Best Signs in Australia?

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Adrian Biankin

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Jun 16, 2021, 6:04:18 AM6/16/21
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What do you guys think are the best signs in Australia? As in the best graphics and has advance directions.

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#130km/hforthehume

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Jun 17, 2021, 8:01:10 AM6/17/21
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Here's a list of what I think are the best:
  • The A1 sign near the Victorian border 
  • All the new borderless signs between Jervis Bay to Bega
  •  A couple of A39 Newell Highway signs
  • This sign located on the Sturt Highway in SA
  • This one in the NT looks nice, but it's missing the C24 marker
  • This highly graphical one at the B30 junction with A1

Paul Rands

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Jun 19, 2021, 12:08:49 AM6/19/21
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New South Wales apart from most of the pap churned out during the 90s. Followed by WA, Tas, Vic, SA, ACT, QLD and NT

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#130km/hforthehume

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Jun 20, 2021, 5:42:25 AM6/20/21
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I sort of half agree and disagree with you there. Here's what I think:
NSW, Tas, WA, SA, Vic, NT, ACT, JBT, Christmas Island (based on images), and Qld.

Surely tiny Jervis Bay Territory even having terrible signs, could be better than ACT.

Paul Rands

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Jun 20, 2021, 10:01:08 AM6/20/21
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JBT is administered by the ACT, so the same designers and manufacturers that do the ACT signs do the JBT stuff.

#130km/hforthehume

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Jun 20, 2021, 11:25:13 PM6/20/21
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it explains why the JBT signs look massive. (and the terrible "Shops" sign  is definitely an ACT design where in reality it should be "Shop" as there's only one shop :) )

Kay Blythman

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Jan 6, 2024, 1:02:12 AMJan 6
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I had an idea to make this thread and turns out it already exists. - A complement to the "Worst Signs in Australia" thread; what are the best signs in the country?

My nomination: some of the newly installed exit signs along the M1 (Monash/Princes Freeway) in Victoria are really clean and well-designed. And also, they are a nice shape, being sort of squarish.
Belgrave-Hallam Road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZxXEMSAXfmtZcp9Y7 (also the fact that this and the above sign are located neatly on the same gantry - it's just all so neat)

There are more examples along the freeway but I remember these ones distinctly.

BingPress

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Jan 20, 2024, 6:10:42 AMJan 20
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This ID sign at Roe Hwy/Gt Northern Hwy in WA is one of my faves. Very rare to see all 3 shield types together in a triplex like this. Looks very 'regal', & also helps that the sign is well made and up to standard.


(It's actually also wrong re: NR1 so probably shouldn't qualify...but oh well)
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