Mildura unveils ‘big sultana’ in celebration of 100 years of Sunbeam sultanas

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• Mildura has unveiled a 5.25-metre sculpture of a sultana to celebrate more than a century of sultana production in the Victorian town. Sunbeam commissioned the Big Sultana, which is roughly 525 times the size of an average sultana.
• Mildura Rural City Council mayor Ali Cupper said it honours the growers, workers and families who helped shape the region. The sculpture will undergo a year-long exhibition before its continued presence in Mildura is reviewed.
• Sunbeam general manager Elizabeth Miller said it marks 100 years of the company. The Big Sultana is at Ornamental Lakes Park, just off Hugh King Drive.