Coffs Harbour Big Banana hosts first-ever wedding – and what a quirky one it was

Key points

• A Coffs Harbour couple held the first wedding ever staged at the Big Banana sculpture, which has stood for 62 years. Historian Angie Derrett and partner Corey Murtagh married there on Saturday 17 October 2026.
• The bride and bridesmaids arrived in garbage trucks, and guests wore costumes for an Alice in Wonderland meets Willy Wonka theme. Around 100 family and friends attended the reception, where the decorations and croquet sticks were made by family and friends at Marian Grove.
• Derrett said the couple wanted a celebration of their love and of Coffs Harbour.