Australia's big things

Table columns:
Name
Location
Built
Size
Notes
Image

Table rows:
cells: Big Ant
Broken Hill
1980
A bull ant sculpture designed by artist Pro Hart, which was erected in 1980 and originally stood at the Stephens Creek Hotel.[5] It was moved to its current location, next to the Tourist Information Centre in Broken Hill, after being donated to the city in 1990.
cells: Big Apple
Batlow
Located in the middle of an orchard about 3 km north of Batlow, without public access. Only its top is visible from Batlow-Tumut Road, as it is largely blocked by apple trees.
cells: Big Apple
Yerrinbool
Visible from the Hume Highway -34.348504, 150.554299
cells: Big Avocado
Duranbah
Located at Tropical Fruit World.
cells: The Big Axe
Kew
1979
8 m (26 ft)
Located alongside the Kew Visitor Information Centre. The original sculpture was replaced in 2002 as a result of ant induced damage. The Axe was remodelled and a new one was displayed in 26 January 2017.[6]
cells: Big Ayers Rock
North Arm Cove
1990
This 1/40 scale model of Uluru was formerly an attraction at Leyland Brothers World, and now forms the roof of the Rock Restaurant. Technically not a "Big Thing" (as it is substantially smaller than the item it is modelled on), the Rock Restaurant is loosely grouped with the big things as an object of roadside art.
cells: Big Banana
Coffs Harbour
1964
13 m × 5 m (43 ft × 16 ft)
Sometimes claimed to be the first Big Thing in Australia.[7] The Big Banana tourist complex includes a banana-themed souvenir shop, tours of the surrounding plantation and an indoor ski slope.
cells: The Big Beer Can
Cobar
1990
5 m × 2.5 m (16.4 ft × 8.2 ft)
The Big Beer Can has a Tooheys New design, and is located above the entrance to the Grand Hotel.
cells: Big Bench
Broken Hill, New South Wales
September 2002
As part of the Landscapes and Backgrounds exhibition, a 2.5 times scale park bench was constructed on the top of the Line of Lode, which is a high hill of mine deposits in the centre of the city of Broken Hill.
cells: The Big Blue Heeler
Muswellbrook
2001
2 m (6.6 ft) high
Located adjacent to the town information centre.
cells: The Big Bogan
Nyngan
2015
3.6 m (12 ft) high
The Big Bogan is the brainchild of Reverend Graham McLeod from Nyngan's St Mark's Anglican Church.[8][9] Located on Pangee Street next to the railway lines.
cells: Big Bottles
Mangrove Mountain and Hanwood
cells: Big Bowl
Lake Cathie, New South Wales
1975
A 10-foot high replica of a lawn bowl, consisting of one-and-a-half tonnes of steel and concrete.[10]
cells: Big Bull
Wauchope
14 m × 21 m (46 ft × 69 ft)
The Big Bull was pulled down in October 2007.[11]
cells: Big Bunch of Bananas
Coffs Harbour
Formerly located in Sawtell, the Big Bunch of Bananas was relocated when the Pacific Highway bypassed the town and now lie just to the south of Coffs Harbour.
cells: The Big Bicycle
Chullora
1997
9 m × 6 m (30 ft × 20 ft)
The bicycle built by Jonh Ridley, Andy Lugiz and Phillip Becker adorns the entrance to the Chullora Waste Transfer Station, Chullora.
cells: Big Cheese
Bodalla
The Big Cheese is located at the former Bodalla cheese factory on the Princes Hwy, Bodalla. It is as of 2013 closed.
cells: Big Cherries
Young
Originally located off Short Street, but moved with the tourist information centre to Lovell Street to the old railway station.
cells: Big Chook
Moonbi
1970s
2 m × 4 m (6.6 ft × 13.1 ft)
cells: Big Chook
Mount Vernon
4 m × 4 m (13 ft × 13 ft)
cells: Big Fish
Manilla
The Big Fish is located at the Big Fish Roadhouse at 79 Arthur Street Manilla.
cells: Big Flower
Ourimbah
cells: Big Funnel Web Spider
Jamberoo, New South Wales
2015
19.7 m × 22.2 m (65 ft × 73 ft)
The Big Funnel Web Spider was built at Jamberoo Action Park located 20 minutes south of Wollongong and is a steel, fibreglass and concrete structure 420 times larger than a female Sydney funnel-web spider. It was awarded a Guinness World Record as the Largest Spider Sculpture in August 2015.[12]
cells: The Big Gold Panner
Bathurst
1979
5 m × 3 m (16.4 ft × 9.8 ft)
Located in front of the Gold Panner Motor Inn.
cells: The Big Gold Pick and Pan
Grenfell
2005
Pick 4 m, Pan 3 m (diam)
Located between the Goods Shed and historic Station Building at the old Railway Station precinct, just off the northern end of West Street.
cells: The Big Golden Guitar
Tamworth
1988
12 m × 4 m (39 ft × 13 ft)
Modelled on the Golden Guitar trophies given to winners at the Country Music Awards of Australia ceremony night during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
cells: The Big Knight
Knockrow
At the entrance to the Macadamia Castle, a nut-themed park and store.
cells: The Big Hammer
Mudgee
Located at Fairview Artspace in Mudgee is a Tig Crawley's artwork "Water Hammer". This installation is located in the front garden and has beautiful view of Mudgee and the countryside
cells: The Big Headphones
Newcastle
2015
3 m (9.8 ft)
Located on Darby St, this fully operational pair of headphones was designed by Mark Tisdell and built in collaboration with Tom Ireland (fabrication and design detailing), Sean Bell (graphics), Adrian Garner (electrical engineering), Brad Phillips and Rhian Leek (architectural design), with the support of the Darby Street Traders Group.
cells: The Big Kookaburra
Kurri Kurri
2009
4.5 m (15 ft)
Sculpture by Chris Fussell.[13] It is located in Rotary Park.[14]
cells: The Big Lamb
Guyra
1988
Erected by the town and district to promote the lamb and potato industries in New England. The lamb is stood over a potato plant.
cells: The Big Merino
Goulburn
1985
15 m × 18 m (49 ft × 59 ft)
A sculpture of a merino ram, built in 1985.[15] Goulburn and The Big Merino were bypassed by the Hume Highway in 1992, leading to a reduction in visitor numbers. On 26 May 2007, Rambo (as the Merino is locally known) was relocated by low-loader to a new home within sight of the highway.[16]
cells: The Big Miner's Lamp
Lithgow
cells: Big Mosquito
Hexham
1993
"Ossie the Mossie" at the Hexham Bowls Club is modelled on the local Ochlerotatus alternans mosquito species, known as "Hexham Greys". It includes illuminated eyes which switch on at night.
cells: Big Murray Cod
Tocumwal
1967
2 m × 7 m (6.6 ft × 23.0 ft)
Located near the corner of Deniliquin Rd and Murray St, near the Murray River.
cells: Big Orange
Tenterfield
cells: The Big Oyster
Taree
12 m × 4 m (39 ft × 13 ft)
cells: The Big Playable Guitar
Narrandera
1991
6 m × 2 m (19.7 ft × 6.6 ft)
The largest playable guitar in the world.
cells: Ploddy the Dinosaur
Somersby
1963
Situated in the Australian Reptile Park, and commissioned by the Park's founder, Eric Worrell. The concrete structure, based on the shape of a Diplodocus, is 30 metres long and weighs almost 100 tonnes.[17]
cells: The Big Peg
Canowindra
2017
A giant clothes peg located in a field beside the road between Canowindra and the village of Cargo. Fabricated by the Stacey farming family it was inspired by an similar structure in Belgium.[18]
cells: The Big Potato
Robertson
1977
10 m × 4 m (33 ft × 13 ft)
A giant potato constructed by farmer Jim Mauger in 1977.[19]
cells: The Big Poo
Kiama
2002
1 m × 5 m (3.3 ft × 16.4 ft)
The Big Poo was built by local residents as a protest against Sydney Water's decision not to reuse waste water in the area. Built from foam, it was unveiled by Ian Cohen on 29 April 2002.[20]
cells: The Big Prawn
Ballina
1989
6 m × 9 m (20 ft × 30 ft)
On 24 September 2009, Ballina Shire Council voted to allow the demolition of the Big Prawn,[21] but this permission was never acted upon. Bunnings Warehouse purchased the site in 2011 and refurbished the Prawn as part of the redevelopment. The prawn now sits on a stand next to the entrance of the Bunnings Warehouse carpark.[22][23]
cells: Big Rabbit Trap
Albert
2013
A Big Rabbit Trap, located on the roof of the Rabbit Trap Hotel.
cells: The Big Rocket
Moree
2009
14 m (46 ft) high
The Big Rocket, launched during the International Year of Astronomy and the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, contains two slides and a space-themed command centre playground.
cells: Big Rubik's Cube
Maroubra
2008
A cement cube painted as per a Rubik's Cube on top of a storm water drain on Maroubra Beach.
cells: The Big Slurpee
Coffs Harbour
2009
15.24 m (50 ft)
Dismantled in 2009.[24]
cells: The Big Soldier
Uralla
In front of Hassett's Military Museum.
cells: The Big Spider
Urana
2009
The Big Spider (named "Not so Itsy" by the artist) was created by Andrew Whitehead, a nearby resident of the town. The spider commemorates the local football club, who were, for many years, known as the Spiders, and is built from a range of materials – including a wash tub and a hot dog muffler.[25][26]
cells: The World's Biggest Sundial
Singleton
1987
A 25-foot high sundial presented as a gift from Lemington Mine, to honour the occasion of the Australian Bicentenary. At the time of its creation, it was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest sundial,[27] and still lays claim to being the largest one-piece sundial in the Southern hemisphere.
cells: The Big Swan
Dunedoo
In front of the Swan Motel.
cells: Big Tennis Racquet
Barellan
3 October 2009
13.8 m (45 ft) long
Built in honour of Evonne Goolagong, who grew up in Barellan.[28]
cells: The Big Trout
Adaminaby
1973
10 m × 3 m (32.8 ft × 9.8 ft)
Designed by Andy Lomnici, the Big Trout is located in the town of Adaminaby, near Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains. Opened in 1973, the trout is built from fiberglass over a steel frame.[29]
cells: The Big Trout
Oberon
cells: The Big Turtle
Forster
Carved from timber, the big turtle is located behind the main street of Forster on a riverside boardwalk.
cells: The Big Ugg Boots
Thornton
20 April 2015
Mortels Sheepskin Factory is home to The Big Ugg Boots. These big ugg boots are 13 times the size of a women's US size 8 ugg boot. The Big Ugg Boots are located in the Hunter Region of NSW.
cells: The Big Windmill
Coffs Harbour
1972
Although work started on the Big Windmill in 1972, the death of Franz De Kever in 1974 delayed completion until 1982, as it was not until the site was purchased by Hans Eecen that work was able to resume. The Big Windmill has since changed hands, and is now operated by Mark and Jodi Taylor. The site includes a 41-room motel and a restaurant.[30]
cells: The Big Wine Barrel
Hanwood, Griffith
1973
Located at the McWilliam's Winery. The cellar door with historical displays and a giant glass mural are located within.
cells: The Big Wine Bottle
Pokolbin
1998
7 m × 1.5 m (23.0 ft × 4.9 ft)
Located at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The neck forms a chimney for an open fire contained within.
cells: The Big Wine Cask
Mourquong
8 m × 6 m (26 ft × 20 ft)
Located at the Constellation Stanley winery *Edit - as of Dec 2013 no longer there. Building is, but has been painted out and is not accessible*

Questions about this table:
originalText: where is the big funnel web spider located
answer: answerTexts: Jamberoo, New South Wales