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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, 1955Competitor and crowd, The King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1980sSand mining operation, Noosa North Shore, 28 April 1976View from front verandah towards front gate, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin,17 April 2009Scenic views, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Guard Commander Tom Dawson, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018CK's Bargain Bazaar, cnr Arcadia Street and Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 1980sAerial view, Alexandria Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, early 1960sJohn Herbert (Minister for Tourism), Official opening, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Noosa Heads Surf Lifesavers, ca 1940sCouncillors, Noosa Shire Council, Tewantin, ca 1928Rick Brewster and fans, Thompson’s Hotel, Mooloolaba approx. 1981-82Businesses, 251 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 28 January 1992Stephanie Ryder, Lynne (unknown), Patsy Lee and Ingrid Jackson (l-r), QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch luncheon, Tewantin, 25 November 2022Land sale office, Tern Street, Peregian Beach, 1961-62All-A-Wah Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Mary Street, Noosaville, 1970Pupils, Tinbeerwah State School, Tinbeerwah, ca 1915Memorial Hall, Pomona, ca 1940sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Sergeant Mal ScottParticipants, Freemasons Debutante Ball, RSL Memorial Hall and School of Arts, Tewantin, 1956Diners, Gallery Bistro, Opening of Noosa River Shopping Centre, cnr Thomas Street & Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, August 1970'Adonis', TewantinGeorge Hay and friends, Noosa HeadsElephant races, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1967 Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Businesses, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1990sSwimming carnival, Noosa District State High School, Tulip Street, Cooroy, 1980sTudor style House, Little Cove, Noosa HeadsTerrace Marina Noosa - Boat and Jet Ski Hire & Cafe, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 20 June 2024Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 30 May 2018Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleSailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleSign Posts, National Park, Noosa Heads,  1947 Clubhouse under construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Taxis, Diamond Street, Cooroy, ca 1927Construction of  'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 1920sSunsetLake Cootharaba and Boreen Pt, Noosa River,  1947 ES&A Bank, CooroyModel posing with Ford Escort, 197075th anniversary celebrations, Cooroy Tennis Club, Mary River Rd, Cooroy, 14 July 2013Noosa Libraries Mobile Library 'Whitey', ca 2003Speedboat Flying Hunter, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971John and Donna Hofmann, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 April 2005Trench Art, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Donovan's Royal Mail Hotel, TewantinAilsa Cardell and Olive Ross, Cardell's Tewantin Hotel, 1935 Holiday cottage, Boreen Point, ca 1930s

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