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Skyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Parade participants, Pipe Band, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1979Holdens as far as you can seeRafting timber, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1930sSurfers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January, 1967 Reg Cannon, John Ribot (Reebs), and Wayne Bennett,  Victory Hotel, Cooroy, ca early 1980sTeachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sCompetitors, swim leg, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sHorse Riding, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1991George Larard, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1929 Tennis Club members, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1933 Competitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Green Gables Café, Golden Beach 1950sNoosa's Surfing History banner image

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Welcome to Heritage Noosa, an online collection of images, videos, interviews, documents, maps, and memorabilia held in the collections of the Noosa Libraries' Heritage Library and other local heritage organisations. The site provides easy online access to a rich store of heritage material relating to the Noosa Shire region, its people, places and events, past and present.

The aim of the site is to continually grow and add to the Noosa Story. If you think something is incorrect or have additional information related to any of the items on the site, please register and login (by clicking the link in the top right corner) and add what you know.

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We are always interested in new material to add to the collection, either as a loan of items to digitise or as a donation. Please contact us if you have images, videos or memorabilia to share.

You are welcome to share material on this site on social media or between individuals on a non-commercial basis but please include a reference and a link back to the original page.

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Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

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Wardell Home Movie, Currumbin and Noosa, 1955Flotilla re-enactment and flypast, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Street views, Reserve Street, Pomona, ca 1930sAerial view, Noosa River and Lake systems, Noosa HeadsTriple-Links Flats, 101 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1953Sharecroppers Cottage, Wallace Estate, Noosaville, 1992Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Tunes and nature, Cooroora Institute, 780 Cooroy Belli Creek Rd, Black Mountain, 9 June 2020Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Wreaths, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2020Vintage firetruck, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Noosa Council and Library staff, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Frank Pearce's sawmill, Oakey Creek, Lower Kenilworth, ca 1920sAudrey Lowe and Percy Smith, celebrating,  Noosa Heads, 1950sSpectators, Speed Boat races, Tewantin Memorial Park, ca 1950sTraffic on the sands, Noosa North Shore, 1997Dwelling construction, Baldry Wade Contractors, ca 1914Baptist Church, Cooroy, ca 1958Dwelling, Cecil Potts' home, Lake Cootharaba, Mill Point, Como, 1950sStudents, Cooran State School, Cooran, 1913Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 1970sAll in hats, Noosa North Shore, ca 1940sPartially collapsed hutPelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1950sAnchored, 'Jannett', Weyba Creek, ca 1980sSpectators, speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1960sRainbow video store, Factory Street, Pomona, ca 1984Seahaven accommodation units, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Ahoy, Me Hearties, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sNew Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Rotary Club of Cooroy tents, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Construction, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, March 1981Cherry Venture and relic, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 28 April 1976Parade float, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Clare Stewart, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council and John Martinkovic, State Government Representative, Official Opening, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Trench Art, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Beachgoer, Sunshine Beach, 1980sTewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Catamaran, Noosaville, Noosa River, 16 February 1972Doug Partington and Santa, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Flooding, Harbour Town, Tewantin, 1994Harry F Walker and Rose Walker, ca 1920sPine Trees Resort Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1979Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyAfter the storm, The Woods, Noosa Heads, February 1974Tony Astridge as 'Bruin the Big Brown Bear', Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Views east from the Boiling Pot, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967

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