{"id":476,"date":"2019-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/worlds-biggest-pelican-approved-central-coast-council\/"},"modified":"2019-09-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:00:00","slug":"worlds-biggest-pelican-approved-central-coast-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/worlds-biggest-pelican-approved-central-coast-council\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Biggest Pelican approved by Central Coast Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/giant_pelican.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The current World&#8217;s Biggest Pelican is only 4.7m tall.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The potential World\u2019s Biggest Pelican at The Entrance is one step closer after been given the tick of approval by the Central Coast Council.<\/p>\n<p>The giant pelican idea \u2013 which attracted national media attention \u2013 was approved by councillors in the Tuesday council meeting as a way to help boost tourist numbers on the Central Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The calls for the World\u2019s Biggest Pelican came from Councillor Bruce McLachlan after it was revealed that funds to replace the current run-down Percy the Pelican statue in The Entrance had been included in the 2019\/2020 council budget. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/1m3c48oX0t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/1m3c48oX0t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Nic (@nicky_dee85)<\/a> on Apr 18, 2015 at 12:06am PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>The current world\u2019s biggest pelican stands at only 4.7m tall and is located at the Pelican Rapids in Minnesota USA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnDP_52HEtO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnDP_52HEtO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Pelican Rapids Outdoors (@pelicanrapids)<\/a> on Aug 28, 2018 at 10:18pm PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>\u201cIf it\u2019s higher than the current high pelican in Minnesota the Central Coast can claim the new world record,\u201d Councillor McLachlan stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are going to do pelicans at The Entrance you might as well own it and be world class at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that since the proposal, the idea has captured the imaginations of hundreds of people across the Coast and wider Australia with design suggestions pouring in from the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have suggested a hologram against a fountain, a giant water slide, rustic junk artwork, abstract sculpture, classic bronze or a sandstone sculpture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The council is now set to look into design options with $50,000 allocated for the replacement of the current statue \u2013 none of which will be paid for by the ratepayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRatepayers will no pay for the construction of any major artwork. The final design would qualify for Tourism State or Grants,\u201d Councillor McLachlan revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The pelican would celebrate the famous daily pelican feedings at The Entrance that began in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/firefighters-battle-major-fires-across-nsw\">Firefighters battling major fires across NSW<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Catch up with Rabbit and Julie Goodwin with their podcast!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/rabbitandjuliegoodwin\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Pixabay<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current World&#8217;s Biggest Pelican is only 4.7m tall.\u00a0 The potential World\u2019s Biggest Pelican at The Entrance is one step closer after been given the tick of approval by the Central Coast Council. 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