Big Thongs unveiled as new tourist attraction at country pub

Australia’s latest big thing, a pair of Big Thongs, has been unveiled in the town of Calen, just north of Mackay.

The thongs join an esteemed list of big attractions in North and Central Queensland, including the Big Mango at Bowen, the Big Bull at Rockhampton, the Big Cassowary at Mission Beach and the Big Easel at Emerald.

Publican Gavin Butlin, known locally as Butto, said a group of mates were inspired the make the thongs as a way to increase tourism to the small town on the Bruce…