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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, 1955Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Picking pineapples, Michael Dunne, Peter and Kevin Freeman (l-r), 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, January 1955Pop goes the bubble, with Tanya Abbey from ET Circus, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Leigh Rowell, winner, Noosa District High School Fete, Charity Princess Quest, 30 July 1972Guests, morning tea, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsGuests, Fancy Dress Ball, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1950T-shirt, Sunshine Coast Girls Boardriders Club, 1980sRecognition plaque, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Beach fishing, Sunshine Beach, 1966Myra Scheu with Esme and Emma Tait, Tewantin, ca 1967Beachfront homes, Sunrise Beach, 1971Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 3 June 2004Joe's Waterhole, Eumundi Hotel, Eumundi, 1970 Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 May 2007Band member, Kin Kin, 1980sPoincianas, Royal Mail Hotel, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, ca 1960sBoiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 February 2005Noosa Waters Estate, revised plan, Noosaville, 15 August 1997Hill climb, Double Island Point lighthouse, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1932 Aerial view, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, December 1972Buoy uncovered following Cyclone Daisy, Sunshine Beach, February 1972Parkyn family members with their car, Tewantin Improvised surfboards, Fiona, Daphne and Mark Jeffs (l-r), Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1970sRick and Callum, catering, Aqueous Festival Launch, Tewantin, 1993'Big Col's' Saloon car, Noosaville, 26 April 1978Tony Butt, Rosemarie Stewart and Sonia MacDonald, Newsletter mailout, Environment Centre, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 1994Kate Bazzo and Les Sheaffe, wedding portrait, 22 June 1935View down to Hastings Street, Noosa Heads from 'Noosa Vale', 1949Circuit walk, Mill Point Settlement site, Elanda Point, Como, 2001Cake cutting, Roman Catholic Debutante Ball, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1955Riverbank, Noosa River, 9 February 1995Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Collecting sand from 'Coloured Sands' cliffs, Noosa North Shore, 1952Flo Barry and Betty Freeman (child), Noosa Main Beach, ca 1930Wash house and back of dwelling.  Noosa River and Mt Cooroy in the distance, ca 1929Tree transplantation, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sTewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Partygoers, Blakeney Christmas Party, Noosa Heads, December 1973Under construction, house boat, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sMunna Point, Noosaville, ca 1940sViews east to Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, December 1973Land clearing/mining, 19 July 1990Bag storage tent, Noosa Summer Swim Festival, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 22 February 2026William Hooper, Boer War, ca 1889Duke family home, K'gari (Fraser Island), ca 1876Alfred Cobby and Kevin Shay

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