The Big Pelican is another one of Australia’s Big Things. It is found on the Noosa River’s foreshore in Noosaville, Queensland. This massive sculpture is one of Noosaville’s tourist attractions; it draws the attention of both locals and visitors to the serene atmosphere and the pelican birds. A Brief History of the Big Pelican The…
Another one of Australia’s iconic Big Things is the Big Scotsman, fondly known as ‘Scotty’. The 5-metre tall statue stands at the corner of Nottage Terrace and Main North Road in Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia. The structure was designed by Paul Kelly and constructed in 1963. It is the oldest of the Big Things of…
The Big Cassowary Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia, is home to the Big Cassowary statue. Standing five metres tall, the statue is located outside the Wongaling Beach Shopping complex. Darryl Lourigan built the Big Cassowary monument to celebrate the town’s famous bird. The small coastal town of Mission Beach is surrounded by the World Heritage rainforest…
The Big Camera is a photography museum located off the Great Eastern Highway near the Wheatbelt town of Meckering. The museum is one of its kind in Australia and is open to the public on specific days of the week. The Big Camera The uniquely-designed museum stays open between 9.00 am and 5:00 pm daily except for…
They are a little different from your Pink Lady’s or your Granny Smith’s but these big apples are loved by all. So loved, that 9 of them were built.
The Big Mandarin in Mundubbera, North Burnett Region, Queensland is an oversized fiberglass sculpture of an Ellendale Mandarin. It sits in a caravan park and doubles as a kiosk. Built in 1983, the Big Mandarin measures 11 metres by 15 metres. The town of Mundubbera is famously referred to as the Citrus Capital of Queensland….
The Big Barramundi is a set of oversized sculptures of the barramundi species of fish located in different parts of Australia. As part of our obsession with the Big Things of Australia, this article covers the three big barramundis located in different towns, states, and territories across Australia. The Big Barramundi in Katherine The Big…
About the big bee The Big Bee sits outside Island Beehive, off Playford Highway in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Island Beehive is an organic honey processing company owned by Peter David. The company produces honey from the purest strain of Ligurian bees in the world, found on Kangaroo Island. The unfiltered and raw honey…
If you love the Big Things of Australia, you may consider visiting the Big Crocodiles. One Big Crocodile is located in Wangetti, a small coastal town in Shire of Douglas, Queensland. The 26ft long sculpture, also known as Big Ted, was built on Hartley’s Creek Adventures crocodile farm in 1984. The second Big Crocodile was…
Today, our obsession with the Big Things of Australia takes us to Moonbi, a small town located along the New England Highway in New South Wales. The town sits at the bottom of the Moonbi Range and is part of the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council. Moonbi is also home to the…