The Big Mango is a giant mango sculpture in tribute to the successful mango industry in the area. The sculpture is made of fibreglass, weighing around 7 tonnes and standing 10 metres high. It is built next to the visitor information centre for Bowen on the Bruce Highway, south of the Bowen township. Big things … Read more
The Big Pumpkin in Gumlu is at a fruit and vegetable stall from the Gumlu farm. It is accompanied with another big thing, The Big Watermelon. It and the watermelon can be found on the Bruce Highway at Gumlu between Bowen and Ayr, two big things at the one place.
The Big Watermelon is along the Bruce Highway at Gumlu between Bowen and Ayr. It is one of two big things at the same spot, the other being The Big Pumpkin. Two big things in one stop.
The Big Mango Man is a steel and concrete sculpture as a big thing promotional item for the Frosty Mango . The 3.5-tonne mango with arms and legs is located on the Bruce Highway between Townsville and Ingham, at a place called Mutarnee. It was created around 2014, making it a much more recent addition … Read more
Most Australians know of Slim Dusty’s famous song of the pub with no beer. A song inspired by a farmer poet who arrived at a pub needing to quench his thirst only to find the pub had run dry. Lee’s Hotel in Ingham is the Original Pub With No Beer. Well, kind of. The original … Read more
The Hinchinbrook Visitor Information Centre is on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Cooper Street in Ingham, with the entrance located in Cooper Street. Ingham’s visitor centre is fully accredited with information about the Hinchinbrook region with local knowledgeable staff. The centre has postcards, souvenirs, and local products. Address: Cnr Bruce Hwy and Cooper … Read more
The Big Crab in Cardwell sits above the Seaview Deli Cafe, a 24-hour cafe stop on the Bruce Hwy between Tully and Ingham in Tropical North Queensland. One of Australia’s big things, the big crab promotes the seafood cafe. It accompanies the Seaview Deli Cafe’s Crab Burger & Beer offering.
This is a historic precinct set in the old ‘Cardwell Telegraph and Post Office’ (now known as the Bush Telegraph) which was built in 1870 and is one of the oldest buildings in North Queensland. Address: 53 Victoria Street, Cardwell, Queensland. Website: https://www.queensland.com/…-cardwell-visitor-and-heritage-centre.html Phone: 07 4066 2412 Email: cardwell.tourism@ccrc.qld.gov.au Nearby Brown Signs Nearby Big Things The … Read more
The Tully Visitor Centre is an accredited visitor centre located on the Bruce Highway between Cardwell and Innisfail. The tourist centre has information of the local areas as well as souvenirs and postcards. The heritage centre has an interpretive display including rafting, European settlement, cyclones, and the sugar industry. Address: 59389 Bruce Highway, Tully, Queensland. … Read more
The Golden Gumboot is Tully’s big thing to represent the town’s attribute of being “a pretty wet place”. It is a 7.9-metre fibreglass structure with an internal spiral staircase and viewing platform and adorned with a big green tree frog on its side. The Golden Gumboot was opened in 2003, a project undertaken by the … Read more
