Australia is a big country. It is big and sparsely populated so it was probably a natural consequence that the crasser end of tourism latched on to "The Big ???" as a way of placing your part of Australia on the map.
The Big Pineapple is one of the oldest and my first experience with this cultural phenonemon. Situated north of Brisbane on, somewhat unsurprisingly, a pineapple farm it has been a must stop for every tourist bus for decades.
Inspired by its success other towns clammering for similar financial rewards have built their own big something. Some times it is easy to find a big something that represents your town, other times the links are tenuous at best.
The big something has become so popular in Australia that it has moved from the crass to a cultural art form, well almost.
Click "Continue Reading" to see a, no where near complete, list of Australias big things.
Big Banana Coffs Harbour, Queensland
Big Apple in Donnybrook Western Australia
The Big Koala, The Grampians Victoria
The Big Galah in Kimba, South Australia
The Big Lobster, Kingston Sout Australia
The Big Bull, Wauchope, NSW
Captain Cook, Cairns, Far Noth Queensland
There are many jewels hidden amongst the leaves in this forgotten part of the ancient forest. Spend some time browsing and you are sure to find some. Click here or continue your search below
or read the most recent entries here.what about the big worm?
Posted by: dan at December 31, 2003 03:55 PM
Stumble It!