{{short description|Novelty structures and sculptures}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} [[File:Big Things Postcard.jpg|A selection of Australia's big things|thumb|400px|right]]
The '''big things''' of [[Australia]] are large structures, some of which are [[novelty architecture]] and some [[sculpture]]s. In Australia, big things have come to be seen as a uniquely Australian phenomenon, although they emerged at the same time as the so-called Roadside Giants (fibreglass sculptures of things) of the [[United States]]. These structures have become affectionately known landmarks scattered throughout the country. In 2022, there were 1,075 big things in Australia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Clarke |first=Amy |date=2023-04-03 |title=Making a Mark: Displays of Regional and National Identity in the Big Things of Australia and Canada |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14443058.2022.2144928 |journal=Journal of Australian Studies |language=en |volume=47 |issue=2 |pages= |doi=10.1080/14443058.2022.2144928 |issn=1444-3058 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> There are big things in each state and some territories in [[continental Australia]].
==History and importance== Many of these sculptures originally emerged as an inspiration from the growing trend of roadside attractions in the United States during the mid 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Amy |title=What does history have in store for architecture today? Australia's Big Dilemma Regional/National Identities, Heritage Listing and Big Things |url=https://www.sahanz.net/wp-content/uploads/clarke-a-australias-big-dilemma.pdf}}</ref> They were built as promotional advertisements, art installations or to draw attention to small towns and businesses, becoming tourist icons in the process.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Oppermann |first=Martin |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kdrv9Pdw4EQC&pg=PT147&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Geography and Tourism Marketing |date=2013-07-04 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-37739-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Jordan |date=26 December 2021 |title=From the Big Banana to the Big Oyster, Australia's 'big things' are still striving to put small towns on the map |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-26/big-banana-big-oyster-australias-big-things-striving-small-towns/100554032 |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=}}</ref>
In 2009, the [[Big Pineapple]] in Queensland was heritage listed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Big Pineapple (former Sunshine Plantation) |url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602694}}</ref>
==List of big things (by state or territory)== ===Australian Capital Territory=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;" | Notes !Image |- |Big Acorns |[[National Arboretum Canberra]] in Molonglo Valley |2013 | |The giant acorns depict children's play equipment at the playground. Often referred to as the 'Acorn Park'. |[[File:AU Big Thing - Acorns ACT.jpg|220px]] |- |The Big Bunyip |Corner Of Hibberson Street And Gozzard Street, [[Gungahlin]] |2011 | |The Big Bunyip is based on Alexander Bunyip from the 1972 children's book, ''The Monster That Ate Canberra'' by Micheal Salmon. |[[File:Alexander Bunyip, Gungahlin.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]] |- |Big Coins |[[Royal Australian Mint]] 62–114 Denison St, Deakin | | |The Big Coins are a group of sculptures located in [[Deakin, Australian Capital Territory|Deakin]], [[Australian Capital Territory]] next to the Royal Australian Mint. |[[File:Deakin - BIG Coins.jpg|220px]] |- |[[Big Swoop]] |[[Garema Place]] |2022 |2.4x3.5 m |Big Swoop depicts an [[Australian magpie]] pecking at a [[French fries#Etymology|chip]]. |[[File:Big Swoop December 2022.jpg|220px]] |- |Big Galahs |[[Watson, Australian Capital Territory|Watson]] |2013 | |Project of artists Bev Hogg and Elizabeth Patterson, the Galahs mark the entrance to a modern planned community, and represent the concept of new families nesting in the area. | |- | Giant Mushroom | [[Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory|Belconnen]] | 1998 |{{convert|8|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located in the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets,<ref>{{cite news | title = How we can become the next Big Thing | date = 31 July 2005 | work = [[The Canberra Times]] }}</ref> the Giant Mushroom shelters a children's playground. It was officially launched in 1998 by the [[ACT Chief Minister]]. No longer exists as of 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=ABC Canberra |url=https://www.facebook.com/abccanberra/photos/a.81880677124/10160388697347125/?type=3 |title=Untitled |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=Facebook |date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091212/https://www.facebook.com/abccanberra/photos/a.81880677124/10160388697347125/?type=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:Giant Mushroom Belconnen.jpg|frameless|center|220px]] |- | [[Owl (Armstrong)|The Big Powerful Owl]]<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=ACT Government Directorate|first=Bruce |last=Armstrong|date=2011|title=Owl|url=https://www.arts.act.gov.au/public-art/owl|access-date=28 January 2021 |website=arts.act.gov.au|url-status=live|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218070704/https://www.arts.act.gov.au/public-art/owl}}</ref> | [[Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory|Belconnen]] | 2011 |{{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the main entrance to Belconnen town centre, the statue cost $400,000 and was built by Melbourne sculptor [[Bruce Armstrong (sculptor)|Bruce Armstrong]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Owl artwork alights in Belconnen|date=12 May 2011|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/12/3214867.htm?site=canberra|newspaper=[[ABC Canberra]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200357/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/12/3214867.htm?site=canberra|archive-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> |[[File:Giant Owl.jpg|frameless|center|220px]] |- |Big Pool Ball |[[Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory|Yarralumla]] |2019 |1.8 m (5'10") |Located at Yarralumla Play Station, which is home to one of the largest mini-golf courses in Australia. | |- |Big Coffee Pot and Cup |[[Monash, Australian Capital Territory|Monash]] |1993 | |Located at the main entrance/courtyard of the CIC (Canberra Islamic Centre). | |}
===New South Wales=== {| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | Big Ant | [[Broken Hill]] | 1980 | | A [[bull ant]] sculpture designed by artist [[Pro Hart]], which was erected in 1980 and originally stood at the Stephens Creek Hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Finlay |first=Keith |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43721925 |title=Pro Hart's outback art complex |work=Australian Women's Weekly |date=17 December 1980 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011439/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43721925 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was moved to its current location next to the Tourist Information Centre in Broken Hill after being donated to the city in 1990. | [[File:Big Ant.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Apple | [[Batlow]] | | | Located in the middle of an orchard about 3 km north of Batlow; no public access. Only its top is visible from Batlow-Tumut Road, as it is largely blocked by apple trees.<ref>No longer surrounded by apple trees. The introduction of imported apples under the Howard government has seen most of Batlow's apple producers change their production.{{cite web|title=Big Apple|url=http://www.bigtrip.com.au/things-to-see/australia/big-things/batlow-big-apple.html|website=Big Trip|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227170106/http://www.bigtrip.com.au/things-to-see/australia/big-things/batlow-big-apple.html|archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref> | |- |Big Apple |[[Tallong]] | | |Located on Caoura Rd at Jim Watling Park. Tallong is home to the big apple and host to the award-winning annual "Apple Day" festival. The Big Apple made its return at the 2016 Apple Day festival. |[[File:Tallong Big Apple.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Apple | [[Yerrinbool]]<br/>{{coord|-34.348504|150.554299}} | | | Visible from the [[Hume Highway]] | [[File:The Big Apple Yerrinbool.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Avocado | [[Duranbah, New South Wales|Duranbah]] | | | Located at Tropical Fruit World. | [[File:Big Avocado.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Axe | [[Kew, New South Wales|Kew]] | 1979 | {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the Kew Visitor Information Centre. The original sculpture was replaced in 2002 as a result of ant induced damage. The Axe was remodelled and a new one was displayed on 26 January 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.portnews.com.au/story/4417483/big-axe-back-home-at-kew-photos/|title=Big Axe back home at Kew|date=24 January 2017|work=[[Port Macquarie News]]|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120233417/http://www.portnews.com.au/story/4417483/big-axe-back-home-at-kew-photos/|archive-date=20 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:BigAxe Kew.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Ayers Rock | [[North Arm Cove]] | 1990 | | This 1:40 scale model of [[Uluru]] was formerly an attraction at [[Leyland Brothers World]], and later formed the roof of the Rock Restaurant. Technically not a "Big Thing" as it was substantially smaller than the item it is modelled on, however, the Rock Restaurant was loosely grouped with the big things as an object of roadside art. It was destroyed in a fire on 31 July 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title= 'Fake Uluru' at The Rock Roadhouse near Newcastle destroyed by fire |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/fake-uluru-on-pacific-highway-alight/10058532 |first1= Paige |last1=Cockburn|first2= Giselle|last2= Wakatama |first3= Ben|last3= Millington |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia|date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801055422/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/fake-uluru-on-pacific-highway-alight/10058532 |archive-date=1 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[File:2014-05-07 11-43-52 P1640117.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Big Banana]] | [[Coffs Harbour]] | 1964 | {{convert|13|*|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Sometimes incorrectly claimed to be the first Big Thing in Australia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Southerden |first=Louise |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/new-south-wales/beyond-the-big-banana/2008/04/16/1208025250943.html |title=Beyond the Big Banana |work=Brisbane Times |date=19 April 2008 |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025342/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/new-south-wales/beyond-the-big-banana/2008/04/16/1208025250943.html |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}</ref> (The Big Scotsman in Adelaide was built over a year earlier). The Big Banana tourist complex includes a banana-themed souvenir shop, tours of the surrounding plantation and an indoor ski slope. |[[File:BigBanana.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px|Australian big thing in Coffs Harbour]] |- | The Big Beer Can | [[Cobar]] | 1990 | {{convert|5|*|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Beer Can has a [[Tooheys New]] design, and is located above the entrance to the Grand Hotel. | [[File:Big Beer Can Tooheys.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Beer Can |Newcastle NSW |2026 | |The Good Folk Big Danny's Wedge Beer can is located in Kotara Bowling Club Newcastle NSW |[[File:Big beer can Kotara.jpg|thumb|Big Beer Can Kotara Newcastle]] |- | Big Bench |[[Broken Hill]] | September 2002 | | 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. | [[File:Big Bench, Australia's big things.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Blue Heeler | [[Muswellbrook]] | 2001 | {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} high |Statue of an [[Australian Cattle Dog]] ("blue heeler"). Located adjacent to the town information centre. | [[File:BigBlueHeeler Muswellbrook.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[The Big Bogan]] | [[Nyngan]] | 2015 | {{convert|5.96|m|ft}} high | The Big [[Bogan]] is the creation of Reverend Graham McLeod from Nyngan's St Mark's Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clutterbuck |first=Angela |date=6 April 2015 |title=The Big Bogan set to put Nyngan on the map |work=Daily Liberal |publisher=[[Fairfax Regional Media]] |url=http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2992418/the-big-bogan-set-to-put-nyngan-on-the-map/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410100554/http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2992418/the-big-bogan-set-to-put-nyngan-on-the-map/ |archive-date=10 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/travel-news/nsw-town-of-nyngan-unveils-the-big-bogan-to-encourage-tourism/story-fnjjv9zk-1227521426716 |title=NSW town of Nyngan unveils the 'Big Bogan' to encourage tourism |work=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Sydney |date=10 September 2015 |access-date=12 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011433/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/travel-news/nsw-town-of-nyngan-unveils-the-big-bogan-to-encourage-tourism/story-fnjjv9zk-1227521426716?nk=f4c3b0cc35150f9bcf56d074e18968eb-1653614073}}</ref> Located on Pangee Street next to the railway lines. In 2022 a dog was added.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coonambletimes.com.au/special-invitation-to-locals-to-meet-the-big-bogans-new-mate/ | title=Special invitation to locals to meet the Big Bogan's new mate | date=9 October 2022 | access-date=28 January 2023 | archive-date=24 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091215/https://www.coonambletimes.com.au/special-invitation-to-locals-to-meet-the-big-bogans-new-mate/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | [[File:Big Bogan and Rusty, Nyngan.jpg|Big Bogan, Nyngan, 2017 (01)|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Bowl |[[Lake Cathie]] | 1975 | | A {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} replica of a [[lawn bowl]], consisting of one and a half tonnes of steel and concrete.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoey |first=Tom |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe5UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6972%2C2060947 |title=Biggest thing in bowls |work=[[The Age]] |date=9 October 1975 |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202172257/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe5UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6972%2C2060947 |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:BowlAtLakeCathie.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Big Bull]] | [[Wauchope, New South Wales|Wauchope]] | | {{convert|14|*|21|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Bull was pulled down in October 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Honan |first=Kim |date=15 October 2007 |title=The Big Bull gets the chop |work=[[ABC Rural]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/regions/content/2007/s2059409.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090515120857/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/regions/content/2007/s2059409.htm |archive-date= 15 May 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:Big Bull March 1993.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Bunch of Bananas | [[Coffs Harbour]] | | | Formerly located in Sawtell, the Big Bunch of Bananas was relocated when the [[Pacific Highway, Australia|Pacific Highway]] bypassed the town and now lays just to the south of Coffs Harbour. | [[File:BigBunchOfBananas Sawtell.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Bicycle | [[Chullora]] | 1997 | {{convert|9|*|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Built by Jonh Ridley, Andy Lugiz and Phillip Becker; adorns the entrance to the Chullora Waste Transfer Station, Chullora. | [[File:Chullora Recycling Centre.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Bush Turkey |[[Kyogle]] |2018 |8.5 x 4 m |The Big Bush Turkey was constructed by a Kyogle couple, John and Chrystine Graham, and it is located on Summerland Way, 2.6 km from the town. |[[File:The_Big_Bush_Turkey_in_Kyogle,_NSW.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Chairlift |[[Jindabyne]] | | |The Big Chairlift is on the river walkway overlooking the Snowy River. |[[File:Big Chairlift.jpg|thumb]] |- | Big Cheese | [[Bodalla]] | | |The Big Cheese is located at the former [[Bodalla Cheese]] factory on the [[Princes Highway]]. It is {{as of|2013|lc=y}} closed. |[[File:BigCheese2.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Cherries | [[Young, New South Wales|Young]] | | |Originally located off Short Street, but moved with the tourist information centre to Lovell Street at [[Young railway station]]. | [[File:YoungBigCherries&Y (cropped).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Chook | [[Moonbi]] | 1970s | {{convert|2|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | [[File:The Big Chook, Moonbi.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Chook | [[Mount Vernon, New South Wales|Mount Vernon]] | | {{convert|4|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | [[File:Big Chook.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Dog |Dunkeld |2020 |{{cvt|9.5|ft|m|order=flip}} high, weighs over 1 tonne |Located in Dunkeld between [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] and [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]]. Made wholly of recycled metal collected from refuse centres, farms, discarded car parts, rusty tools etc.
Sculptor Jane lives in Orange and was commissioned by Brendan. | [[File:Big Dog photo1 - taken at its home in Dunkeld NSW.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Don Bradman's Bat and Stumps |[[Cootamundra]] |1975 |8m |Located on the western side of Bradman Oval; celebrates the career of cricket legend [[Don Bradman]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-18 |title=Bradman's Bat, Cootamundra, NSW - Land of the Bigs |url=https://landofthebigs.com/bradmans-bat-cootamundra-nsw/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091217/https://landofthebigs.com/bradmans-bat-cootamundra-nsw/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- | Big Fish | [[Manilla, New South Wales|Manilla]] | | | The Big Fish is located at the Big Fish Roadhouse at 79 Arthur Street |[[File:Manila Big Fish-1+ (2154841441).jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]] |- | Big Funnel Web Spider | [[Jamberoo]] | 2015 | {{convert|19.7|*|22.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Funnel Web Spider was built at [[Jamberoo Action Park]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thorne |first=Dan |date=24 August 2015 |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/in-pictures-largest-spider-sculpture-makes-a-big-splash-at-australian-water-slid-393453 |title=In pictures: Largest spider sculpture makes a big splash at Australian water slide park |publisher=Guinness World Records |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911193413/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/in-pictures-largest-spider-sculpture-makes-a-big-splash-at-australian-water-slid-393453 |archive-date=11 September 2015 }}</ref> | |- | The Big Gold Panner | [[Kelso, New South Wales|Kelso]] | 1979 | {{convert|5|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located in front of the Gold Panner Motor Inn. | [[File:GoldPanner.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Gold Pick and Pan | [[Grenfell, New South Wales|Grenfell]] | 2005 | Pick {{cvt|4|m|ft}},<br />Pan {{cvt|3|m|ft}} (diam) | Located between the Goods Shed and historic Station Building at the [[Grenfell railway station]] precinct, just off the northern end of West Street. | |- | The [[Golden Guitar|Big Golden Guitar]] | [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] | 1988 | {{convert|12|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Modelled on the Golden Guitar trophies given to winners at the [[Country Music Awards of Australia]] ceremony night during the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]. | [[File:Jay Seeney and Jake Gilroy in Tamworth.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Hammer | [[Mudgee]] | | | Located at Rosby Wines (122 Strikes Lane, Eurunderee); previously located at the Fairview ArtSpace. Relocated in 2016 when the ArtSpace closed down. | |- | The Big Hat | [[Yeoval]] | 2017 | | Sculpture of [[Banjo Paterson]]'s hat. Made in 2014 and transported to Yeoval in 2017. | [[File:Big Hat sculpture.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Headphones | [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | 2015 | {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located on Darby St, this fully operational pair of headphones was designed by Mark Tisdell and built in collaboration with Tom Ireland (fabrication and design detailing), Sean Bell (graphics), Adrian Garner (electrical engineering), Brad Phillips and Rhian Leek (architectural design), with the support of the Darby Street Traders Group. | |- | The Big Knight | [[Knockrow, New South Wales|Knockrow]] | | | This was previously at the entrance to the Macadamia Castle, a nut-themed park and store. In 2022 the site became the Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and the Knight was removed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=Byron Bay's Macadamia Castle transforms into animal sanctuary |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/byron-bay-macadamia-castle-transforms-into-animal-sanctuary-tourist-attraction-knight-statue-moving/8f537055-09d5-4aab-8454-1817542f0b02 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.9news.com.au}}</ref> | [[File:BigKnight Knockrow.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Koala |Gundagai | | |Located at 31 Annie Pyers Dr, Gundagai NSW 2722 outside the Olivers store. Very close to the Dog on the Tuckerbox |[[File:Big Koala Gundagai.jpg|thumb]] |- | Big Koala Family | [[Port Macquarie]] | 2003 | | Made by fibreglass experts Natureworks for Coffs Harbour Zoo, the trio of big koalas were moved to Billabong Zoo in Port Macquarie in 2003 after the Coffs Harbour Zoo closed. | [[File:The Big Koala Family at Billabong Zoo Port Macquarie.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Kookaburra | [[Kurri Kurri]] | 2009 | {{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Sculpture by Chris Fussell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Keith and Susan |url=http://somewhereelse.com.au/?p=5893 |title=Big Bird |work=Somewhere Else Blog |date=19 April 2011 |access-date=2 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002011/http://somewhereelse.com.au/?p=5893 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> It is located in Rotary Park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharpe |first=Donna |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/491425/big-kookaburra-new-kurri-attraction/ |title=Big Kookaburra new Kurri attraction |date=30 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014042213/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/491425/big-kookaburra-new-kurri-attraction/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> |[[File:The Kurri Kurri Kookaburra at Rotary Park in Kurri Kurri.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Lamb | [[Guyra]] | 1988 | | Erected by the town and district to promote the lamb and potato industries in New England. The lamb is stood over a potato plant. | [[File:BigLamb Guyra.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Magpie | [[Muswellbrook]] | | | Located in Simpson Park, adjacent to [[Muswellbrook railway station]] | |- | The [[Big Merino]] | [[Goulburn]] | 1985 | {{convert|15|*|18|m|ft|abbr=on}} | A sculpture of a [[merino]] ram, built in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hogarth |first=Murray |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VHRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3307%2C4265624 |title=Attilla out to change face of NSW |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=31 December 1988 |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202172156/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VHRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3307%2C4265624 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newspix.com.au/Search/SearchResults.aspx?keyword=big%20merino |title=Newspix search results for Big Merino |publisher=Newspix | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080214033925/http://www.newspix.com.au/Search/SearchResults.aspx?keyword=big%20merino| archive-date= 14 February 2008 }}</ref> | [[File:Big Merino.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Miner's Lamp | [[Bowenfels]] | | |Depicts a [[safety lamp]]. | [[File:BigMinersLamp (cr).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Hexham, New South Wales#Mosquitoes|Big Mosquito]] | [[Hexham, New South Wales|Hexham]] | 1993 | | "Ozzie the Mozzie" at the Hexham Bowling Club is modelled on the locally abundant mosqiuto species ''Aedes alternans'', commonly known as the Hexham grey. It includes illuminated eyes which switch on at night. | [[File:Big Mosquito Hexham.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Motorcycle |[[Mooball]] |c. 2014.<ref name=":1" /> |3 m tall.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Australia's best motorcycle hangouts - Moo Moo Roadhouse |url=https://amcn.com.au/editorial/australias-best-motorcycle-hangouts-moo-moo-roadhouse/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Australian Motorcycle News |language=en-AU}}</ref> |The Big Motorcycle, is located across the road from the Moo Moo Roadhouse. It is a replica of the [[Yamaha YZR500]] ridden by [[Wayne Rainey]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-18 |title=The Big Motorcycle, Mooball, NSW - Land of the Bigs |url=https://landofthebigs.com/the-big-motorcycle-mooball-nsw/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Arylko |date=2014-12-19 |title=Stubbed out: cigarette brand on Mooball classic bike |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tweed-heads/stubbed-out-cigarette-brand-on-mooball-classic-bike/news-story/6d2e0751e9a2cd8c8f694e7874413301 |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=[[Tweed Daily News]]}}</ref> |[[File:The_big_motorcycle_at_Mooball,_New_South_Wales_02.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Murray Cod | [[Tocumwal]] | 1967 | {{convert|2|*|7|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located near the corner of Deniliquin Rd and Murray St, near the Murray River. | [[File:Tocumwal Big Cod.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Orange – Mourquong (Mildura) | [[Mourquong|Mourquong, NSW]] near Mildura VIC | | |Located north of Mildura, at 93 Link Rd, Mourquong. | [[File:The big Orange.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Orange Goblin |[[Marrickville, New South Wales|Marrickville]] |2025 |10 m (32.8 ft) |Located in the Inner West at the heart of Sydney's "Ale Trail”, this 30-tonne beer can is also a functioning grain silo used by The Grifter Brewing Co. The towering artwork is a realistic depiction of their best-selling beer: The Grifter Pale Ale, affectionately known as "The Orange Goblin”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Grifter's Big Orange Goblin Is Sydney's Very Own Big Thing |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/food-and-drink/article/grifter-big-thing-pale-ale-marrickville |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=www.broadsheet.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |[[File:Bigboi.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Oyster | [[Taree]] | | {{convert|12|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||[[File:Big Oyster Taree 2007.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Playable Guitar | [[Narrandera]] | 1991 | {{convert|6|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The largest playable guitar in the world{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}. | |- | Ploddy the Dinosaur | [[Somersby, New South Wales|Somersby]] | 1963 | {{convert|4.8|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Situated in the [[Australian Reptile Park]] and commissioned by the Park's founder, Eric Worrell. The concrete structure is based on the shape of a ''[[Diplodocus]]''; it is 30 metres long and weighs almost 100 tonnes.<ref>[http://www.reptilepark.com.au/about-us/history/ploddy-the-dinosaur/ "Ploddy the Dinosaur"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901175120/http://www.reptilepark.com.au/about-us/history/ploddy-the-dinosaur/ |date=1 September 2015 }}. Australian Reptile Park. Retrieved 1 September 2015.</ref> | |- | The Big Peg | [[Canowindra]] | 2017 | <!-- {{convert|10|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} --> | A giant [[clothes peg]] located in a field beside the road between Canowindra and the village of Cargo. Designed by the Stacey Family and fabricated by Jake Willis of Canowindra; inspired by a similar structure in Belgium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canowindraphoenix.com.au/is-that-a-giant-peg/|title=Is That A Giant Peg?|website=canowindraphoenix.com.au|date=6 December 2017 |access-date=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217233428/https://www.canowindraphoenix.com.au/is-that-a-giant-peg/|archive-date=17 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Jane |title=The Big Root and 10 more obscure Australian Big Things |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/the-big-root-and-10-more-obscure-australian-big-things/9415936 |publisher=ABC News |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116135010/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/the-big-root-and-10-more-obscure-australian-big-things/9415936 |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:The Big Peg.jpg|thumb|The Big Peg, in a field near Canowindra, NSW.]] |- |The (other) Big Pineapple |[[Ballina, New South Wales|Ballina]] | |6x2m (approx) |Certainly a big thing - this pineapple is across the road from the big Prawn and is WAY bigger than a regular pineapple. |[[File:Bigish Pineapple.png|thumb]] |- | [[Robertson, New South Wales#The Big Potato|The Big Potato]] | [[Robertson, New South Wales|Robertson]] | 1977 | {{convert|10|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | A giant potato constructed by farmer Jim Mauger in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |last=Huntsdale |first=Justin |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/09/03/3581594.htm |title=Robertson Big Potato land sell boils down to rates |publisher=ABC News |date=3 September 2012 |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 December 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121215152733/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/09/03/3581594.htm}}</ref> In 2025 it was transformed into 'The Pig Potato' to honour that the town is where ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' was filmed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Kellie |title=Robertson's 'Big Potato' becomes 'Pig Potato' to celebrate 30 years of movie Babe |url=https://regionillawarra.com.au/robertsons-big-potato-becomes-pig-potato-to-celebrate-30-years-of-movie-babe/55789/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Region Illawarra |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-27 |title=30 years on, Robertson can finally celebrate being the home of the movie Babe |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8927236/robertson-can-finally-celebrate-being-the-home-of-the-movie-babe/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.illawarramercury.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> | [[File:Big Potato in Robertson, NSW.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Poo | [[Kiama, New South Wales|Kiama]] | 2002 | {{convert|1|*|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Poo was built by local residents as a protest against [[Sydney Water|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.<ref>{{cite news | last = Hornery | first = Andrew | date = 30 April 2002 | title = The back road into town is clear | work = [[Sydney Morning Herald]] | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/29/1019441348459.html | access-date = 25 August 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090911121512/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/29/1019441348459.html | archive-date = 11 September 2009}}</ref> | |- | The Big Prawn | [[Ballina, New South Wales|Ballina]] | 1989 | {{convert|6|*|9|m|ft|abbr=on}} | On 24 September 2009, Ballina Shire Council voted to allow the demolition of the Big Prawn;<ref>{{cite news |last=Stolz |first=Greg |url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/ballinas-big-prawn-may-move-to-gold-coast/story-e6frfq80-1225779319080 |title=Ballina's Big Prawn may move to Gold Coast |work=The Courier-Mail |date=25 September 2009 |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126120632/http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/ballinas-big-prawn-may-move-to-gold-coast/story-e6frfq80-1225779319080 |archive-date=26 January 2012 }}</ref> however, [[Bunnings]] purchased the site in 2011 and refurbished the Prawn as part of the redevelopment. The prawn now sits on a stand next to the entrance of the Bunnings Warehouse carpark.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/11/07/3358009.htm |title=Long live the Big Prawn|last=Turnbull|first=Samantha|date=7 November 2011|publisher=ABC News |access-date=23 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=28 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028213537/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/11/07/3358009.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/ballina-bunnings-213-million-big-prawn-priceless/2411402/#/0|title=Ballina Bunnings? $21.3 million. The Big Prawn? Priceless|date=7 October 2014|work=[[The Northern Star]]|access-date=19 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131191844/http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/ballina-bunnings-213-million-big-prawn-priceless/2411402/#/0|archive-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> | [[File:Big Prawn.png|thumb]] |- | Big Rabbit Trap | [[Albert, New South Wales|Albert]] | 2013 | | A Big Rabbit Trap, located on the roof of the Rabbit Trap Hotel. | [[File:AlbertRabbitTrapHotel.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Rocket | [[Moree, New South Wales|Moree]] | 2009 | {{convert|14|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high | The Big Rocket, launched during the [[International Year of Astronomy]] and the 40th anniversary of the [[Apollo 11|first human Moon landing]], is now next to a newer, larger, rocket playground which contains two slides and a space-themed command centre playground. | [[File:The Big Rocket, Moree.jpg|thumb|The original Big Rocket attraction in Moree, NSW, with the newer Big Rocket playground in the background.]] [[File:Big Rocket in Moree NSW.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Rubik's Cube | [[Maroubra, New South Wales|Maroubra]] | 2008 | | A cement cube painted as per a [[Rubik's Cube]] on top of a storm water drain on Maroubra Beach. In December 2023 the Big Rubik's Cube was "solved" after being repainted by the original artists.<ref>Cornish, Ruby (16 December 2023) "[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-16/maroubra-rubiks-cube-maroubrix-street-art-beaches-sydney/103237658 The mystery of Maroubra's Rubik's Cube has been solved but locals are divided on its new look] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091216/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-16/maroubra-rubiks-cube-maroubrix-street-art-beaches-sydney/103237658 |date=24 January 2024 }}", ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]''. Retrieved 20 December 2023.</ref> |[[File:The Big Rubik's Cube.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Slurpee | [[Coffs Harbour]] | 2009 | {{convert|50|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}} | Dismantled in 2009.<ref>[http://www.slurpee.com.au/news/view/the-big-slurpee Slurpee News: The Big Slurpee at www.slurpee.com.au] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501173808/http://www.slurpee.com.au/news/view/the-big-slurpee |date=1 May 2013 }}</ref> | |- | The Big Soldier | [[Uralla]] | | | In front of Hassett's Military Museum. Dressed in [[Digger (soldier)|Digger]]-style uniform. Removed in 2022 | [[File:The Big Soldier, Uralla.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Spider | [[Urana]] | 2009 | | 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 [[Australian rules football|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.<ref>{{cite news | last = Conroy | first = John | date = 1 June 2009 | title = And then along came a spider | work = [[The Border Mail]] | location = Albury-Wodonga, Australia | url = http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/rural/and-then-along-came-a-spider/1528392.aspx | access-date = 11 May 2010 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091006124216/http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/rural/and-then-along-came-a-spider/1528392.aspx | archive-date = 6 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Woods | first = Kim | date = 27 August 2009 | title = Urana spider sensation | work = The Weekly Times | url = http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/08/27/107031_entertainment-news.html | access-date = 11 May 2010 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091003200215/http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/08/27/107031_entertainment-news.html | archive-date = 3 October 2009}}</ref> | [[File:UranaWaterTowerSpider (vertical).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The World's Biggest Sundial | [[Singleton, New South Wales|Singleton]] | 1987 | | A {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=mid|-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,<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=William A. |date=17 January 1988 |title=Australia plans big bicentennial bash |work=The News and Courier |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t8lJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9QoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1208%2C4884209}}</ref> and still lays claim to being the largest one-piece sundial in the Southern hemisphere. | [[File:LargeSundial.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Swagman and Dog | [[Port Macquarie]] | 1990s | | The original Big Swaggie and Dog at Billabong Zoo in Port Macquarie was built in the 1990s by Robert Boffa (then owner of the Zoo). The Swagman was relocated in the late 90s when the [[Pacific Highway, Australia|Pacific Highway]] was upgraded, but the accompanying Big Dog remains at the original location. | [[File:The Big Dingo.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Swan | [[Dunedoo]] | | | In front of the Swan Motel. | [[File:DunedooSwanMotel (cropped).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Tennis Racquet | [[Barellan]] | 3 October 2009 | {{convert|13.8|m|abbr=on}} long | Built in honour of [[Evonne Goolagong]], who grew up in Barellan.<ref>{{cite news | last = Passa | first = Dennis | date = 3 October 2009 | title = NSW town makes a racquet for Goolagong | work = [[Brisbane Times]] | url = http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/nsw-town-makes-a-racquet-for-goolagong-20091003-gh21.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091004193936/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/nsw-town-makes-a-racquet-for-goolagong-20091003-gh21.html| archive-date= 4 October 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> |[[File:Big Tennis Racquet Barellan 2009-10-03 (square).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The [[Big Trout]] | [[Adaminaby]] | 1973 | {{convert|10|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Designed by Andy Lomnici, the Big Trout is located in the town of Adaminaby, near [[Lake Eucumbene]] in the [[Snowy Mountains]]. It was built from fibreglass over a steel frame, completed in 1973,<ref name="Clark">Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 136.</ref> and repaired and repainted in 2023.<ref>Adams, Floss (18 December 2023) "[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/big-trout-adaminaby-celebrates-50-years/103229856 Big Trout of Adaminaby gets makeover in its 50th year as Australia's obsession with 'big things' continues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091217/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/big-trout-adaminaby-celebrates-50-years/103229856 |date=24 January 2024 }}", ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]''. Retrieved 20 December 2023.</ref> | [[File:Adaminaby Big Trout.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Trout | [[Oberon, New South Wales|Oberon]] | | | | [[File:Oberon Big Trout 002.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Turtle | [[Forster, New South Wales|Forster]] | | | Carved from timber, the big turtle is located behind the main street of Forster on a riverside boardwalk. | |- | The Big UGG Boots | [[Thornton, New South Wales|Thornton]] | 20 April 2015 | | Mortels Sheepskin Factory is home to The Big UGG Boots. These big UGG boots are 13 times the size of a women's AUS/US size 8 UGG boot. The Big UGG Boots are located in the Lower Hunter Region of NSW, Newcastle end of the M1. | [[File:The_Big_Ugg_Boots.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Water Dragon |[[Port Macquarie]] |2017 | |A statue of an [[eastern water dragon]] ''(Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii)'' at Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern water dragon: Intellagama (was Physignathus) lesueurii lesueurii |url=http://www.reptilesofaustralia.com/lizards/agamids/Intellagama%20lesueurii%20lesueurii.html |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Reptiles of Australia}}</ref> Built by Bill Lawrence, Matt Penboss, and Lynley Kirkness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-04 |title=The Big Water Dragon, Port Macquarie, NSW - Land of the Bigs |url=https://landofthebigs.com/the-big-water-dragon-port-macquarie-nsw/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |- | The Big Windmill | [[Coffs Harbour]] | 1972 | | Although work started on the Big Windmill in 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = History of the Big Windmill | work = The Big Windmill Motor Lodge | url = http://www.bigwindmill.com.au/restaurant_history_big_windmill.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101009043513/http://www.bigwindmill.com.au/restaurant_history_big_windmill.htm | archive-date = 9 October 2010 | url-status = dead | access-date = 14 September 2010}}</ref> | [[File:Big Windmill.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Wine Barrel | [[Hanwood, New South Wales|Hanwood]] | 1973 | | Located at the McWilliam's Winery. The cellar door with historical displays and a giant glass mural are located within. | |- | The Big Wine Bottle | [[Pokolbin, New South Wales|Pokolbin]] | 1998 | {{convert|7|*|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The neck forms a chimney for an open fire contained within. | [[File:Big WineBottle Pokolbin.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Wine Cask | [[Mourquong]] | | {{convert|8|*|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the Constellation Stanley winery, but as of December 2013 no longer accessible. | [[File:MourquongBigWineCask.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Red Pillars | [[Tweed Heads]]-[[City of Gold Coast|Gold Coast]] | | | Known as the Queensland–New South Wales state border sign, it is on the border, located on the [[Pacific Highway, Australia|Pacific Highway]] between [[Tweed Heads]] and [[Coolangatta]]. |- | The Biggest Little Town | [[Mullumbimby]] | | {{convert|8|*|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located on the NSW far north coast just south of the QLD border in the shire of Byron, this town claims to be Australia's biggest little town. | |}
===Northern Territory=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- || The Anmatjere Man | [[Anmatjere, Northern Territory|Anmatjere]] |2005 | | Located approx. 150 km north of Alice Springs at the Aileron roadhouse/caravan park. It is believed to be modelled on Charlie Quartpot Ngwarray who was an important [[Anmatyerr]] leader and rainmaker for the area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Jay |last2=McCarthy |first2=Teresa |date=2009-08-18 |title=The Anmatyerr Man of Ywerternt |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10070/715092 |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Territory Stories|hdl=10070/715092 }}</ref> The Anmatjere Man took a year to construct and was created in 2005 by Mark Egan. Until 2008 the Anmatjere Man a.k.a. The BIG Aboriginal Hunter stood alone on top of a hill which is accessible for pictures in dry conditions. |[[File:Aileron-BigAboriginalManStatue.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Anmatjere Woman and Child | [[Anmatjere, Northern Territory|Anmatjere]] |2008 | | In 2008 Mark Egan, creator of the Anmatjere Man, felt the sculpture needed a family{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} and so begun sculpting the "Anmatjere Woman and Child". Anmatjere Woman and child is more accessible and situated just outside Aileron Roadhouse. A [[goanna]] was later added. |[[File:Anmatjere - BIG Woman and Child (square).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Barramundi | [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]] | | | Located atop Rod & Rifle Tackleworld in Katherine NT |[[File:Katherine - BIG Barramundi.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Beer Can | [[Ghan, Northern Territory|Ghan]] | | | Ghan’s boast of being the Northern Territory’s First and Last stop for a drink resulted in this novelty reminder outside the Kulgera Pub. Originally the can label was West End Draught but a label change to XXXX Gold occurred sometime between 2002 and 2010{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} |[[File:Ghan - BIG XXXX Can.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Books |[[Alice Springs]] |2018 | | The Big Books were a part of a 2018 instalment to renovate and update the [[Alice Springs Public Library]]. Depicts several books by [[Nevil Shute]], writer of ''[[A Town Like Alice]]''. |[[File:Alice Springs - BIG Books.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Boxing Crocodile |[[Humpty Doo]] |1988 |{{convert|8|*|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located outside the [[United Petroleum]] station (formerly known as the Bush Shop) on the Arnhem Highway at Humpty Doo. The Boxing Crocodile was built by Ray Park in 1988<ref>[http://www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/the-big-boxing-crocodile-humpty-doo-nt/ "The Big Boxing Crocodile, Humpty Doo NT"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728054621/http://www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/the-big-boxing-crocodile-humpty-doo-nt/ |date=28 July 2015 }}. Our Naked Australia. 19 May 2014.</ref> on a commission by Ray Whear and Marshall Brentnall 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 Boxing Crocodile is Humpty Doo's equivalent to the Boxing Kangaroo. |[[File:Big Crocodiles in Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, 2021.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Buffalo |[[Winnellie]] | | |Dubbed "Lefty" by locals as one testicle is visibly bigger than the other. Lefty was originally gray and created as a float for a local parade. Saved from being recycled by a local buffalo trading business, that purchased him as a company mascot but painted him pink to ensure he stood out from the gray business building he once stood proudly in front of. When the company closed its doors Lefty was auctioned and brought by the car dealership (Travans Cars & Commercials) where he resides to this day.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=entire section for this statue has claims that need a citation; could likely provide through a single news article}} |[[File:Winnellie - BIG Buffalo.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Dinosaur |[[Yarrawonga, Northern Territory|Yarrawonga]] | |{{convert|13|m|ft|abbr=on}} |This large fibreglass [[Brachiosaurus]] can be seen on Pierssene Rd, outside Bunnings Palmerston. It was previously a garden feature for 'Finlays Joint Cafe'. Originally bought by Tom Finlay, a stonemason, to complement a sculptured Dragon in Mr. Finlay's Landscaping supply section of his business. Mr. Finlay also purchased several other large dinosaurs made by the same Philippine-based Dutch company that produces models for adventure parks but began selling them in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=ntire section for this statue has claims that need a citation; could likely provide through a single news article}} |[[File:Big Dinosaur Darwin.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Fish |[[Wanguri]] | | |Visible from Gsell St; the Big Fish decorates the front yard of Wanguri Pre-School. |[[File:Wanguri - BIG Fish.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Frogs |[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] | | | Located outside Ramada Suites Zen Quarter Darwin. Originally located at Tom Finlay’s 'Get Stoned' masonry but were purchased and relocated after Tom’s masonry relocated themselves.
The Big Frogs have a colourfully painted sister pair, located within the Berry Springs Wildlife Park. |[[File:Darwin City - BIG Frogs.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Gold Nugget |[[Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory|Douglas-Daly]] | | | The Big Gold Nugget is situated outside the Douglas Daly Historic Hotel and is a tribute to the [[gold]] once and still frequently found in the area. |[[File:Douglas Daly - Gold Nugget.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Hand |[[Alice Springs]] | | | The red sculpture situated outside 'Central Second Hand Shop' consists of a hand protruding another hand from its index finger |[[File:Alice Springs - BIG Hand.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Giant Jumping Crocodile | [[Wak Wak, Northern Territory|Wak Wak]] |1984 | | Located in the carpark of The Original Adelaide River Queen Jumping Crocodile Cruises, just off the Arnhem Highway near the intersection of the Adelaide River. |[[File:The Original Adelaide River Queen Jumping Crocodile Cruises, Northern Territory 01.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Giant Jellyfish |[[East Point, Northern Territory|East Point]] |2014 |2.2 m (7 ft) |Created by artist Aly de Groot at a cost of $150,000, using a whimsical woven technique. The two jellyfish can be found by the water in Darwin's East Point Reserve.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-13 |title=The Giant Jellyfish, East Point, NT - Land of the Bigs |url=https://landofthebigs.com/giant-jellyfish-east-point-nt/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091218/https://landofthebigs.com/giant-jellyfish-east-point-nt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:The-Giant-Jellyfish.jpg|180x180px|center]] |- || Big Owl |[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] |2010 | | Created in 2010 by Koolpinyah Richard Barnes. Located outside the Darwin Supreme Court. | |- | The Big Stockwhip<ref>{{cite web |title=The Museum |url=https://www.mickswhips.com.au/museum/ |website=Mick's Whips |date=20 September 2020 |access-date=24 July 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091637/https://www.mickswhips.com.au/museum/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Fly Creek, Northern Territory|Fly Creek]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact |url=https://www.mickswhips.com.au/contact/ |website=Mick's Whips |date=20 September 2020 |access-date=24 July 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091638/https://www.mickswhips.com.au/contact/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | | {{convert|7|*|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Depicts an Australian [[stockwhip]], used for mustering cattle. |[[File:Fly Creek - Stock whip.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Stubbie | [[Larrimah]] | | |Depicts a [[NT Draught]] [[Beer bottle#Stubby and steinie|stubbie]], a small beer bottle. | [[File:Big stubby Larrimah.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Turtle | [[Lyons, Northern Territory|Lyons]] |2004 | {{convert|1.5|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Commissioned to celebrate the new estate of Lyons, which was established in 2004. The giant sea turtle was created by Techy Masero with assistance from Larrakia Nation artists. Unofficially named 'Collin' by Google Maps editors. |[[File:Lyons - BIG Turtle.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- || Big Wine Bottle |[[Daly Waters, Northern Territory|Daly Waters]] | | | The Big Wine bottle is fixed to the back of ute and typically parked at the Daly Waters Historic Pub. |[[File:Daly Waters.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |}
===Queensland=== {| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | The Big Apple | [[Thulimbah]] | 1978 | {{convert|4|*|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Quoted from "Landmark Legends of Stanthorpe": "The original Big Apple, a Granny Smith, lived at the petrol station at 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."<ref>{{cite news|last=Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc.|title=Landmark Legends of Stanthorpe|url=http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/pages/landmark-legends-of-stanthorpe|access-date=2 January 2013|newspaper=Granite Belt Wine Country Tourism Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112231029/http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/pages/landmark-legends-of-stanthorpe/|archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 1-3.</ref> | [[File:BigApple Thulimbah.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Apple | [[Acacia Ridge]] | | | Located at 1102 [[Beaudesert Road]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:BigThingApple (cropped).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Banana the Bullock | [[Banana, Queensland|Banana]] | | |Dun bullock after which the [[Shire of Banana|Shire]] and Town of Banana were named.<ref>{{Cite QPN|1469|Banana|town in the Shire of Banana|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=8 Things your family didn't know about the Banana Shire! |url=https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/news/8-things-your-family-didnt-know-about-the-banana-shire/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Outback Queensland|date=7 September 2016 }}</ref> |[[File:Banana Bullock.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Banana | [[North Mackay]] | 1987 | {{convert|9.2|*|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 4-5.</ref> |[[File:NorthMackayBigBanana2023.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Bowling Pin |[[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]] |unknown, restored 2020 | |Previously from [[Toowoomba]], The 'Big Bowling Pin' was restored and put on display again in 2020 out the front of Maryborough Tenpin Bowl, located at 2 Quarry Court, Maryborough |[[File:Bigbowlingpin (cr).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Kronosaurus |[[Richmond, Queensland|Richmond]] | | |'Krono', a full sized replica of the ''[[Kronosaurus]]'' ''queenslandicus''. Outside Kronosaurus Korner Fossil Museum, Richmond.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:Richmond, Queensland - Dinosaur Museum.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Barrel | [[Bundaberg]] | 2005 | {{convert|25|*|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Barrel is an interpretive visitor centre, gift shop, and bottle shop for [[Bundaberg Brewed Drinks]], located at 147 Bargara Road. According to a commemorative plaque inside the Barrel, it was opened by [[Mark Vaile]] on 18 November 2005.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:The Big Barrel.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Barramundi | [[Normanton, Queensland|Normanton]] | 1995 | {{convert|7|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 8.</ref> | [[File:Big Barra Normanton.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Barramundi | [[Daintree, Queensland|Daintree]] | 1986 | {{convert|7.5|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 6-7.</ref> | [[File:Big barra daintree.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Bolt and Nut | [[Roma, Queensland|Roma]] | | | Located in front of Banks Bolts and Fastners at 87 Raglan Street.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Big Bolt and Nut.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Boomerangs |[[Nindigully]] |1989 | {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} |These 3 big boomerangs are what remain from the roof of the diner that was built on the site, and featured in the 1999 Australian film ''The Paperback Hero.''{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:Big_Boomerang.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Boot / Shoe | [[Deagon]] | 1960s | | The boot originally came from a boot and footwear factory on the corner of Hale and [[Caxton Street, Brisbane|Caxton]] Streets in [[Paddington, Queensland|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 a facility on the corner of Rode and Gympie Roads (621 Gympie Road) in the late 1970s as a marker for Boots Camping.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pidgeon|first=Aleisha|title=Chermside's boot was made for talking |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/chermsides-boot-was-made-for-talking/story-fn8m0rl4-1226472348199|access-date=18 December 2012|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=12 September 2012|url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011433/https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/chermsides-boot-was-made-for-talking/story-fn8m0rl4-1226472348199?nk=401bb7c48702840d6a537febca35d111-1653614073}}</ref> The building, which had been occupied by a car dealership, was demolished in 2021 and the boot was relocated to its current location on Braun Street, Deagon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/590471174341939/posts/9397043197017982/|title=Big Things in Australia; "The Big Boot"|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> |[[File:BigThingBoot.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Brolga | [[Townsville]] | 1988 | |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 9.</ref> The Big Brolga was originally located at the Visitor Centre on the [[Bruce Highway]], south of Townsville. It has been removed and is no longer displayed. | |- | Big Brolgas and Snake | Near [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]] | | |{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:Big BrolgaSnake.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Big Bulls]] | [[Rockhampton]] | 1978 | | Initially there were two bull statues but over time others were added reaching a total of seven. Five of the bulls were created by sculptor Hugh Anderson.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 10-13.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockhamptonartgallery.com.au/Programs/Archived_programs/Wheres_The_Beef |title=Where's the Beef?|website=Rockhampton Art Gallery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805085731/http://www.rockhamptonartgallery.com.au/Programs/Archived_programs/Wheres_The_Beef|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> | [[File:Big Bull of Rockhampton.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cane Toad | [[Sarina]] | 1983 | {{convert|4|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | "Buffy", short for the cane toad's scientific name ''Bufo marinus'', is located on Broad Street, Sarina. Originally built out of papier-mâché in 1983 for a float in the Apex Sugar Festival Parade, The Sarina Council later cast the Big Toad in fibreglass to become a permanent fixture in the town's centre.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 14-15.</ref> |[[File:Big CaneToad.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Captain Cook | [[Cairns]] | 1972 | {{convert|14|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Built by Roberto Paiaro from Cairns. Originally had "Made in Japan" painted on the lower leg as a joke. Modelled on the explorer [[James Cook]].<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 16-17.</ref> The statue was taken down in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knowles |first=Rachel |date=24 May 2022 |title=Statue of Captain Cook removed in Cairns |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/statue-of-captain-cook-removed-in-cairns/id9l150j8 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=NITV |language=en}}</ref> | [[File:Captain Cook statue, Cairns.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cassowary | [[Wongaling Beach]] | | {{convert|4|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Statue of a [[cassowary]] on the south-east corner of Tully Mission Beach Road and Wongaling Beach Road ({{Coord|-17.8975|146.0918|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=The Big Cassowary}}).<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-17.8972713,146.0918534,3a,41.1y,175.63h,90.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAM8m-xytPm72iOcsXd1uSg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|access-date=14 March 2022|title=Big Cassowary}}</ref> Built by Darryl Lourigan.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 18-19.</ref> | [[File:Giant Cassowary at Wongaling Beach.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cockatoo | [[Mossman, Queensland|Mossman]] | | |In front of the Mossman Hotel and Holiday Villas, 1–9 Alchera Drive ({{Coord|-16.4702|145.3729|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=The Big Cockatoo}}).<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mossman+Resort+Holiday+Villas/@-16.4703083,145.3732934,3a,15y,292.65h,92.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7-t8an47tlwsxMCjRehAfQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m9!3m8!1s0x6982a58903945977:0x5e34bb630dea5dca!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d-16.4699834!4d145.3726592!16s%2Fg%2F1tgn4w3v?entry=tts|access-date=3 March 2024|title=The Big Cockatoo|date=November 2023}}</ref> | [[File:BigCockatoo.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[The Big Cow]] |[[Highfields, Queensland|Highfields]] | 1976 | {{convert|39.4|*|25|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 20-21.</ref> Moved from [[Kulangoor]] on 10 January 2020 to Highfields Pioneer Village near Toowoomba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Cow museum plan to honour Darling Downs' dairy industry|last=Nugent|first=Victoria |date=2020-01-16|website=Queensland Country Life |url=http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6583523/big-cow-museum-plan-to-honour-darling-downs-dairy-industry/|access-date=2020-03-01|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301074734/https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6583523/big-cow-museum-plan-to-honour-darling-downs-dairy-industry/|url-status=live}}</ref> Officially reopened on 20 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Big Cow |url=https://www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au/thebigcow |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=Highfields Pioneer Village |archive-date=18 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618065725/https://www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au/thebigcow |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[File:The Nambour Regional Training Centre formerly known as the Big Cow - Taken on the Saturday, 20th July 2013 at 8-39am. - panoramio.jpg|frameless]] |- | The Big(Mud)Crab | [[Cardwell, Queensland|Cardwell]] | 1986 | {{convert|4|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Built by Terry Tebble, senior preparator at the Queensland museum.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 22-23.</ref> Located at Seaview Cafe in Cardwell. The original mould is kept at NatureWorks, near Samford, QLD. | |- | Big Crab | [[Miriam Vale]] | 1979 | | 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 mud crab sandwiches.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 24-25.</ref> | [[File:Big Crab of Miriam Vale.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Crocodile | [[Daintree, Queensland|Daintree]] | 2001 | {{convert|2|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 26.</ref> | |- | Big Crocodile | [[Wangetti]] | 1984 | {{convert|7.9|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Also known as 'Big Ted', this Big Thing is at Hartley's Creek Adventures, a crocodile farm with over 3,000 crocodiles. Big Ted is a life-sized replica of one shot by Krys Pawlowski near Karumba in 1957.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 27.</ref> | [[File:BigCroc Hartleys.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | “Mr O’Doyle” the Crocodile in a Boat | [[St Lawrence, Queensland]] | 2017 | {{convert|3.80|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The "Mr. O'Doyle" crocodile is a popular roadside attraction in St Lawrence, Queensland. Built in 2017, this vibrant, smiling 3.8-meter replica sits by the general store and pays homage to the region's famous saltwater inhabitants, serving as a popular photo spot for travellers driving along the Bruce Highway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFarlane |first=Di |date=2018-08-17 |title=St Lawrence “Mr Doyle the Crocodile” |url=https://dimcfarlane369.wordpress.com/tag/st-lawrence/ |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Kruising Around Australia |publisher=Di McFarlane |url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:“Mr Doyle” the Big Crocodile in the Boat.jpg|thumb|Big Crocodile in the Boat, St Lawrence, Qld]] |- | Big Crocodile | [[Normanton, Queensland|Normanton]] | 1996 | {{convert|8.63|m|ft|2|abbr=on}} | An accurate artist's impression of the largest recorded saltwater crocodile ever killed. "Krys the Savannah King" was shot in 1957 by Krystina Pawlowski on the banks of the [[Norman River]].<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 28-29.</ref> | |- | Big Deck Chair | [[Winton, Queensland|Winton]] | 2002 | {{convert|18.3|m|ft|2|abbr=on}} | 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chrissy Arthur and Blythe Seinor|title=Giant deck chair poses lofty problem|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-13/giant-deck-chair-poses-lofty-problem/4516620?section=qld|access-date=13 February 2013|publisher=ABC News website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214070809/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-13/giant-deck-chair-poses-lofty-problem/4516620?section=qld|archive-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> | [[File:Winton Open Air Theatre Museum, The World's Biggest Deckchair.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Ballandean railway station|The Big Dinosaur]] | [[Ballandean]] | 1998 | {{convert|2.1|*|6.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Also known as 'The Big Triceratops' or 'Fruitisforus', this large fibreglass ''[[Triceratops]]'' was originally used as a float in 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 original post in front of the Ballandean railway station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Landmark Legends of Stanthorpe|url= http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/pages/landmark-legends-of-stanthorpe |website=Granite Belt Wine Country Tourism Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402063912/http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/pages/landmark-legends-of-stanthorpe/|archive-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> | [[File:Ballandean triceratops.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Dugong | [[Rockhampton]] | 1992 | {{convert|22|*|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the Rockhampton Dreamtime Cultural Centre.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 30.</ref> | |- | [[Big Easel|The Big Easel]] | [[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]] | 1999 | {{convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Easel, located off [[Capricorn Highway]] in Morton Park, holds a {{convert|7|*|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} reproduction of one of [[Van Gogh]]'s [[Sunflowers (Van Gogh series)|Sunflower paintings]].<ref>[http://www.bigeasel.com/web/vangoghproject.html The Big Easel Van Gough Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122071519/http://www.bigeasel.com/web/vangoghproject.html |date=22 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 31-33.</ref> | [[File:The Big Easel, Emerald.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big G |[[Gracemere]] |2015 |{{convert|5.4|*|6.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Made from {{cvt|6|mm|in|frac=16}} mild steel and weighing almost {{cvt|5000|kg|lb}}; marks the entry to Gracemere Industry Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/g-marks-the-industry-park-spot-gracemere/2745333/ |title=G marks the Industry Park spot along the Capricorn Highway|website=Rockhampton Morning Bulletin |access-date=13 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604193819/http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/g-marks-the-industry-park-spot-gracemere/2745333/|archive-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> |[[File:Big G.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Golf Ball | [[Mermaid Beach]] | 1970s | | Located at the Mermaid Beach Putt Putt, which was established in 1969 as Australia's first [[miniature golf]] course on Hanlan Street at Surfers Paradise before relocating to Mermaid Beach in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puttputtgolf.com.au/news-view/the-fascinating-history-of-putt-putt-mermaid-beach-33|title=The Fascinating History of Putt Putt Mermaid Beach|work=Mermaid Beach Putt Putt|date=29 March 2019}}</ref> The structure was significantly damaged in 2025 as a result of strong winds from [[Cyclone Alfred (2025)|Tropical Cyclone Alfred]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/extropical-cyclone-alfred-makes-trail-of-destruction-on-gold-coast/news-story/6fad22968920439a0d6b800f9f324f90|title=In pictures: Cyclone Alfred's trail of Gold Coast destruction|work=[[Gold Coast Bulletin]]|date=8 March 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> | [[File:Big golfball Gold Coast.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big [[Golden Gumboot]] | [[Tully, Queensland|Tully]] | 2003 | {{convert|8|*|6.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 34-37.</ref> | [[File:GGumboot.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Gun | [[Underwood, Queensland|Underwood]] | | |A {{convert|155|mm|in|abbr=on}} field gun mounted on top of a two-story fruit shop. The gun was in a metal scrap yard that occupied the site in the 1960s before the shops and offices were built in the 1970s.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:Big Gun, Underwood.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Hard Rock Guitar | [[Surfers Paradise]] | 1996 | {{convert|10|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Large guitar that fronts every Hard Rock Cafe. The Surfers Paradise location was established 22 March 1996.<ref>[http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafe.aspx?LocationID=565&MIBEnumID=3 Hard Rock Cafe Website – Surfers Paradise Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231122356/http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafe.aspx?LocationID=565&MIBEnumID=3 |date=31 December 2012 }}</ref> | [[File:Surfers HardRockGuitar.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Hose |[[Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane]] |2025 |119 m long |Created by artists [[Tony Albert]] and [[Nell (artist)|Nell]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Retschlag |first=Christine |date=2025-09-24 |title=Australia's next big thing unveiled in Brisbane |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/traveller/travel-news/australia-s-next-big-thing-unveiled-in-brisbane-20250924-p5mxmn.html |access-date= |website=[[Brisbane Times]] |language=en}}</ref> | |- | The Big Macadamia Nut | [[Woombye]], {{Convert|5.5|km|}} south of [[Nambour]] | 1978 | {{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}} |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 is now used as the entrance to the Treetop Challenge. | [[File:The Big Macadamia Nut in Queensland.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Maddie and Mike |[[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] |2010 |2.5 m (8 ft) |This statue of seven-year-old Maddie and her teddy bear was created by Academy Award winner John Cox. Maddie and Mike can be found atop a small hill in the Broadwater Parklands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Maddie and Mike, Southport, QLD - Land of the Bigs |url=https://landofthebigs.com/maddie-and-mike-southport-qld/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091636/https://landofthebigs.com/maddie-and-mike-southport-qld/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- | The Big Mandarin | [[Mundubbera]] | 1983 | {{convert|11|*|15|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 40-41.</ref> | [[File:MundubberaBigMandarin.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Mango | [[Bowen, Queensland|Bowen]] | 2002 | {{convert|10|*|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} |The Big Mango stands at the tourist information centre in Bowen.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 42-43.</ref> In February 2014, the Mango was temporarily "stolen" by restaurant chain [[Nando's]] as a publicity stunt.<ref>{{cite news |last=Silva |first=Kristian |url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/crane-driver-fesses-up-to-role-in-big-mangos-disappearance-20140225-33dym.html |title=Crane driver fesses up to role in Big Mango's 'disappearance' |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228085108/http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/crane-driver-fesses-up-to-role-in-big-mangos-disappearance-20140225-33dym.html |archive-date=28 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Helen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/stolen-big-mango-recovered-paddock-bowen |title='Stolen' big mango revealed as a hoax by Nando's |work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000832/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/stolen-big-mango-recovered-paddock-bowen |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> | [[File:Big mango.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Map of Australia |[[Goondiwindi]] |? | {{convert|5|*|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Made from pieces of old machinery and pipes. Located on the Inglewood side of Goondiwindi. |[[File:Big Map of Australia.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Marlin | [[Cairns]] | 1980 | {{convert|10|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 44.</ref> |[[File:Bigmarlin.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |[[Matilda (mascot)|Matilda The Kangaroo]] |[[Kybong]] |1982 |13 m (42.7 ft) |Built to be the mascot for the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]]. Presently located at a Puma service centre near Traveston on the [[Bruce Highway]], South of [[Gympie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weekendnotes.com/matilda-the-kangaroo/ |title=Matilda the Kangaroo |website=Weekend Notes |date=23 September 2022 |access-date=12 May 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091642/https://www.weekendnotes.com/matilda-the-kangaroo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:BigThingMatilda.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Meat Ant | [[Augathella]] | 2011 | {{convert|7.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{citation |title=Meat Ant Park {{!}} Brown Signs |url=https://www.brownsigns.net.au/big-things/meat-ant-park/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145315/https://www.brownsigns.net.au/big-things/meat-ant-park/ |archive-date=13 March 2025 |access-date=1 July 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> | A giant [[meat ant]] sculpture commissioned by Murweh Shire Council in the hope of attracting "thousands of tourists".<ref>{{cite news |last=Arthur |first=Chrissy |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/30/3177378.htm?site=northwest |title=Giant ant to put outback Qld 'on the map' |publisher=ABC News |date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405003230/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/30/3177378.htm?site=northwest |archive-date=5 April 2014 }}</ref> | [[File:Big Meat Ant, Augathella, September 2020 1 (close-up).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Melon |[[Chinchilla, Queensland|Chinchilla]] |2018 |{{Convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} long |In 2018, Chinchilla won a national competition run by [[Wotif]] to create a Next Big Thing as a tourist attraction. The melon was installed next to the town's information centre in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5756965/chinchillas-big-melon-excitement/|title=Chinchilla wins 'Next Big Thing' competition|last=Kennedy|first=Hayley|date=14 November 2018|work=[[Queensland Country Life]] |access-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085547/https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5756965/chinchillas-big-melon-excitement/|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |[[File:BigThingMelon.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Merino | [[Blackall]] | 1983 | {{convert|3|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 45.</ref> | [[File:Ram Park, Blackall (cropped).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]]<!--Very poor image--> |- | The Big Miner | [[Rubyvale]] | 1983 | | In front of the Bobby Dazzler mine. Missing its left hand in May 2012. Hand repaired and statue repainted prior to December 2012.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 46-47.</ref> | [[File:The Big Miner in Rubyvale.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Mower | [[Beerwah, Queensland|Beerwah]] | 1974 | {{convert|11|*|3.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 48.</ref> | [[File:BigMower Beerwah.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Ned Kelly | [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]] | | {{convert|7|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Ned Kelly stands in front of the Ned Kelly Motel and service station. Built by Dat Romano.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 49.</ref> | [[File:Maryborough BigNedKelly.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Orange | [[Gayndah]] | 1977 | |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 50-51.</ref> | [[File:GayndahBigOrange.JPG|frameless]] |- | The Big Orange | [[Lockyer Valley]] | | | Corner of Lake Clarendon Way and Crowley Vale Road.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:The Big Orange.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Paperclip |[[West End, Queensland|West End]], [[Brisbane]] | | {{convert|3|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | |- | The Big Peanut | [[Tolga, Queensland|Tolga]] | 1977 | |<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 52.</ref> | [[File:The Big Peanut, Tolga.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Peanut | [[Kingaroy]] | 2021 | | | |- | [[The Big Pelican]] | [[Noosaville]] | | | Mounted on a motorised float in parkland next to the [[Noosa River]].<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 53.</ref> | [[File:BigPelicanNoosaville.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Pick, Shovel and Sieve | [[Sapphire, Queensland|Sapphire]] | 1999 | {{convert|4|*|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located in front of the Blue Gem Store Van Park. Built by Barry Richardson and David Gould.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 54.</ref> | [[File:The Big Mining Tools.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Yatala Pie Shop|The Big Pie]] | [[Yatala, Queensland|Yatala]] | late 1970s | {{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} diameter | Mounted atop a {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} pole next to the car park of the Yatala Pies drive-through pie shop.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 55.</ref> | [[File:Yatala BigPie.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Pineapple | [[Gympie]] | 1971 | {{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}} high | Formerly located next to a service station on the [[Bruce Highway]], the Gympie Big Pineapple was demolished in 2008 during redevelopment of the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.finda.com.au/story/2008/08/27/gympies-big-pineapple-crush/ |title=Gympie's Big Pineapple Crush |date=27 August 2008 |access-date=16 August 2009 |work=Gympie Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119234912/http://www.finda.com.au/story/2008/08/27/gympies-big-pineapple-crush/ |archive-date=19 November 2008}}</ref><ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 56-57.</ref> | |- | [[The Big Pineapple]] | [[Woombye]], {{Convert|5.5|km|}} south of [[Nambour]] | 1971 | {{convert|16|*|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The [[Big Pineapple]] is a tourist attraction on the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|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.<ref name="sre">{{Cite news |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/smoothing-rough-ends-of-big-pineapple-20111017-1lszs.html |title=Smoothing rough ends of Big Pineapple |author=Bridie Jabour |access-date=4 November 2011 |date=17 October 2011 |work=Brisbane Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019191052/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/smoothing-rough-ends-of-big-pineapple-20111017-1lszs.html |archive-date=19 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 58-61.</ref> | [[File:GiantPineappleNambour.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Pumpkin | [[Beaudesert, Queensland|Beaudesert]] | | |{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Beaudesert BigPumpkin.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Pumpkin | [[Gumlu]] | | |The Big Pumpkin is situated outside the same roadside fruit and vegetable store as the Big Watermelon.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Big Pumpkin1.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Red Elephant |[[Hatton Vale]] | | | Located at 4138 [[Warrego Highway]]. Part of the "Jumbo" shopping centre.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:The Big Red Elephant.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Redback |[[Eight Mile Plains]], [[Brisbane]] | 1996 | {{convert|5|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} |The Big Redback resided on the premises of Redback Landscaping at Eight Mile Plains. The business has since moved to Underwood and disassembled the Big Redback. Inquires have garnered that it is unlikely to be reassembled due to lack of space.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 62.</ref> | |- | The Big Rig | [[Roma, Queensland|Roma]] | | over {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall | A tourist attraction which commemorates the finding of oil in Roma.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Big Rig Roma.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Rum Bottle | [[Bundaberg]] [[Haigslea]] | 1988 | {{convert|7|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Originally the [[Bundaberg Rum]] Company's pavilion at [[World Expo 88]] in Brisbane, and is now located outside the visitor centre at the Bundaberg Distillery. Several copies of the bottle have been found in various locations throughout Queensland, with one still surviving outside of the Sundowner Saloon in Haigslea (2316 Warrego Highway, {{Coord|-27.5685|152.6220|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Sundowner Hotel}}).<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 63.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Needham|first=Jack|date=2019-04-16|title=Queensland pub with giant Bundy bottle is part of rare hotel portfolio for sale |website=Commercial Real Estate |url=https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/queensland-pub-with-giant-bundy-bottle-is-part-of-rare-hotel-portfolio-for-sale-41115/|access-date=2021-02-16|archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218050626/https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/queensland-pub-with-giant-bundy-bottle-is-part-of-rare-hotel-portfolio-for-sale-41115/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.5683707,152.6222787,3a,75y,212.66h,88.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-gkPdLYhrfraZisHDfcrWg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|access-date=16 February 2021|title=Sundowner Hotel (Street View)}}</ref> | [[File:Big Bundy.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Sapphire | [[Anakie, Queensland|Anakie]] | 1982 | {{convert|3.7|*|2.26|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located in front of the Big Sapphire and Gemfield Information Centre at 1 Anakie Road, which was closed {{as of|2012|May|lc=y}}.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 64-65.</ref> | [[File:The Big Sapphire.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Sapphire Ring | [[Sapphire, Queensland|Sapphire]] | 1984 | | Located in front of Pat's Gems. Built by Victor Saunders.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 66-67.</ref> | [[File:The Big Sapphire Ring.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | 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 {{convert|10|kg|lb|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Logan|first=Madeleine|title=Sausage King's kidnapping shakes Toowoomba|url=http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/02/17/sausage-kings-kidnapping-shakes-toowoomba/|access-date=26 June 2010|newspaper=The Chronicle|date=17 February 2009|location=Toowoomba, Queensland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113405/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/02/17/sausage-kings-kidnapping-shakes-toowoomba/|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Steve|title=Giant 40 kg sausage remains at large|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/giant-40kg-sausage-remains-at-large-20090218-8at9.html|access-date=26 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=18 February 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609105107/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/giant-40kg-sausage-remains-at-large-20090218-8at9.html|archive-date=9 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Jim|title=Sausage King found at last|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/sausage-king-found-at-last-20091223-lc5x.html|access-date=26 June 2010|newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]]|date=23 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226034914/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/sausage-king-found-at-last-20091223-lc5x.html|archive-date=26 December 2009}}</ref> |[[File:The Big Sausage King.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Scout Hat | [[Cairns]] | 1982 | |The octagonal [[Cairns Control Room]] is listed on the [[Queensland Heritage Register]]. The fibreglass [[Scouting and Guiding in Queensland|Scout]] hat was added to the building in 1982.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Cairns Control Room with Scout's Hat.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Shell | [[Tewantin]] | 1960s | {{convert|6|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |The Big Shell is the entrance to a Hawaiian / tropical lifestyle store. The Shell is now under the third owner.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 68.</ref> | [[File:Tewantin BigShell.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Spanner | [[Sapphire, Queensland|Sapphire]] | 1982 | {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The first big thing in the area of [[Rubyvale]] and [[Sapphire, Queensland|Sapphire]], and was built by Allen May.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 69.</ref> | [[File:The Big Spanner.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Strawberry | [[Elimbah]] | 2014 | Over {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall | Outside Rolin Farms, a strawberry and orchid farm on Rutters Road, Elimbah.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:BigThingStrawberry (square).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Stubby | [[Tewantin]] | 1966 | {{convert|9|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | No longer there. Queensland's first big thing, built by George Clifford out of 17,000 empty stubby bottles.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 70.</ref> | |- |The Big Surveyors Tripod |[[Warwick, Queensland]] |2024 |5m high approx |Styled on a [[Leica Geosystems]] branded tripod located outside a Cadastral Surveyors office on the [[New England Highway]] through town. | [[File:Big Tripod.jpg|thumb]] |- |Big Teepee |[[Millmerran]] |? |{{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} high |The Big Teepee was erected reportedly as a Rendezvous Place for a local club.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |[[File:Big Teepee.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Thermometer | [[Stanthorpe]] | 2018 | {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}} | "The coldest place in Queensland" has the Big Thermometer to proudly display the temperature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-22/stanthorpe-unveils-big-thermometer-as-next-big-thing-qld/10016884|title=Size matters as Stanthorpe invites tourists to snap Australia's next 'Big Thing'|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=22 July 2018|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726022321/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-22/stanthorpe-unveils-big-thermometer-as-next-big-thing-qld/10016884|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:Stanthorpe Big Thermometer with the Moon overhead.jpg|alt=Stanthorpe Big Thermometer with the Moon overhead|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big [[Flip-flops|Thongs]]<!--Link for the benefit of the non-Australians who might otherwise think it's a huge pair of undies--> | [[Calen]] | 2021 | {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-27/big-thongs-unveiled-at-calen-north-of-mackay/13088940|title=Big Thongs unveiled as new tourist attraction at country pub in Calen, north of Mackay |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127085529/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-27/big-thongs-unveiled-at-calen-north-of-mackay/13088940|archive-date=27 January 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | |- | Big Watermelon | [[Gumlu]] | | | The Big Watermelon is situated outside the same fruit and vegetable roadside store as the Big Pumpkin.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} | [[File:Thebigwatermelon.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Whale | [[Kinka Beach]] | | | Built by Kevin Logan.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 71.</ref> | [[File:The Big Whale (Kinka Beach).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |William the Wombat |[[Thallon]] ({{coord|-28.6361|148.8690|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=William the Wombat}}) |2018 |{{convert|2|*|3.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |The wombat depicted is a [[northern hairy-nosed wombat]] which is critically endangered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernqueenslandcountry.com.au/destinations/thallon/attractions/william-the-wombat|title=William the Wombat|website=Southern Queensland Country Tourism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326033350/http://www.southernqueenslandcountry.com.au/destinations/thallon/attractions/william-the-wombat|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/william-the-wombat-to-put-town-on-map/3242697/|title=William the Wombat to put town on map|last=Amy-Lyne|date=19 October 2017|work=[[Toowoomba Chronicle]]|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019084835/https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/william-the-wombat-to-put-town-on-map/3242697/|archive-date=19 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |[[File:William the wombat.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |}
===South Australia=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | [[Australian Farmer|The Australian Farmer]] (also known as the Big Farmer) | [[Wudinna]] | 2008 | {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Taking 17 years to develop from the initial proposal to the final unveiling, the Australian Farmer, located in the [[Wudinna]], was carved by artist Marijan Bekic and his son David between 2007 and 2009. Representing the early settlers of the region, the work stands at {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height, and was carved out of approximately {{convert|70|t|0}} of local [[granite]].<ref name="Austin20090415">{{cite news | last = Austin | first = Nigel | date = 15 April 2009 | title = Marijan Bekic's farm tribute cast in stone | work = [[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] | location = [[Adelaide]], South Australia | url = http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,25335361-2682,00.html | access-date = 25 August 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090910025429/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,25335361-2682,00.html | archive-date = 10 September 2009}}</ref> | [[File:Wikicon 2024 K3 Gn-134.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Ant | [[Poochera]] | 2008 | | Originally located at The Poochera Roadhouse on the [[Eyre Highway]] but the Roadhouse has closed and the Big Ant was relocated into the town park. | [[File:The Big Ant.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Bee | [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]] | | | | [[File:The Big Bee, Kingscote SA.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Blade | [[Snowtown]] | | | | [[File:Wikicon 2024 K3 Gn-078.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Bob-tail Lizard | [[Port Lincoln]] | | | Outside the Kuju Aboriginal Arts Centre, 30 Ravendale Road, Port Lincoln | [[File:Bob-Tail Lizard sculpture, Port Lincoln, South Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Bull | [[Tapleys Hill Road]], [[Royal Park, South Australia|Royal Park]] | | | Located on top of the Hahndorf Gourmet Butchers | [[File:Big Bull Royal Park.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cherries | Pages Flat, near [[Adelaide]] | | | Located at Fleurieu Cherries on Pages Flat Road (B34) in Pages Flat | [[File:Big Cherries Pages Flat.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Church Block Bottle | [[McLaren Vale, South Australia|McLaren Vale]] | 2010 | {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Church Block Bottle is no longer on display at the Wirra Wirra Winery, having been removed in 2016. The Big Church Block Bottle, named Our Work of Art, was a {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} high replica bottle of Wirra Wirra, Church Block wine. The bottle was constructed to launch the [[Melbourne Food & Wine Festival]] in March 2010, located at [[Southbank, Victoria|Southbank]] in [[Melbourne]]. 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, during April 2010. The bottle was designed in five sectional 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.<ref>{{cite news| date = 16 March 2010 | title = Wirra Wirra wine brand builds giant bottle made of corks | work =[[Mumbrella]]| url= http://mumbrella.com.au/wirra-wirra-wine-brand-builds-giant-bottle-made-of-corks-20757 | access-date = 26 April 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100501001616/http://mumbrella.com.au/wirra-wirra-wine-brand-builds-giant-bottle-made-of-corks-20757| archive-date= 1 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> | [[File:Big Cork Bottle.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cockroach | [[Port Wakefield Road]], [[Lower Light]] | 1990s | {{cvt|4|*|4|m|ft}} (approx.) | The Big Cockroach is part of the Port Wakefield road sculptures, and features a sign verifying its global size dominance. Located on private land and next to a highway. It was originally constructed in the 1990s, and was almost destroyed in 2013 but saved through public action and returned to the site.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saved from the scrap yard, a giant cockroach moves into Adelaide's Rundle Mall|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-20/giant-cockroach-adelaide-rundle-mall-sculpture/5169054|access-date=4 June 2017|publisher=ABC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525234917/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-20/giant-cockroach-adelaide-rundle-mall-sculpture/5169054|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> | [[File:Big Cockroach, South Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Dice | [[Barrier Highway]] | | | The Big Dice consist of six concrete blocks piled into a small pyramid. They are located {{cvt|24|km|mi}} east of [[Yunta]] / {{cvt|20|km|mi}} west of [[Mannahill]], just off the Barrier Highway at Cockscomb Creek | [[File:Big Dice.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Dunlop Tyre |Sturt Highway, Yamba | | |The Big Dunlop Tyre is in Yamba at the Quarantine Inspection Centre, about 4 km from the South Australia and Victoria Border on the Sturt Hwy, an hour and a quarter drive west of Mildura. |[[File:Big Dunlop Tyre.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Galah | [[Kimba, South Australia|Kimba]] | 1993 | {{convert|8|*|2.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Residing at the "Halfway Across Australia Tourist Shop" at Kimba, the Big Galah was built from fibreglass over a steel frame by Robert Venning, and was opened in 1993. Modelled on the [[Galah]]s that frequent the region, it weighs in the vicinity of {{convert|2.3|t|ST|1}}.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 174–175.</ref> | [[File:Big Galah statue at Kimba, South Australia.jpg|frameless|centre]] |- | The Big Hat | [[Cradock, South Australia|Cradock]] | 2013 | | Located opposite the Cradock Hotel. | [[File:The Big Hat SA.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big [[Hills Hoist]] | [[O'Sullivan Beach]]<br/>{{coord|-35.11779|138.48429|display=inline}} | | | Located next to the Orrcon Steel carpark, at the corner of Morrow Rd and O'Sullivan Beach Rd, in O'Sullivan Beach. | [[File:Big Hills Hoist, O'Sullivan Beach, South Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Kangaroo | [[Border Village]] | 1986 | {{convert|5|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Border Village | date = 8 February 2004 | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Border-Village/2005/02/17/1108500204178.html | access-date = 28 September 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070914044519/http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Border-Village/2005/02/17/1108500204178.html | archive-date = 14 September 2007}}</ref> Made from [[papier-mâché]] and fibreglass over a steel frame, from a design by Bill Metheral, Rooey was intended to capitalise on traffic journeying to [[Perth]] for the [[1987 America's Cup|America's Cup]], and was opened in 1986.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 176–179.</ref> | [[File:Rooey II Border Village.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[The Big Lobster]] | [[Rosetown, South Australia|Rosetown]] | 1979 | {{convert|17|*|15|*|13|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Known locally as "Larry", the Big Lobster was designed and built by Paul Kelly (who also 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 fibreglass shell. The size is incorrectly said to have been an error: the original plans were drawn in feet, but the designer misinterpreted them to be metres.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 180–183.</ref> The Specifications actually required the length to be ~12 metres long and it is a fraction longer than this.<ref>Specification for Fibreglass Lobster Pedestrian Entry and Sculpture for THE LOBSTER POT, Kingston S.E (April 1979) held, SA Mortlock Library</ref> | [[File:Kingston SE lobster.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Map the Miner]] | [[Kapunda]] | 1988 | {{convert|8|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 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.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 171–172.</ref> The statue was destroyed by a fire in 2006,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/northandwest/stories/s1653185.htm |title=Map the Miner destroyed in fire |date=1 June 2006 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302203207/http://www.abc.net.au/northandwest/stories/s1653185.htm |archive-date=2 March 2008}}</ref> but has since been rebuilt.<ref>{{cite news | last = Jenkin | first = Cara | date = 28 December 2006 | title = Miner back on the map | work = [[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] | page = 13 }}</ref> | [[File:Map the Miner at Kapunda South Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Olive | [[Tailem Bend]] | 2009 | {{convert|11|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Olive was constructed to attract tourists to The Big Olive processing plant and visitor centre. Located just outside Tailem Bend, it consists of two [[olive]]s – one green and one black – which together stand at {{convert|8|m|0}} and weigh over {{convert|1|t|lb|abbr=on}}. The olives were constructed out of fibreglass by The Newell Group, and were placed on the site in April 2005.<ref>{{cite news| date = 15 April 2005 | title = The big olive is up at Taliem Bend | work = The Murray Valley Standard | url= http://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/news/local/news/general/the-big-olive-is-up-at-tailem-bend/282707.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110258/http://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/news/local/news/general/the-big-olive-is-up-at-tailem-bend/282707.aspx |archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> | [[File:Big Olive.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Big Orange (South Australia)|The Big Orange]] | [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]] | 1980 | {{convert|15|*|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 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 {{convert|85|t|0}}.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 185.</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=23 September 2008 |title=Big golf ball suggested as landmark |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/23/2372152.htm |access-date=28 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926002411/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/23/2372152.htm |archive-date=26 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The structure consists of four levels, with a function room on the first floor, a souvenir shop and cafe on the second, a mural depicting the local scenery on the third, and a lookout on the fourth.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 186.</ref> The Big Orange closed in 2004, but may still be photographed from the road, and in 2023 plans were approved to redevelop the site while retaining the Big Orange as the centrepiece or the new development.<ref>King, Timu (18 December 2023) "[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/the-big-orange-berri-development-approval-tourism-sa/103240442 Redevelopment of The Big Orange at Berri approved to include bar, restaurant, distillery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091637/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/the-big-orange-berri-development-approval-tourism-sa/103240442 |date=24 January 2024 }}", ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]''. Retrieved 20 December 2023.</ref> | [[File:Big Orange.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Oyster | [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] | 1992 | | The Big Oyster was originally built as a float for [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna's]] annual [[Ceduna, South Australia#Oysterfest|Oysterfest]]. Built by Leon Veerhuis out of [[ferro-concrete]], it was retired from parade duties in 1994.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 189.</ref> It is located next to an information booth on Eyre Highway just north of Ceduna. | [[File:Big Oyster, Ceduna, South Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Pelican | [[Loxton, South Australia|Loxton]] | 1992 | | The Big Pelican was originally constructed as a [[Float (parade)|float]] for a local [[Mardi Gras]] in 1979. After being employed for this purpose on a number 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.<ref>{{cite web | last1 = O'Brien | first1 = Glen | last2 = Possingham | first2 = Sarah | date = 28 May 2007 | title = The Big Pelican | work = ABC Riverland | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/05/28/1935197.htm | access-date = 28 August 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090909222048/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/05/28/1935197.htm | archive-date = 9 September 2009}}</ref> |[[File:Big Pelican at Loxton.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Another Big Pelican | [[Meningie, South Australia|Meningie]] | 2015 | | 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 created by Ants Redgum Gallery and unveiled in August 2015. It is located in Jubilee Park on the Princes Highway (B1). Due to significant decay the carved pelican was removed in September 22. The new sculpture is under shelter of the verandah of The Chambers in the main street. |[[File:Big Pelican Meningie.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Pigeon | [[Rundle Mall]], [[Adelaide]] | 2020 | | The Big Pigeon is a mirrored stainless steel sculpture by South Australian artist Paul Sloan, installed in [[Rundle Mall]] Adelaide, on 6 November 2020. The pigeon is more than 2 metres tall, and cost $174,000.<ref>{{cite web | date = 6 November 2020 | title = Adelaide's big pigeon unveiled as latest addition to Rundle Mall | work = ABC Radio | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-06/big-pigeon-sculpture-unveiled-in-rundle-mall/12853372 | access-date = 6 November 2020 | archive-date = 5 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201105223509/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-06/big-pigeon-sculpture-unveiled-in-rundle-mall/12853372 | url-status = live }}</ref> | [[File:Big_Pigeon.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Ram | [[Karoonda, South Australia|Karoonda]] | 2003 | {{convert|2|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 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 {{convert|2|m|0}} high and {{convert|3|m|0}} long, and is built from concrete. It was completed in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | date = 23 April 2003 | title = Karoonda ram gets the finishing touches | work = ABC Rural | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | url = http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s838327.htm | access-date = 28 August 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090909222205/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s838327.htm | archive-date = 9 September 2009}}</ref> | [[File:Big Ram in Karoonda.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Big Rocking Horse|The Big Rocking Horse]] | [[Gumeracha]] | 1981 | {{convert|18|*|17|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Part of a complex that includes a wooden toy factory and a wildlife park, the Big Rocking Horse in the [[Adelaide Hills]] stands at 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 incorporates three viewing platforms.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 191–192.</ref> | [[File:Gumeracha giant rocking horse.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Santa ([[Father Christmas]]) |[[Adelaide]] |1960s | {{cvt|16.4|*|5|*|2.5|m|ft}} |[[Father Christmas]] (the Big Santa) was installed on the front of retailer [[John Martin's]] in the lead-up to [[Christmas]], and later those premises became [[David Jones (department store)|David Jones]]. In 2015, the Big Santa was moved to [[Adelaide Central Market]], after building changes in [[Rundle Mall]] removed the canopy he used to stand on.
Currently appears at Christmas on the Market's red brick [[Grote Street]] tower, built in 1900. Weighs almost three tonnes.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=clearly pulled from somewhere but not cited.}} |[[File:Adelaides Big Santa on the Central Market tower.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Scotsman | [[Medindie]], [[Adelaide]] | 1963 | {{convert|5|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Scotsman, affectionately known as 'Scotty', was erected in December 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]].<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', pp. 182, 193.</ref> Materials: Steel frame, polystyrene foam, fibreglass outer<ref>{{cite web | date = 5 April 2021 | title = Scotty's Motel's Giant Scotsman statue could be demolished under rezoning bid for Medindie property | publisher = [[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] | url = https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/scottys-motels-giant-scotsman-statue-could-be-demolished-under-rezoning-bid-for-medindie-property/news-story/cf0d6df19b4504d414b37c3d294c5da1 | access-date = 5 April 2021 | url-status = live | archive-date = 27 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011442/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Fsubscribe%2Fnews%2F1%2F%3FsourceCode%3DAAWEB_WRE170_a%26dest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%252Fnews%252Fsouth-australia%252Fscottys-motels-giant-scotsman-statue-could-be-demolished-under-rezoning-bid-for-medindie-property%252Fnews-story%252Fcf0d6df19b4504d414b37c3d294c5da1%26memtype%3Danonymous%26mode%3Dpremium%26v21%3Ddynamic-cold-test-noscore%26V21spcbehaviour%3Dappend&upid=ppd0qwm&upv=1.1.0 }}</ref> | [[File:The Big Scotsman.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big ''Spriggina floundersi'' |[[Arkaroola]]<br/>{{coord|30|18|55.3|S|139|19|01.4|E|display=inline}} | | |[[Spriggina|''Spriggina floundersi'']] is a flatworm from the Ediacaran period, and is the fossil emblem of [[South Australia]]. Named after [[Reg Sprigg]] who both discovered the Ediacaran biota and also converted Arkaroola from an agricultural property into a wilderness sanctuary. A giant landscape model has been constructed in a valley on the property and is visible from the Mawson-Spriggina walking trail.<ref>{{cite web | date = 18 January 2015 | title = Exploring Arkaroola Walking Trails | publisher = Weekend Notes | url = https://www.weekendnotes.com/exploring-arkaroolas-walking-trails/ | access-date = 21 April 2021 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150126030848/http://www.weekendnotes.com/exploring-arkaroolas-walking-trails/ | archive-date = 26 January 2015 }}</ref> | [[File:Big Spriggina floundersi.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Teddy Bear |[[Minlaton]] | | {{convert|4|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} |The Teddy Bear is constructed from round and square hay bales, and is located 7 kilometres north of Minlaton at 20006 Spencer Hwy, Koolywurtie. |- | The Big Winch | [[Coober Pedy]] | 1986 | {{convert|8|*|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Winch acknowledges Coober Pedy's [[opal]]-mining industry. Built by Klaus Wirries in the 1970s, the original Big Winch was destroyed in 1986 and rebuilt shortly thereafter.<ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 194.</ref> | [[File:Coober-Pedy2.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Windmill | [[Penong]] | | | The windmill museum includes the largest windmill in Australia. | [[File:Windmill Penong - Gn251124.webm|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Wombat | [[Bookabie]] | | | Situated at Scotdesco Aboriginal Community (Tjilkaba), on the [[Eyre Highway]]. | |- | The Big Yabby | [[Clayton, South Australia|Clayton]] | 1973 | {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Built in 1973 by Henry Jones, the Big Yabby resides at the [[Murray River]] town of [[Clayton, South Australia|Clayton]], and originally sat outside his family's Yabby City Restaurant. While the concrete [[Cherax|yabby]] remains, the restaurant has since changed both owners and name to become Sails at Clayton, and yabbies are no longer on the menu. {{as of|2015}}, the Yabby is no longer there.<ref>{{cite web | year = 1989 | title = Yabby City Restaurant | publisher = [[State Library of South Australia]] | url = http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/murray/content/murrayFocus/yabbyCitytRest1.htm | access-date = 29 August 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091004063253/http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/murray/content/murrayFocus/yabbyCitytRest1.htm| archive-date= 4 October 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>Clark, ''Big Things'', p. 195.</ref> The Big Yabby now resides next to a private house in Clayton Bay and can be seen from the street in 2020. | |}
===Tasmania=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | Big Apple | [[Spreyton, Tasmania|Spreyton]] | | | | [[File:Spreyton BigApple.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | style="width:20%;"| Doug The Big Truffle Dog | style="width:15%;"| [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] | style="width:5%;"| 2024 | style="width:10%;"| 2.5 m height | style="width:35%;"| Doug The Big Truffle Dog emulates chief truffle hunter ‘Douglas’, a golden labrador. Built by [http://www.gravellybeachmetalworks.com.au/ Gravelly Beach Metalworks], | style="width:8%;"|[[File:Doug truffle dog.jpg|thumb|Doug The Big Truffle Dog situated at The Truffle Farm in Tasmania]] |- |The Big Axe |[[Longley, Tasmania|Longley]] | | |At the Longley International Hotel 1678 Huon Rd, Longley TAS 7150 |[[File:Big Axe.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Beer Can |[[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] | | |At the James Boags Brewery 39 William St, Launceston |[[File:The Big Beer Can.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Blue Seal |[[Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania|Eaglehawk Neck]] | | |Located on awning of the Blue Seal Seafood Shack 5131 Arthur Hwy, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania 7179 |[[File:The Big Blue Seal.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Cherry | [[Latrobe, Tasmania|Latrobe]] | | | Formerly located at The Cherry Shed adjacent to the Bass Highway. The business closed in 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigthingsofaustralia.com/the-big-cherry/ |title=The Story of The Big Cherry in Latrobe |website=bigthingsofaustralia.com |date=8 November 2021 |access-date=27 March 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011434/https://bigthingsofaustralia.com/the-big-cherry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the cherry has since been removed. | [[File:Big cherry latrobe.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Coffee Pot | [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] | | | Constructed by the addition of a spout and handle to a grain silo. | [[File:Big Coffee Pot.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Flywheel |[[Beaconsfield, Tasmania|Beaconsfield]] | | |The Big Flywheel on West St Beaconsfield |[[File:The Big Fly Wheel.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Frog |[[Bicheno, Tasmania|Bicheno]] | | |At The Pondering Frog 16494 Tasman Hwy, Bicheno Tas 7215 |[[File:The big frog.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Honey Bee |[[Huonville, Tasmania|Huonville]] | | |The Big Honey Bee at The Honey Pot 2273B Huon Hwy, Huonville TAS 7109 |[[File:The Big Honey Bee.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Rock Lobster | [[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]] | | | Mounted on the roof of Hursey Seafoods. | [[File:Big Rock Lobster.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Log |[[Campbell Town, Tasmania|Campbell Town]] | | |89 High St, Campbell Town TAS 7210 |[[File:Big log tassie.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Nut and Bolt |[[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] | | |At the Nuts and Bolt Tasmania store. 60 Frederick St, Launceston TAS 7250 |[[File:The big Nut n Bolt.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Hazelnuts |[[Hagley, Tasmania|Hagley]] | | |The Big Hazelnuts
127 Hagley Station Ln, Hagley TAS 7292 |[[File:The Big Nuts.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Penguin | [[Penguin, Tasmania|Penguin]] | 1975 | {{convert|3|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Constructed from [[fibro|fibro cement]] to mark the centenary of the proclamation of the township of Penguin. Unveiled 25 October 1975. | [[File:Penguin BigPenguin.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Photo Frame |[[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]] |2019 | |Stanley and Tarkin Photo Frame 148 Dovecote Rd, Stanley TAS 7331 |[[File:Big Photo Frame Stanley.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Pitchfork |[[Huntingfield, Tasmania|Huntingfield]] | | |Located at the Mitre 10 Trade Centre at 10 Huntingfield Ave, Huntingfield. |[[File:Big Pitchfork.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Platypus | [[Latrobe, Tasmania|Latrobe]] | | | | [[File:Latrobe BigPlatypus.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Raspberry |[[Westerway, Tasmania|Westerway]] | | |Located at the Westerway Raspberry Farm 1488 Gordon River Rd, Westerway TAS |[[File:Big Raspberry.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Slide Rule | [[University of Tasmania]], [[University of Tasmania|Hobart]] | | | Located in the School of Mathematics and Physics. | |- | The Big Spud | [[Sassafras, Tasmania|Sassafras]] | | |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-16/strong-winds-topple-tasmanias-big-potato/102981012 |title=Tasmania's Big Potato falls down, but Rockliff family vows 'Kenny Kennebec' to return after makeover |newspaper=ABC News |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124091638/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-16/strong-winds-topple-tasmanias-big-potato/102981012 |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[File:Sassafras BigSpud.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Tasmanian Devil | [[Mole Creek]] | | {{convert|2|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Standing at the entrance to the Trowunna Wildlife park and Tasmanian Devil research centre. |[[File:Big Tassie Devil.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Tasmanian Tiger |[[Mole Creek]] | | |At The Mole Creek Hotel 90 Pioneer Dr, Mole Creek TAS 7304 |[[File:Big tassie tiger.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Thumbs Up | [[Scottsdale, Tasmania|Scottsdale]] | | | Scottsdale, Tasmania. |[[File:Big thumb Scottsdale Tasmania.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Trout |[[Cressy, Tasmania|Cressy]] | |6m |Cnr Main and Church St Cressy |[[File:Big Trout Cressy.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Wickets | [[Westbury, Tasmania|Westbury]] | | {{convert|3|*|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the front of the local cricket pitch, commemorating locally born player [[Jack Badcock]]. |[[File:Big Wickets.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Yellow Motorcycle |[[Montumana, Tasmania|Montumana]] | | |Poverty Gully 18469 Bass Hwy, Montumana |[[File:Big Yellow Motorcycle.jpg|thumb]] |}
===Victoria=== {| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | Big Apple | [[Bacchus Marsh]] | | | The Apple was removed from display at the road side when the adjacent fruit shop closed down. It used to sit behind a fence next to a skip, but it was later removed. A replacement concrete version is smaller.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} | [[File:Big Apple.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] [[File:BigApple BacchusMarsh.jpg|alt= The Big Apple, Bacchus Marsh, VIC|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Apple | [[Gladysdale]] | | | The fibreglass 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, it was restored by a local builder and aircraft engineer{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} The Apple is restored and hanging up as of March 31, 2024. |[[File:Big Apple Gladysdale.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Bowls Ball | [[Belmont, Victoria|Belmont]] | | |Belmont Bowls Club | [[File:Big Bowls Ball.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Brake Shoes | [[Smiths Gully]] |1957–1958 | | Built at the PBR factory in East Bentleigh, and first installed at the Templestowe Hillclimb in 1958. Dismantled in 1987, restored by the MG Car Club Victoria 2007 to 2009, and erected at the Rob Roy Hillclimb in Smiths Gully on 18 November 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://robroyhillclimb.com.au/shoes.htm|title=Home – Rob Roy Hillclimb|access-date=7 December 2021|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207005049/http://robroyhillclimb.com.au/shoes.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:Giant_PBR_brake_shoes_and_MGA_roadster.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Brussels Sprout |Coldstream | | |Located at Adams Farm, 681 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream VIC 3770 |[[File:Big sprout.jpg|thumb|The Big Brussels Sprout in 2026.]] |- |The Giant's Chair |[[Mount Dandenong]] | | |Located at the Sky High Mount Dandenong lookout. Downstairs from the main restaurant, in the open grassed area |[[File:Giant Chair.jpg|thumb]] |- |Big Cherry | [[Wyuna, Victoria|Wyuna]] | | |Located in the car park down the driveway{{clarify|date=September 2022}} |[[File:Wyuna Big Cherry 001.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big Cherry | [[Glenrowan, Victoria|Glenrowan]] | | | Owners of the property removed the Big Cherry in 2010/11. | |- |- | The Big Chess Piece | [[Kings Park, Victoria|Kings Park]], Upper Ferntree Gully | | | Giant king chess piece as per the name of the park. Next to the main football oval. |[[File:The Big King Chess Piece.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Chook |Myrtlebank | | |At the Myrlebank Roaming Farms, called Chickaletta. Made from rusted bike parts and corrugated iron. 1030 Maffra-Sale Rd, Myrtlebank VIC 3851 |[[File:Big Chook Sculpture.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Cigar | [[Churchill, Victoria|Churchill]] | | | Replica of Sir [[Winston Churchill]]'s cigar, after whom the town is named. | [[File:Cigar.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Coffee Cup |[[Rowville, Victoria|Rowville]] | | |Located at United Petroleum Fuel Station 1215 Stud Rd, Rowville VIC 3178 T teh corver of Stud Rd and Bergins Rd |[[File:Big Coffee Cup Rowville.jpg|thumb]]☢ |- | Big Coffee Maker | [[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]] | | {{convert|3|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located outside Georges Gourmet Coffee, 340 Victoria Street, Brunswick, Melbourne. Modelled after the [[Moka pot]]. | [[File:Big Coffee Maker.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Cows | [[Newhaven, Victoria|Newhaven]] | | |The Big Cows are located outside the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory. | [[File:Big Cows.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Dead Fish | [[Fish Creek, Victoria|Fish Creek]] | | | Positioned on the roof of the Fishy Pub. | [[File:Big Dead Fish.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Fairfield Industrial Dog Object]] (FIDO) | [[Fairfield, Victoria|Fairfield]] | 2000 | |Created in 2000 and positioned next to [[Fairfield railway station, Melbourne|Fairfield railway station]]. | [[File:FIDO-Fairfield-Industrial-Dog-Object (vertical).JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Dolphin Fish |[[Tooradin, Victoria|Tooradin]] | | |Located near a footbridge in Sawtells Inlet. Originally a prop for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and placed in Tooradin by the local tourism group. 80 S Gippsland Hwy, Tooradin VIC 3980 |[[File:Big fish tooradin.jpg|thumb]]☢ |- | The Big Elf | [[Anakie, Victoria|Anakie]] | | |Part of [[Fairy Park]]. |[[File:The Big Elf Anakie.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Emus |Strathfieldsaye | | |A unique metal sculpture of Emus located at the Imagine Estate - Emu Garden At the corner of Swanson Bvd and Kiwarra Crt, Strathfieldlsaye Vic 3551 |[[File:Big emus.jpg|thumb]] |- |Big Ernie |Shepparton | | |Ernie The Big Tractor Salesman Located at Konigs Shepparton.
355 Midland Highway - Shepparton Victoria. |[[File:Big Ernie.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Eyed Scad |[[Edenhope, Victoria|Edenhope]] | | |Located at Lions Park. ''One of seventy-two large aquatic sea creatures created by MotherWorks for the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.'' ''For every country that competed in the Games an aquatic sea creature, native to that country was created and floated across 36 barges down the Yarra River in an amazing sound and light display''{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=if you are going to quote something, make it clear it's a quote and cite it}} |[[File:Bigfishedenhope.jpg|thumb]] |- |The Big Fish Windvane |Fish Creek | | |The Big Wind Fish. 1 of 72 sculptures from the 2006 Commonwealth Games. 7 Falls Rd, Fish Creek VIC 3959 |[[File:The Big Fish Windvane Fish Creek.jpg|thumb]] |- | Big Forks and Potatoes | On Princes Highway between [[Trafalgar, Victoria|Trafalgar]] and [[Yarragon]] | | |Located at 'The Spud Shed' - organic food shop at the corner of Princes Hwy and Rankins Rd | [[File:Big Forks and Spuds.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |Big Golf Ball |[[Clayton South, Victoria|Clayton South]] | | |Located at the Spring Valley Golf Club, Heatherton Rd, Clayton South |[[File:Spring Valley Golf Ball.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Golf Ball | [[Heatherton, Victoria|Heatherton]] | | | Located near to [[Kingston Heath Golf Club]]. | [[File:Spring Valley Golf Course Big Golf Ball.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Koala | [[Cowes, Victoria|Cowes]] | | |The Big Koala can be found next to Rusty Water Brewery and Restaurant on Phillip Island Road. | [[File:Big Koala at Cowes.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Giant Koala | [[Dadswells Bridge]] | 1989 | {{convert|14|*|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Giant Koala is {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Stawell, Victoria|Stawell]] in the small township of Dadswells Bridge. The Koala is {{convert|14|m|ft|abbr=on}} high, and weighs {{convert|12|t|0}}. 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. In 2009 it was renamed [[Sam the Koala|Sam]] to commemorate a koala rescued from bush fires.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/968996/giant-koala-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-sam-the-koala/ |title=Giant Koala to be renamed in honour of Sam the koala |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125643/http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/968996/giant-koala-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-sam-the-koala/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[File:Giant Koala.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big KFC Bucket |[[Shepparton, Victoria|Shepparton]] | | |The Big KFC Bucket on Doyles Rd, Shepparton |[[File:Big KFC Bucket.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Kookaburra | [[Donald, Victoria|Donald]] | 2025 | {{convert|5.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Kookaburra is on an industrial estate. It is made of steel and perched on a steel tree stump. The sculptor is Mr Chris Fussell who was hired in 2023 to design and construct the piece after a crowd funding campaign by local residents, with support from cookie factory suppliers. The Kookaburra was placed at the site of Kookas Country Cookies' new factory on 14 April 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title="Kooka" Has a New Mate |url=https://www.buloketimes.com/news/kooka-has-a-new-mate |access-date=19 April 2025 |work=Buloke Times |publisher=Buloke Times |date=18 April 2025}}</ref> | [[File:Big Kookaburra.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Lizard | [[Marysville, Victoria|Marysville]] | | | The Big Blue-Tongued Lizard takes pride of place in Gallipoli Park, Marysville | |- | Big Lizzie | [[Red Cliffs, Victoria|Red Cliffs]] | 1915–1916 | {{convert|10.36|*|3.35|*|5.49|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | [[File:Big_Lizzie_in_Red_Cliffs,_Victoria,_Australia.jpg|alt=Big Lizzie, Red Cliffs, Victoria|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Lyrebird |Cann River | | |Located at The Cann River Community and Information Centre, 13 Princes Hwy |[[File:Superb Lyrebird Cann River.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Magpie |[[Euroa]] | | |Located at Seven Creeks Park at the Kirkland Ave end. Its proper name is 'Swoop' The Big Barrwarrang.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} | [[File:Big Magpie Euroa.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Mallee Bull | [[Birchip]] | | | | [[File:Mallee Bull Birchip.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Mallee Fowl |[[Patchewollock]] |2013 | |The Big Mallee Fowl consists of two corrugated iron Mallee Fowl sculptures which were installed by artist Phil Rigg in 2013. They are located on the grounds of the old railway yards on Federation Street (opposite the hotel). |[[File:Patchewollock Big Mallee Fowl 003.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Mallee Root | [[Ouyen]] | | | The Big Mallee Root is an actual [[Mallee (habit)|mallee root]] rather than an oversized replica like most of Australia's big things. It is on display in a park. | |- |Big Miner | [[Warrenheip]] | opened 1 December 2006 | | 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 Johnston of 3D Theme Concepts and sculptured by Steve Bristow. Ballarat Mayor, David Vendy, officially unveiled the statue on 1 December 2006."{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=citation needed for quote}} | [[File:Big Miner at Ballarat.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Mouth | [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]] | 1912 | |[[Luna Park, Melbourne]] 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda VIC 3182 |[[File:Big Mouth Luna Park.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Murray Cod |Arcadia | | |Located at the Arcadia Native Fish Hatchery, 20 mins south of Shepparton 200 Ross Road,
Arcadia VIC 3631 |[[File:Big Cod Shepparton.jpg|thumb]] |- | Giant Murray Cod | [[Swan Hill]] | | {{convert|3|*|9|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at [[Swan Hill railway station]]. | [[File:Big MurrayCod SwanHill.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big [[Ned Kelly]] (Warrenheip) | [[Warrenheip]] | | | Located at Gold Rush Golf on the Western Highway (M8) on the eastern side of Ballarat with the Big Miner. | [[File:Ned Kelly.png|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big [[Ned Kelly]] (Glenrowan) | [[Glenrowan, Victoria|Glenrowan]] | | {{convert|6|*|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | A tribute to the bushranger [[Ned Kelly]]. | [[File:Glenrowan Kelly.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Parrot |Strathmerton | | |The Big Superb Parrot located at the post office and Mail Box Cafe, 1 Maquire St, Strathmerton |[[File:Big Parrot.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Pheasant | [[Tynong]] | | {{convert|8|*|17|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The Big Pheasant sits at the entrance to [[Gumbuya Park]]. It was the victim of an attack by a vandal in October 2011, suffering $50,000 of damage,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-arrested-over-gumbuya-park-pheasant-explosion-20111026-1mizt.html | title=Man arrested over Gumbuya Park pheasant explosion | date=26 October 2011 }}</ref> and was restored to its previous condition within six months. | [[File:Big Pheasant.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Giant Pocket Watch | [[Melbourne]] | | |Located in the atrium of [[Melbourne Central Shopping Centre]] opposite the [[Coop's Shot Tower]]. |[[File:MCFobWatch.jpg|alt=Giant pocket watch|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Pram |[[Eaglehawk, Victoria|Eaglehawk]] | | |The Big Pram is on the roof of Helens Baby Wear Store in Eaglehawk, Bendigo. |[[File:Big Pram Eaglehawk Vic.jpg|thumb]] |- |Public Purse | [[Melbourne]] | | | Located at the North-West end of the [[Bourke Street#Bourke Street Mall|Bourke Street Mall]] outside the [[General Post Office, Melbourne|GPO]]. | [[File:The Public Purse, Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne, November 2014.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The World's Largest [[rolling pin|Rolling Pin]] | [[Wodonga]] | | |The Big Rolling Pin sits atop a bakery and spins. Located at 57 Hovell St. |[[File:Big Rolling Pin.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big [[Rosella]] |[[Cobram]] | | |In Federation Park, Punt Rd, at the Murray Valley Hwy |[[File:Big Rosella Cobram.jpg|thumb]] |- |Big Seat |[[Arthurs Seat, Victoria|Arthurs Seat]] |1989 |1.4m – 1.8m |This chair was positioned on 1 December 1989 in an effort to maintain tradition. Its two predecessors both lost in history also accommodated many an important backside. Donated by Arthurs Seat Scenic Chairlift
KC Metal Products{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} | [[File:The big seat at arthurs seat.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Shovel |[[Chiltern, Victoria|Chiltern]] | | |A large artwork depicting a shovel. Located just north of the Hume Fwy exit to Chiltern | [[File:The Big Shovel.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Smoke, also known as the Big Cigarette<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/the-big-root-and-10-more-obscure-australian-big-things/9415936 |title=The Big Root and 10 more obscure Australian Big Things |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116135010/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/the-big-root-and-10-more-obscure-australian-big-things/9415936 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Myrtleford]] | | | No longer painted as the 'Big Smoke' due to closure of cigarette factory, located on Myrtleford–Yackandandah Road | |- | The Big Sphinx | [[North Geelong]] | 1998 | 15 m tall |Technically not a "Big Thing" as it is substantially smaller than the item it is modelled on, the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]. | [[Image:Big Sphinx, North Geelong, Victoria.jpeg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Strawberry | [[Koonoomoo]] | | {{convert|2|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Located at the Big Strawberry store on the corner of Goulburn Valley Hwy and Cobram-Koonoomoo Rd. | [[File:KoonoomooBigStrawberry.JPG|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Story Teller |[[Dederang]] | | |Located at the Dederang Hotel, 4326 Kiewa Valley Highway, Dederang VIC 3691 |[[File:The Big Story Teller.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Tap | [[Cowes, Victoria|Cowes]] | | |The Big Tap suspended in the air above A Maze'N Things on Phillip Island Road. | [[File:Big Tap wp.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |Big Trout |[[Harrietville, Victoria|Harrietville]] | | |At the Stoney Creek Fish Farm, 10 Stony Creek Road |[[File:Big Trout.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |Big Water Cart |Shepparton | | |Located at the MOVE - Museum Of Vehicle Evolution 7723 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla VIC 3631 |[[File:Big Water Cart SHepparton.jpg|thumb]] |- | The Big Watermelon | [[Wantirna South, Victoria|Wantirna South]] | | | 1161 High St Rd | [[File:The big watermelon.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Wave | [[Newhaven, Victoria|Newhaven]] | | | A popular photo point, at the Island Surf Experience, Phillip Island Road, Newhaven. | [[File:Big Wave.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Wheelbarrow |[[Clyde, Victoria|Clyde]] | | |Located at 26 Aintree Close, Clyde. |[[File:Big Wheelbarrow.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Wine Bottle | 45 Campbell Street, [[Rutherglen, Victoria|Rutherglen]] | | |The Wine Bottle was the town’s original water tower in the 1900s. The tower became a backup supply once the new reservoir was constructed in 1945. The mesh top section was erected in December 1969 with funds from the Rutherglen Wine Festival, and from a distance gives the effect of a large wine bottle. |[[File:Big Wine Bottle.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | Big Wool Bales | [[Hamilton, Victoria|Hamilton]] | 1989 | {{convert|3|*|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The cafe and souvenir shop within the Big Wool Bales closed in June 2013 due to a lack of profit.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hynes|first1=Steve|title=Owners bail out as big business shrinks|url=http://www.standard.net.au/story/1602551/owners-bail-out-as-big-business-shrinks/|website=The Standard|access-date=24 December 2016|date=28 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224164512/http://www.standard.net.au/story/1602551/owners-bail-out-as-big-business-shrinks/|archive-date=24 December 2016}}</ref> The bales were demolished in 2020 due to termite damage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Monique |date=2020-08-24 |title=Hamilton icon demolished due to termite damage |url=https://www.standard.net.au/story/6892690/hamilton-icon-demolished-due-to-termite-damage/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.standard.net.au |language=en-au}}</ref> | [[File:The Big Woolbales at Hamilton (2012).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Giant Worm | [[Bass, Victoria|Bass]] | | {{convert|250|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Formerly located on the [[Bass Highway (Victoria)|Bass Highway]], the Giant Worm was built to celebrate the Gippsland Giant Earthworm in 1985 and sold in 2000 to the present owner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pisra.com.au/news/the-demise-of-the-giant-worm |title=The demise of the giant worm |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011436/https://www.pisra.com.au/news/the-demise-of-the-giant-worm |url-status=live }}</ref> It contained interactive displays. Closed to the public since 2010 and covered in graffiti. Demolished in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pisra.com.au/news/the-demise-of-the-giant-worm |title=The demise of the giant worm |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=6 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011436/https://www.pisra.com.au/news/the-demise-of-the-giant-worm }}</ref> It was also home to Rosie the Shark, which has now been relocated to a Gem Museum in Devon Meadows. | [[File:Giant Worm.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |}
===Western Australia=== {| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:15%;"| Location ! style="width:5%;"| Built ! style="width:10%;"| Size ! style="width:35%;"| Notes ! style="width:8%;"| Image |- | Big Apple | [[Donnybrook, Western Australia|Donnybrook]] | | {{convert|7|*|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | |- | Big Banana | [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]] | | {{convert|6|*|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Cnr Robinson St & Boundary Rd | |- | [[Bert Bolle Barometer]] | [[Denmark, Western Australia|Denmark]] | 1985 | Over {{convert|12.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 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 was considered a monument and carried the name 'The Bert Bolle Barometer'. It was set up in The Barometer Tower in the Denmark Visitor Centre, but was removed in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=citation/s needed for entire section here}} |[[File:Bert Bolle Barometer, Denmark WA (cr).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |World's Tallest Bin |[[Kalgoorlie]] |1980 |About {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall |Created for an anti-littering campaign. Located at the top end of Hannan Street opposite the [[Federal Hotel, Kalgoorlie|Federal Hotel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/10/16/3611971.htm |title=Not your average claim to fame: the story behind the World's Tallest Bin |work=ABC Goldfields |date=30 April 2013 |access-date=25 February 2014 |author=Brewin, Rebecca |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307002122/http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/10/16/3611971.htm |archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="pn 2026-04-20">{{cite news |last1=Bescoby |first1=Tegwen |title=The five quirky WA attractions you might not know about |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/what-to-do-in-wa-five-of-the-weirdest-wa-attractions-you-might-not-know-about-c-22164430 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=[[PerthNow]] |date=20 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref> | |- | Big Bobtail | Stirk Street, [[Kalamunda]], Perth | 2012 | {{convert|9|*|1.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Carved out of [[rammed earth]] by [[Yagan|Yagan memorial]] artist Roman Antoniuk,<ref>{{cite web|title=FREMANTLE'S J SHED ART STUDIO AND THE ABORIGINAL YAGAN MEMORIAL|url=http://fremantlesociety.org.au/blog/2014/02/20/fremantles-j-shed-art-studio-and-the-aboriginal-yagan-memorial/|website=Fremantle Society|access-date=10 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314015559/http://fremantlesociety.org.au/blog/2014/02/20/fremantles-j-shed-art-studio-and-the-aboriginal-yagan-memorial/|archive-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> and modelled on a {{convert|300|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[blue-tongued skink]] that lives on the block. | [[File:RE BluTongLizd.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Camera |[[Meckering]] {{coord|-31.63167|117.0071}} | | |A building housing a museum of photography and a collection of over 3000 cameras.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cunderdin.wa.gov.au/explore/what-to-see/meckering-the-big-camera.aspx|title=The Big Camera|publisher=Shire of Cunderdin|access-date=2024-12-29}}</ref> Claimed by the [[Shire of Cunderdin]] to have the largest collection of working cameras in the southern hemisphere.<ref name="pn 2026-04-20"/> |[[File:Meckering Big Camera 2022.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Cricket Bat |[[Narrikup]] | | |The {{convert|8|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} bat was constructed by Tony Poad, who has revived the local general store into not only a thriving mixed business, but also a cricketing museum. Although the museum is located at the general store, the Big Cricket Bat is situated at the local cricket ground. Accompanying the Bat is the world's first known cricket oval cricket bat fence, which is essentially the boundary picket fence with the top and bottom rails made out of normal planks and the vertical pickets are cricket bats. The fence is currently unfinished and it is assessed that the builders (who are on the local cricket team and led by Tony Poad) need approximately 2,000 more bats to complete the project.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=citations needed for entire section}} | |- | The Big Crocodile | [[Wyndham, Western Australia|Wyndham]] -15.4874, 128.12385 | 1987 | {{convert|18|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} | |[[File:Wyndham, The Kimberley (2052480212).jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | The Big [[Humpty Dumpty]] | {{WAcity|Carnarvon}} | | | Constructed from strong Swedish steel previously used in the whaling industry. First situated at East Carnarvon, as a cyclone shelter. Soon relocated to an abandoned fruit farm on "The Fruit Loop" road at Carnarvon's outskirts, and painted to resemble Humpty Dumpty. Repainted in early 2026.<ref name="pn 2026-04-20"/><ref name="stp 2024-20-23">{{cite web |author1=<!-- not stated --> |title=The best big things in WA |url=https://summerstar.com.au/blog/best-big-things-wa |website=Summerstar Tourist Parks |access-date=25 April 2026 |language=en |date=23 October 2024}}</ref> | |- | King Neptune | [[Two Rocks]], [[Yanchep]] | 1982<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/a-restored-king-neptune-rises-to-reclaim-atlantis-in-two-rocks-20150624-ghwo9q.html|title=A restored King Neptune rises to reclaim Atlantis in Two Rocks|date=24 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524074218/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/a-restored-king-neptune-rises-to-reclaim-atlantis-in-two-rocks-20150624-ghwo9q.html|archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> | | Heritage-listed (2006). {{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}Originally built for [[Atlantis Marine Park]]. | [[File:Atlanis Marine Park 2, 2012.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Lobster |[[Dongara]] |2005<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisk |first=Kathryn |date=2024-12-27 |title=What are the best 'big things' around Australia? |url=https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/what-are-the-best-big-things-around-australia/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Drive |language=en}}</ref> | |Corner of the Brand Highway & Moreton Terrace | |- |The Big Lollipop |[[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]] | | |Situated at the 'Yummylicious Candy Shack' lolly shop at 89 Morgans St, Ravensthorpe, WA. Also home to some big [[Liquorice allsorts]]. |[[File:Big Lollipop.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Marron |The Capel Marron Farm, 313 Goodwood Road, Capel WA 6271 | | | Known as "Rex of the River", based on the local species of freshwater crayfish, the ''[[Cherax tenuimanus]]''. The Big Marron is located Capel Marron Farm, between Capel and Donnybrook. |[[File:The Big Marron.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Mushroom |[[Balingup]]
-33.78859, 115.97637 | | | Situated in the gardens of the Old Cheese Factory, Nannup Road, Balingup. |[[File:BALINGUP Bigthings bigmushroom small.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Orange | [[Harvey, Western Australia|Harvey]] -33.06318, 115.89183 | | {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} diameter | | |- | Big Periodic Table | [[Joondalup]] | 2019 | {{convert|600|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} | The world's largest permanent [[periodic table]] of the elements can be found on the side of the five storey science building (Building 15) at [[Edith Cowan University]] and can be viewed from a smaller periodic table picnic table nearby. The periodic table is more than 4 times larger than the previous largest at the [[University of Murcia]] in Spain. It was inaugurated to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the table's creation by Russian chemist [[Dmitri Mendeleev]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=citation/s needed for entire section}} | |- || The Big Prawn | [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]] |2005 |7 m high (weights 2000 kg) | Situated outside the Exmouth Cultural Arts Centre. |[[File:The_Big_Prawn_in_Exmouth,_Western_Australia,_2024.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | The Giant Ram | [[Wagin]] | 1985 | {{convert|13|*|9|*|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The second tallest ram statue in Australia, and the only one with anatomically correct genitalia, he is named Bart and situated at Wetlands Park. In May 2025, he hosted a party attended by [[List of Bluey characters#Bluey Heeler|Bluey]] and many others to celebrate his 40th birthday.<ref name="pn 2026-04-20"/> | [[File:Wagin Giant Ram, Western Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- | Big Tractor | [[Carnamah]] | 2024 | {{convert|11.5|m|abbr=on}} high, {{convert|16|m|abbr=on}} long | A replica of a [[Chamberlain Tractors|Chamberlain]] 40K, it is the largest tractor sculpture in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/midwest-wa-town-carnamah-unveils-worlds-biggest-tractor/104388496|title=World's biggest tractor sculpture unveiled as new Midwest WA icon|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=2024-10-05|access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref> Situated in Yarra Street, it is five times the size of its prototype, so big that it is visible from {{cvt|2|km}} out of town.<ref name="pn 2026-04-20"/> |[[File:The_big_tractor_at_Carnamah,_September_2024.jpg|frameless|center]] |- | The Big Leeuwin Way Whale | [[Eucla]] | | {{convert|10|*|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Situated in the carpark of the Eucla roadhouse, Eyre Highway. ||[[File:Big Whale Statue at Eucla, Western Australia.jpg|frameless|center|200x200px]] |- |The Big Whale Shark |[[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]] |2002 | |This is situated on Murat Road next to the petrol station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ningaloo George |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ningaloo-george |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> |[[File:The_Big_Whale_Shark_in_Exmouth,_Western_Australia,_2024_2.jpg|frameless|center]] |- |The Big Wheelbarrow |[[Port Hedland]] | | |Situated at the entrance to the Wedgefield Industrial Area between Port Hedland and South Hedland. | |- | World's Largest Wooden Pendulum Clock | [[Nannup]] | 2019 | Over {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | The world's largest wooden pendulum clock. Built in the Nannup by Kevin Bird and housed in a purpose-built tower it opened to the public as a tourist attraction in January 2019. Made out of local timber Jarrah and Sheoak. The clock was removed in May 2019; only the building remains.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=citation/s needed for entire section}} | |- |Fergus the Bull |[[Forrest Highway]], just north of Bunbury |23 December 2002 |4 m |A 4 m wooden carved cross legged bull, resting its chin on its left hoof and holding a wine goblet in its right hoof. Fergus is the mascot for Ferguson Valley, an area in Dardanup. |[[File:Fergus_the_Bull_(2).jpg|frameless]] |- |Wardandi Boodja |Koombana Drive, Bunbury |February 2019 |5 m high, 6 m wide |Representing a [[Noongar]] face Artists: Alex and Nicole Mickle, and engineer Mike Kimble. Took 1 year to make. |[[File:Wardandi Boodja.jpg|frameless]] |}
==In popular culture== [[Image:Australia big things map.PNG|Locations of a number of Australia's big things|thumb|upright=1.35|right]] *The London production of ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: the Musical]]'' references the Big Prawn, Big Merino, Big Pineapple and the Big Banana.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] produced a documentary titled ''Big Things'' as part of its program ''The Big Picture''. * The National Museum in [[Canberra]] has a comprehensive multimedia exhibit displaying numerous big things.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * In 2007 [[Australia Post]] issued a set of 50c postage stamps by [[Reg Mombassa]], commemorating five of the most iconic big things: ** The Big Banana at Coffs Harbour (NSW) ** The Big Golden Guitar at Tamworth (NSW) ** The Big Lobster at Kingston SE (SA) ** The Big Merino at Goulburn (NSW) ** The Big Pineapple at Nambour (QLD)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gibbonsstampmonthly.com/story.asp?storycode=3094&preview=1 |title=Australia salute Big Things |work=Gibbons Stamp Monthly |date=June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226185722/http://www.gibbonsstampmonthly.com/story.asp?storycode=3094&preview=1 |archive-date=26 February 2009}}</ref> * [[Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace]] mentions Australia's big things in his book ''[[Yes Man (book)|Yes Man]]''{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * Travel writer [[Bill Bryson]] details his visit to the Big Lobster and the Big Bull in his book ''[[Down Under (book)|Down Under]] / [[In a Sunburned Country]]''{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * In the Australian comedy film ''[[Young Einstein]]'', when the titular character books into a hotel, the desk clerk asks if he's "Here to see the Big Bed?"{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * English stand-up comedian [[Ross Noble]] visited many of Australia's big things during his 2009 tour Ross Noble's Australian Trip.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * Australian comedians [[the Listies]] categorise Australia's big things in their comedy dictionary, [[Ickypedia]], as "Enbigenating".{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * The Big Pineapple appears in ''[[TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue]]''{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * In 2004, the [[Foxtel]] channel [[TV1 (Australian TV channel)|TV1]] aired the [[ASTRA Awards|ASTRA Award]]-winning production ''Magda's Big Things'' hosted by [[Magda Szubanski]] between commercial programming, in which Szubanski would visit a Big Thing and provide comedic, but often fictional commentary{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * In 2022, Australian confectionary brand [[Allen's]] released a gummy lolly mix called ''Big Aussie Road Trip'' containing 5 gummy sweets inspired by the Big Things.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bazika |first=Natasha |date=2022-09-01 |title=Buckle Up! Allen's Lollies Just Dropped the Ultimate Road Trip Mix |url=https://www.thrillist.com.au/news/allens-big-aussie-road-trip-mix |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Thrillist |language=en-AU}}</ref> * In 2023, Melbourne punk band [[Private Function]] released their third album ''370HSSV 0773H.'' The album cover included a [[scratchcard]] competition to win $2999, a test pressing of the album and the winner's face on all future pressings of the album if all three scratchcard pictures matched. The scratchcard pictures included photos of the Big Banana and the Big Koala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Disalvo |first=Tom |date=2023-02-06 |title=Private Function granted exemption to sell album with scratchie cover in South Australia |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-granted-exemption-to-sell-album-with-scratchie-cover-in-south-australia-3392832 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenke |first=Tyler |title=Scratchies, State Bans, & Addictive Rock'N'Roll: Private Function Are Back On Top |url=https://themusic.com.au/features/private-function-370hssv-0773h-album-interview/h4s1m5qdnJ8/31-03-23 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}</ref> * In 2023, the [[Royal Australian Mint]] released a set of [[Commemorative coins of Australia#1 dollar coin|commemorative $1 coins]] featuring ten of the "big things".<ref name=abc-2023-09-04>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-04/big-swoop-joins-big-pineapple-big-banana-on-new-coin-collection/102810118|title=Giant magpie swoops in to join Australia's top 'big things' on collectible coins from Royal Australian Mint|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2023-09-04|access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref> * In 2023, five of the sculptures were used to illustrate [[Australia Post stamps and products|Australian $1.20 stamps]].<ref name=abc-2023-09-04/>
==See also== * [[Dunedoo, New South Wales]], which decided against "The Big [[Dunny]]" * [[Giants of the Prairies]] * [[List of largest roadside attractions]] * [[New Zealand's big things]] * [[Novelty architecture]]
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== <!-- last updated January 2025 --> {{refbegin}} *{{cite book | last = Clark | first = David | year = 2004 | title = Big Things: Australia's Amazing Roadside Attractions | publisher = [[Penguin Books]] | isbn = 0-14-300200-7 }} * Scutt, Craig. ''The Little Book of Big Aussie Icons''. Five Mile Press. {{ISBN|9781741786002}}. * Clarke, Amy (2017). [https://theconversation.com/australias-big-problem-what-to-do-with-our-ageing-super-sized-statues-83424 "Australia's 'Big' problem – what to do with our ageing super-sized statues?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081540/https://theconversation.com/australias-big-problem-what-to-do-with-our-ageing-super-sized-statues-83424 |date=1 December 2017 }} ''The Conversation (Australia)''. 19 September 2017. * Clarke, Amy (2017). [http://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/arts-design/newsandevents/upcoming-fad-conferences/sahanz-2017/papers/documents/Clarke-A-Australias-Big-Dilemma.pdf "Australia's Big Dilemma: Regional/National Identities, Heritage Listing and Big Things."] ''Quotation: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand'', edited by Gervork Hartoonian and John Ting, p. 46–56. University of Canberra. {{ISBN|9780646981659}}. * {{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Amy |title=From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things? |url=https://theconversation.com/from-the-big-bogan-to-larry-the-lobster-why-do-towns-build-big-things-241129 |website=The Conversation |access-date=4 January 2025 |date=26 December 2024 }} {{refend}}
==External links== {{commons category|Big Things of Australia}} {{wikivoyage|Big Things of Australia}} *[https://www.google.com.au/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zGNfFDpo2Xkk.kIqwhRv8lgUs Map of big things] *{{cite web |title=The Big Pineapple, The Big Merino, The Big Gumboot: how big things captured Australia – a conversation with Dr Amy Clarke |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/amy-clarke-big-things-kitsch-australia/102722092 |website=ABC listen |access-date=22 September 2023 |language=en-AU |date=31 August 2023}}
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