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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, 1955Interior, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 17 April 2009St Patrick's Catholic Church, 1 Church Street, PomonaSwimming pool, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Giant grouper, Noosa River, Tewantin, November 1935Race track, Noosa Picnic Races, Cooroy Mountain, 30 October 1982Daytrippers, Noosa River foreshore, Noosaville, January 1972Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy, ca 1980sNoosa River, TewantinNoel Playford, How-to-Vote Card, local government election, Noosa Council, Tewantin, 19 March 1988'Burger Cottage', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 25 September 2015Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Daddow's Noosa Motors, Noosa Road, Noosa Heads, August 1973Study area and reference desk, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosville, ca December 1993Karie the Koala, Motorkana '72, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, September 1972Easter Egg drop, Aussie Rules Football field, 149 Weyba Road, Noosaville, Easter 1999Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Ray Kelly, How-to-Vote Card, local government election, Noosa Council, Tewantin, 26 March 1994Coolum gymnastics team, Coolum State School, Coolum, November 1973Marcia Dorricott, QCWA State Conference, winner Budget Section, 1995Timber carrier, Mr N. S Cutmore, Pomona, 1924Catafalque party, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Four Generations, Marr FamilyRiders, Pony Club, June 1977Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, 1970sNambour Marching Girls, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Spectators, Olympic Torch Relay celebrations, Diamond Street, Cooroy, 16 June 2000The Big Stubby, House of Bottles, Myles Street, Tewantin, 1969 Joyce Farlow, Marcia Dorricott and Isobel Lawes (l-r), QCWA Conference, 1994Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Aerial photograph, Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, ca 1972 - 1973Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, December 1973Scribbly gum fruit/nuts, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017Gayle, Dianne and Carol Clement (l-r seated) with Peter Freeman, Beachview Flats, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1955Jane Harding, Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017Club House, Kabi Organic Golf Course, 59 Kabi Road, Boreen Point, ca 2001Colin Duke, Esme Tait and Susie, Apricot Carnation, 91 Poinciana Avenue, Shop 2, Tewantin, 1999Time for a tow, Rob Jeffs 'Scout', Noosa North Shore, October 1974Large catch, Ivan Massoud (centre) and friends, Noosaville, 1949Board riders, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1960sLoading bricks, Cooroy Brickworks, 1970 Resting boats, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Leslee's Fashions, 3 Pelican Street, Tewantin, 1980sTranscript of speech by Mr C. P. Follows, Noosa Sound Development opening, Noosa Heads,  17 December 1973Cheers, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open Presentation, Noosa Heads, September 1969Adrianne Rowlingson and Rona Seabrook, South East Queensland Darts Championship heats, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 28 November 1971Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1954Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990s

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