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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, 1955A long load, Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club members, ca 1960Aerial view, land clearing, Sunrise Beach, 1970 Horse drawn wagon laden with wool bales,  1926Debutante Ball attendees, Anglican Church of the Holy Nativity, Cooroy, 1948Participants and Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Tim Clarey and Bruce McConnell with 150lb cod, Tewantin, November 1972Witches Cauldron (Boiling Pot), Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsRear view, unit block, Noosa Heads, 21 September 1988Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Clem Bean, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1947John and Donna Hofmann, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 1970sLawn bowls presentation, Tewantin-Noosa Bowls Club, Tewantin, 1980sCharles Elliott in costume for 'Blithe Spirit', Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sDaphne (on stairs) and Fiona Jeffs, Forestry fire lookout tower, Tewantin National Park, Mt Tinbeerwah, 1970sPark Road, Noosa Heads, 1954Kerri Contini, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Noosa Dredge, Hays Island, Noosa Heads, October 1972Pam Grice, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1970sClass Photo, Grade Prep Class II, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1951Piper Rodrio Echague,  ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Flag riders, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, August 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 August 2007Storm damage, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsTess Alexandroff (l) and Peter D'Arcey (r), Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sAerial view Noosa Heads, ca 1980sPam Grice, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, Easter 1998Aerial view south, Marcus Beach, 1972Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1982Brisbane Telegraph Theatre Advertisement, ca 1950sTeacup ride, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Edith Burger and Great Grandson Mark Stanfield, 111 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1958Broken down car, Noosa North Shore,  1940sNoosa River from Laguna Lookout, Noosa HeadsCanoe river access and tendering, Noosa River, Harry Hut Road, Como, 10 September 2025Tait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Sarah Pryor (left) and Melanie Hall (right), Performance, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 June 2007Parking, Noosa Beach Estate, Sunshine Beach, October 1929Santa and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sFencing, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sShark Bay, Lake Cootharaba, Como, ca 1930sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Emergency services inspecting burnt out car, 1978Easter bonnet parade participants, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1980sNoosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Fishing boats, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sSurfer, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca May 2001

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