Brent Brian 
The Gold Coast Visitor Information Centre is in the heart of Surfers Paradise on Cavill Avenue. It is a booth-style information centre on the sidewalk with an electronic information board outside it that is available 24-hours. There is no parking at the visitor information centre, Cavil Avenue being a small one-way street with effectively no … Read more
The Big Prawn is one of Australia’s iconic big things, developed by brothers to help attract customers into their service station in Ballina. The sculpture is designed as a tribute to the main industry of the town, in this case prawning. The brothers are also responsible for the Big Merino Ram in Goulburn and The … Read more
Ballina Manor is a boutique hotel in an Edwardian style building dating back nearly 100 years, originally built in 1924 as a girls college. As the population in Ballina approached 4,000 after World War I, building of a girls college was proposed in 1921. Officially opened in 1925, the girls college operated until 1930 when … Read more
The Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum has a collection and displays of maritime and naval history and memorabilia. Ballina has a long history of shipping on the river, beginning with the arrival of Sally in 1842. By 1847, Ballina had four regular trading vessels bring in supplies and passengers and taking out timber. Ballina was … Read more
The Ballina Visitor Infomation Centre is an accredited visitor centre with friendly staff with a wealth of local knowledge. The tourist centre has a range of arts and crafts, local products, and souvenirs, as well as maps, brochures and other information. Address: 6 River Street, Ballina, New South Wales. Website: https://www.discoverballina.com.au/visit/ballina-visitor-information-centre Phone: 02 6686 3484 Email: … Read more
The Big Knight was built in the 1980s to accompany the Macadamia Castle built a few years before it. Macadamia Castle was first called Knockrow Castle and the knight was planned to stand sentry at the entrance of the car park and addition to Australia’s growing big things. The armour was originally painted white with … Read more
Macadamia Castle has been a common stop along the Pacific Hwy north of Ballina for many years. It has been there for around 45 years, so if you have travelled along the Pacific Highway, you have most likely spotted the castle passing by. Since the dual-carriage highway bypassed Macadamia Castle from 2012, it hasn’t been … Read more
The Big SLR Camera is a photographic museum on the Great Eastern Highway in Meckering, about 135km east of Perth. The museum is a non-accredited information centre and can provide information about the Meckering earthquake and local tourism information. The Big SLR Camera is next to the Meckering Earthquake Display so you can find out … Read more
The Meckering Fault Line is where Australia’s most destructive earthquake occurred in 1968. This brown sign marks where the fault crosses over the Great Eastern Highway, about 5km west from Meckering. The earthquake destroyed nearly 100 buildings and damaged the highway, cracking the road and creating a large raised section. Railways, telephone and power lines … Read more
Newport Marina is at the northern end of the Redcliffe Peninsula within a residential area. Newport Marina can accommodate up to 187 vessels with deep water access for powerboats and sailing vessels. There are no bridges restricting vessel height and the marina can accommodate vessels up to 17 metres. There are security gates to access … Read more
