The Worst BIG THINGS in Australia

The people need to know.

[friendlyjordies]

Which is the worst one?

More dates and locations added all the time.

[evigvandrare]

I can't believe the reviews of the Big Koala don't mention the fact its eyes glow red at night. It's haunting.

[YukiAndZeroFTW]

I said this the last time I saw the Big Koala mentioned, but when my parents got divorced and had split custody of me, the halfway point between their houses was this rest area, so as a child I had some pretty traumatising, dramatic, and tear-filled custody handovers under the glare of that monster.

10/10

[davidlindsay]

Surely Clive Palmer is the worst “big thing” in Australia

[magicwandson]

The big lobster is BIG. It is as big as it is because the people who commissioned it wrote the measurements in feet, but the people building it thought they where in meters. I think it's the best big thing because you can get inside it and climb up and look out its eyes. It is full of empty cans and goes up for sale every 2 years. Five stars.

[abeeson]

The big prawn in Ballina used to be on a seafood market, you could climb up and look through its eyes and stuff, but it went bust years ago. the Prawn sat for ages and was scheduled to be destroyed till Bunnings saved it, built a nice stand and pro looking tail and now take care of it. Props to Bunnings for saving it, it still makes me happy seeing it kicking on

[themudpit]

I interviewed the artist that made that big lobster when I did my art project on 'big things' back in the 80's. the lobster was the most truly artistic one. That guy made countless measurements of a real lobster, and that thing is true to life. He went broke making it if I remember rightly, it was an absolute labour of love. Don't knock that lobster, soup or no soup. It's amazing.

[mattbaker]

'The Big Banana disappointing Aussie kids for almost 60 yrs' should be a shirt they sell

[aussieshooter]

My favourite google review is of a local sewage treatment plant that the reviewer lives nearby. She complains that when the wind blows a certain direction "the smell is woeful and very distressing". I go back to that review every time I need a laugh. Even better is the review under it which reads"Very happy with the food, great service" 😂

[watkinry]

I love that friendlyjordies is providing alternative vacation spots for his new international audience.

[MrFiveFiveVods]

As someone that lives near the woombye big pineapple and is 28 not 90, the reviews are right. There used to be this amazing resturant and cafe that sold local fresh fruit products and deserts. it was an amazing place but it went out of business and has been in a constant state of "someone buys it-tries to bring it back-fails" and it makes me sad i loved that place.

[Papa_Bludgeon]

When the Big Merino was in it's original spot, you could throw stuff from the eyes and hit your mates in the car park.

[JadeCryptOfWonders]

The Big Pineapple used to have this ride called Tomorrow's Harvest where a crocodile jumped out at you and Jetsons robots farmed crops, no wonder Queensland visitors are disappointed that it's closed.

[m_ism]

The entirety of my exposure of Australian culture has been through either this channel or idat, and I appreciate it greatly.

[HailHydra]

20 years and im still salty at my parents for not stopping when we drove past the big banana when i was a kid

[bitgoonies]

As an American living in Australia for over 11 years now I am still astounded that "Big Things" are a thing here. "Just make it big whatever it is and its an attraction" I don't get it, but I love it!

[jamie]

I come from a rural farm town called Gore in new Zealand. We have a concrete statue of a sheep. A plastic statue of a fish And we used to have a statue of a guitar. Maybe it's still there but I can't remember. Presumably it's made of wood. But it may have been plastic. If it's still there.
The council put toilets by the fish. But you have to pay to use them. 1 star.

[BettiePagan]

My first outside-of-city Australia experience was when I took two planes and an hour plus drive to Bowen to visit family. They took me to see their ‘famous giant mango’ that had recently been returned to its home after some crackheads stole it and moved it further into town (they also showed me a lab house that had blown up in recent weeks like it was another hot tourist photo spot).
Though coming from a place that had a famed giant kiwi fruit slice and where my neighbours also cooked the crystal pepsi, I didn’t think I was in a position to judge too harshly.

Edit: After some brief research (google), cheeky nandos stole the mango

[sbultitude-paull]

When I was in Primary School I was put into some higher-learning class, which basically consisted of just gaving us extra homework to do outside of our regular school work. One of the first "research projects" was to name the places in Australia where various "big" things were. Keep in mind this was in the early 90s and way before the internet was widely available, so this meant hours in the library digging up relevant books which the other students in the class hadn't already checked out for the same question. To this day it seemed like the biggest waste of time possible.

[dougsyphillips]

I've been through Dimmeys many times and I can't tell how it still exists, they sell practically everything cleaning supplies, suit cases, 20 year old lollies and an entire section devoted to dog collars and toys. It's pretty much the black hole from the simpsons it's sucked in all the shit other shops have thrown out