Covering more than 170,000 square kilometers, it is the world's largest
sand dune desert and attracts thousands of tourists each year.
Now a mysterious sign has appeared in the Simpson Desert Conservation
Park in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central
Australia.
Midway along the most popular 'road' that crosses the Simpson, more than
200 kilometers into the desert, a large sign has been erected on top of
a 15-metre-high dune.
Easily seen for kilometers in every direction it leaves visitors to
believe that some time soon they will be able to order a double
cheeseburger.
Rosaline Poohey, from Bunbury, Western Australia was making the crossing along The French Line track with a group of friends recently and described the sign as an eyesore. "It's not in keeping with the value of what you think you'd find in a national park ... I think it's completely inappropriate or not the right sort of sign for a landmark," she said. And it seems, McDonald's agrees.
McDonald's spokesman Chris Grant said the sign was a mystery to the
company.
"This one has us all intrigued," he said.
"I can assure you it is nothing to with us. The font and the style used
on the sign is not consistent with our branding and it serves us no
purpose.
It's beyond us why anyone would go the time and effort to install a sign
like this," Mr Grant said.
SA Environment Minister Ian Hunter said he would have Department of
Environment, Water and Natural Resources staff investigate the sign and
arrange its removal.
Rosaline Poohey, from Bunbury, Western Australia was making the crossing along The French Line track with a group of friends recently and described the sign as an eyesore. "It's not in keeping with the value of what you think you'd find in a national park ... I think it's completely inappropriate or not the right sort of sign for a landmark," she said. And it seems, McDonald's agrees.
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