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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, 1955Riverbank, Noosa River, 9 February 1995A first hand touch, 2000 Olympic Torch, Tewantin State School, ca September 2000Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, ca 1973At the helm, Hugh Ramsay, 'Riva Minx', Noosa River, Noosaville, 5 November 2011Calf roping, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive,  Noosa Heads, 10 June 1972Ornate fireplace, ca 1980sMax Walker (l), World War II, ca 1940sFlooding, Hilton Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Pomona township nestled at foot of Mt CoorooraFlooding, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 27 February 2022Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Flower girl, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Day trip, Coloured Sands, Teewah BeachFlypast, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleOlive Freeman, Beachview Flats, Noosa Heads, ca 1950Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, 1933Junction Noosa Hill and Alexandria Bay walking tracks, Noosa National Park, 1955 Fete, carnival rides, 125 years Anniversary, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 2000Teaching staff, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1949Entrants, Cane Toad Derby, Noosaville, 1967Aerial view Little Cove and Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads,  ca 1987-88 Kimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Tewantin RSL, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Jack Cole, Ronald Hooper, William Henry Hooper (l-r standing), Harold and Viv Hooper (l-r kneeling) with Peter and Lynnette Hooper (l-r), Tewantin, 1940sBusinesses, Cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 28 January 1987Noosa Sound Shopping Place, Noosa Heads, 1993 Beachgoers, Hastings Street, Noosa HeadsChecking the rig, sailors, Noosa River, 1970sSunset, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 4 May 1950Boating Party, 'Miss Laguna II', Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 16 October 1950Parry's Esso Service Centre, corner Elm Street and Tewantin Road, Cooroy, 1970sShoreline, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1930sGeorge Alfred HayRetirement gift clock plaque, William Hooper, 2025Bushfire on Mountain, painted by Jean Dunstan, Noosaville, before 1980Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sPicnic Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Palms and a Pony, ca 1920sRear Deck, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 August 2006Jolly Swagman, The Banksias, Service Station and Caravan Park, cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, 1972 Restored dinghy, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 2016Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 9 March 2005Beachgoers and daytrippers, Noosa Boardwalk, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 1973Participants, Heritage Day celebrations, Tewantin, 22 August 1998Trick riding, ca 1980sBob McLaren, Ron Baker, Wendy Sanders and Debbie Schreiber (l-r), Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1970s

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