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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, 1955Queen of the Waters and King Neptune, Festival of Waters Tewantin, 1964Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyDoonella Bridge, Tewantin 1970Hanging decor, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Canoe race winners, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Picnic Cove, Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, 1952Tait's Jetty, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1931Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, 1972 Floods, Caravan Park, Noosaville, ca 1960sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 June 2007Julia Carter with guests Peter Ross and Stephen, Aqueous Festival Launch, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1993Connie Beausar, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 19 August 2020Views south, Alexandra Headland, October 1971Marching girls, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Vic Collins and his pontoon boat, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sCar racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, December 1973Pipeline construction, Six Mile Creek Dam, Lake Macdonald, between 1965-1967Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 15 March 2013Dwelling, 31 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sBeachgoers, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sCelebrations, Kin KinDwelling, Sam McKinnon Family, Tewantin, 1955Aerial view, Lake Cooroibah, CooroibahCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Kevin Laws, Shane Crang and Cameron Brado, Kin KinParticipants, period costume themed Children's Ball, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1963ANZ Bank, corner Reserve Street and Memorial Avenue, Pomona, June 1973Green Gables Café, Golden Beach 1950sBoating, Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1991Jim and Irene Lowe, Wedding Day, 29 August 1968Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyMaster of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Harold Oakes, construction, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, 1 April 1981Goanna up a tree, Noosa North Shore, 1997Splashing around, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Peter Lightfoot (T.M. Burke) and Ian Macdonald (Shire Chairman)(l-r), Chambers, Noosa Shire Council, Pomona, 1966Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Gordon Simpson (Member for Cooroora) providing bar service following ANZAC Day Service, Tewantin-Noosa RSL, Tewantin, 25 April 1985Hazel Humphries and dog, Noosa HeadsClown, Waterskiing display, Festival of Water, Lions Park, Noosaville, 2 September 1979School Photo, Cootharaba Lake School, Cootharaba, 23 August 1909Humorous sign, Noosa HeadsPipe delivery, construction, Six Mile Creek Dam, Lake Macdonald, between 1965-1967Landscaping, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sPresentation night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sHeadstones, William and Ivy Lowe, Tewantin Cemetery, Tewantin, 1960sConstruction, Doctor Geoffrey Bowden's house, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, August 1971

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