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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, 1955Aerial view, Bruce Highway, Yandina, 1985Interior and artwork, Kin Kin Depot, 63 Main Street, Kin Kin, 1980sAttendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Aerial view, development, Noosa Springs Golf Course, Noosa Heads, ca 1992Class photo, Grade Prep 1 - P4A, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1948Queenslanders, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990sJohn Waldron, Exhibition Curator, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Railway yards, Railway Parade, Pomona, ca 1920Location map, Noosa Gardens, Noosa HeadsOfficial opening, commemorative stone, Noosa Sound development, 18 December, 1973Badminton players, Cooroy Badminton Club, 26 Emerald Street, Cooroy, ca 1980sParkyn family members with holiday makers, Parkyn's cottages, Munna Point, Noosaville Red Spire, Coloured Sands, Rainbow Beach, ca 1950sMick Wilson, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, December 1966Family recognition chairs, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, 17 December 2025Aerial view, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Transcript of speech by Mr C. P. Follows, Noosa Sound Development opening, Noosa Heads,  17 December 1973Storm Surge, Cyclone Cliff, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, February 1981'Restdown' landing, Lake Cooroibah, 1970sSpeeches, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sBoreen Point, mouth of Lake Cootharaba, 1925 Noosa Gardens Motel, Noosa HeadsPandanus Tree, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Fibreglass kayak, ca 1955Guests, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Swimming pool, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Firetruck, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Family group beside a river, ca 1920sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Drone view, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 5 May 2023Signage, river access, day and camping area, Harry's Hut, Noosa River, Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park, Como, 10 September 2025Lifesaving Carnival, Sunshine Beach, 1949Class Photo, Grade 5A, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1971Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 August 2008Class Photo, Grades Prep 2 & 4, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1948Big catch, Boreen Point, ca 1930sCampers, Noosa River, Campsite 3, Como, 5 June 2004Kevin Freeman and holiday makers, First Point, Noosa Heads, 31 January 1949Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 May 2005Pomfrey Family Home, Tewantin, ca 1902Apollonian Hotel, Boreen Point, 8 September 1992Construction, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, 1 April 1981Vacant land between Kooringal and Saks, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1 November 1987Mick Reid, President, Tewantin- Noosa RSL Sub Branch, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Board riders, 2nd Noosa Surf-riders Club Open Competition, Sunshine Beach, 18-19 September 1969Looking down Noosa River from Tewantin Memorial Park, ca 1970sShoreline, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970sRelocation, C.W.A building, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 6 March 1978

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