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Dr. Craig Thorley
Big Things and Me
The exact number of Big Things is unknown as definitions vary, existing ones are removed or demolished, and new ones are built (e.g., The Big Garden Hose, Brisbane, 2025). There are, however, several hundred across Australia.
I saw my first Big Things on a roadtrip from Melbourne to Townsville in 2017 and started photographing them. I have now seen more than 100. Below are 50 of my favourites, some of which are now gone, like the Big Captain Cook. Click to expand.
Big Pineapple (Woombye)
Big Prawn (Ballina)
Big Banana (Coffs Harbour)
Big Merino (Goulburn)
Big Scotsman (Adelaide)
Big Koala (Dadswell Bridge)
Big Mango (Bowen)
Big Rocking Horse (Gumeracha)
Big Stockwhip (Fly Creek)
Big XXXX Can (Koumala)
Big Whiting (Hervey Bay)
Big Wool Bales (Hamilton)
Big Strawberry (Elimbah)
Big Watermelon (Bushy Park, Melbourne)
Big Turtle (Ayr)
Big Sardine Can (Home Hill)
Big Pelican - Percy or Pete (Noosaville)
Big Pie (Hamilton)
Big Orange (Gayndah)
Big Peanut (Tolga)
Big Olive (Tailem Bend)
Big Ned Kelly (Glenrowan)
Big Mud Crab (Cardwell)
Big Mower (Beerwah)
Big Mandarin (Mundubbera)
Big Marlin (Cairns)
Big Macademia Nut (Woombye)
Big Lobster (Kingston S
Big Kangaroo - Matilda (Traveston)
Big Jumping Crocodile (Wak Wak)
Big Hens (Meredith)
Big Golden Gumboot (Tully)
Big Cherries (Pages Flat)
Big Gnome (Frankston, Melbourne)
Big Fish (Tarzali Lakes)
Big Coffee Maker (Melbourne)
Big Cassowary (Mission Beach)
Big Boxing Crocodile (Humpy Doo)
Big Captain Cook (Cairns)
Big Cane Toad (Sarina)
Big Cane Cutters (Home Hill)
Big Brolga (Townsville)
Big Bilby (Townsville)
Big Avocado (Duranbah)
Big Apple (Balhannah)
Big Banana (Mackay)
Big Thorny Devil (Canberra)
Big Platypus (Canberra)
Big Magpie (Canberra)
Big Goanna (Canberra)
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