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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, 1955Noosa Sun Farms Estate, Noosa-Eumundi Road, Doonan, 26 September 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2007Mango tree and dwelling, Boreen Point, 8 September 1992Torch bearer, Phil Cave, Olympic Games torch relay, Pomona, November 1956Spectators, Great Kin Kin Horse Race, Showgrounds, Kin Kin, 1980sRoy 'Banger' Gosling, Ron Magdalinski, Kin KinBoating adventures, Walker Family, Noosa River, October 1981Little Bo Peep costume, Children's Fancy Dress Ball, Cooroy, 26 October 1951Club members, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, ca 1950sEmployee, factory floor, Page Furniture Factory, PomonaAttendees, Queen of the Waters Ball, Tewantin, 1962Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Timber Cutters Seat, 22 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1990sUp and up, Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach, 6 August 2026Trail, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Portrait, child, Eumundi, 1964Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, ca May 1973Parade participant, Noosa Coast Guard, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1979Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 14 July 2007House Maids, Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1948Seymour Tronson with dedicated tree to Walter and Jessie Tronson, Tewantin, 1991Street Scene, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, ca 1910sViews to Laguna Bay, Noosa HeadsSchool childrenBoiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1970sWinner (left) and Officials, 'Miss Noosa Show', Noosa Country Show Ball, Pomona, 1968Fancy dress entrants, Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1947Holiday makers, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sRiverbank scenes, Noosa River, 2 August 199570th Birthday celebration cake, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1997Fire Insurance ReceiptAerial view, Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, 18 December 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972First flight arrival, Teewah Beach airstrip, Noosa North Shore, 1960sThe Great Santa Stroll, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Bill Griffiths, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Boating parties,  Noosa Everglades, Noosa River, 1951Boating party, Noosa River, 1948Dongatel Holiday Units, 4-5 Albert Street, NoosavilleKingfisher Seafoods, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990s Wedding portrait, Brisbane, ca 1957All alone, beach trolley, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, September 2021Gooloi Street, Tewantin Tornado damage, Bassett family campsite,  Pine Trees Caravan Park, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 29 November 1971Skeleton costume, Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1952Entertainer, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1973

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