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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, 1955Pam Grice, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, Easter 1998Businesses, 7 Sunsine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 6 March 1990Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleHot air balloon, Kin Kin oval, Kin KinChecking the cattle, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, ca 1980sSoil testing, Lake Doonella, TewantinMaroochydoreParry's Caravan Park, Elm Street, Cooroy, 1970sWedding guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1939Canoe/Kayak Finnish athlete, Olympic Games, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, ca December 1956Unsurfaced David Low Highway between Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach, ca 1961House, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sDevil's Kitchen, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sDoug Tainsh of Eumarella, Weyba Downs, 1980sDemonstration skaters, Festival of Waters, Noosa Rollerdrome, Noosaville, 28 August 1979Rietta Johnston Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Land clearing, 19 July 1990Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Enjoying the pool, Peregian Beach Swimming Pool, Peregian Beach, 1967Peter Freeman, Noosa Heads, February 1953Fishing party, Boreen Point, ca 1930sInspecting properties, Noosaville, 1958Pelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca November 1972Diners, opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Raising the flags, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Kevin and Emma Freeman, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sBob Abbot (r) and guests, Australia Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosa Heads, 27 January 2003Flooding, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 27 February 2022Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, February 1981Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 September 2005Splish, splash, Kate Landsey and friend, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Flooding, Doonella Bridge, Tewantin, 1992Doctors and nursing staff, ca 1940sViews east to Granite Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Garden party, 'Antonlea', ca 1930sRosie Hall and Robert Rolfe, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sBoating, Jeffs Family, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sOn the dunes, Model A Ford, near Stockyards, Freshwater, Noosa North Shore, June 1972Tour group, Star Boat Hire, Noosaville, ca 1970sInterior, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 17 April 2009Restdown, Noosa River, Qld (First built 1871), 1947 Flooding after cyclone,  Noosa Heads, 1930sCherry Venture Firetruck, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Shops, Quamby Place, Noosa Heads, 1980s

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