He wanted something to put his park on the map. Ploddy is the brainchild of the Australian Reptile Park’s founder, Eric Worrell.
Built in 2005 and 13 times bigger than a women’s size 8 you can stop in the car park and walk right up to them. Sitting in front of the Mortels Sheepskin Factory in Thornton is a pair of ugg boots. The site was bought by Bunnings and they actually saved the sculpture and added a tail! It now sits proudly adjacent to the Bunning carpark in Balina.Īdaminaby is a popular spot for trout fishing, so guess what? Big Trout! This 10m high fish is made from fibreglass and bas completed in 1973. When the site fell into disrepair it was going to be demolished but the community rallied around to save the prawn. The big prawn was originally build in 1989 and used to be above a gift shop and seafood eateries. It was built in 1977 and is 10m long and 4m wide. Who wouldn’t want to visit a giant concrete potato? The main crop of the area is potatoes so naturally some farmers got together and decided the town needed a big one. The building the oyster sits on has gone through a few incarnations since then and it now sits atop a car dealership. The big oyster was opened in 1990, and originally was in a complex with Australian arts and craft and souvenir shops. It is located in Rotary Park in the centre of town. 5.82 meters in length with a 2-meter guitar body width it an impressive instrument.Ī 4.5 meter tall Kookaburra was erected in 2009 by Hydro Aluminium. The Narrandera Visitor Information Centre is home to the big guitar which can actually be played. It can be found the on the Great Western Highway in Bathurst and has been there since 1979. This 5m tall statue is of a man carefully inspecting his tin pan for nuggets of gold. If you can’t decide on just one big fruit, why not go for them all! The big fruit bowl in Bilpin has a banana, orange, apple and even grapes. This one is the mascot of the The Big Chook Egg Farm and sits in their paddock. Not to be outdone, Mt Vernon also has a big chook. The area has many large poultry farms and so has a large fibreglass chicken! Moonbi is a small village about 20kms north of Tamworth. The region is known for good cherry growing so it was only natural to have this as a landmark. The big cherries are attached to the welcome to Young sign in the main street. Both of these are no longer operating but the big cheese was left. The big cheese used to be part of a visitors’ centre as part of the Bodalla factory. It was originally constructed in 1979 but the wood handle was replaced in 202 due to ant damage. The big axe is located at the Kew Visitor Information Centre and stands about eight meters tall. It now also had a café, gift shop, cheesemaking, toboggan ride and even a fun park as part of the complex. Possibly the most well know big thing, the big banana was created in 1964.