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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, 1955Picnic, Scarborough, 1920sFirst Point, Noosa Heads, October-November 1987Subdivision, Sunshine Beach, 29 August 1990Gathering, Sunday School opening, St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 41 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, ca 1955Riders, Pony Club, June 1977Ronnie Corbett, The Jack Newton Celebrity Classic, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Course, Tewantin, December 1979Construction, Persimmon Drive, Marcus Beach, 1988Clubhouse opening day, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, 5 November 1961Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosaville, 14 July 2007Honeymoon Cottage, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads,  1952Claudia Hofmann, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa HeadsSailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sCompetition, lifesaving carnival, Sunshine Beach, 1949Little Bo Peep costume, Children's Fancy Dress Ball, Cooroy, 26 October 1951Redevelopment, dwelling, 131 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 2004Geoffrey Garratt, Sandy Bolton MP and Ken Bridges (l-r),  ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Mariner's Reach, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980s  Flooding, approximately cnr Maple and Marana Streets, Cooroy, February 1968Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sPerformers, 1980sRod Hayter and Fred Canfield (l-r), Harvey Bay, ca 1950sWedding coupleJade (left) and Shannon,  Kin KinGooloi Street, Tewantin Caravan park, Noosa HeadsIngrid Jackson, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Diners and participants, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Clare Stewart, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council with Councillors Karen Finzel, Brian Stockwell, Joe Jurisevic, Tom Wegener and Frank Wilkie,(r-l), Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 202Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 11 May 2006Noosa River , Noosa Heads, 26 July 1949Competitor and crowd, The King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1980sAmphibious ultralight aircraft, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1980sKing Billy Hill Band and Kin Kin Festival, Kin Kin Hall,  Kin Kin, 1980sBi-Plane 'G-AUGH'  the Wunda, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1930sNoosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Children, chooks and geese, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sArthur Wallace, produce crate stencil, Noosaville, ca 1950sSt Teresa's College band members, ANZAC Day service, Tewantin, 25 April 2026Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005Skyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1974Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025David Low, MLA (at microphone) and dignitaries,  Peregian Beach Swimming Pool, Peregian Beach, May 1964Noosa's Surfing History banner imageSpeedboats Cherokee driven by Peter Summerville and Holzl Tunnel driven by Mike Ashton,  Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Jim Mulcahy, air pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 5 September 1971

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