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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, 1955Entrance, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sEmergency Services at work, Koel Street Noosaville, ca 1990sDecorated vehicle, parade, Kin Kin, 1980sMoored boat, Noosa River, 9 February 1995Junior marching band, Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Aerial view north, Sunrise Beach, 1972Stuart Scott, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 15 March 2013Flooding, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Cooroy-Pomona Lions Club float, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Tewantin War Memorial, Tewantin, 30 December 1981Cootharaba and Boreen Point School Transport Service BusDamper making, Carl, Elissa and Emma Freeman, Cooloola, 12 August 1972Wreath laying, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch, Award winners, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1993Dwelling, Boreen Point, 8 September 1992John Hofmann on Sugar Ray Robinson (horse) racing Eric Kelly (motorbike rider) , Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Rainbow BeachNoosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 26 July 1949Splashing around, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Firefighters battle fire, Goddard's Lighting, Tewantin, October 1981 View of Pomona township looking west along Hill Street, 1930sBilly Hay and Nina Miss Evelyn Ferguson, Teacher,  Ringtail School, Cooroibah, 1920Flower girl and Fairly, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Interior, office/lounge, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 1958Tewantin Traders Antiques & Book Exchange, 101 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1960sSunset over Mount Cooroy, ca 1972Sole Brothers Circus animals, Lions Park, Cnr Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, 1980sScenic views, ca 1980sFishermen's dinghies, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1988 Boats at the jetty, 'Restdown', Noosa River, 25 September 1987Decorated Bike Competition judging, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024Construction, Monks Bridge, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 2004Swimmers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1920sSeagull, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1960sCompetition T-shirt, Surfratz Pro-Junior Surfing Contest, Noosa HeadsProgram, St. Patrick's Catholic School reunion concert, Pomona, 15 March 1997Sports ground, Mary River Road, Cooroy, ca 1990sInterior, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsBoating party, 'Hood', Noosa River, Cooroibah, ca 1930sFamily recognition chair, Brown Family, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, 17 December 2025Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Catching a wave, surf ski rider, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930Stanley Adams, Chairman, Noosa Shire Council (2nd left), first flight arrival, Teewah Beach airstrip, Noosa North Shore, 1960sNorth Coast Sawmills, Cooroy, 5 October 1979Seaplane under structure, Noosa River, Noosaville, 24 July 1966Jim Robertson, Noosa Heads, February 1999Federal State School, Federal, ca 2000Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005

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