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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, 1955Sunset, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sAudience, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973Full moon, Noosa River, Harry's Hut, Como, 14 February 2025Mineral Sands Factory,  1970Mark and Fiona Jeffs (l-r), Coloured Sands, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, October 1976Richmond River Sawmill, cnr Mill Street and Factory Street, Pomona, 1931The English Scottish and Australian Bank Limited, receipt, Cooroy, 9 June 1951Class photo, Grades 4 - 5, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1948Float, Horton Motors, Gala Procession, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 25 August 1973Cleared land for house lots, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  31 October 1997Parkyn family home, Doonella Street, Tewantin Illustration, charcoal burning car, 1940sJoe Hextall and Jane Harding, authors, Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Panorama, Goat Island, Noosa River, Noosaville, 30 May 2018Exhibits, Kinaba Information Centre, Cooloola Recreation Area, Lake Cootharaba, 2 October 2020Rose gardenSailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleLocal Studies excursion, Grades 5 & 6, Tewantin State School, Laguna Lookout, Noosa Heads, 1st term, 1977Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 April 2005Dwelling, 31 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1947Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Boating and fishing, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1996Aerial view, Tewantin and Noosa River, ca 1929Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, September 1979Cattle parade, Cooroy Show, Cooroy Showgrounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1947Give-aways, Noosa FM 101.3 tent, 'Celebrating Parkyn's Hut 25th Anniversary,' Tewantin, 13 June 2026Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 28 March 2002Roy Bendixen (right) and Mr Reid, Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1947Presentation and celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleBikini model, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1971Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Official opening, Noosa Sound development, 18 December, 1973Dwelling belonging to Alec Gibson, TewantinMt Cooroy, Tinbeerwah, June 1977Public enjoying the Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Markets, Cnr of Thomas Street &and Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1987-1992Parachutists, Air Pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 3 September 1972Noosa Model Flyers Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Bowlers, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Norm Brokenborough, Midget Farrelly, Peter Biden (L-R) and timber surfboards, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sFlotilla re-enactment participant, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Rowers and boats, Noosa River, NoosavilleCompetitors, Sports day, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1984Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsBoating partyAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Pathway, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990s

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