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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, 1955Boating party, October 1981Spectators and competitors, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Celebrations, Kin KinSail Past, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Travelling Party outside Willett Garage, GympieCapturing the sunset, Noosa River, Fig Tree Point, Great Sandy National Park, Como, 6 May 2007Noosa Council Chambers, Pelican Street, Tewantin, 7 December 1996Show exhibit, Cooroy West produce, Cooroy Show, Show Society Grounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1949Restoration underway, dinghy, Tewantin, ca 2015Festival Queen entrants, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979 Roundabout,  Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  2 March 1998Dwelling, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 1970sVintage motorcycles, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Collage of Noosa HeadsParticipants and spectators, Speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1 January 1951Capt. James Fraser , ca 1836Santa and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Noosaville, December 1993Pinbarren Victory plot, Pinbarren School Reserve, Kin Kin Road, Pinbarren, 1941Fishing boats, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1960sAdvertising greeting card, G. T. Whelan, Cooroy Hotel, Cooroy, ca 1914Elanda Point Wharf piles, Como, 2001Lookout, Sunshine Beach, 6 August 2026Paul Bevear surfing 'Nationals', Noosa Heads, May 1966R.S.L. Ball, Memorial School of Arts, Pomona, ca 1940sFestivities, Open Day, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 7 February 2002Holiday House, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1940sFancy Dress Ball participants, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1951Annual CWA meeting participants, Exterior, Cooroy CWA Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1948Aerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Lions Park, Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads, 1 August 1988Canoe/Kayak athletes, French Team, Olympic Games, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, ca December 1956Views, Sunshine Beach, 21 March 1990James Duke Residence 'River House', Homeport Track, Noosa North Shore, ca 2000Launch of Heritage Noosa, Pirate Park, Noosaville, 19 May 2021Participant, Gala Procession, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Veterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Students and Teachers, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, ca 1909Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boat, Australia Day Celebrations, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 26 January 2003Post Office, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1970s'Bunya' sculpture, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 27 February 2024Noosa Ferry, Noosa River, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ‎20 ‎June ‎2024Street parade, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024Aerial View, development, Lorikeet Drive and surrounds, Peregian Beach, 27 November 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 March 2006Aerial view, Kin Kin, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003QUOTA Club, Student of the year presentation, 1978

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