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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, 1955Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sHarry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Sandy Bolton MP, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Team photo, A Grade Team,  Pomona Football Club, Pomona, 1956Flooding, Noosa Boathouse gangway, Noosaville, February 1992Spectators and car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973'Noosa', Tewantin, 1921 Noosa Vietnam Veterans stall, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Surf Life Savers, Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Noosa Heads, 1946Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, early 1960sWinch Cove, Granite Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Horton Motors, cnr  Hilton Terrace and Ernest Street, TewantinAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 September 2007Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Honour Board, Ladies Bowling Club, President, Secretary, Singles, Pairs and Triples,, Peregian Beach Bowls Club, 1988-2008House boat, Noosa River, 5 May 1988Aerial View, Caravan Park, Sunrise Beach, 27 November 1970Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, looking west, 1970 June Hasbich with daughter Denise Hasbich washing their car, Tewantin, 5 September 1971Big catch, Don Grice, Noosaville,  April 1991Inaugural Rotary Sunshine Coast Police Officer of the Year recipient Sergeant Mal Scott (c), Maroochydore River Golf Club, Bli Bli, 9 May 2018Kitchen, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Flooding, Weyba Creek, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyCamping gear, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Keith Midgley, Alan Midgley and Reg Bryant (l-r), Air Pageant, Maroochy Airport, 3 September 1972Mae Woodward and daughters Jen and Sandi, Coolooola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, ca 1990sGodbers Delicatessen and Drapers, Poinciana Avenue, TewantinAmy Bonnell, 8 August 1969Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, July 1973Accommodation, 265 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990sSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia (fold out)Swinging around, Mark Jeffs, Teewah, Noosa North Shore, August 1971Sailing, Noosa River, September 1962Cooroy West Produce Display, Cooroy Show, Cooroy Show Society Grounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1951Joyce Bonnell (l) with her mother Mrs Holt, 8 August 1969Brass Razoo, Bay Village, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sPromotional vehicle, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Noosa Drive-In, Noosaville,1969 Queensland Country Women's Association members, Memorial School of Arts, Cooroy, ca 1930s'Slo-Coach', Speedboat Racing Competitor, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1967Water ski demonstration, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 2 September 1979Daytrippers, Coloured Sands Tour, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1974 Aerial view, Castaways Resort, Castaways Beach, 3 August 1972Weyba Creek, Tewantin,  1947 Waiting in transition, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sLai Utovou (left), Kimberley Hodgson (centre) and Band Members, Tewantin RSL, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Diners, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 1980sPhotograph included in an album displayed during the Noosa's War Front exhibition at Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015

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