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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 Festival of the Waters program, 10-18 October 1959Young girl, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, ca 1950sAnchored boats, Noosa River, ca 1990sWalking dog on Teewah Beach at sunset, ca 2011David Low MLA , ca 1974Noosa Chorale, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Kitchen worker, Reef Motel, Noosa Heads, 1963Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Class Photo, Grades 1-7, North Arm State School, 15 December 1972Peregian General Store, David Low Way, Peregian Beach, 1970sKevin Freeman with son Peter, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1953Good Shepherd Lutheran College band, Olympic Torch Relay celebrations, Diamond Street, Cooroy, 16 June 2000Laguna Bay and Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sFancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Master of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Champion Guernsey Bull, Pomona,1949Rotary Club of Cooroy tents, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Storm surge,  Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sDiners, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sFirst Sunshine Coast Libraries membership card, 2008Entertainers, opening,  Village Inn Motel, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972 Boating party aboard 'Miss Laguna II', Noosa River, ca 1949Michelle Freeman, aboard 'Seawind', Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 5 September 1980Flooding, Doonella Street, Tewantin, ca 1970sViews of Little Cove, and Noosa Main Beach, 1953Aerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Planting day, Pinbarren Victory plot, Pinbarren School Reserve, Kin Kin Road, Pinbarren, 29 November 1941Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sConstruction, Peregian Roadhouse, Heron Street, Peregian Beach, ca 1960Location map, Noosa Gardens, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Jetty 17, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 30 May 2018Installation, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Rosie Hall, Performance, Kin Kin Hall, Kin Kin, 1980sThe Angels, Thompson's Hotel, Mooloolaba, approx 1981-82Participants, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013New Noosa Council Chambers under construction, Pelican Street, Tewantin, 1980Kate (nee Bazzo) Sheaffe and Les Sheaffe, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sOlive Freeman, Carol Phillips holding infant Kate and Emma Freeman (l-r) , Noosa HeadsTorch bearers, Sydney Olympic Games Torch Relay, Tewantin, September 2000Collecting sand from 'Coloured Sands' cliffs, Noosa North Shore, 1952Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Trekker, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Class Photo, Grades 3 & 4 , Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1950Views of Rainbow Beach, 15 May 1980Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Picnic Tables and Houses on a shoreline

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