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Big Things of Australia

Australia’s greatest contribution to world art: enormous fibreglass fruit, animals and produce on the side of the highway. Collect the lot — it’s the most Australian road trip there is.

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1. The Big Pineapple 🍍 Woombye, Sunshine Coast · QLD The original and the best. 16 metres of heritage-listed pineapple.
2. The Big Banana 🍌 Coffs Harbour · NSW Australia’s first Big Thing (1964). Toboggan included.
3. The Big Merino 🐑 Goulburn · NSW A 15-metre ram named Rambo. Climb up for the view out his eyes.
4. The Big Prawn 🦐 Ballina · NSW Saved from demolition by Bunnings. The peoples’ prawn.
5. The Big Mango 🥭 Bowen · QLD Once “stolen” as a marketing stunt. Ten tonnes of mango.
6. The Big Lobster (Larry) 🦞 Kingston SE · SA Larry’s been guarding the Limestone Coast since 1979.
7. The Giant Koala 🐨 Dadswells Bridge · VIC A grumpy-looking 14-metre koala on the way to the Grampians.
8. The Big Galah 🦜 Kimba · SA Marks the halfway point across the continent. Pink and proud.

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