Big Banana
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Coordinates: 30°16′29.15″S 153°08′01.67″E / 30.2747639°S 153.1337972°E The Big Banana is a tourist attraction in the city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and consists of a large building in the shape of a banana. Many banana-related products are shown or sold, and the grounds of the building are a banana plantation. Built in 1964, it was the first of Australia's Big Things.
The original Big Banana has been copied by the Big Bananas at Carnarvon, Western Australia.
Other related area attractions include a downhill toboggan ride, ice skating, a waterslide, and a World of Bananas educational experience and plantation tour.
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Australia Post issued a set of 50c postage stamps in 2007 commemorating various big things, include the Big Banana. The other big thing stamps were:
- (Big) Golden Guitar at Tamworth, New South Wales.
- Big Lobster at Kingston SE, South Australia.
- Big Merino (sheep) at Goulburn, New South Wales
- Big Pineapple at Nambour, Queensland.
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