Australia is a big land with lots of big things. Our love of big things has turned into something of an obsession over time with many towns now creating their own claim to fame with a larger-than-life icon. With so many to see you could plan your Christmas break around a road trip to the big icons. See our map below.
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1. Big Banana - was built as a tourist attraction. It is often claimed it is Australia's very first "big" thing when it opened in December 1964
2. Big Scotsman - affectionately known as 'Scotty,' was erected in 1963 in Adelaide, South Australia and thus predates the Big Banana by a year.
3. In 2007 Australia Post issued a set of 50 cent postage stamps commemorating five of the most iconic big things
- The Big Banana at Coffs Harbour (NSW)
- The Big Golden Guitar at Tamworth (NSW)
- The Big Lobster at Kingston (SA)
- The Big Merino at Goulburn (NSW)
- The Big Pineapple at Nambour (QLD
4. The Big Merino in Goulburn is known locally as Rambo.
5. The Big Cigar in Churchill is a replica of Sir Winston Churchill's cigar, after whom the town is named.
6. There are around 150 big objects around Australia.
7. Many of the big things are considered works of folk art and have been heritage-listed.