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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, 1955River exploration, Noosa River, Cooloola, 5 June 2004Laurie Jarman, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Construction, Monks Bridge, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 20044NA surf rescue boat, Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Brian, Stephen, Peter Jnr and Philip Riley, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, late 1970sWreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinShazza Shark helps with graffiti board, Aqueous Festival, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre, Noosa Heads, 1993Mental as Anything, Summer of '82 concert, Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville, 9 January 1982Shoreline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsCherryn Lomas, Anita David and Kelsey Giarola, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Peregian Roadhouse, Heron Street, Peregian Beach, ca 1960sCobb & Co Carriage, Cooroy, ca early 1974Maroochy District Band Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Olive Freeman, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 12 April 1949Extinguishing heathlands, Citizen Military Force training operations, Noosa Heads, 1951Elsie Morrison, NoosavilleMilk and Cream Tester's Certificate, Alan Kenzler, 26 February 1957Linda Hofmann and foal, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa HeadsTewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Construction, rock sea wall, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, May 1969Timber felling, Jim and Charles Pinwill, Middle Creek, ca 1925Pomona Rodeo call box, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, ca 1980sCafe and chemist, 6-8 Memorial Avenue, Pomona, 1949Historypin discovery map, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Mechanics, Page Motors, Factory Street, Pomona, 1950Joh and Flo Bjelke-Petersen with proprietors George and Muriel Clifford, House of Bottles, Tewantin, 1972 Marathon runner, Noosa Marathon, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1980sSkyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Sailing, Lake Cootharaba, 1950sCalf rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, August 1972Katie Wroblewski and Eric Wroblewski, 25th Wedding Anniversary celebration, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 15 September 1973Olive Freeman 1st left and Bess Smart 2nd from rightNoosa Libraries Mobile Library 'Whitey', ca 2003Aerial view, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1970 Roundabout, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  3 June 1998Dwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Aerial view, Noosa River including Lake Weyba and Lake Doonella, Tewantin, 23 October 2007Enclosed verandah, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin,17 April 2009Jo Sampieri 90th birthday presentation to Fran Schofield, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 22 August 2013Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Baptist Church, Cooroy, ca 1958Bull rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 10 June 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Dwelling, 6 Henry Street, Cooran, 1 May 2024Showjumping, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Classroom construction, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1977QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members, 90th Birthday Celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 20 April 2017Aerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003

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