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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, 1955Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Recognition plaque, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Aerial View, Cooloola Sandpatch, Como, Noosa North Shore, 27 November 1970Tree climber, ca 1950sDevelopment commences, French Quarter, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 19 August 1990Esme Tait with Sandy Bolton, 7 May 2015Noosa River Ferry, survey mid 1990sScenic views, Wandi Waterhole, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Reference Desk, Noosa Library, Pelican Street, Tewantin, ca 1990sSteam Train, Pomona Railway Station, March 1915Guests, Noosa Regional Gallery exhibition, Tewantin, ca 1980sLibrarian Cass Bradshaw teaching computer class , Noosaville Library, September 20051951-1960 past students,125 years Anniversary parade participants, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 2000On stage, David Hutchison, Garth Madill, Paul Bevear, Phil Jarratt, Lee McGowan and Stuart Campbell (l-r), Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Protesters, Funeral for the Trees, Pomona, 24 October 1982Leigh Rowell, Eumundi entrant, Noosa District High School Fete, Charity Princess Quest, June 1972Book launch, A Cup of Tea with God, Noosaville Library, Wallace Drive, Noosaville, 22 March 2015Pomona Butter Factory, Factory Street, Pomona, 1919 View towards Devil's Kitchen on the headland north of Paradise Caves, Noosa Heads, 1934 Phyllis O'Donnell, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open, Noosa Heads, September 1969Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleDoug and Robin Partington with sons Bruce and Cameron, Cooroy, July 1968Parry's Esso Service Centre, corner Elm Street and Tewantin Road, Cooroy, 1970sChurch removal, Albert Street, Noosaville, ca 1972Reflections, Noosa River, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, ca 1990sAlexandria Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads'Big Col's' Saloon car, Noosaville, 26 April 1978Fencing, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sMental as Anything, Summer of '82 concert, Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville, 9 January 1982Thanksgiving Service, Victory in the Pacific Day, Memorial Park, Tewantin, 15 August 1945Public viewing, plan, Noosa Waters Estate, Noosaville, ca 1970sParade participants, Memorial Avenue, Tewantin, ca 1960sNoosa River Ferry, survey mid 1990sLittle Cove, Noosa Heads, 1930Sunsets and boats, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sLifesavers pole joust, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsBilly Hay (1st on left), Olive Freeman (3rd from right), Polly Greber (2nd from right) and friends, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1917Mural, interior, Cooroora Masonic Temple, 9 Station Street, Pomona, 1948Noosa HeadsThe Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025School breakup photo, Kareewa School, Kareewa, ca 1920Boating, Noosa River, ca 1930sHell's Gates, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsANZ Bank, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, June 1973Winch Cove and Granite Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Country Life Hotel, 69 Main Street, Kin Kin, 31 May 2018Road construction, Morwong Drive, Noosa Heads, 25 July 1949Mark and Fiona Jeffs (l-r), Coloured Sands, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, October 1976Public tennis courts, Tewantin, 1926

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