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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, 1955Class Photo, Grade 3, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, possibly 1963Dwelling, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Jane Harding and Donna Frey, Noosaville Library and Noosa Leisure Centre 15th Birthday, Wallace Park, Noosaville, December 2008Rear view, remains of R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Tewantin, 17 March 1967 Noel Playford (with microphone), Julia Carter, Chris Downie (in navy jacket), David Williamson (behind Noel), Aqueous Festival Launch, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1993 Aerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Audience, Coolum State School, November 1973Road repairs, Park Road, Noosa Heads, 13 May 1949Beachfront homes, McAnally Drive, Sunshine Beach, 1971 Aerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sAvocado processing and packing factory, 1980sFishing party, Bay View Guesthouse, Noosa HeadsNoosa-Tewantin Railroad Service bus in front of Parkyn's store, Munna Point, Noosaville 'Bubbling Spring', Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1980sBoats and Dwellings, Noosa River, 9 February 1995Aerial photograph, Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, ca 1972 - 1973Visit to the cottage, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, ca 1968Horse drawn buggy passing Gympie Town Hall, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008Garden fun, Kin Kin 1980sDuke and Duchess of Bedford and Lady Fairfax, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, October 1971Audience, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973Competitors and spectators, Noosa Summer Swim Festival, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 22 February 2026Flooding, Noosaville, 27 February 2022Frank Wilkie and Jill Lear, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Rolling waves into Tea Tree Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2025Noosa Marine Service, 180 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1970sEnjoying the river, Pelican Beach, Noosaville, ca 1960Phil Doyle with his catch, 17 pound Stargazer, Noosa Heads, August 1971Vienna Bazzo, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sTwisted treesAttendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 19695th Light Horse Memorial artwork installation, School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Kooringal, Noosa HeadsKevin Freeman with a sucker fish, Noosa Heads, 2 April 1969Denis Jones and Mick Jones, Maroochydore, ca 1950sDancers, Buffalos Ball, RSL Memorial Hall and School of Arts, Tewantin, 1954First Bay and Point Perry, Coolum BeachTree felling, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1970sAerial view, Noosa River, Noosaville, 19 June 2007Swimming pool, Lakes Motor Inn, Tewantin, 1971Richard and Donny Dunstan (l-r), Noosa River, Tewantin, Christmas 1932Little Cove, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sCobb & Co coach, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 12-13 January 1974Pipe Band, parade, Main Street, Kin Kin, ca 1980sMechanics, Page Motors, Factory Street, Pomona, 1950Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sSalvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1975Boating party, Everglades trip, Noosa River, 7 June  1970

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