Coffs Harbour, Australia
Big Banana Republic
"Where the fruit is fake but the tan lines are real"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a golden banana rampant atop a rolling green headland, flanked by two humpback whales breaching in mutual confusion, beneath a banner reading 'Semper Bananas' and a small caravan park motif in the corner denoting the true backbone of the local economy.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Drove five hours up the Pacific Highway just to see the Big Banana and honestly it delivered exactly what it promised, which is a large banana. The jetty was nice for a sunset walk and the marina had decent fish and chips, but the town centre feels like it's still deciding whether it wants to be a retirement village or a surf town. Whale watching in season was genuinely brilliant though, so I'll forgive the mediocre coffee options."— Deb_from_Dubbo
Property Listing
Nestled between pristine beaches and the Great Dividing Range, this coastal paradise offers world-class whale watching, a thriving blueberry industry, and unbeatable proximity to a giant fibreglass banana that will feature in every single photo your interstate relatives take. Act fast, this slice of subtropical NSW won't stay undiscovered forever!
Twinned With
Chiquita Center — Two towns united by an unreasonable civic obsession with a single piece of fruit.
Supporting Evidence
The Big Banana, built in 1964, is considered Australia's original 'Big Thing' and sparked the nationwide trend of oversized roadside novelty structures.