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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, 1955Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa HeadsWoman on large rock, Noosa HeadsBoard riders, Cyclone Dinah, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January, 1968Netanya Noosa Beachfront Resort, Cnr Hastings Street and Park Road, Noosa Heads, 19 March 1993Maroochy District Band Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 19724WD tree covered sand dune track, 30 October 1989Announcer and crowd, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Fiat Bambino inside Library foyer to celebrate Italian Week, February 2008Peregian Roadhouse, Heron Street, Peregian Beach, 1962Sailing, Kevin Freeman, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 8 December 1987Class Photo, Grade 2, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1953River side, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 June 2007Pressed footprints, Cooroy Streetscape, Cooroy, 1996Spectators, Speedboat races, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1952James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sInformal portrait, child, ca 1940sAustralia Day Celebrations, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 26 January 2003Tony Astridge as 'Bruin the Big Brown Bear', Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Pacific QueenAerial view, sand mining operation, Noosa North Shore, August 1973Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Bob Abbot (r) and guests, Australia Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosa Heads, 27 January 2003River side, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Tewantin, 13 November 1948Emma and Peter Freeman, Brisbane, 1 July 1955Boating and Fishing, Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1991Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Ceremony, Australian Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyHarry Springs, Noosa RiverView of new road, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 20 July 1949Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1920sNoosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, 1956Art supplies and sketch, ca 1980sPortrait, Edward (Ned) Dwyer, Skyring Creek, Federal, ca 1920sHarry J Walker, ca 1910sAerial view, Noosa Heads, late 1980sJammys Restaurant, Sunshine Beach, 1986 Pam Grice, 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1980sWayne Bennett (centre) and students, Noosa District State High School, Pomona, 1980sAdventurer, Kevin Freeman, Birdsville, 29 September 1970Merle & Jimmy Beveridge and their siblings, The Woods, Noosa HeadsNoosa River mouth and Hastings Street from Laguna Lookout, Noosa HeadsDairy farm, Dave McAndrew, Wahpunga, Kin KinNoosa River Ferry, after survey mid 1990s, Noosa River, TewantinBurned off sugar cane, Coolum area, ca 1968Aerial view, Noosa Heads, 1970s

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