Brrrright Idea
Stanthorpe is one of the few Queensland towns where you can cop a blanket of snow. Lying at an altitude of 915 metres above sea level, this fruit and veg centre celebrates its chills with the Brass Monkey Festival each winter.
Part of the fun is a running bet called How Low Will You Go, where punters at the big June race day can lodge a wager on the overnight temperature.
Such frigid frolics might also go towards explaining the town’s unusual Big. While several oversized apples mark entries to outskirt orchards, the main-drag statue is harder to ignore: a humungous thermometer.
[Know of any offbeat Big that has yet to make the official registry? It might be a giant molar above a dental surgery....let us know, and we'll do some extra drilling.]