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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, 1955Guests, Kevin Arnett (centre), Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025John Herbert (Minister for Tourism) and Ray Murphy, Noosa Arts Competition, Tennis Courts, Noosaville, 25 August 1973Black Swan, Lake Doonella, Noosaville, September 2021Sending 'Peace', Noosa River, October 1981Ron Broughton's (Yum Yum) Buggy, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2021Unnetting the haul, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1960sLen DaddowMayor Bob Abbot, members and guests, 70th Birthday celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1997Slipway, Boreen Point, Lake Cootharaba, 1947New Noosa Council Chambers under construction, Pelican Street, Tewantin, 9 November 1979Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Class photo, Grade 4, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1952Night views, Beer Garden, Royal Mail Hotel, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1957Edith Annie Burger, ca 1948Development site, 27 October 1991Patrons, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, ca 1970sClearing the land, Harry SpringJeannie, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Phillip Blakeney and Olive Macklin, Noosa Heads, 1980sJim Lowe, Tewantin RSL Hall, Tewantin, 23 May 1963Celebrations, Kin KinDaytrippers, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 October 2006Peter O'Toole, releasing the Doves of Peace, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Little Cove, Noosa HeadsInspection, factory site, Sunshine Beach, 1960Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 March 2006Informal portrait, train passengers, Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, 1920sBoy holding fish, Noosa Sports Fishing Competition, Noosa North Shore, September 1972Exterior decor, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads The Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Keith West (centre) and Kerri-Lyn McFarlane performing in  'Snow White and the Seven Sailors', Majestic Theatre, Pomona, December 1984The Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Lionel Donovan's Car, Tewantin Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 1985 Santa and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sFrank Wilkie and Jill Lear, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Nicole Maggs, Alan 'Fox' Rogers and Ingrid Jackson, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Sunset, Upper Noosa River, Great Sandy Recreation Area, Cooloola, 10 December 2025Awards presentation, Noosa Heads Lions Club, 1980sTrophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Attendees, International Year of Peace Fashion Parade, 1986Emy, aeroplaning behind 'Miss Laguna II', Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 10 September 1950Glenda Rush, Festival Queen entrant, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979 Little Cove, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sNoosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsGympie Gas Company float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Visiting New Zealand police, pre-dinner Haka, Noosaville, 1970s

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