Sunflower message spreads joy as thousands flock to Far North Queensland town

A Far North Queensland man says he was “completely gobsmacked” after his special message to the world was a big hit on social media, and attracted thousands of visitors to his property.

Frederick James decided to write the words “G’day world from Oz” in huge sunflower letters that could be seen from the sky at Innisfail, south of Cairns.

“I thought I’d like to send a message to the whole world and I thought that’s what I’ll do,” he said.

Mr James enlisted the help of his neighbours and a group of seasonal workers from Vanuatu to plant more than 40,000 sunflower seeds on the property.

Over the past six weeks, more than 5,000 people have travelled from around Queensland to see the…