If you’re doing a road trip around the Great Southern Land, one thing that you will probably notice are the Big Things In Australia.

I’m not talking about natural stuff like mountains, lava tubes, the Great Barrier Reef, or even bogans.

I mean the large constructions of various animals, fruit and other miscellaneous objects which are placed around the country as tourist attractions to lure people in to normally buy stuff. You are more or less guaranteed to come across some of these Big Things at some point in your trip down under!

Here are some examples. Note, I’ll keep updating this list whenever I get the chance to visit each of the Big Things in Australia which keeps the Aussie road trip alive! And an Aussie road trip is always a long one!

Let’s go state by state, anti-clockwise!

Queensland

Queensland is a major culprit for big things. I know, because I live here. Let’s check them out:

The Big Captain Cook – Cairns

Originally built to lure weary travellers into a now demolished motel, the Big Captain Cook is located just on the outskirts of Cairns and does rather stand out like dog’s testicles when compared to surrounding dwellings.

The Big Crocodile – Normanton

Most big things are an exaggerated form of animal. But the Big Crocodile in Normanton is life size replica of the biggest saltwater croc found in Australia. Scary. Like, make sure you wear the brown underpants scary.

The Big Gumboot – Tully

This ageing masterpiece is located in one of the wettest places in Australia and it’s height of over 7 metres pays tribute to a very wet year in Tully. Yes, rainfall here is measured in metres, not millimetres.

The Big Cattle – Rockhampton

Loads of cattle pass through Rockhampton which is the self declared cattle capital of Australia. Your burger probably once passed through here. You’ll see dozens of large cattle statues around town.

The Big Mango – Bowen

A good excuse to have a break on a long road trip, the Big Mango is a monument to one of the region’s most important fruit crops – the Bowen Mango. One of my favourite fruits, I’d have a crack at eating this one if it was real.

The Big Brisbane Sign – Brisbane

Brisbane can’t seem to get over that it hosted the G20 once. So much so, this large sign at Southbank has become a permanent fixture. I’m sure you’ve seen it on Instagram somewhere!

New South Wales

Check these out!

The Big Banana – Coffs Harbour

Whilst most Australian bananas are grown in Queensland, Coffs Harbour decided to pinch this big thing before the northern state did.

Here’s a video still of me in front of it!

The Big Tennis Racquet – Narellan

The Big Tennis Racquet pays homage to former Australian tennis champion, Evonne Goolagong who grew up there. You can’t miss it.

The Big Playable Acoustic Guitar – Narrandera

I like the marketing slogan for this piece which ‘held the world record in 1991‘. It actually works and you can play it, especially if you have large arms and fingers. Worth a look and bonus points if you can strum ‘Stairway to Heaven’.

The Big Tree of Life – Pilliga

Located at Pilliga Pottery, the Tree of Life is an impressive ‘tree’ of broken pieces of pottery stuck together. This would have taken a tonne of work!

The Big Beer Cup Snake – Various Cricket Grounds

Like most events in Australia, a day at the cricket is a thing disguise for a booze up. Robin Williams famously described cricket as like ‘baseball on valium’ and that’s probably why people become board and stick their plastic beer cups together to form a snake!

More Big Things From Australia

I’m only scratching the surface here. There’s craploads more big stuff like this! Stay tuned and come back here more often as I’ll update this page with more big stuff when I lay my eyes on it! I still have quite a few states and territories to go!

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