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'Big Tractor' unveiled as Australia's newest 'big thing'

Josh Hohne

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The brand-new "Big Tractor" has just rolled into town in Carnamah, Western Australia over the weekend.

It marks a new entry into Australia's unofficial list of iconic "big things," the roadside tourist statues that put Australia's regional towns on the map.

Locals and businesses in Carnamah, 300 kilometres north of Perth, hope the oversize farm equipment will do the same.

Carnamah's big tractor measures up at 11.5 metres tall and 16 metres long.

It's big enough to park a car underneath.

Read on to see the rest of the country's best "big things".

Attribution: Carnamah Police
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Tamworth, NSW's home of country music is also home to the Big Golden Guitar.



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Taree is host to the Big Oyster.

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The Big Merino towers over the regional New South Wales town of Goulburn.

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Another famous crustacean, the Big Lobster sits in Kingston, South Australia.

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The original "Big Thing" built in 1964, Coffs Harbour's Big Banana inspired the building of a string of "Big Things" in small towns across the country to attract tourists.

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The humble "Big Potato" in Robertson, NSW.

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Outside the Latrobe Valley town of Churchill is the unofficial "Big Cigar".

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The Giant Koala in Dadswells Bridge, Victoria.

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The Big Mano in Bowen, Queensland
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