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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, 1955Hay and Freeman Family portrait, 1925Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, early 1900sSidney Raymond Robinson, Noosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1972Canoe's ready to launch, Elanda Point, Lake Cootharaba, Como, 9 December 2025Steam Train, Pomona Railway Station, March 1915Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 July 2008Noosa Boathouse, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Boreen Point, mouth of Lake Cootharaba, 1925 Storm surge, Sunshine Coast, 16 February 1972John Martinkovic, State Government Representative, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Participating boat, Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosaville, 2012Aerial view, Great Sandy National Park, Noosa North Shore, 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 April 2008Guard Commander Tom Dawson and Trooper Mark Price, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Landscaping, Cnr Saltwater Avenue and Gibson Road, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 16 December 1997Passengers and workers, Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, ca 1927Greetings from Noosa HeadsPoinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1972Vic Collins onboard, 'Lady Eileen', during launch, Noosa River, ca 1970sBeachgoers, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sBack to Tewantin, Tewantin State School Reunion booklet, 9 June Tewantin, 1984Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 October 2007Equestrian Parade, Noosa Show, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, 1947Federal Income Tax, Tax Instalment Stamp BookAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007Olive Freeman, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 12 April 1949Bulldozer in action,  Hastings Street, Noosa Heads 19 May 1970Donny, Dorothy and Alan Dunstan, Wallace House, Noosaville, ca 1930sVeterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Pomona Hotel, cnr Memorial Avenue and Station Street, Pomona, ca 1980sQCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members, 90th birthday celebrations, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 11 August 2012Flooding, Noosaville, 1968Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca March 1994Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 9 March 2005Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, 1935Staff and exterior, Ely's Store, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1948Aqueous Festival tent, outside Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1993Sharing information, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Scenic views back to Noosa Heads, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1960sRetirement gift clock, William Hooper, 2025Terrace Marina, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 12 December 2022Easter Egg drop, Aussie Rules Football field, 149 Weyba Road, Noosaville, Easter 1999Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sTrophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Class Photo, Grade 7, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1953Rachel Smith and Kate Landsey (l-r), Noosa Library Service gazebo, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022

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