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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, 1955Aerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sPanorama, participants, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018After the storm, The Woods, Noosa Heads, February 1974Peter Saal, Mark Bisman and Jeffery Chase on board Paloma, best decorated boat, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Parade participant, Suncoast Holden Service float, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1979Suzanne Christesen Charlie Freeman, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsConstruction of entrance arch, Lions Park, Noosaville, 1972Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsCoastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Flowering Poinsettia, 'Restdown', Noosa River,  1947 Flotilla re-enactment participant, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Informal portrait, Pomona Tennis Club members, Pomona State School, Pomona, 6 May 1911'Noosa' and ' Dixie Lee', Noosa River, Munna Point, NoosavilleFlooding, 111 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Martin's Tewantin Hotel, Noosa River, 1931 Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sBeachgoers, Noosa North Shore, ca 1990sInstalling wind generator behind Parkyn family house, Doonella Street, Tewantin, 1934 Bullock team, Cootharaba, ca 1920Damaged fishing boats and nets after cyclone, Noosa River, 21 February 1954New Year's Eve party, 31 December 1969Joh Sagner, Noosa Heads, 1980sProfessional outlook, National Mutual conference, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, November 1973Farm girl'Seadancer' Sun Cat, Noosa River, Tewantin, 14 June 1985Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007Private jetty, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1990sRescue boat, 'John Waddams' and Police boat, 'George Doyle',  Australian Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Young child, ca 1920sEarthworks, Noosa Maina, Tewantin, January 1985Riding a wave, Dolphin Point, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2025Heavy equipment passing Gympie Town Hall, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Showjumping, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Helicopter rescue practice, Kin Kin, 1980sCWA Hall, Gooloi Street, Tewantin, ca 1920sResting boat, Boreen Point, ca 1930sDwelling, Nambour, September 1972The Boathouse (residence), TewantinFishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sMotorcycle racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Alan Dunstan, Wallace House, Noosaville, ca 1965Miss Cootharaba, Noosa Show, 1966 Good Shepherd Lutheran College band, Olympic Torch Relay celebrations, Diamond Street, Cooroy, 16 June 2000Sergeant Mal Scott, unknown officer, Senior Constable Clancy the Koala and unknown officer (l-r), CooroyPortrait, gentlemanLaunch time, Elanda Point campground, Lake Cootharaba, Como, 5 June 2004Bridesmaid, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Timber transportation, Cutmore Bros., Kareewa, Cootharaba, ca 1923

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