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Australian Big Thing fascination
Let’s see Australian Big Thing fascination.
The Big Pineapple on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
One of Australia popular big things, the Big Pineapple that is on the market. Local developers are expected to snap up the 34-year-old tourist attraction features 80 hectares of prime real estate on Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland. The Big Pineapple agricultural tourist attraction is one of Australia's oldest "big things. The property, which includes the 16m-high fiberglass pineapple was first opened in 1971. In recent years it has moved to the face of tough competition from Gold Coast theme parks and Steve Irwin's nearby Australia Zoo.Last year the venue was put into liquidation, but dug itself out of debt. Savills Sunshine, Coast director and Jerry O'Reilly, acting on behalf of the owners said, "It's not one of their prime assets, they have other assets in Sydney and Melbourne ... so they've decided that it's time for them to get out," he said. Calling for expressions of interest on the property, which includes five separate land titles, Mr O'Reilly said buyers now had until July 27 to make an offer. Mr. O'Reilly said the Big Pineapple still had a lot to offer and be a tourism destination or a development.
BIG BANANA
This is 33 year old giant structure model on a prize winning banana is the most photographed object in Australia. At any time of the day cameras are clicking away by individuals, couples, honeymooners, small groups, families, whole coach loads of people that have been recording their visit to The Big Banana. Moreover many are returning with children and grandchildren to continue a family tradition. Big Banana is still 11 meters long, 5 meters high, and 2.4 meters wide but the surrounding developments have lessened its impact. In 1995 The Big Banana has moved forward on the site, up on a higher platform, and sideways slightly to centre it between the buildings. It now presents a more imposing facade once again. Located just north of Coffs Harbour on the Pacific Highway, 565 kilometers north of Sydney and 450 kilometers south of Brisbane The Big Banana is always a favorite stopping place with people of all ages and has been for over 30 years.
THE BIG GOLDEN GUITAR
The 12m high Big Golden Guitar weighs half a ton! Standing on the New England Highway on the southern approach to Tamworth, Australia's home of country music is the Big Golden Guitar. The Big Golden Guitar is a replica of the famous golden guitar used for Australia's Annual Country Music Awards. The Big Golden Guitar was unveiled by Slim Dusty in 1988. Slim has won more Golden Guitars than any other Australian Country Music recording artist. The Guitar was commissioned by the original owners of the Golden Guitar Centre, Warwick Bennet and Max Ellis and made by Tamworth fiberglass manufacturer, Len Surtees, over a steel frame made by Steve
THE BIG GUMBOOT
On March 3 2003, Australia’s wettest town is hoping tourists will get a kick out of its controversial new eight-meter golden gumboot and have made the giant boot was erected today in Tully, north Queensland. It is the latest in a "big things" boom in the tropics, which includes Bowen's recently, finished big mango and Sarina's big cane toad. The struggling sugar town came up with the idea to attract tourists and cement its repeat status as the rain capital, a title hotly debated by neighbors. The golden gumboot was originally a rubber boot awarded to one of Australia's three wettest towns. According to legend it became a two-horse race when Innisfail's rainfall dropped out of contention around the time the rain gauge was moved from the vicinity of the public toilets. When Tully's Rotary Club decided to claim the gumboot permanently, Babinda, which has had more rainfall in recent years, responded with plans to build a giant umbrella. The $30,000 boot was built on the Atherton Tablelands but the finish date was delayed by more than a month by heavy rain
BIG THIS AND BIG THAT
Travelers in Australia usually do not get very far before they come across a “big” something or other. About 3 km north of Coff’s Harbour, for instance, is the Big Banana, an enormous yellow concrete banana. The surrounding complex includes various other tourist attractions.
Other “big” items include the following:-
The Big Gold Panner, Bathurst, N.S.W.
The Big Prawn, Ballina, N.S.W.
The Big Mandarin, Mundubbera Mundubbera, Queensland
The Big Orange, Berri, South Australia
The Big Oyster, Taree, N.S.W.
The Big Lobster, Kingston, South Australia
The Big Merino, Goulburn, N.S.W.
The Big Bull. Wauchope, N.S.W.
The Big Lizzie, Red Cliffs, Victoria
The Big Tree Goanna, Crystal Brook, South Australia
The Big Cheese, Bodalla, N.S.W.
The Big Rocking Horse, Gumeracha, South Australia
The Big Wool Bales, Hamilton, Victoria
The Big Ram, Wagin, Western Australia
The Big Winch, Coober Pedy, South Australia
The Big Barramundi, Daintree, Queensland
The Big Pineapple, Nambour, Queensland
The Big Cigar, Churchill, Victoria
The Big Penguin, Penguin, Tasmania
The Big Crocodile, Wyndham, Western Australia
The Big Orange, Gayndah, Queensland
The Big Bull, Rockhampton, Queensland
The Big Potato, Robertson, N.S.W.
The Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth, N.S.W.
The Big Roo, Border Village
The Big Tree, Pemberton, Western Australia
The Big Bowl of Fruit, Bilpin, N.S.W.
The Big Ned Kelly, Glen Rowan, Victoria
The Big Milkshake Container, Kyabram, Victoria
The Big Apple, Stanthorpe, Queensland
The Big Avocado, Byron Bay, N.S.W.
The Big Bottle, Mangrove Mountain, N.S.W.
The Big Macadamia, Nambour, Queensland
The Big Cow, Nambour, Queensland
The Big Orange, Tenterfield, N.S.W.
The Big Peanut, Kingaroy, Queensland
The Big Rock, Barrington Tops, N.S.W.
The Big Trout, Adaminaby, N.S.W.
The Big Windmill, Coff’s Harbour, N.S.W.
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