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Mole Creek | BIG Thylacine
The Thylacine is an extinct species now, while people still claim to see them the last known Thylacine died in captivity in 1936 and no documented cases have been recorded since. …

Mole Creek | Big Tasmanian Devil
What better way to say 'Hey! We have Tasmanian Devils' than with a BIG Tasmanian Devil. This handsome 2m tall sculpture marks the entry to the Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary.…

Chudleigh | Polly and Friends
Polly and Friends I wasn't sure what to make of this one. It's a stop on everyone's bucket list and it's a really strange spectacle. It's a combination of mixe…

Deloraine | Big Coffee Pot
Brew-tiful! Here is a photo of what the BIG Coffee Pot use to look like way back in the day!  It's an old grain silo cleverly outfitted to resemble a coffee pot which baffl…

Sassafras | Little Grey Fergie
Little Grey Fergie You're going to need a decent lens for this roadside item. It's quite far into someone's property and if you're following my map you're also…

Sassafras | The Big Spud
Taters gonna Tate Usually spuds come out of ya butt but in Sassafras the local potato farmers are so enthusiastic they've erected this rather unusual potato on a pole to celeb…

Port Sorell - Coastal Banksia Seedpod
BIG Banksia Seed I'm not complaining here but I'll admit we drove off that ship with my BIG Thing Map and to my fiancé's dismay had no real itinerary So Mat started up…

My Tasmanian Adventue
We got posting orders around Nov 2018 that we were being posted to Albury. We visited some friends to say goodbye and joked about taking something of theirs as a souvenir. As we w…

Don't Steal From Thy Parents
I'm not sure how the in-laws would feel about me stealing their things, or if hey even noticed. I didn't take the photo until after Footscray but I stole the ball in Melto…

Somewhere near Ballarat
I always Thought this bird came from Wodonga but the date doesn't match us being there. It matches our stay in Ballarat. It was attached pretty soundly to this tree and I had …

Ballarat has Balls
An unusual cafe, our friend took us here for lunch. I don't remember the meal but I remember having difficulty sneaking this ball.

Lake Wendouree!
I was told this was Lake bugger off! an endless source of amusement for me and while it's not quite accurate it's close enough. We spent a few hours here being shown aroun…

I Heart Christmas
We stayed with friends for few days between arriving in Victoria and needing to jump on the Spirit of Tassie. Was a good visit. In typical style we took a souvenir home to add to …

Spuds Balls
Another Roadhouse... another xmas ball Cheers for the memories Spuds

Erldunda Roadhouse Bauble No3
I'm surprised to learn I have three Christmas baubles from the Erldunda Roadhouse.  This ball was acquired from the Christmas treein the main bar where we enjoyed dinner By th…

Erldunda Roadhouse Bauble No2
You'll be happy to know I actually brought this one. So cute! Pool was full of bees btw.

Erldunda Roadhouse Bauble
Erldunda Roadhouse   I aqquired this ball from the reception Christmas Tree of the Erldunda Roadhouse.  We camped there for the night and had a wonderful dinner before I took Maty…

Uluru Special
This was a really special find. We were driving back from the Valley of the Four Winds and Mat randomly pulled over, I thought a tire had blow. He got out, disappeared for half  m…

Stolen Christmas Bauble No4
I don't mean to rag on Alice Springs but the general vibe of the town was pretty low and felt shady. No matter where you went there were slow walking people coming out of the…

Alice Springs | CTO
CTO Titled 'Spirit Code 2' this is   @ctoart  addition to the Alice Springs 2018 Street Art Festival. We didn't stop long in Alice Springs so I was forced to stand i…

Alice Springs | BIG Books
BIG Books BIG Thing I've seen BIG Books in America but was super excited when Barb Menz-Walker discovered these in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Located at the towns lo…

Hibiscus Square Deco #2
Hibiscus Square #2  Nabbed this one from the Christmas Tree inside Woolies.  Really going to miss that shopping center. Good parking, no hecklers, not too busy.  Just cruisy

Hibiscus Square Deco
Hibiscus Square Local shopping square close to our old Darwin home I nabbed this one from a tree in the middle of the complex This may have been the second-third baubel I'd …

East Arm | Danny Raymond, Jocelyn Archer & Dottie Jejo
Danny Raymond, Jocelyn Archer & Dottie Jejo 2017 The aboriginal themed water tank was created and hand painted by Larrakia Artists and youth from the Darwin region. Artists …

Parap | Polly Johnson
Polly Johnson This mural by Polly Johnson was painted in lou of the Darwin Street Art Festival 2018. It's located on the side of a commission housing complex intending to br…

Stuart Park | Unknown
Unknown Artist I never found out who created this mural but it's been dubbed 'Curiouser and Curiouser' by the locals.  It's found in an ally on the side of Encor…

Darwin Street Art | Austin Ln
I left Darwin for Albury NSW in Dec, 2018 but not before indulging in the Darwin City Street Art scene and their 2017 & 2018 Street Art Festivals. Most of the murals are litte…