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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, 1955Sailing Noosa River, NoosavilleCarport, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Program for Hansel, Gretel, Dick & The Cat, 1983 Christmas PantomimeScenic views, ca 1980sEvent, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Model, promotional photos, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Tewantin, 21 May 1973Informal portrait, Mrs Albrecht, Skyring Creek, Federal, ca 1926Britannia, Foden steam wagon, Sunshine Coast Spring Festival and Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Participants and partners, 'Miss Noosa Show', Noosa Country Show Ball, Pomona, ca 1960 - 1962Tait Duke Cottage, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 2009Corn and melons, Lake Cooroibah, Tewantin, ca 1930sPremier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, ribbon cutting, opening Lions Park, Noosaville, 18 February 1972Vintage motorcycle, Vintage car rally, Peregian Beach, 11 September 1971 Daytrippers and Gromit mascot, Laguna Lookout, Noosa Heads, 6 November 2011Aerial view, Kin Kin, 1980sTree transplantation, Noosa waters, Noosaville, 1990sAttendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Kinaba Information Centre, Cooloola Recreation Area, Lake Cootharaba, 2 October 2020Emma  Freemans, Aunty and Uncle, Noosa Heads, November 1953Jeff Chase, Mark Bisman, Peter Saal, Winners, Best Decorated Boat competition, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, September 1972 Anita Aarons (c) and guests, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1980sOld Noosa hanging on, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 25 September 1979Dignitaries and guests, official opening ceremony, Tewantin Baths, Tewantin, 25 April 1969Shoreline erosion, Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sMilitary portrait, A.I.F. Grenadier School, Enoggera, 20 July 1916Rocking infant, ca 1920sLake adventures, 'Jannett', 27 May 2022Portrait, Noosa Shire Councillors, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 August 1981Parklands, The Woods, Parking bays, The Woods, Claude Batten Drive, Noosa HeadsSignage, Noosa River, Cooroibah, 2 October 2020Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Boat construction, Noosaville, ca 1970sConstruction, exterior Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010	Bronnie Norman, Launch of Emma Freeman's 'Hastings Street', Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, ca April 2005Pam Grice, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1995Santa and Bill Robinson,  Petrie Park, Nambour Rotary Fair, Nambour, 25 November 1972The Angels, Thompson's Hotel, Mooloolaba, approx 1981-82Evelyn and son George Ross with 350 cases of mullet Cootharaba and Boreen Point School Transport Service BusBen Pattri, Noosa Libraries mobile vehicle launch and 50th birthday celebrations, Joe Bazzo Park, Reserve Street, Pomona, 10 June 2023Dancers, Queen of the Waters Ball, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 1964Class photo, Grade 5, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1951Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 May 2005Olive Freemans residence, cnr Hastings Street and Morwong Drive, Noosa Heads, 21 March 1981'Queenslander,' Noosaville, ca 2002 - 2003Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 November 2004Friends, Country Life Hotel, Kin Kin, 1980sKen Lucas and Bill Wallace (l-r), 'Toothpick' surfboards, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990Checking the rigging, Noosa River, Noosaville, March 1971

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