BIG SHIT

Of Australia

The Big Prawn

located at Ballina NSW

Situated in the sleepy coastal town of Ballina, the Big Prawn is undoubtedly among the most awesome of Australian Icons, and is rightly held by some to be the doyen of it class, the very epitome of Big Shit. It's location, by the Pacific Highway on the north coast of NSW, means that it's eternal, steely gaze has been cast upon the millions who have travelled the coastal route between NSW and QLD. Indeed, comparisons to the great Sphinx are not wholly inappropriate here, as the Prawn is also best seen by night, when it is garishly illuminated, shocking drivers into wide-awakefulness, scaring small children, and inspiring awe and wonder. One can only hope that it endures as long as the Sphinx has, so that future generations have both a monument to and reminder of the things that made Australia great.