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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, 1955Flooding, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Food stand, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Class photo, Grade 6, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1972Noosa QueenJunior team players, Noosa District Australian Football Club, 149 Weyba Road, Noosaville, ca 1980sAerial photo, Teewah Beach Village and Teewah BeachQ.C.W.A partyConstruction, Monks Bridge, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 2004Bill Wallace in workshop, Bill Wallace Surfboards, ca 1990Sunrise, Upper Noosa River, Great Sandy Recreation Area, Cooloola, 11 December 2025Class photo, Grade 4, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1953Aub Grice (blue shorts), Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, Easter 1998Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Boating on Noosa River, Tewantin, 1912Attendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Landscaping, Cnr Saltwater Avenue and Gibson Road, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 16 December 1997Aerial view, Tugboat, 'William R. Golding', waiting for salvage attempt, off Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 7 July 1973Guests, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Fairytale Castle, Bli Bli, 31 March 1973Early views Noosa HeadsChinese play, Tewantin State School students, TewantinSpectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Pomona Hotel and Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, 1949Olive Freeman, Beachview Flats, Noosa Heads, 1952Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boats, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1 February 2003War Damage Commission receipt, 16 June 1942Rear view, remains of R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Tewantin, 17 March 1967 QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members (l-r), Dorothy Price and Olive Donaldson, 90th Birthday Celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 20 April 2017Class Photo, Grade 2, Cooroy State School, CooroyCabana and clouds, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Businesses, Cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1980sAndrew Fisher MP (standing), Pomona, ca 1906 Librarian Cass Bradshaw teaching computer class , Noosaville Library, September 2005Percy Hay (on the right) and friend holding up their catch caught in the riverMidnight Oil, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Veterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Tewantin Annual Descendants Day Luncheon, Senior's Week, 2010 Diners, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Page Motors, Factory Street, Pomona, 1950Roll up, Tewantin-Noosa Bowls Club, Tewantin, 1952Daytrippers, Coloured Sands Tour, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1974 Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Spectators and car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Spectators, Tewantin RSL, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Lewis Ross and Sharon Ross with 14lb Flathead, December 1972Varan house, Pomona, ca 1950sBlue Line Boats for Hire, MaroochydoreEdgar Johns (l), Harry Johns (r),  England, 1918 Construction, Doctor Geoffrey Bowden's house, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, August 1971

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