A List of Australia's big Things Drawn from the Wikipedia article Australia's Big Things Australian Capital New South Wales Victoria Territory Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory Name Location Notes Located in the Belconnen Fresh Food Giant Markets, the Giant Mushroom shelters a Mushroom Belconnen children's playground. It was officially launched in 1998 by the ACT Chief Minister. Located at the main entrance to Giant Owl Belconnen town centre, the statue cost Belconnen $400,000 and was built by Melbourne sculptor Bruce Armstrong.[3] New South Wales Name Location Notes A bull ant sculpture designed by artist Pro Hart, which was erected in 1980 and originally stood at the Stephens Creek Hotel. It was moved to its current location, Big Ant Broken Hill next to the Tourist Information Centre in Broken Hill, after being donated to the city in 1990. Located in the middle of an orchard about 3km north of Batlow, without public Big Apple Batlow access. Only its top is visible from Batlow- Tumut Road, as it is largely blocked by apple trees. Big Apple Yerrinbool Visible from the Hume Highway Big Avocado Duranbah Located at Tropical Fruit World. Located alongside the Kew Visitor Information Centre. The original sculpture The Big Axe Kew was replaced in 2002 as a result of ant induced damage. This 1/40 scale model of Uluru was formerly an attraction at Leyland Brothers World, and now forms the roof of the Rock Restaurant. Technically not a "Big Big Ayers North Arm Cove Thing" (as it is substantially smaller than Rock the item it is modelled on), the Rock Restaurant is loosely grouped with the big things as an object of roadside art. Sometimes claimed to be the first Big Thing in Australia. The Big Banana tourist Big Banana complex includes a banana-themed Coffs Harbour souvenir shop, tours of the surrounding plantation and an indoor ski slope. The Big Beer Can has a Tooheys New The Big Beer design, and is located above the entrance Can Cobar to the Grand Hotel. As part of the Landscapes and Backgrounds exhibition, a 2.5 times scale park bench was constructed on the top of Big Bench Broken Hill the Line of Lode, which is a high hill of mine deposits in the centre of the city of Broken Hill. The Big Blue Located adjacent to the town information Heeler Muswellbrook centre. The Big The Big Bogan is the brainchild of Bogan Nyngan Reverend Graham McLeod from Nyngan's St Mark's Anglican Church. Mangrove Big Bottles Mountain and Hanwood A 10-foot high replica of a lawn bowl, Lake Cathie, consisting of one-and-a-half tonnes of Big Bowl New South steel and concrete. Wales Formerly located in Sawtell, the Big Bunch of Bananas was relocated when Big Bunch of the Pacific Highway bypassed the town Coffs Harbour Bananas and now lie just to the south of Coffs Harbour. The bicycle built by Jonh Ridley, Andy The Big Lugiz and Phillip Becker adorns the Bicycle Chullora entrance to the Chullora Waste Transfer Station, Chullora. The Big Cheese is located at the former Bodalla cheese factory on the Princes Big Cheese Bodalla Hwy, Bodalla. It is as of 2013 closed. Originally located off Short Street, but Big Cherries Young moved with the tourist information centre to Lovell Street to the old railway station. Big Chook Moonbi 2 m × 4 m (6.6 ft × 13.1 ft) Big Chook Mount Vernon 4 m × 4 m (13 ft × 13 ft) Big Flower Ourimbah The Big Funnel Web Spider was built at Jamberoo Action Park located 20 minutes south of Wollongong and is a steel, Big Funnel Jamberoo, New fibreglass and concrete structure 420 Web Spider South Wales times larger than a female Sydney funnel- web spider. It was awarded a Guinness World Record as the Largest Spider Sculpture in August 2015. The Big Gold Located in front of the Gold Panner Motor Panner Bathurst Inn. Located between the Goods Shed and The Big Gold Grenfell historic Station Building at the old Railway Pick and Pan Station precinct, just off the northern end of West Street. The Big Modelled on the Golden Guitar trophies Golden given to winners at the Country Music Tamworth Guitar Awards of Australia ceremony night during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. The Big At the entrance to the Macadamia Castle, Knockrow Knight a nut-themed park and store. Located at Fairview Artspace in Mudgee The Big is a Tig Crawley's artwork "Water Mudgee Hammer Hammer". The Big Located on Darby St, this fully operational Headphones Newcastle pair of headphones was designed by Mark Tisdell. The Big Sculpture by Chris Fussell. It is located in Kookaburra Kurri Kurri Rotary Park. Erected by the town and district to promote the lamb and potato industries in The Big Lamb Guyra New England. The lamb is stood over a potato plant. A sculpture of a merino ram, built in 1985. Goulburn and The Big Merino were bypassed by the Hume Highway in 1992, The Big leading to a reduction in visitor numbers. Merino Goulburn On 26 May 2007, Rambo (as the Merino is locally known) was relocated by low- loader to a new home within sight of the highway. The Big Lithgow Miner's Lamp "Ossie the Mossie" at the Hexham Bowls Club is modelled on the local Big Mosquito Hexham Ochlerotatus alternans mosquito species, known as "Hexham Greys". It includes illuminated eyes which switch on at night. Big Murray Located near the corner of Delinquin Rd Cod Tocumwal and Murray St, near the Murray River. Big Orange Tenterfield The Big Oyster Taree 12 m × 4 m (39 ft × 13 ft) The Big Playable Guitar Narrandera The largest playable guitar in the world. 6 m × 2 m (19.7 ft × 6.6 ft) Situated in the Australian Reptile Park, and commissioned by the Park's founder, Ploddy the Eric Worrell. The concrete structure, Somersby Dinosaur based on the shape of a Diplodocus, is 30 metres long and weighs almost 100 tonnes. The Big Potato A giant potato constructed by farmer Jim Robertson 10 m × 4 m Mauger in 1977. (33 ft × 13 ft) The Big Poo was built by local residents The Big Poo as a protest against Sydney Water's 1 m × 5 m Kiama decision not to reuse waste water in the (3.3 ft area. Built from foam, it was unveiled by × 16.4 ft) Ian Cohen on 29 April 2002. On 24 September 2009, Ballina Shire Council voted to allow the demolition of the Big Prawn, but this permission was never acted upon. Bunnings Warehouse The Big purchased the site, and the Prawn, in Prawn Ballina August 2011, and stated their intention to retain and refurbish the Prawn as part of the redevelopment. The prawn now sits on a stand next to the entrance of the Bunnings Warehouse carpark. A Big Rabbit Trap, located on the roof of Big Rabbit Albert the Rabbit Trap Hotel. Trap The Big Moree The Big Rocket, launched during the Rocket International Year of Astronomy and the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, contains two slides and a space-themed command centre playground. A cement cube painted as per a Rubik's Big Rubik's Cube on top of a storm water drain on Maroubra Cube Maroubra Beach. The Big Uralla In front of Hassett's Military Museum. Soldier The Big Spider (named "Not so Itsy" by the artist) was created by Andrew Whitehead, a nearby resident of the town. The spider commemorates the local The Big Urana football club, who were, for many years, Spider known as the Spiders, and is built from a range of materials – including a wash tub and a hot dog muffler. A 25-foot high sundial presented as a gift from Lemington Mine, to honour the The World's occasion of the Australian Bicentenary. At Biggest Singleton the time of its creation, it was recognised Sundial by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest sundial. Big Tennis Built in honour of Evonne Goolagong, Barellan Racquet who grew up in Barellan. Designed by Andy Lomnici, the Big Trout is located in the town of Adaminaby, near The Big Trout Adaminaby Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains. Opened in 1973, the trout is built from fiberglass over a steel frame. The Big Trout Oberon The Big Forster Carved from timber, the big turtle is Turtle located behind the main street of Forster on a riverside boardwalk. Mortels Sheepskin Factory is home to The Big Ugg Boots. These big ugg boots are The Big Ugg Thornton 13 times the size of a women's US size 8 Boots ugg boot, in the Hunter Region of NSW. Although work started on the Big Windmill in 1972, the death of Franz De Kever in 1974 delayed completion until 1982, as it was not until the site was purchased by The Big Coffs Harbour Hans Eecen that work was able to Windmill resume. The Big Windmill has since changed hands, and is now operated by Mark and Jodi Taylor. The site includes a 41-room motel and a restaurant. Located at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The Big Wine Pokolbin The neck forms a chimney for an open Bottle fire contained within. Victoria Name Location Notes Image A fibre glass replica of an abalone that used to sit atop a 5.3 m tower at the Plummer Road premises of the Australian Big Abalone Exports office. Once it was Laverton North Abalone illuminated, and rotated slowly.