Thursday, July 16, 2009

Australian for 'Culture'


Australia's "Big Things" are to be listed officially as National Heritage sites. BambooWeb offers the following list (or check out Wikipedia's entry):

Western Australia
  • The Big Crocodile, Wyndham - 3m x 18m
  • The Big Banana, Carnarvon - 6m x 1m
  • The Big Apple, Donnybrook - 7m x 4m
  • The Big Ram, Wagin - 8m x 10m

South Australia

  • The Big Orange, Berri - 15m x 12m
  • The Big Lobster, Kingston - 17m x 15m
  • The Big Scotsman, Medindie (Adelaide) - 5m x 1m
  • The Big Rocking Horse, Gumeracha - 18m x 17m
  • The Big Miner, Kapunda - 8m x 2m
  • The Big Winch, Coober Pedy - 8m x 5m
  • The Big Galah, Kimba - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Roo, Border Village - 5m x 2m

Victoria

  • The Big Murray Cod, Swan Hill - 3m x 9m
  • The Giant Ned Kelly, Glenrowan - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Pheasant, Tynong - 8m x 17m
  • The Big Worm, Bass - 250m x 4m
  • The Big Woolbales, Hamilton - 3m x 12m
  • The Giant Koala, Dadswells Bridge - 14m x 8m

Tasmania

  • The Big Penguin, Penguin - 3m x 1m
  • The Big Tasmanian Devil, Mole Creek - 2m x 3m
New South Wales

  • The Big Wine Cask, Wentworth - 6m x 8m
  • The Big Playable Guitar, Narrandera - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Murray Cod, Tocumwal - 2m x 7m
  • The Big Trout, Adaminaby - 10m x 3m
  • The Big Merino, Goulburn - 15m x 18m
  • The Big Cherries, Young - 2m x 4m
  • The Big Gold Panner, Bathurst - 5m x 3m
  • The Big Chook, Mt Vernon - 4m x 4m
  • The Big Wine Bottle, Pokolbin (Hunter Valley) - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Oyster, Taree - 4m x 12m
  • The Big Bull, Wauchope - 14m x 21m
  • The Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth - 12m x 4m
  • The Big Banana, Coffs Harbour - 11m x 2m
  • The Big Prawn, Ballina - 6m x 9m

A.C.T.

  • The Big Mushroom, Belconnen - 4m x 8m

Queensland

  • The Big Barramundi, Normanton - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Barramundi, Daintree - 6m x 2m
  • The Big Captain Cook, Cairns - 7m x 2m
  • The Big Marlin, Cairns - 8m x 2m
  • The Big Cassowary, Mission Beach - 5m x 5m
  • The Big Gumboot, Tully - 8m x 6m
  • The Big Mango, Bowen - 12m x 8m
  • The Big Rum Bottle, Bundaberg - 6m x 1m
  • The Big Mandarin, Mundubbera - 11m x 15m
  • The Big Ned Kelly, Maryborough - 8m x 2m
  • The Big Shell, Tewantin - 3m x 1m
  • The Big Stubby, Tewantin - 9m x 4m
  • The Big Cow, Nambour - 6m x 10m
  • The Big Pineapple, Nambour - 16m x 6m
  • The Big Macadamia nut, Nambour - 5m x 10m
  • The Big Redback, Brisbane - 3m x 3m
  • The Big Hard Rock Guitar, Surfer's Paradise - 10m x 3m
  • The Big Apple, Stanthorpe - 4m x 3m

Northern Territory

  • The Big Boxing Crocodile, Humpty Doo - 8m x 8m
  • The Big Stockwhip, Acacia - 7m x 10m

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