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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, 1955Construction, exterior Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010	Storm surge, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, February 1974Rear view, unit block, Noosa Heads, 21 September 1988Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Big Stubby, House of Bottles, Myles Street, Tewantin, 1968Flooding, dog exercise park, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Max Walker (l), World War II, ca 1940sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1992 Emmeline and Ernest James ChowneVeterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 March 2006Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 April 2007Eddie Dwyer, bean harvest, Gumboil Road, Cooroy, ca 1960sWalking trail, Wandi Waterhole to campsite, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Seaplane, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1969Community Notices Hut, 33 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1998Dinghies and sunset, Noosa River, NoosavilleMotorcycle racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Steamboat, Noosa River, TewantinMathew Steels, Sports Day, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin, ca 1980sIsobel Lawes and Sylvia Hughes, Austrian dress-up, International Study of Austria, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1995Dwelling, Lintott Family residence, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sParry's Caravan Park, Elm Street, Cooroy, 1970s5th Light Horse Memorial artwork installation, School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Views to Noosa Hill from Noosa Woods, Noosa Heads, 16 June 1969Daytrippers, Coloured Sands Tour, Noosa North Shore, ca 1990sQCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch members luncheon attendees, (back l-r) Marcia Dorricott, Jean Steel, Noela Oswin, Judy Fitzpatrick, (front l-r) Gloria Balcombe, Norma Audsley and Beryl Wells, Tewantin, 1995Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, 1976Aerial view, coastal lands, ca 1970sSunshine Beach, ca 1920   Children and horsesNoosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, 5 November 2011Larakin on stage, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 1980s Winning contestants and spectators, Sun Girl Quest, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1950s'Jannett', Noosa River, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Sandy Bolton MP and Tony Wellington, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council, (right) and Wayne Hampton (back left), Janet Kake and Trooper Mark Price, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Women boating party, Noosa HeadsWater-skiers, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1967Evening reflections, Noosa River, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Street scene, Maple Street, CooroyInstalling wind generator behind Parkyn family house, Doonella Street, Tewantin, 1934 Jim Lowe's 21st Birthday celebrations, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Hall, Tewantin 23 May 1963Aerial view Noosa Parade, Noosaville, ca 1987-88Competitor and crowd, The King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1980sTewantin, 22 July 1953 (fold out)Jim Tyrie, Nicole Tyrie and Bob McLaren, Tewantin State School, 5 October 1972Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boats, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1 February 2003Children on swing, school fete, September 1971

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