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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, 1955Pomona Team, Warwick Hockey Trip, 1962Garden pond, 'Driftwood', Morwong Drive, Noosa Heads, 4 July 1969Memorial Park and Noosa River, TewantinWedding portrait, David Elder Reid and Ann Jannett Murray, Sydney, 1904Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 August 2008Park sign, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Royal Mail Hotel, TewantinInformal Military portrait, Victor Armitage, Pomona, ca 1915Prince Charles and Princess Diana, during Royal Tour of the Sunshine Coast, 12 April 1983 Verandah, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsNoosa Shire Council Mobile Library, 29 March 1992 Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972'Adonis', Tewantin, 1883Rolling waves into Tea Tree Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2025Noosa River Sailing Club float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Parade Float, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Noosa River from Hilton Esplanade, 1947 Stormy weather, big seas and surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1996Inter-school sports carnival participants, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, ca 1950sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 October 2006Competitors, Open Cross River Swim, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 2 September 1973Speeches, Festival Queen, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979William (Bill) G. Nash, Ambulance Superintendent, Pomona, 1920sCarl, Michelle, Emma and Elissa aboard La Balsa, Mooloolaba Harbour, Mooloolaba, 6 November 1970Doonella Bridge, Hilton Esplanade, 20 October 1929 Interior Tait-Duke Cottage, Earl Street, Tewantin, 7 June 2017Dignitaries and guests, official opening, Arcadia Shopping Centre, Arcadia Street, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1970sFarmland, Pomona, ca 1980sSailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleMargaret Dale and Ian Dale with baskets and blacksmithing, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 1993QCWA Divisional Annual meeting, tablecloth, 1994Decorated boats, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1940sWide Bay Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. ice truck, Gympie, 1924 Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sStorm damage, Kin Kin, 28 February 1985Aerial view, Stumers Creek, Coolum, 30 January 2006'Big Col's' Saloon cars, Noosaville, 26 April 1978Slab work, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, March 1981Tom Young  (front left),  Daisy Parkyn (right) and Dick and Marian ParkynRoyal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 1962Anchored refuge from the storm, Noosa River, Noosaville, February 1974Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 15 March 2013Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Earthworks, 1 November 1990 Face painting by Lauren from Cool Faces, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022John Madden Michelle, Emma and Peter Freeman, Sunny Snaps Studio, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 30 August 1958Rusting relics, Cherry Venture shipwreck, Teewah Beach, 18 May 2018

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