Skip to content
HERITAGE NOOSA

Welcome to RECOLLECT

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

Welcome​​

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.

How to Suggest Edits and Add Recollections - a Guide

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.

Learn more about using the images in the collection.

Learn more about the Collection.

Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

Explore

Showcase

Wardell Home Movie, Currumbin and Noosa, 1955Laguna Bay, Noosa HeadsIn flood, Skyring Creek, ca 1915Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyAerial photograph, Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, ca 1972 - 1973Rail overpass construction, Cooroy, ca early 1950sPrefabricated Library building, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, August 1974Quest entrant, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Boxing Day, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1948Run leg, Weyba Road, Noosaville, 3 November 2024Portrait, Miss Olive Ross, 29 September 1947Businesses, Cnr Arcadia Street and Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 1980sSunshine Coast, Queensland, 1970s (fold out)Dwelling, 'Antonlea', ca 1930sGuests, Bay View Guesthouse, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 April 2007Noosa River Everglades, Noosa River, Cooloola, 12 February 2025Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1946Aerial View, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sViews down to Hastings Street and Noosa River, Noosa HeadsCats galore, half-bred Siamese, Noosaville, February 1932The Angels, Thompson's Hotel, Mooloolaba, approx 1981-82Boats at rest, Noosa River, Noosaville, December 1987Equestrian competitors, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022La Balsa expedition crew, media conference, November 1970

Tom Stephenson RisleyAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Soil testing, Lake CootharabaCherryn Lomas, Anita David and Kelsey Giarola, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Archibald Craven, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sRoss and Betty Clement, Wedding portraitLine up, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2025Unsurfaced David Low Highway between Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach, ca 1961Street parade, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024Edgar 'Gar' Moon with school group,  Tewantin, 1949Speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin,  1970Car wreck, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 1968Views east to Granite Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Raising the flags, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa Heads and Hays Island Development, Noosa Heads, ca June 1972Team member T-shirt, Queensland Malibu Titles, 1987Advertisement, W.H Robinson, Photographer, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1940sLocals and downed Bell's tree, Cooran, 1919Class Photo, Grade 7, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1953Picnickers, parklands, The Woods, Claude Batten Drive, Noosa HeadsTornado damage, Bassett family campsite,  Pine Trees Caravan Park, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 29 November 1971Aerial view south, Marcus Beach, 1972

Tag Cloud

Accidents Accommodation Actors Advertising Aerodromes Aeroplanes Ambulance Animals Architecture Art Artists Authors Awards Balloons Balls Bananas Bands Banks Beach Buggy Beaches Beachgoers Beautification Beauty Pageant Bicycles Big Things Billy Carts Birds Boating Boats Boer War Bridges Buildings Bullock Teams Buses Bushfires Businesses Cabanas Cakes Camping Canals Canoes Car Racing Caravan Parks Caravans Cars Celebrations Cemeteries Ceremonies Childhood Christmas Churches Clowns Coloured Sands Community Competitions Construction Costumes Councillors Cows Cricket Cycling Cyclones Dairy Dams Dances Development Dogs Drive-in-Theatre Drones Dunnies Dwellings Easter Elections Elephants Emergency Services Entertainers Entertainment Environment Erosion Events Farming Farms Fashion Fauna Ferries Festivals Fire Brigade Fires First Nations Fish Fishing Flags Floats Floods Flora Food Forestry Gardens Goats Golf Golf Courses Guesthouses Halls Hats Helicopter Holidays Horses Hospitals Hotels House Boats Islands Jetties Kabi Kabi Kayaks Koalas Lakes Libraries Lighthouse Machinery Maps Markets Mascots Mayors Mechanics Memorials Military Mining Motels Motorcycles Mountains Music Natural Disasters Olympic Games Paddle Steamers Parades Parks Pelicans People Performers Photographers Picnics Pineapples Pioneers Pirates Playgrounds Police Politicians Post Offices Postcards Programs Quarries Railways Relics Remembrance Restaurants Rivers Roads Rodeos Roller skating Rowing Sailing Sand Dredging Sand Dunes Sand Pumping Santa Sawmilling Sawmills Scenic Views Schools Sealife Seaplanes Service Stations Sharks Shipwrecks Shops Shoreline Show Snakes Soldiers Speedboat Racing Sport Storms Sunrises Sunsets Supermarkets Surf Boards Surf Life Saving Surf Ski Surfboards Surfing Swimmers Swimming Swimming Pools Swimwear Swings Technology Tennis Tennis Courts Tents Theatres Then and Now Timbergetting Tourism Tourist Attractions Trails Trains Transport Trees UXO Umbrellas Uniforms Vehicles Vintage Cars Wagons War Memorials Water Sports Water Tanks Waterskiing Weddings Whales Wharfs Windmills World War I World War II
Proudly supported by Noosa Council Heritage Levy