'Thousands of people have voted on it, it is democracy manifest.' 9News
The Big Potato is officially Australia's "sh*ttest big thing" according to the Sh** Towns of Australia Facebook page and books. Author Geoff Rissole told Today Extra that Kalgoorlie's Big Bin and the Giant Koala in Horsham, Victoria were among the other finalists, but a public vote is what decided the mega spud was the winner."We had a smorgasbord of all the big things in Australia and the Australian public has selected this as the worst.
Author Geoff Rissole told Today Extra that Kalgoorlie's Big Bin and the Giant Koala in Horsham, Victoria were among the other finalists, but a public vote is what decided the mega spud was the winner. Hollywood icon, James Caan dead at 82 Rissole said one of the things that struck a chord with fans is that the potato doesn't necessarily look like one, with some even suggesting it resembles a giant poo instead.
But Melanie Tait, whose family's land the Big Potato is built on, said it was "a great honour to be recognised in any way", even if it is Australia's worst."Look at it, you've got the world's most beautiful vegetable on red Robertson soil in a beautiful green meadow of grass. There's nothing rubbish about that."READ MORE:
Tait revealed her parents, who owned a supermarket across from the Big Potato, bought it a few years ago to stop it being knocked down to build a car park on the site."I grew up in Robertson. If you grew up in Robertson, it's part of your heritage."Join the Today show family and give yourself the chance to win great prizes by signing up to our weekly newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday with a special message from Karl and Ally.
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