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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, 1955Children's area, Noosaville Library, ca 1993George Pearce, Sir Thomas Hiley and competitors (l-r), award presentation, Festivals of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Showjumping, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Noosa Heads from Laguna LookoutRocky shoreline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsDwelling, 'Dummy' Nash residence, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sDoonella Bridge, Hilton Esplanade, TewantinSaks on Hastings, 60 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1 November 1987Adrianne Rowlingson, South East Queensland Darts Championship heats, Royal Mail Hotel, 28 November 1971ANZAC  Day ceremony, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 25 April 1973 Cheers, Noosa News staff members, Red Bull Steakhouse, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 13 April 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 April 2008Moored boats, Parkyn Brothers Jetty, Tewantin, ca 1935Welcome to Country, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Poinciana Avenue, TewantinSunrise and outriggers, Noosa River, NoosavilleSand dunes, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, 1970sTewantin, 22 July 1953 (fold out)Hayden surfboard and spoon, October 2021Dwelling, 31 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017La Balsa expedition crew, media conference, November 1970

Timber Cutters Seat, 22 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Steve Robertson, Noosaville, 1 May 1995'Bellwood', Tom Davis banana farm, Cootharaba, ca 1930sParklands, The Woods, Claude Batten Drive, Noosa HeadsRoping a steer and rodeo chutes, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, June 1972Forest road, Cooroy Jayden Muller, Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Tewantin Marina, Tewantin, 5 November 2011Kevin Freeman, 'Miss Laguna II', Noosa River,  17 October 1949Horse grooming, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1980s'Columbus Line' surfboat christening, Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1978Rose Walker, Harry F. Walker and R.J. McNally, Tewantin, 4 October 1947Beachgoers and development, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1990sANZAC  Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007Terrace Marina Noosa - Boat and Jet Ski Hire & Cafe, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 20 June 2024Vic Collins, Noosa River, ca 2000Amphibious ultralight aircraft, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 21 February 2008Noosa River Ferry, survey mid 1990sPeter and Jeff Berry with fish, Noosa RiverTrish KeartonNotice of intention to commence work, 28 June 1978Hastings Street, Laguna Bay and mouth of Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 1935Damage at 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads,  after cyclone, 21 February 1954Businesses, Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 28 January 1987Surfboard factory, October 2021Hiking group, 1980s

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