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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, 1955Noosa Bridge Club building being relocated to Wallace Park, Noosaville, 16 March 1994Sailors, Boreen Point, Lake Cootharaba, ca 1950sBank of New South Wales, Tewantin, 1973 Erosion, Cyclone Dinah, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January 1967Pirates costumes, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1954Class photo, Federal State School, Federal, 1951Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 August 2007Aerial View, development, Lorikeet Drive and surrounds, Peregian Beach, 27 November 1965Public enjoying the Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sCherry Venture, Teewah Beach, ca 1990sNoosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsT Boat Hire boats, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1980sSailor, Noosaville, 1 May 1995Mary Crang and Ruby Bunney, Crang family home, Lake Cootharaba, Mill Point, Como, 1920sNoosa Heads,  1947 Beachgoers, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sRoadwork, Wallace Drive, Noosaville, April 1993Saddle bronc rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, ca 1980sAerial View, development, Lorikeet Drive and surrounds, Peregian Beach, ca 1980sMarilla Murphy, Australian Red Cross Society Volunteer, Jane Harding, Heritage Co-ordinator, Noosa Library Service,  and  Colleen O'Shea, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Vic Collins, Noosa River, ca 2000'Bullocky Biil the Soldier', Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Dining Room, Lakes Motel, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, ca 1971Aerial views, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sAward recipients, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards ceremony, Maryborough, 24 October 1973Clare Stewart, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council and John Martinkovic, State Government Representative, Official Opening, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Ground works, Cooroy State School, CooroyNoosa's first surf boat team, Noosa Main Beach, 1950Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 October 2007Massoud Family beach buggy, Noosa North Shore, 1929Children's Debutante Ball, Pat Wood (right) and partner, Memorial School of Arts Hall, Pomona, ca 1950sEngineer, Norm Uhlman, Pomona Butter Factory, PomonaDavid Low MLA with Neil Macdonald and others, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 5 March 1971Members, Exterior CWA Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1948New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Interior, Alfredson's Joinery, 28 King Street, Cooran, 1 May 2024Souvenir from TewantinDignitaries, guests and Cr Stanley Adams (Chairman, Noosa Shire Council far right), official opening, Peregian Roadhouse, Peregian Beach, 2 June 1962Program for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, presented by the Majestic Players, Pomona, October 1982 Flooding, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Sunrise, Noosa River Everglades, Noosa River, Cooloola, 12 February 2025Neil Macdonald with Noosa Shire Councillors and others,  Noosa Main Beach,  Noosa Heads, 5 March 1971Graham Black, first Noosa Surfing Championships, Sunshine Beach, 7-8 September 1968Daytrippers, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1980sFairytale Castle, Bli Bli, 31 March 1973

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