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It seems that no matter where you go in Australia, big things are bound to be found eventually. However, there is a certain type of big thing that seems to be unique to small tourist towns no matter where you travel. These are, of course, the everyday objects that have been built at enormous scales as novelty architecture and dutifully filled with overpriced snack bars and trinkets to remind you of your journey to visit the big thing.

Australian Capital Territory edit

Map of Australia's big things

New South Wales edit

The Big Ant in Broken Hill
  • 2 Big Ant, Broken Hill.
  • 3 Big Apple, Yerrinbool.
  • Big Avocado, Tweed Heads.
  • Big Axe, Kew.
  • 4 Big Banana, Coffs Harbour (along Pacific Highway). The one that started it all, the Big Banana is conveniently about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane and has grown into a kitschy tourist empire with theme park rides, water slides and more. Stop by for a selfie and a banana split.
  • Big Bench, Broken Hill.
  • Big Blue Heeler, Muswellbrook.
  • Big Bottle, Pokolbin.
  • Big Bowl, Port Macquarie.
  • Big Bunch of Bananas, Sawtell.
  • Big Cheese, Bodalla.
  • Big Cherries, Young.
  • Big Chicken, Moonbi.
  • Big Diplodocus, Somersby.
  • 5 Big Eight Ball, Port Macquarie.
  • Big Elephant, Nimmitabel.
  • Big Fish, Caravilla.
  • Big Fruit Bowl, Bilpin.
  • 6 Big Gold Panner, Bathurst.
  • 7 Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth.
  • 8 Big Guitar, Narrandera.
  • Big Joint, Nimbin.
The Big Merino, Goulburn, NSW
  • 9 Big Merino, Goulburn.
  • 10 Big Miners Lantern, Lithgow.
  • Big Mosquito, Hexham.
  • 11 Big Motorbike, Homebush.
  • Big Murray Cod, Tocumwal.
  • 12 Big Oyster, Taree.
  • Big Pavlova, Marulan.
  • 13 Big Potato, Robertson.
  • Big Prawn, Ballina.
  • Big Saddle, Picton, at Saddleworld, 20/15 Henry Street.
  • Big Santa, Macksville.
  • Big Sundial, Singleton.
  • 14 Big Sydney Harbour Bridge, Warwick Farm.
  • Big Triceratops, Ballendean.
  • 15 Big Trout, Adaminaby.
  • Big Trout, Oberon.
  • Big Wine Cask, Wentworth.
  • Worlds Biggest Tennis Racquet, Barellan.

Northern Territory edit

  • Big Aboriginal Hunter.
  • Anmatjere Woman and Child.
  • Big Barramundi.
  • Big Beer Can.
  • Big Frogs.
  • Big Books.
  • Big Crocodile, Jabiru.
  • Big Stubby, Larrimah.
  • Big Boxing Croc, Humpty Doo.
  • Big Owl, Darwin.
  • 16 Big Stockwhip, Noonamah.
  • Big Pink Buffalo, Darwin.

Queensland edit

Big Gun, Underwood
The Big Mango, near Bowen, Queensland

South Australia edit

The Big Lobster' in Kingston
  • 20 Big Lobster, Kingston.
  • Big Miner, Kapunda.
  • Big Olive, Tailem Bend.
  • 21 Big Orange, Berri.
  • Big Oyster, Ceduna.
  • 22 Big Rocking Horse, Gumeracha.
  • Big Scotsman, Adelaide.
  • Big Winch, Coober Pedy.

Tasmania edit

  • 23 Big Coffee Pot, Deloraine.
  • 24 Big Penguin, Penguin.
  • 25 Big Slide Rule, University of Tasmania.
  • 26 Big Tasmanian Devil, Mole Creek.

Victoria edit

Western Australia edit

  • Big Apple, Donnybrook.
  • Big Banana, Carnarvon.
  • Big Camera, Meckering.
  • Big Cow, Brunswick Junction.
  • Big Crocodile, Wyndham.
  • Big DNA Staircase, Perth.
  • Big Neptune, Yanchep.
  • Big Orange, Harvey.
  • 27 Big Periodic Table, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup.
  • Big Ram, Wagin.
  • Big Dray, Kojonup.
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