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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 Yacht and Rowing Club car, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Entrance, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1950sScribbly gum flowers, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Aerial views, Noosa River, Cooloola, 11 May 2006Pam Dunstan, 21st birthday cake, Cooroy, 1953Views to TewantinActivities during a salvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Noosa River, Noosa Heads, ca 1940Jolly Swagman, The Banksias, Ampol Service Station and Caravan Park, corner Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, 1972Class Photo, Grades 1 & 2 , Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1948Frank Jones and Wilhelmina Jones and family, Diamond Wedding Anniversary, 'Wondai', Noosaville, ca 1947Duke of Edinburgh and participants, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards ceremony, Maryborough, 24 October 1973Iris Taylor, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 1 July 2002Clown to the rescue, bull riding, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, ca 1980sBand member, Kin Kin, 1980sBoiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1953Portrait, William and Elizabeth Jory, PomonaPatrons, Mikado Motor Inn, Rainbow Beach, ca October 1974Boating party, Noosa River, ca 1923Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, April 1949Class Photo, Grade 2, Pomona State  School, Pomona, 1943Barbara Lintott and Leslie 'Tott' Lintott, possibly 'Como' anchored, Noosa North Shore, ca 1930s-1940sAttendees, National Mutual conference, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, November 1973Rolling surf, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1954Businesses, 195 Weyba Road, Noosaville, 10 April 2025Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1992Adjutant quarters, military exercises, Sunshine Beach region, 1951QCWA Divisional craft entries, Tewantin, 1994Trophy presentation, Sports Day, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin, ca 1980sWinning catch, Fishing competition, Tewantin, 1967Portrait, William 'Billy' Ah Kit, 5 May 1949Speedboat races, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1 January 1972Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, 5 November 2011Post Office, Mount Carbine, 17 September 1969Debutante Lorraine Gimpel, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, 29 October 1954At the lake, Lake Cootharaba, ca 1950sHorn blowing sailor, 1973Guests, Nancy Cato book launch, Sheraton Hotel, Noosa Heads, June 1993Aerial view, Maroochy River mouth and Bar, Maroochydore,  21 February 2005Attendees, Official opening Tait-Duke Cottage, Earl Street, Tewantin, 7 June 2017Doonella Bridge, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Harriet and  Betty Freeman,  'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsGordon Simpson (MLA for Cooroora), ca 1980sCoastline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsToilet block, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Sailing, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sScenic views, Mt  National Park, Pomona,  ‎8 ‎August ‎2025Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Class Photo, Grade Prep Class, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1952

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