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, 1955John Herbert, Official opening, Andrew Fisher Historic House, Gympie, 20 January 1973Waterskiing exhibition, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Engine check, 'John Waddams' rescue boat, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 21 January 2003 Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Teaching staff, Coolum State School, Coolum, November 1973Arthur Ronlund in Queensland Police dress uniform, ca 1920sCollins Family jetty, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1960sBusinesses, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, 1920sPelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca November 1972Road construction, Cooroy Noosa Road, Tewantin, 1924Sunset, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleDwelling, Burchill Family, Cooloothin Creek, Boreen Point, 1910s Lai Utovou and Band Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Scenic view, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 15 June  2025Fishing, Noosa River, Noosa Spit, Noosa Heads, 28 June 2025David Gordon, and partygoers, Christmas party, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, 1 December 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Informal portrait, child, ca 1940sShirley, Kevin and Betty Freeman,  'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsBull rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 February 2003Sunset, Noosa River,  1947 Poinciana trees, Gooloi Street, Tewantin, ca 1950sCharlie Freeman's property, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 1932Collage of Noosa HeadsDwellings, Sunshine Beach, 21 March 1990Noosa River Ferry at survey location, ca 1980Marcia Dorricott, Christmas celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, ca 2022Attendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Aerial view of Noosa Heads looking north up to the riverRefurbished courts, Cooroy Badminton Club, 26 Emerald Street, Cooroy, 3 September 2022Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 August 2007Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1953Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Dwelling, 17 Pine Street, Pomona, ca 1946Construction of 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads,  1920sPomfrey Family Home, Tewantin, ca 1902Reflections, Everglades, Noosa RiverMartha HayTudor style house, Noosa Heads, 1947 Bakery, Tewantin, 1980s Aerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 20 June 2007Sunbathers, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 31 January 1949Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Boating, Noosa River, Munna Point, Noosaville, 15 December 1939Bride and GroomJeffs Family farm, Ferrells Road, Cooroy, 1960sGavel, Tewantin-Noosa RSL, TewantinAccident, Cooroy School bus, Cooroy-Tewantin Range Road, Tinbeerwah,  April 1971

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 Camels Camping Canals Canoes Car Racing Caravan Parks Caravans Cars Celebrations Cemeteries Ceremonies Childhood Christmas Churches Clowns Coloured Sands Commemoration Community Competition Competitions Construction Costumes Councillors Cows Cricket Crowds Cycling Cyclones Dairy Dams Dances Development Dewllings Dogs Drive-in-Theatre Drones Dunnies Dwelings Dwellings Easter Elections Elephants Emergency Services Entertainers Entertainment Environment Erosion Event 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 Hall 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 Petrol Stations Photographers Picnics Pineapples Pioneers Pirates Playgrounds Police Politicians Post Offices Postcards Programs Quarries Railways Rations 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 Shops}Service Stations Shoreline Show Shows Snakes Soldiers Speedboat Racing Sport Storms Sunrises Sunsets Supermarkets Surf Boards Surf Life Saving Surf Ski Surfboards Surfing Swimmers 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 Vintage Vehicles 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