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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, 1955Picnic Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023June Colley, How-to-Vote Card, local government election, Noosa Council, Tewantin, 15 March 1997Paying respect, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Olympic Games medal presentation, Men's -1 10000m, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, ca December 1956 Rosie Hall, Jill Hughes, Carole Browning, Kin KinPanoramic view, cleared land, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  16 December 1997Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 April 2005Rock wall, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 1970sFamily wedding portrait, 1980sCliff views, Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach, 6 August 2026Gympie Terrace and foreshore, NoosavilleSpeedboat river course, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Wood Family, 19 Pine Street, PomonaFlotilla re-enactment participant, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Weyba Creek, NoosavilleCrowning ceremony, Cooroy Show Society Ball Queen, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy 1950Artwork, Boreen Point Kiosk, Boreen Point, 1950sCunningham & Mills Premier Stores, Pomona, pre 1939 Aerial view, Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, December 1973Manning Homes exhibit, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, August 1986Bridge construction, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022'The Noosa Park Association Park' sign, off Claude Batten Drive, Noosa Heads, 14 June 2025Club House, Kabi Organic Golf Course, 59 Kabi Road, Boreen Point, ca 2001Lai Utovou, Tewantin RSL, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Emma Freeman and Kim Guthrie, Launch of Emma Freeman's 'Hastings Street', Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, ca April 2005Dennis and Russel Collins (l-r), Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1950s'Bellwood' bananas, Cootharaba, early 1940sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Guests, Australia Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosa Heads, 27 January 2003Patrons, Royal Coach Lounge, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 29 November 1972Boats and businesses, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, 9 February 1995Cherryn Lomas, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1960sView of Nambour, September 1972Beach access, Noosa North Shore, August 1971David Hutchison, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Saddle bronc rider and cowboys, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Bedroom, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, April 1955Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sEnjoying the celebrations, Hinterland Adventure playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Pete the Pelican, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, ca1980sCelebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 24 June 1999Annual Social & Presentation of Trophies Invitation, Gympie & District Hockey Association, ca 1960sTewantin and Doonella Bridge Bathing party, Noosa River, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1941Flooding, Weyba Creek, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Herb Wood's car ferry, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, November 1971Hedges prior to trimming, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990s

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