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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, 1955Noosa HeadsHorse race, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 1975Boat, Lake Cootharaba, 1948Daisy and Beverley Ross Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, early 1900sBusinesses, Pelican Street, Tewantin, February 1982Swimming, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, December 1940Mathers' residence, Alderly Cottage, Noosa HeadsCream Grader's Certificate, Alan Kenzler, 1964Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 October 2007On the dunes, Model A Ford, near Stockyards, Freshwater, Noosa North Shore, June 1972Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sSpeedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Timber Cutters Seat leg, 22 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sViews towards Noosa Main Beach and First Point, Noosa Heads, 1970sNoosa Ferry, Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 5 November 2011Flower making, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Locals and downed Bell's tree, Cooran, 1918Dwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Scenic Views, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Ted Lowe on swing, Munna Point, Noosaville, 1939Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinPortrait, unknown woman, ca 1980sBee bubbles, Tanya Abbey, ET Circus, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Dorothy Price, Melbourne Cup Celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch member, Tewantin, 6 November 2012Construction, Morwong Drive, Noosa HeadsQCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members, 'Women Walk the World' fundraising event, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, 29 April 2016Noosa Vietnam Veterans Association Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Guard Commander Tom Dawson, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Flora, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992William Lowe and his Holden Premier, Tewantin, July 1964Olympic Games official commemorative badge, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 November - 8 December 1956Landing, Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 2013Winch Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Boat picnic, ca early 20th centuryMowers ready for action, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sFlotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Views down to Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1990sWallace, Dunstan and Faulkner Families, Wallace House, Noosaville, ca 1970sAerial view, Tewantin, April 1974 School performance, Fiona Jeffs, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1970sCreek Swimming, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sParadise Cave, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsPeter Freeman and Barry Dwyer (l-r), 'Pinevale' Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1954Noosaville Library staff work room, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca mid-1990sMiss Cooroy, Noosa Show, 1966 Passengers arriving  'Restdown' landing , Lake Cooroibah, 1952Parry's Esso Service Centre, corner Elm Street and Tewantin Road, Cooroy, 1970s

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