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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, 1955Monks Bridge, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 17 September 2022Scenes of NoosavilleBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sAerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Cootharaba, 11 May 2006Portrait, Pansy Napier, 1913Fancy hat, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sExposed rocks, Noosa Main Beach, 30 July 1948 Ivy Robb farewell, Church guild members and guests, Methodist Church, Pomona, 1948Dwellings and buildings, Pomona, ca 1980sNoosa Ladies Lions fashion parade, Chantilly Restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1974Storm damage, Kin Kin, 14 August 1971Cosmic dress-up, Geoffrey O'Callaghan, Pomona, ca 1950sPark Road, Noosa Heads, 1953Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003District exhibit, Cooroy East, Cooroy Show, Show Society Grounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1957Cooling off, Noosa River, October 1981Interior and artwork, Kin Kin Depot, 63 Main Street, Kin Kin, 1980s'Miss Tewantin' and 'Jannett', Christmas Regatta,  Noosa River, TewantinContestants, Talent Quest, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973All-A-Wah Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Mary Street, Noosaville, 1970Joe Hextall and Jane Harding, authors, Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017Phillip Massoud and Sir Thomas Hiley (l-r), inspecting the catch, Noosaville, August 1973Driveway view, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsRoslyn Vanderwolf and parents, Gazebo Room, Boolarong Motel, Alexandra Headlands, September 1973Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 5 May 2023Ricky, Adam and Daniel Grice (l-r), back from fishing, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1999Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsArthur Wallace, produce crate stencil, Noosaville, ca 1950sCompetitor, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open, Sunshine Beach, September 1969Aerial view, Noosa River and Tewantin, 1966Mr M McWilliams, Main Street, Kin Kin, 1931Hotel Cooroy, Cooroy, 1948Gary Clist and Kevin WebberleyNoosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Emma Freeman, Noosa Heads, 1980sBusinesses, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, 1920sMichaeleem Monsour, Maisie's Seafood and Steakhouse, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 15 October 2016 Swing, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Kayakers, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sNoosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1933Noosa River, 7 June  1970Fishing equipment, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Ricky, Pam and Brett Grice, holidays, 'Burger Cottage', 135 Lake Weyba Road, Noosaville, 1980sAerial view, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca April 1974Exhibition, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Bubbles, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Bill Wallace with balsa wood surfboard, Noosaville, ca 1990sGuests and attendees, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025

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