Mildura unveils giant sultana to mark hundred years of production

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 18:31 · Archive

The Victorian town of Mildura has unveiled a 5.25-metre-tall sultana to celebrate over a century of sultana production.

The Victorian town of Mildura has unveiled a giant sultana sculpture as part of the latest addition to Australia's collection of oversized regional monuments, joining landmarks such as the Big Banana, Big Prawn and Big Merino. Unveiled on Tuesday, the sculpture stands at 5.25 metres tall, roughly 525 times bigger than an average sultana and equivalent to the height of 260 Sunbeam sultana packs stacked end-on-end.

The Big Sultana was commissioned by Sunbeam, the company most recognised for the small packets of sultanas found in Australian children's lunch boxes since the mid-1920s. The sculpture celebrates Mildura's key regional industry of sultana production spanning more than a century.

Mildura Rural City Council mayor Ali Cupper described the big sultana as a 'fun and fitting' way for locals to celebrate the growers, workers and families who have spent decades shaping the region. 'There's a real story behind the sultana about our region's agricultural heritage and the generations of people who have contributed to it,' he said. The council hopes the monument will become an integral part of Mildura's tourism offerings. The sculpture will undergo a year-long exhibition before its continued presence in the town is re-evaluated.

How it is being reported

• Mildura unveils ‘big sultana’ in celebration of 100 years of Sunbeam sultanasA new addition to Australia’s weird and wonderful collection of ‘big’ things has been unveiled in a small Aussie town.The West Australian · 26 Oct, 18:03
• Mildura unveils ‘big sultana’ in celebration of 100 years of Sunbeam sultanasA new addition to Australia’s weird and wonderful collection of ‘big’ things has been unveiled in a small Aussie town.Perth Now · 26 Oct, 18:03

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