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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, 1955Moored, M.V. Elandra, Noosa River, day area Harry Spring's Hut,, Como, 10 September 2025Passport photo, 1970sNoosa River Ferry after survey mid 1980s, Noosa River, TewantinSingle kayak, Festival Of Waters, Noosa River, Tewantin, 27 August 1972Tait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Maisie Massoud and Esme Tait (l-r), Noosaville, ca 1980sDevil's Kitchen,  Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsCattle grazing, October 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 21 February 2008Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Dwelling, Memorial Avenue, Tewantin, ca 1970sPresidents and Commodores Life Members, 50th Birthday Celebrations, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, 10 February 1996La Balsa, Mooloolaba Harbour, Mooloolaba, 6 November 1970ANZ Bank, corner Maple & Emerald Streets, Cooroy, June 1973 Views down to Little Cove, Noosa HeadsCompetitors, Great Kin Kin Horse Race, Kin Kin Oval, Kin Kin, 1980sInterior,  Joe's Waterhole, Eumundi Hotel, Eumundi, 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 28 August 2007Gary Clist and George Pearce, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Looking south from Eugarie Street to round-a-bout for Sunshine Beach Road, Honeysuckle Land, David Low Way and Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads, 28 January 1987Peter O'Toole, releasing the Doves of Peace, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Lena Bazzo (Helena), ca 1930sEverglades tour boat, Noosa River, 9 September 2012Scenic view, 18 January 1948Mr. N. S. Cutmore, Pomona Butter Factory, Pomona, 1924Evening reflections, Noosa River, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsFirst Sunshine Coast Libraries membership card, 2008Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2007Fishermen, Noosa River, Tewantin Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1939Kin Kin Hall, Kin Kin, 1980sScenic Views, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Shane Christensen, wood sculptor and carver, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Railway sleeper delivery truck, Traveston, 1931Walter and Jessie Tronson memorial plaque, TewantinProgram, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 28 - 30 October 1983Santa and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Noosaville, December 1993Lets Dance, Kin Kin, 1980sExploring the rock pools, Noosa Heads, ca 1920sCompetition T-shirt, Alex Longboard Classic, 1990View of Nambour, September 1972Guests, Nancy Cato book launch, Sheraton Hotel, Noosa Heads, June 1993Wharf Restaurant, Quamby Place, Noosa Sound, Noosa Heads Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Vintage transport, Tewantin, 19 August 2003Ribboned horse and rider, gymkhana, Kin KinAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 November 2006

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