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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, 1955Staff, Cooroy District Hospital, 24 January 1980Tiger Moth, Teewah Beach, 1946 Function, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 24 June 2023Ed Grimley and Minnie Jesberg, Christmas Day, 'Wondai', Noosaville, ca 1960sParkland, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sSanta On The Beach, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 13 December 2025Minister for Public Lands (possibly Hon. Alan Fletcher), Noosa Councillors and guests, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1960Speedboat racing, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Road construction, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 20 July 1949Harry F Walker and Rose Walker, ca 1920sCr Tony Wellington, Rhonda Prescott, Peter Wellington MP, 75th anniversary celebrations, Cooroy Tennis Club, Mary River Rd, Cooroy, 14 July 2013Aerial view Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, ca 1987-88Aerial view, Cootharaba, 25 May 2005Parade participants, ANZAC Day parade, Tewantin, 25 April 2026Public tennis courts, Tewantin Beer Garden, Royal Mail Hotel, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1957Dwelling and business, Cnr Gympie Terrace and James Street, Noosaville, ca 1990sNoosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 5 November 2011Partygoers, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, ca 1970sConstruction, rock sea wall, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, May 1969Team photo, Pomona Football Club, Pomona, 13 June 1953Landscaping and park construction, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sWedding guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025T2007780Lake Cootharaba from Boreen Point, Noosa River,  1947 'Columbus Line' surfboat launch, Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1978Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinRod Hayter and Fred Canfield (l-r), Harvey Bay, ca 1950sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005The Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Laguna bay from Double Island Point,  1947 A W Bonnell Haulage transporting a 'Queenslander' house, Doonella Bridge, TewantinPhil Jarratt, Noosaville, 28 February 2023Daytrippers, 'Coloured Sands', Noosa North Shore, ca  1950sNoosa Riverlodge MotelDwelling, Noosa River, 9 February 1995Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Foggy Queenslander, 1970sTed Ross, TewantinFlying Fox, Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sAerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Pirates costumes, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1954Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Noosa swamps, Noosa Heads, ca 1930s'The Frying Pan', Noosa River, Noosa HeadsFord GPA 'Seep' (Sea Jeep), Wattle Street, Tewantin, ca 1960sBoardrider, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsTewantin-Noosa Scouts, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 1973

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