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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, 1955License from the Marine Board of Queensland for Punt VesselInterior, 'Coquette' vessel, Noosa RiverVienna Bazzo (on left) and Archibald Craven, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sParticipants, Tewantin Tennis Club Visa Versa Deb Ball, Tewantin, 1948Glenise ClellandQCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch members, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, ca 1990sParkyn's Hut Visitor Information Centre, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, ca 2000Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Easter Egg drop, Aussie Rules Football field, 149 Weyba Road, Noosaville, Easter 1999Hockey Team Photo, Pomona State School, September 1971Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Construction, rock sea wall, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, May 1969First surfboard, Ross Wilson, Tewantin, 1975Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Kevin Freeman, Noosa River, ca 1948Pam Grice and Beulah Stanfield (l-r), Weyba Creek boat ramp, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1990sCootharaba Football team and residents, Cootharaba Sportsground, Cootharaba, ca 1924Guests and attendees, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Gary Clist and George Pearce, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Aerial view, Peregian Beach, 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 June 2007Peter FreemanFlotilla re-enactment participant, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018'Queenslander,' Noosaville, ca 2002 - 2003Couple with stingray, forestry workers camp, Noosa National Park, 1947 Yvonne Herbert and Phoebe De Vere in Doug Partington's Model T Ford, Sunshine Coast Spring Festival Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Tea and cake celebrations, after laying Foundation Stone, Freemasons Lodge No. 355, 30 Moorindil Street, Tewantin,  5 September 1953Sail boats, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sNoosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 16 September 1985Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Martin Depper and possibly son Victor,  PomonaShirley Freeman View of Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 1967Award ceremony, Sunshine Coast Spring Festival Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Dwelling, Boreen Point, 8 September 1992Aerial View, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 27 November 1970Daytrippers, ca 1960sMunna Point camping ground, Noosaville, 1930 David Low MLA  (Member for Cooroora) and John Herbert (Minister for Tourism), Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Portrait, Mr RichardsonInformal portrait, couple, ca 1940sAerial view, Riveredge Estate, Tewantin, October 1974Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Sail past, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Doonella Bridge and Boat Ramp, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Ricki and Gaye GilchrestCompetitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Construction, rock sea wall, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, May 1969Q.C.W.A gathering, Tewantin, 10 November 1928

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