Highway bypassed the town and now lie just to the south of Coffs Harbour.

The Big Bicycle Chullora

The bicycle built by Jonh Ridley, Andy Lugiz and Phillip Becker adorns the entrance to the Chullora Waste Transfer Station, Chullora.

Big Cheese Bodalla

The Big Cheese is located at the former Bodalla cheese factory on the Princes Hwy, Bodalla. It is as of 2013 closed.

Big Cherries YoungOriginally located off Short Street, but moved with the tourist information centre to Lovell Street to the old railway station.

Big Chook Moonbi 2 m × 4 m (6.6 ft × 13.1 ft)

Big Chook Mount Vernon 4 m × 4 m (13 ft × 13 ft)Big Flower Ourimbah

Big Funnel Web Spider

Jamberoo, NewSouth Wales

The Big Funnel Web Spider was built at Jamberoo Action Park located 20 minutessouth of Wollongong and is a steel, fibreglass and concrete structure 420 times larger than a female Sydney funnel-web spider. It was awarded a Guinness World Record as the Largest Spider Sculpture in August 2015.

The Big Gold Panner Bathurst

Located in front of the Gold Panner Motor Inn.

The Big Gold Pick and Pan

GrenfellLocated between the Goods Shed and historic Station Building at the old RailwayStation precinct, just off the northern end of West Street.

The Big Golden Guitar

Tamworth

Modelled on the Golden Guitar trophies given to winners at the Country Music Awards of Australia ceremony night duringthe Tamworth Country Music Festival.

The Big Knight

KnockrowAt the entrance to the Macadamia Castle, a nut-themed park and store.

The Big Hammer

Mudgee

Located at Fairview Artspace in Mudgee is a Tig Crawley's artwork "Water Hammer".

The Big Headphones Newcastle

Located on Darby St, this fully operationalpair of headphones was designed by Mark Tisdell.

The Big Kookaburra Kurri Kurri

Sculpture by Chris Fussell. It is located in Rotary Park.

The Big Lamb Guyra

Erected by the town and district to promote the lamb and potato industries in New England. The lamb is stood over a potato plant.

The Big Merino Goulburn

A sculpture of a merino ram, built in 1985.Goulburn and The Big Merino were bypassed by the Hume Highway in 1992, leading to a reduction in visitor numbers. On 26 May 2007, Rambo (as the Merino is locally known) was relocated by low-loader to a new home within sight of the highway.

The Big Miner's Lamp

Lithgow

Big Mosquito Hexham

"Ossie the Mossie" at the Hexham Bowls Club is modelled on the local Ochlerotatus alternans mosquito species, known as "Hexham Greys". It includes illuminated eyes which switch on at night.

Big Murray Cod

TocumwalLocated near the corner of Delinquin Rd and Murray St, near the Murray River.

Big OrangeTenterfield

The Big Oyster12 m × 4 m (39 ft × 13 ft)

Taree

The Big Playable Guitar6 m × 2 m (19.7 ft × 6.6 ft)

Narrandera The largest playable guitar in the world.

Ploddy the Dinosaur

Somersby

Situated in the Australian Reptile Park, and commissioned by the Park's founder, Eric Worrell. The concrete structure, based on the shape of a Diplodocus, is 30metres long and weighs almost 100 tonnes.

The Big Potato10 m × 4 m (33 ft × 13 ft)

RobertsonA giant potato constructed by farmer Jim Mauger in 1977.

The Big Poo1 m × 5 m (3.3 ft × 16.4 ft)

Kiama

The Big Poo was built by local residents as a protest against Sydney Water's decision not to reuse waste water in the area. Built from foam, it was unveiled by Ian Cohen on 29 April 2002.

The Big Prawn Ballina

On 24 September 2009, Ballina Shire Council voted to allow the demolition of the Big Prawn, but this permission was never acted upon. Bunnings Warehouse purchased the site, and the Prawn, in August 2011, and stated their intention to retain and refurbish the Prawn as part of the redevelopment. The prawn now sits on a stand next to the entrance of the Bunnings Warehouse carpark.

Big Rabbit Trap

AlbertA Big Rabbit Trap, located on the roof of the Rabbit Trap Hotel.

The Big Rocket

Moree The Big Rocket, launched during the International Year of Astronomy and the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, contains two slides and a space-themed command centre playground.

Big Rubik's Cube

Maroubra

A cement cube painted as per a Rubik's Cube on top of a storm water drain on Maroubra Beach.

The Big Soldier

Uralla In front of Hassett's Military Museum.

The Big Spider

Urana

The Big Spider (named "Not so Itsy" by the artist) was created by Andrew Whitehead, a nearby resident of the town.The spider commemorates the local football club, who were, for many years, known as the Spiders, and is built from a range of materials – including a wash tub and a hot dog muffler.

The World's Biggest Sundial

Singleton

A 25-foot high sundial presented as a gift from Lemington Mine, to honour the occasion of the Australian Bicentenary. At the time of its creation, it was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest sundial.

Big Tennis Racquet

BarellanBuilt in honour of Evonne Goolagong, who grew up in Barellan.

The Big Trout Adaminaby

Designed by Andy Lomnici, the Big Trout is located in the town of Adaminaby, near Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains. Opened in 1973, the trout is built from fiberglass over a steel frame.

The Big Trout Oberon

The Big Turtle

Forster Carved from timber, the big turtle is located behind the main street of Forster on a riverside boardwalk.

The Big Ugg Boots

Thornton

Mortels Sheepskin Factory is home to TheBig Ugg Boots. These big ugg boots are 13 times the size of a women's US size 8 ugg boot, in the Hunter Region of NSW.

The Big Windmill

Coffs Harbour

Although work started on the Big Windmillin 1972, the death of Franz De Kever in 1974 delayed completion until 1982, as it was not until the site was purchased by Hans Eecen that work was able to resume. The Big Windmill has since changed hands, and is now operated by Mark and Jodi Taylor. The site includes a 41-room motel and a restaurant.

The Big Wine Bottle

PokolbinLocated at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The neck forms a chimney for an open fire contained within.

VictoriaName Location Notes Image

Big Abalone

Laverton North

A fibre glass replica of an abalone that used to sit atop a 5.3 m tower at the Plummer Road premises of the AustralianAbalone Exports office. Once it was illuminated, and rotated slowly. It was removed after the business ceased operating.

Big Apple Bacchus Marsh

The Apple was removed from display at the road side when the adjacent fruit shop closed down. It now sits behind a fence next to a dumpster.

Big Lizzie Red Cliffs10.36 m × 3.35 m × 5.49 m (34.0 ft × 11.0 ft × 18.0 ft)

The Big Apple

Gladysdale

The fiberglass Big Apple hangs from a pole outside the Gladysdale Primary School which is the home of the annual Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival. After sustaining damage from vandals some time ago it has been restored to its former glory by a local builder and aircraftengineer. Organisers of the festival are planning to unveil the restored apple at the 2014 event on 4 May 2014.

Big Cigar ChurchillReplica of Sir Winston Churchill's cigar, after whom the town is named.

Big Coffee Maker

Brunswick

Located outside Georges Gourmet Coffee, 340 Victoria Street, Brunswick, Melbourne.3 m × 1 m (9.8 ft × 3.3 ft)

Big Cows NewhavenThe Big Cows are located outside the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory.

Big Dead Fish

Fish Creek Positioned on the roof of the Fishy Pub.

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO)

FairfieldCreated in 2000 and positioned next to Fairfield Railway Station.

The Big Flower

Yarra JunctionThe Big Flower sits atop a florist on Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction

The Big Golf Ball

Clayton SouthThe Big Golf Ball is found at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Clayton South.

Big Hens MeredithAdjacent to the Midland Highway outside a battery egg farm.

Big Koala CowesThe Big Koala can be found next to RustyWater Brewery and Restaurant on Phillip Island Road.

The Giant Koala

Dadswells Bridge

The Giant Koala is 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Stawell in the small township of Dadswells Bridge. The Koala is 14 m (46 ft) high, and weighs 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons). It is made of bronze set on a steel frame. The sculptor is Mr Ben Van Zetton who was hired in 1988 to design and construct the piece.14 m × 8 m (46 ft × 26 ft)

Big Lizard MarysvilleThe Big Blue-Tongued Lizard takes pride of place in Gallipoli Park, Marysville

Big Mallee Bull

Birchip

Big Mallee Root

Ouyen

The Big Mallee Root is an actual mallee root rather than an oversized replica like most of Australia's big things. It is on display in a park.

Big Miner Ballarat Located at Gold Rush Golf on the Western Highway (M8) on the eastern side of Ballarat with the Big Ned Kelly.

“The Big Miner stands as a tribute to the tens of thousands of gold prospectors who frequented regional Victoria during the second half of the nineteenth century. The statue stands 8 meters tall (6 meters of statue on a 2 metre base). It has been hand sculptured from polystyrene and has a 1.5 ton steel frame. The 2 metre high concrete base is approximately 15 tons. It was designed by Wayne Johnstonof 3D Theme

Big Ned Kelly

BallaratLocated at Gold Rush Golf on the Western Highway (M8) on the eastern side of Ballarat with the Big Miner.

Giant Murray Cod

Swan HillLocated at the train station.3 m × 9 m (9.8 ft × 29.5 ft)

The Big Ned Kelly

GlenrowanA tribute to the bushranger Ned Kelly.

The Big Pheasant

Tynong

The Big Pheasant sits at the entrance to Gumbuya Park. It was the victim of an attack by vandals in October 2011,[105] and was restored to its previous conditionby April 2012.

The world'slargest rolling pin

WodongaThe Big Rolling Pin sits atop a bakery and spins.

Big Smoke Myrtleford

No longer painted as the 'Big Smoke' dueto closure of cigarette factory, located on Myrtleford–Yackandandah Road

Big Strawberry

KoonoomooLocated at the Big Strawberry store on the corner of Goulburn Valley Hwy and Cobram-Koonoomoo Rd.

Big Tap CowesThe Big Tap suspended in the air above AMaze'N Things on Phillip Island Road.

Big Watermelon

Wantirna SouthSituated outside a fruit and vegetable store on High Street Road

Big Wave Newhaven

The Big Wave is a popular photo point, where you can ride the wave. Located at the Island Surf Experience, Phillip Island Road, Newhaven.

Big Wine Bottle

RutherglenA water tower in the shape and colour of a wine bottle. Located on the corner of Campbell St and Hopetoun Rd.

Big Wool Bales

Hamilton

The Giant Worm

BassLocated on the Bass Highway, the Big Worm contains interactive displays and one can walk inside.

Public Purse

MelbourneLocated at the North-West end of the Bourke Street Mall outside the GPO.

Giant Pocket Watch

Melbourne

QueenslandName Location Notes Image

The Big Apple

Thulimbah

From the "Landmark Legends of Stanthorpe", "The original Big Apple, a Granny Smith, lived at the petrol stationat Applethorpe from 1978. The steel and fibreglass sculpture stands 4m tall and the apple is 4.5m in diameter. It was crafted by local artisan Johnny Ross. It went into temporary retirement in 2003 when the Applethorpe site was redeveloped. After a brief facelift, the re-grafted apple emerged as a Royal Gala apple slightly north of town at Thulimbah. Its new home is Vincenzo’s at the Big Apple, which is situated on the opposite side of the new England Highway to Suttons Apple Orchard & Cidery."

Big Apple Acacia Ridge Located at 1102 Beaudesert Road.Big Banana

North Mackay

Big Barrel Bundaberg

The Barrel is an interpretive visitors' centre, gift and bottle shop for Bundaberg Brewed Drinks, located at 147 Bargara Road. According to a commemorative plaque inside the Barrel, it was opened by the Hon. Mr. Mark Vaile MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals on Friday, 18 November 2005.

The Big Barramundi

Normanton

The Big Barramundi

Daintree

Big Bolt and Nut Roma

Located in front of Banks Bolts and Fastners at 177–183 Raglan Street.

The Big Boot / Shoe

Chermside

A large shoe mounted on the roof of a car sales yard on the corner of Rode and Gympie Roads (621 Gympie Road). The boot originally came from a boot and footwear factory on the corner of Hale and Caxton Streets in Paddington, operated by the Morris family in 1960. In 1976, the factory became a restaurant called the Spaghetti Emporium, and the boot remained on the roof there until it was brought to its current location in the late1970s as a marker for Boots Camping.

The Big Brolga

Townsville

Big Bulls Rockhampton

There were initially six bulls at many of the entrances into the city. Five of the bulls were created by sculptor Hugh Anderson.

The Big Cane Toad

Sarina “Buffy”, short for the cane toad’s scientific name ‘Bufo Marinus’, is located in Broad Street, Sarina.

Built out of Paper Mache in 1983, for a float in the Apex Sugar Festival Parade,the Sarina council eventually cast the Big Toad in fiberglass to become a permanent fixture in the town’s centre.

The Big Captain Cook

Cairns Modelled on the explorer Captain Cook.

The Big Cassowary

Mission Beach Built by Darryl Lourigan.

The Big Cockatoo

MossmanIn front of the Mossman Hotel and Holiday Villas.

The Big Cow

Yandina

Big (Mud) Crab

Cardwell

Built by Terry Tebble, senior preparator at the Queensland museum. Located atMuddies Restaurant in Cardwell North. The original mold is kept at NatureWorks, a company near Samford, QLD.

Big Crab Miriam Vale Located at the Shell petrol station and roadhouse on the corner of Dougall Street and Roe Street (Bruce Highway).Created by proprietor Lex Milner, who owned the service station at the time and wanted to promote his tasty mud crab sandwiches.

Big Crocodile

Daintree

Big Crocodile

Hartley's Creek Also known as 'Big Ted', this Big Thing is at Hartley's Creek Adventures, a crocodile farm with over 3000 crocs. BigTed is a life-sized replica of one shot by

Krys Pawlowski near Karumba in 1957.

Big Crocodile

Normanton

An accurate artist's impression of the largest recorded saltwater crocodile ever killed. "Krys the Savannah King" was shot in 1957 by Krystina Pawlowskion the banks of the Norman River.

Big Deck Chair

Winton

Located at the Royal Theatre, an open air picture show, on Elderslie Street. The chair was donated in April 2005 by the Free Masons Taskforce Victoria. Claimed to be the World's largest, but claim has not been verified.

The Big Dinosaur

Ballandean

Also known as 'The Big Triceratops' or 'Fruitisforus', this large fibreglass triceratops was originally used as a floatin the 1998 Apple & Grape Festival. After the festival, residents placed it on the roadside to help sell fruit for a local fundraiser, and it became a popular landmark. The triceratops was refurbished in 2009 to repair weather damage and then returned to its originalpost in front of the Ballandean railway station.

The Big Dugong

RockhamptonLocated at the Rockhampton Dreamtime Cultural Centre.

The Big Easel

Emerald

The Big Easel, located off Capricorn Highway in Morton Park, holds a 7 m × 10 m (23 ft × 33 ft) reproduction of one of Van Gogh's Sunflower paintings.

Big Golf Ball

Broadbeach

The Big Golden Gumboot

Tully

The Big Gun

Underwood

A 155 mm (6.1 in) field gun mounted ontop of a two-story fruit shop. The gun was in a metal scrap yard that occupiedthe site in the 1960s before the shops and offices were built in the 70s.

The Big Hard Rock Guitar

Surfers Paradise

The iconic large guitar that fronts every Hard Rock Cafe. The Surfers Paradise location was established 22 March 1996.

The Big MacadamiaNut

Nambour

Six years after the Big Pineapple opened the owners built the Big Macadamia nut. Once part of the "Nut Country Tour", the building was eventually converted to the "Rainforest Creatures of the Night" display in 2000. The building has since closed, and remains unused as of June 2013.

The Big Mandarin

Mundubbera

The Big Mango

Bowen

The Big Mango stands at the tourist information centre in Bowen. In February 2014, the Mango was temporarily "stolen" by restaurant chain Nando's as a publicity stunt.

The Big Marlin

Cairns

Big Meat Ant

Augathella

A giant meat ant sculpture commissioned by Murweh Shire Council, in the hope of attracting "thousands of tourists".

Big Merino Blackall

The Big Miner

Rubyvale

In front of the Bobby Dazzler mine. Missing its left hand in May 2012. Hand repaired and statue repainted prior to December 2012.

The Big Mower

Beerwah

The Big Ned Kelly

MaryboroughThe Big Ned Kelly stands in front of the Ned Kelly Motel and service station. Built by Dat Romano.

The Big Orange

Gayndah

The Big Orange

Lockyer ValleyCorner of Lake Clarendon Way and Crowley Vale Road.

The Big Paperclip

West End, Brisbane This was a public sculpture that once stood on the lot next to Paul's dairy factory on Montague Road. The area is now part of the ramp onto the Go Between bridge, and the fate of the sculpture is unknown. Last photo located on the internet was dated 2007.

The Big Peanut

Tolga

The Big Pelican

NoosavilleMounted on a motorised float in parkland next to the Noosa River.

The Big Pick, Shovel andSieve

SapphireLocated in front of the Blue Gem Store Van Park. Built by Barry Richardson and David Gould.

The Big Pie YatalaMounted atop a 10 m (33 ft) pole next to the car park of the Yatala Pies drive-through pie shop.

Big Pineapple

Gympie

Formerly located next to a service station on the Bruce Highway, the Gympie Big Pineapple was demolished in 2008 during redevelopment of the site.

The Big Pineapple

Woombye

The Big Pineapple is a tourist attraction on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It is 16 metres high and is claimed to be the world's largest pineapple, gaining this title after a large pineapple-shaped water tower in Hawaii was dismantled in 1993 (see List of World's Largest Roadside Attractions). The pineapple was originally opened on 15 August 1971, and is situated on a 165-hectare site in Woombye.

The Big Pumpkin

Beaudesert

The Big Red Elephant

Lockyer ValleyLocated at 4138 Warrego Highway in Hatton Vale. Part of the "Jumbo" shopping centre.

The Big Redback

Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane

The Big Rig

RomaA tourist attraction which commemorates the finding of oil in Roma.

The Big Rum Bottle

Bundaberg

The bottle started out as the BundabergRum Company's pavilion at World Expoin Brisbane, and is now located outside the visitors' centre at the Bundaberg Distillery. Since then there have been several copies of the bottle which are found in various locations throughout Queensland, one being outside of the Sundowner Saloon in Haigslea.

The Big Sapphire

Anakie

Located in front of the Big Sapphire andGemfield Information Centre at 1 Anakie Road, which was closed as of May 2012.

The Big Sapphire Ring

SapphireLocated in front of Pat's Gems. Built by Victor Saunders.

The Big Sausage King

Centenary Heights, Toowoomba

The Big Sausage King sits on the roof of Gray’s Modern Meat Mart in Centenary Heights. In 2010 it was stolen, and in spite of 10 kg (22 lb) sausage reward from the store and an additional $500 being offered by radio station Triple M, it was eleven months before it was discovered in a local quarry.

The Big Shell

Tewantin

The Big Shell is the entrance to a Hawaiian / tropical lifestyle store, full of little treasures and shells. The Shell is now under the third owner.

The Big Spanner

SapphireThe first big thing in the area of Rubyvale and Sapphire, and was built by Allen May.

The Big Strawberry

ElimbahOutside Rolin Farms, a strawberry and orchid farm near Caboolture.

The Big Stubby

TewantinNo longer there. Queensland's first big thing, built by George Clifford out of 17,000 empty stubby bottles.

The Big Whale

Kinka Beach Built by Kevin Logan.

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Big Apple Donnybrook

Big BananaCarnarvon

World's Tallest Bin

Kalgoorlie Located on Hannan Street

Bert Bolle Barometer

Denmark

A working water barometer being the largest barometer in the world, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records. Built in the Netherlands by Bert Bolle and donated to the community of Denmark in 2007. The barometer is considered a monument and carries the name ’The Bert Bolle Barometer’. It is set up in The Barometer Tower in the Denmark Visitor Centre.

Big Bobtail Kalamunda, Perth

Carved out of rammed earth by Yagan memorial artist Roman Antoniuk, and modelled on a 300 mm (11.8 in) blue-tongued skink that lives on the block.

The Big Camera

MeckeringA building housing a museum of photography and a huge collection of cameras

Cow on the Corner

Brunswick Junction

The Big Crocodile

Wyndham

The Big Lobster

Dongara

The Big Marron

Between Denmark and Walpole

Known as "Rex of the River", based on the local species of freshwater crayfish,the Cherax tenuimanus.

The Big Mushroom

BalingupSituated in the gardens of the Old Cheese Factory, Nannup Road, Balingup.

Big Orange HarveyThe Big Prawn

LearmonthSituated outside the MG Kailis dock, 20 km south of Exmouth.

The Giant Ram

Wagin

Leeuwin WayWhale

EuclaSituated in the carpark of the Eucla roadhouse, Eyre Highway.

The Big Wheelbarrow

Port HedlandSituated at the entrance to the Wedgefield Industrial Area between Port Hedland and South Hedland.

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The AustralianFarmer (also known as the Big Farmer)

Wudinna

Taking 17 years to develop from the initial proposal to the final unveiling, the Australian Farmer, located in the town of Wudinna in South Australia, was carved by artist Marijan Bekic and his son David between 2007 and 2009. Representing theearly settlers of the region, the work stands at 8 m (26 ft) in height, and was carved out of approximately 70 tonnes of local granite.

The Big Ant

PoocheraSituated at The Poochera Roadhouse on Highway 1, South Australia.

The Big Bee

Kingscote

The Big Bob-tail Lizard

Port Lincoln Outside the Aboriginal Arts Centre

The Big Cherries

Pages FlatLocated at Fleurieu Cherries on Pages Flat Road (B34) in Pages Flat, SA

The Big Church Block Bottle

McLaren Vale, South Australia

The Big Church Block Bottle, named Our Work of Art, is a 10 m (33 ft) high replica bottle of Wirra Wirra, Church Block wine. The bottle was constructed to launch the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in March 2010, located at Southbank in Melbourne, Victoria. The bottle was located in Melbourne from 14 March 2010 through to 19 March 2010 before it was re-located to the Wirra Wirra vineyard in McLaren Vale, South Australia, during April 2010. The bottle was designed in fivesectional pieces, made from steel framework covered in wire mesh. The mesh has been cladded entirely by recycled corks. Each cork was individually drilled and threaded onto elastic before being cable tied around each section of the bottle.

The Big Dice

Barrier Highway

The Big Dice consist of six concrete blocks piled into a small pyramid. They can be found between Yunta and Mannahill, just off the Barrier Highway.

The Big Galah

Kimba Residing at the "Halfway Across Australia Tourist Shop" at Kimba, South Australia, the Big Galah was built from fiberglass over a steel frame by Robert Venning, andwas opened in 1993. Modelled on the Galahs that frequent the region, it stands at 8 metres (26 ft) high and 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) wide, and weighs in the vicinity of 2.3 tonnes (2 long tons; 3 short tons).

The Big Kangaroo

Border Village

Also known as "Rooey II", the Big Kangaroo can be found at Border Village in South Australia, located just shy of the border with West Australia. Made from papier-mâché and fiberglass over a steel frame, from a design by Bill Metheral, Rooey was intended to capitalise on trafficjourneying to Perth for the America's Cup, and was opened in 1986.

The Big Lobster

Kingston SE

Known locally as "Larry", the Big Lobster was designed and built by Paul Kelly (whoalso designed the Big Scotsman) as a means of attracting attention to the visitor centre and restaurant at which it is located. It was built in six months out of a steel frame with a fiberglass shell. The size is said to have been an error: the original plans were drawn in feet, but the designer misinterpreted them to be metres.

Map the Miner

Kapunda

Named Map Kernow, the "son of Cornwall", Map the Miner represents the Cornish miners who once worked at the town of Kapunda. Standing at the southern end of the town, the work was built by Ben van Zetten and opened on 5 June 1988. The statue was destroyed by afire in 2006, but has since been rebuilt.

The Big Olive

Tailem Bend

The Big Olive was constructed to attract tourists to The Big Olive processing plant and visitors' center. Located just outside ofTailem Bend, it consists of two olives – one green and one black – which together stand at 8 metres (26 ft) and weigh over 1 t (2,200 lb). The olives were constructed out of fiberglass by The Newell Group, and were placed on the site in April 2005.

The Big Orange

Berri

Located in the South Australian Riverland, the Big Orange was designed by Adelaide-based architect John Twopenny. It is constructed with fiberglass panels covering a steel frame, with the entire structure weighing in the vicinity of 85 tonnes (84 long tons; 94 short tons). now closed but can still get photos from the road*

The Big Oyster

Ceduna

As with the Big Pelican, the Big Oyster was originally built as a float for a local festival – in this case, Ceduna's annual Oysterfest. Built by Leon Veerhuis out of ferro-concrete, it was retired from parade duties in 1994. It is located next to an information booth on Eyre Highway just north of Ceduna.

The Big Pelican

Loxton

The Big Pelican was originally constructedas a float for a local Mardi Gras in 1979. After being employed for this purpose on anumber of occasions, including once in Adelaide, the papier-mâché structure was remodelled, and, in 1992, it was overlaid with fibreglass. Today it can be found at the Loxton Caravan Park.

Another Big Pelican

Loxton

This Big Pelican was carved from a single tree. It includes depictions of a pelican as well as an Indigenous and a European child holding a fish together. It was createdby Ants Redgum Gallery and unveiled in August 2015. It is located in Jubilee Park on the Princes Highway (B1)

The Big Ram

Karoonda

The Big Ram in Karoonda recognises the importance of the sheep industry in the region. Instigated by the Karoonda Development Group and located on the Railway Lawns, the Big Ram is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high and 3 metres (10 ft) long, and is built from concrete. It was completed in 2003.

The Big Rocking Horse

Gumeracha

Part of a complex that includes a wooden toy factory and a wildlife park, the Big Rocking Horse in the Adelaide Hills standsat over 18 metres tall and weighs more than 25 tonnes. Designed by David McIntosh and John Twopenny (the latter also designed The Big Orange), it took eight months to build at a cost of over $100,000. The steel structure incorporatesthree viewing platforms.

The Big Scotsman

Medindie (Adelaide)

The Big Scotsman, affectionately known as 'Scotty', was erected in 1963 and thus predated the Big Banana by a year. Located at Scotty's Motel on the corner of Main North Road and Nottage Terrace in the inner-city suburb of Medindie, the Big Scotsman was designed by Paul Kelly, who later went on to build the Big Lobster.

The Big Teddy Bear

Spencer Hwy, between Maitland and Minlaton, South Australia

The Big Winch

Coober Pedy

The Big Winch acknowledges Coober Pedy's opal-mining industry. Built by KlausWirries in the 1970s, the original Big Winch was destroyed in 1986 and rebuilt shortly thereafter.

The Big Wombat

Bookabie

Situated at Scotdesco Aboriginal Community (Tjilkaba), on Highway 1, South Australia.

The Big Yabby

Clayton

Built in 1973 by Henry Jones, the Big Yabby resides at the Murray River town of Clayton, and originally sat outside his family's Yabby City Restaurant. While the concrete yabby remains, theLink To Scotdesco Page and The Big Wombat restaurant has since changed both ownersand name to become Sails at Clayton, andyabbies are no longer on the menu.As of 2015, the Yabby is no longer there.

TasmaniaName Location Notes Image

Big Apple Spreyton

The Big Cherry

LatrobeAdjacent to the Bass Highway at The Cherry Shed.

The Big Coffee Pot

DeloraineConstructed by the addition of a spout and handle to a grain silo.

The Big Penguin

Penguin

Constructed from fibro cement to markthe centenary of the proclamation of the township of Penguin. Unveiled 25 October 1975.

The Big Platypus

Latrobe

The Big Rock Lobster

StanleyMounted on the roof of Hursey Seafoods.

The Big Slide Rule

University of Tasmania (Hobart)

Located in the School of Mathematics and Physics.

The Big Spud

Sassafras

The Big Tasmanian Devil

Mole CreekStanding at the entrance to the Trowunna Wildlife park and TasmanianDevil research centre.

The Big Thumbs Up

Scottsdale Scottsdale, Tasmania.

The Big Wickets

WestburyLocated at the front of the local cricket pitch, commemorating locally born player Jack Badcock.

Northern TerritoryName Location Notes Image

The Big Boxing Crocodile

Humpty Doo

Outside the United fuel station (formerly known as the Bush Shop) on the Arnhem Highway at Humpty Doo. The Boxing Crocodile was built by Ray Park in 1988 ona commission by Ray Whear who was the owner of The Bush Shop at that time. It was created to celebrate Australia winning the America's Cup in 1983 and to assist with attracting tourism to the area.

The Big Aboriginal Hunter

Anmatjere Community

Located approx. 150 km north of Alice Springs at the Aileron roadhouse/ caravan park.

The Big Jumping Crocodile

Mary RiverLocated at Mary Rivernear the entrance to Kakadu National Park.

The Big Stockwhip

Acacia

The Big Stubbie

Larrimah

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