The BIG THINGS of Australia - our favourite pictures
January 26, 2013
In the huge, huge land of Australia where big things such as Mt Augustus, Uluru (our gorgeous image is by sukhchander) and the Great Barrier Reef abound, there’s another bunch of ginormous things. Manmade things. Made from fibreglass, concrete and plaster, painted in bright colours, these are the kitsch, roadside structures that road-trip dreams are made of!
(The Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, also looked for Big Things in 2012, read all about it!)
By state, here are our favourite BIG THINGS of Australia:
NORTHERN TERRITORY
The Big Stock Whip at Mick’s Whips, Noonamah, Northern Territory. Photo by thribble
QUEENSLAND
The Big Pelican, Noosaville, Queensland. Photo by mollerenshaw
The Big Pineapple, Woombye, Queensland. Photo by radar oreilly
Big Cassowary, Mission Beach, Queensland. Photo by Jack Zalium
Big Mango, Bowen, Queensland. Photo by robstephaustralia
NEW SOUTH WALES
Big Merino at Goulburn, New South Wales. Photo by Dr Stephen Dann
The Big Chook, Mount Vernon, New South Wales. iPhone photo by woosang
The Big Chook, Moonbi, New South Wales. Photo by Jeff Kirtland
The Big Avocado in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Photo by Janette Pelosi
Big Banana, Coffs Harbour. Photo by Thom Woo
The Big Trout of Adaminaby. Photo by Srikumar Venugopal
VICTORIA
Big Koala, Dadswell Bridge, Victoria. Photo by Lutra
The Big Koala, Phillip Island, Victoria. Photo by LB McShutter
Big Ned Kelly, Glenrowan, Victoria. Photo by LB McShutter
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The Giant Cornish Miner, Kapunda, South Australia. Photo by brettm8
The Big Lobster (aka Larry), Kingston SE, South Australia. Photo by LB McShutter
Another view of the Big Lobster. Photo by Lutra
The Big Rocking Horse in Gumeracha, South Australia. Photo by Kelvin Wong (Away)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The Big Camera, Meckering, Western Australia. Photo by Sascha Grant
TASMANIA
The Big Penguin, Tasmania. Photo by ehrensing
Content Manager at Cheapflights whose travel life can be best summed up as BC (before children) and PC (post children). We only travel during the school holidays so short-haul trips and staycations are our specialities!
I had a dig at the Big Banana, but obviously I’ve missed many of Australia’s “Big Things”. OMH, as someone commented on my blog, will future generations years/millenia from now, think we worshipped such things?!
Perhaps! If they last that long?! Love your blog Christine. There are a few Big Things we’re missing ourselves. We’re chasing them, much like the Mayor Christchurch, New Zealand, incidentally! Here’s a fun story: http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/christchurch-nz-mayor-goes-in-search-of-australian-big-things/