What should the next Big Aussie icon be?

We’ve got The Big Banana and The Big Prawn - so what about The Big Milo Tin?

Source: SBS

Australia’s no stranger to Big things.

In Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, there’s the Big Banana. In nearby Ballina, there’s the Big Prawn. The Big Lobster sits in Kingston, South Australia. And Nambour, in Queensland, is home to the Big Pineapple.

So what’s next for the “Big” things of our country?

On their Facebook page this week, Milo asked fans if they’d like to see a Big Milo Tin - and so far, over 18,000 followers have said yes. Nestle, which owns Milo, has even suggested that Smithtown, where Milo has been manufactured for its entire 83 year-history, be the home of the Big Milo Tin.

Milo lovers are just a little bit happy about the drink going "Big".

Of course, there are so many other iconic Aussie foods we’d love to see immortalised in “Big” architecture. How about a Big Fairy Bread? A Big Wagon Wheel, with a chunk taken out so you can see the layers of marshmallow, jam, biscuit and chocolate inside? A Big Mintie, a Big Smith’s Chip and even a Big Vegemite would be a huge tourist attraction (or even a Big Salada cracker, complete with giant Vegemite and butter slab poking out) and a Big Lamington, well - why not? For Christmas, we’d love a Big Pav or a Big Trifle. You see, the options are endless.

The Big Milo Tin discussion comes at a tipping point for Australia’s Big things, though - recently, there were reports that many of our 200+ Big things are falling into disrepair and decay, without plans to bring them back to life. Already, many have been abandoned, like the Big Orange in Berri, NSW, and the Big Macadamia Nut in Nambour, Queensland.

Still, we do love the idea of a Big Milo Tin or another “Big” thing to honour Australia’s love of snacks - as long as each of those 18,000 Milo fans promise to visit, of course.  

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