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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, 1955Shoreline, high tide, Noosa North Shore, 28 April 1976Flooding, Hilton Terrace, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1930sCr Ned Earl (l) and prize-winner,  Tewantin, August 1971William Rookwood, Pomona, ca 1917Noosa Shire Councillors and others view plans, Noosa Heads, 5  March 1971'Miss Laguna II', Noosa River, 6 October 1949Jim Lowe's 21st Birthday celebrations, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Hall, Tewantin, 23 May 1963Pony club, June 1977 Holiday home occupied by members of the Cadell family, Caloundra, 1934 Beach camp, Teewah, Noosa North Shore, 18 December 1912First motor boat and house boat at Boreen Point, 1910 In disrepair, Laguna Belle, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sSpectators, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Noosaville,  2 September 1973Diners, Mikado Motor Inn Restaurant, Rainbow Beach, ca October 1974Scenic views, Wandi Waterhole, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Christmas gathering, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin 1980sSailing, Kevin Freeman, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 8 December 1987Market goers, Eumundi Markets, Eumundi, 1980sAerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sMilitary portrait, displayed during the Noosa's War Front exhibition at Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Back to Tewantin, Tewantin State School Reunion, Tewantin, 1984 Speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyHarry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Waterskiing display, Noosa River, 1967 Picnic, ca 1970Derelict building, main street, Cooktown, 19 July 1969Isobell Rookwood (on left), Vienna Bazzo (2nd from right), Florence Bazzo (far right), James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sWayne Hampton, Janet Kate, Guard Commander Tom Dawson, Troopers Chad Monroe and Mark Price (l-r), catafalque party, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Class photo, Grade 2, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1953Aerial views, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sRailway yards, Railway Parade, Pomona, ca 1920Members, Cooran Rifle Club, Cooran, ca 1911Boating party, Everglades trip, Noosa River, 7 June 1970Makeover time, 'Jannett', 15 April 2013Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Guest speaker, Sandy Bolton MP, 'Celebrating Parkyn's Hut 25th Anniversary,' Tewantin, 13 June 2026In sync, Anglican Church Grammar School rowers, Noosa River, Noosaville, Noosa HeadsWilliam and Ivy Lowe's family home, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1940sAttendees, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 August 2007Interior, Alfredson's Joinery, 28 King Street, Cooran, 1 May 2024Lions Club Son & Daughter Night, 1970Pelican, Noosa RiverCollecting sand from 'Coloured Sands' cliffs, Noosa North Shore, 1952Beach erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1995Framed blazer, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, January 2026

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