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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, 1955Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008'The Frying Pan', Noosa River, Noosa HeadsDelivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sDelce Poole, Emma Freeman (back l-r) with Gaye Poole and Peter Freeman (Children l-r), Noosa Heads, 5 July 1953Roslyn White, Bruce Whitfield and Mary Hitchens, trophy presentation, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleCherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Pomona Football team, Pomona, ca 1920sFlooding, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Family portrait, Mrs R Walker and childrenBride and Groom, cake cutting, 1980sBullock team, Cooroy, 1911Street parade, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024David Hutchison, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Sunset, Lake Cootharaba, Como, 6 May 2007Rhonda Burns, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1980sColoured Sands bottlesLetter to residents, support for Elvyn Morris, local government election, Noosa Council, Tewantin, 26 March 1994Mr H Arundell of Eumundi, fishing,  Noosa River, ca 1918Aerial photo, Teewah Beach Village and Teewah BeachAttendees, Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1954Roaring 20s themed function, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1980sDonetta Whitefield, Peter D'Arcey, Bruce Whitefield (l-r), Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990sMary Jane Wood, 19 Pine Street, PomonaR. M. Blakeney Real Estate, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1967-68Ladies GroupAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 September 2005Beachgoers watching shark being pulled out of water, Noosaville, 1971 The Big Stubby, House of Bottles, Myles Street, Tewantin, 1969 Aerial view dwelling, 'Pacific Lodge,' Sunshine Beach, 1966Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Olive Freeman, Noosa River, Tewantin, June 1984Paddlers, Noosa River, 6 June 2004Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 28 February 2002Patricia, William and Jim Lowe with Jack (dog), Noosa Heads, 1940sModel, International Year of Peace Fashion Parade, 1986Bowlers, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Start of construction, Sheraton Noosa, Noosa Heads, 1980sBoiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 July 2005Trees planted for future transplantation, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sPossibly Dolly Jensen, Tewantin, February 1935Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Gooloi Street, Tewantin, 1939Foot race, Sports day, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1984Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Picking pineapples, Kevin Freeman, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, January 1955Sailors, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, ca 1950s

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