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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, 1955Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, December 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Mackerel, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsInterior, Noosa Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca December 1993Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sClown, Kin Kin Festival, Kin KinRiver views, Noosaville, ca 1990sNow Open,' All-A-Wah Caravan Park, Mary Street, Noosaville, October 1965Phil Jarratt, Noosaville, 29 May 2020Landslip, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, February 1927RoadworkCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, ca May 1973Shirley Johnson and Dianne ClementAttendees, Queen of the Waters Ball, Tewantin, 1962Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sOlympic Torch Relay celebrations, Diamond Street, Cooroy, 16 June 2000Program, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 4-5 October 1986Drone Panorama, Noosa Beach, Noosa Heads, 23 May 2018Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2007Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2006Elanda Point Wharf piles, Como, 1980sAerial view north, Sunrise Estate, Sunrise Beach, 3 August 1972Class Photo, Grade 7, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1953Dwellings, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1940sAerial View, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 27 November 1970Walter and Jessie Tronson memorial plaque, TewantinAdmiring the finished product, prior to opening, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 20 May 2010Sailors and boats, Noosa River, NoosavilleRemains of shipwreck, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, 18 May 2018Crowds, Aquatic Carnival, Tewantin, 2 January 1950Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sFlooding, Harbour Town, Tewantin, 1992Scrub, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, ca November 1973Coloured Sands tour, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, ca 1968Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Flotilla re-enactment participant, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Rail overpass construction, Cooroy, ca early 1950sSailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 5 May 2023Landscaping, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sBoard riders, first Noosa Board Championships, Sunshine Beach, 7-8 September 1968Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boat, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2002Bill 'Bullocky' Hollis, Kin Kin, 1980sAerial view, Hastings Street and Noosa Woods, Noosa Heads, October 1990Sprint car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973'Celeste', Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosaville, 5 November 2011Back garden area, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, September 1979

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