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The crusty crustacean creating a big stink

17 Nov 05:40am

Filed under: Big Things, Regional Australia, Tourism, Tourist Attractions

Anyone who thinks size doesn’t matter obviously hasn’t spent time with the Big Prawn in the northern New South Wales town of Ballina.

I may be a shrimp but I sure ain't small

Designed in the late ‘80s by a sculptor whose research involved the time-honoured artistic technique of dissecting a tiger prawn in a café, this symphony in fibreglass and cement is one of Australia’s biggest Big Things.

At six by nine metres, it’s longer than Rockhampton’s Big Dugong, heavier than Mount Vernon’s Big Chook, and just a little bit weirder than Sarina’s Big Cane Toad.

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LaDiva says:

10:14pm | 17/11/11

Wasn’t it the Big Oyster in Taree which became a car yard? I know that the Big Prawn housed a seafood outlet and petrol station for many years. In fact I always made a point of stopping there to fill up with petrol and/or go to the loo when on… Read more »
Heids says:

09:46pm | 17/11/11

I have lived in Rockhampton for 7 years and I’ve never seen the Big Dugong. There are a few Big Bulls here (complete with balls) and lots of Big People…but this is the first I’ve heard about a dugong. Sounds attractive….. Read more »

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