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34 Big Things with this tag
Big Barramundi
A 6-metre long fibreglass barramundi celebrating Normanton's status as the 'Barramundi Capital of Australia'.
Big Golden Guitar
A 12-meter tall fibreglass guitar monument celebrating Tamworth's status as Australia's Country Music Capital, opened by Slim Dusty in 1988.
Big Golden Gumboot
A 7.9-metre tall golden fibreglass gumboot celebrating Tully as one of Australia's wettest towns.
Big Lizzie
Australia's largest traction engine at Red Cliffs, VIC, a working piece of pioneering history.
Big Mango
A 10-meter tall, 7-tonne fibreglass tribute to Bowen's mango industry, famously 'stolen' by Nando's in 2014 for a viral marketing campaign.
Big Ned Kelly
A 6-meter tall fibreglass statue of Australia's most famous bushranger, standing guard over the historic township where Ned Kelly made his last stand.
Big Orange
Australia's largest big fruit at 15 metres tall and 12 metres wide, a former cafe and viewing platform celebrating the Riverland's citrus industry.
Big Penguin
An iconic 3-metre tall ferro-cement penguin statue that has welcomed visitors to Penguin, Tasmania since 1975.
Big Potato
A 10-metre fibreglass potato built in 1977, modelled on a Sebago potato, sitting in a field in Robertson.
Big Rocking Horse
An 18.3-meter tall steel and concrete rocking horse overlooking the Adelaide Hills, complete with internal viewing platforms and a wildlife park.
Big Stubby
An oversized replica of the legendary NT Draught 2.27-litre stubby bottle, accompanied by a pink panther with its own beer.
Big Trout
A 10-metre tall, 2.5-tonne fibreglass rainbow trout sculpture celebrating Adaminaby's fishing heritage.
Giant Koala
A 14-meter tall bronze and fibreglass koala weighing 12 tonnes, marking the gateway to the Grampians region on the Western Highway.
Giant Ram (Bart)
Australia's second-largest ram sculpture, a 9-metre tall tribute to Western Australia's wool industry, affectionately known as 'Bart'.
The Big Axe
A massive axe sculpture in Kew, Victoria, celebrating Australia's timber industry and the pioneering spirit of the bush.
The Big Banana
Australia's original Big Thing and an iconic roadside attraction opened in 1964, featuring a massive yellow banana structure alongside a full-scale amusement park.
The Big Camera
A giant camera monument at Meckering, WA, marking a famous earthquake site.
The Big Captain Cook
A statue of Captain James Cook at Cairns, QLD, commemorating European exploration of Australia's east coast.
The Big Cigar
A giant cigar at Churchill, VIC, playing on the town's famous namesake.
The Big Drover
A giant drover statue at Camooweal, QLD, honoring the stockmen who drove cattle across Australia.
The Big Gun
A giant rifle sculpture at Longreach, QLD, at the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame.
The Big Kelly Gang
A collection of statues depicting Ned Kelly's gang at various locations in Victoria's Kelly Country.
The Big Lighthouse
A giant lighthouse sculpture celebrating Australia's maritime history and coastal heritage.
The Big Lobster
Known affectionately as 'Larry the Lobster', this 17-meter tall steel and fibreglass crustacean has towered over Kingston SE since 1979, celebrating South Australia's rock lobster fishing industry.
The Big Merino
A massive 15-meter tall concrete ram known as 'Rambo' celebrating Goulburn's wool industry heritage, featuring an internal gift shop and wool museum with observation windows in the ram's eyes.
The Big Miner
A massive gold miner statue in Ballarat, Victoria, honoring the diggers who sparked the Victorian gold rush.
The Big Miner's Boot
A giant miner's boot at various mining towns, honoring Australia's mining heritage.
The Big Ned Kelly Glenrowan
A massive Ned Kelly statue in Glenrowan, VIC, site of the famous bushranger's last stand.
The Big Pineapple
A Sunshine Coast icon since 1971, this 16-meter tall fibreglass pineapple now anchors an adventure park featuring TreeTop Challenge, Wildlife HQ Zoo, and craft distillery experiences.
The Big Shovel
A giant mining shovel at Moe, VIC, celebrating the Latrobe Valley's coal mining heritage.
The Big Slab Hut
A giant slab hut at heritage locations celebrating early Australian settler architecture.
The Big Sundial
A massive sundial sculpture in Singleton, NSW, celebrating the town's sunny climate and mining heritage.
The Big Timber Worker
A giant timber worker statue honoring the logging industry heritage of regional Australia.
The Dog on the Tuckerbox
The famous Dog on the Tuckerbox statue at Gundagai, NSW, one of Australia's most iconic roadside monuments.