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Start Here: The Queensland Five
Five Queensland classics on the Bruce Highway run – a first collection you can genuinely finish on one trip.
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BIG THINGS
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THE COLLECTION
Every Queensland Five Big Thing
5 Big Things.
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The Big Cassowary
Wongaling Beach, Queensland, Australia
A giant cassowary landmark at Cassowary Shopping Village in Wongaling Beach near Mission Beach.
Roadside giants
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A published Queensland Big Thing in the starter five.
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Tully Golden Gumboot
Tully, Queensland, Australia
A nearly eight-metre golden gumboot commemorating Tully's record rainfall.
Roadside giants
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A published Queensland Big Thing in the starter five.
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The Big Apple
Thulimbah, Queensland, Australia
A giant Royal Gala apple outside Vincenzo’s at The Big Apple in Thulimbah, north of Stanthorpe.
Roadside giants
A published Queensland Big Thing in the starter five.
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The Big Pineapple
Woombye, Queensland, Australia
A sixteen-metre pineapple and long-running Sunshine Coast tourism icon..
Roadside giants
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A published Queensland Big Thing in the starter five.
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The Big Mango
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
A ten-metre mango sculpture beside the Bowen Visitor Information Centre.
Roadside giants
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A published Queensland Big Thing in the starter five.
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ABOUT
Why this challenge exists
The five Big Things currently published on Project Big Things, all in Queensland, all currently standing and all safe to visit as ordinary roadside stops. This is the starter set, and it will be superseded by a new version as the public catalogue grows.
Edition 1 · published 24 August 2026
Challenge definitions are versioned. If later research changes a qualifying set, a new edition is published – an achievement you have already earned is never taken away.