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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, 1955Flooding, Eastern Branch Bridge, Kin Kin, 25 February 2012 Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 1985 Martin Depper and possibly son Victor,  PomonaAerial View, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 27 November 1970Boating, Noosa River, ca 1940sExhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyEntertainer, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1973Carolanne Bowden, 1978 Sunshine Coast Spring Festival and Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Elvis statue, Offshore Noosa Resort, Noosaville Class Photo, Grade 2/3B, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 10 October 1972Bill Massoud, coloured sands tour, Noosa North Shore, early 1940s4GY radio station float, Festival of Waters parade, 25 August 1979Kevin Freeman with anchor, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 13 April 1969Parkyn's Store, holiday rental cottages and camping ground, Munna Point, Noosaville Noosa River Fruit and Vegetables (Interior), Opening Day, Noosa River Shopping Centre, cnr Thomas Street & Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, August 1970Award presentation, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 7 February 2002Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 November 2007Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, July 1973Karie the Koala, Motorkana '72, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, September 1972Original crew, Noosa Heads Life Saving and Surf Club's first boat, 'Noosa', 1949 Releasing the Doves of Peace, Peter O'Toole, White Doves of Noosa (bottom right),  Lai Utovou (centre on stage) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Clyde the Clown, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973 Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Swimming group, Tewantin State School, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1946Chef and diners, opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Car 82, A. Cullen & Son, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 1970sBack from the beach, Katrina, Joan, Lynn and Fiona Stanfield, Noosaville, 1980s'Top Shop', Boreen Point, 8 September 1992Event, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleBareback bronc rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 10 June 1965Shoreline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsCooroy Railway Station, between Maple and Elm Streets, Cooroy, ca 2000Planting a new generation, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1970sSwimming, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, December 1940Framed blazer, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, January 2026Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1972Noosa North Shore, ca 1980sLand slide and damaged house, Natasha Avenue, Noosa Heads, June 1977Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Development, Noosa Springs Estate and Golf Course, Noosa Heads, ca 199250 Years Celebrations, QCWA Members, ca 1990sBullock Teams, Memorial Drive, Eumundi, ca 1910Rosie Hall (right)  and Molly Leggett , Performance, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sClown and Dancer, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Sail past, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Eumundi Road and Hilton Terrace roundabout, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Boating supplies shop interior, 1970s

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