The Big Turkey is a statue of a turkey at the southern end of Kyogle in New South Wales. The meaning of the name Kyogle has been debated for years. It was possibly from C.A. Irish believing it was from the word meaning ‘Plain Turkey’. It is more likely derived from the Bangjalang Aboriginal word … Read more
Lake Perseverance Active Recreation Centre is operated by the Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney General, to provide youth-oriented adventure-based learning activities. The centre is not open for casual visitation, with group bookings required. See the Lake Perseverance destination for general tourist visiting of Lake Perseverance, or Lake Cressbrook which is a few kilometres … Read more
This Side of the Black Stump is used to convey an perceived eastern border in Australia for where civilisation is contained. To go further is to be Beyond the Black Stump , and into the remote outback of Australia. The origin of the expression, and the Black Stump itself, is contested for a few towns. As … Read more
The Black Stump is claimed by more than one town. Blackall in Queensland has the brown sign to show where Beyond the Black Stump begins – on the western side of the black stump. Beyond the black stump is considered to be remote or uncivilised, a marker of the limits of established settlement in pioneering … Read more
The Big Acorns are part of a children’s playground at the Village Centre of the National Arboretum Canberra. The acorns are used in a climbing structure with enclosed net rope style of tubes for climbing and enclosed slides to return back to the ground. The playground also has big bush nuts, another part of the … Read more
Richmond Range National Park offers World Heritage rainforest walks, campgrounds, scenic views, and horse riding, near Kyogle and Casino, in northern NSW. This entrance is further south from the Bruxner Hwy west of Casino. To Get There
