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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, 1955Partygoers with David Gordon and Graham Newman, Christmas party, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, 1 December 1972Carol Norris and Marilla Murphy (l-r), Red Cross Volunteers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2021Sandy Bolton MP and Tony Wellington, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council, (right) and Wayne Hampton (back left), Janet Kake and Trooper Mark Price, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Dwelling, 'Dummy' Nash residence, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sFire, pavilion, Noosa Showgrounds, Pomona, 14 December 1954Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Compare and DJ, fashion parade, Mayfair Arcade, Tewantin, December 1973Beach erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, after cyclone, 29-30 January 1967 Landscaping, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 27 November 1997Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 4 January 2007Storm surf, First Point, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 2000sSunshine Beach from Boiling Pot, ca 1990sTree transplantation, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sCrowds at the beach, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1948Dwelling interior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013School of Arts, Kin Kin, 1931Storm damage, Kin Kin, 28 February 1985Kevin Freeman repairing puncture, 25 February 1954Shoreline, high tide, Noosa North Shore, 28 April 1976Kimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Shoreline, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1906-1908Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Back to Tewantin State School parade participants, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin 1984Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1934Picnickers,  PomonaAerial view, Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads, December 1972Noosa Ladies Lions fashion parade, Chantilly Restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1974Gary Clist, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Team member T-shirt, Sunshine Coast Longboard Team, 1994Flooding, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Guests, Motorkana Dinner-dance, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, September 1972Hastings Street and Noosa Woods, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sClass Photo, Grades 5 & 6, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1951Banana Plantation, Maroochy RiverAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 September 2005Boating party, Everglades trip, Noosa River, 7 June 1Park area, Noosa Main Beach broadwalk, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Cecilia Combo, Frank Wilkie, Aunty Helen Gulash (l-r), Smoking ceremony, Kabi Kabi Commitment signing, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 September 2025Woman,  'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsPatrons, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sGooloi Street, Tewantin, ca 1930sClass photo, Grade Prep 1 - P4A, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1948Ocean views, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sDorothy, Richard, Alan and Donny Dunstan (l-r), Wallace House, Noosaville,  Christmas 1932Flooding after cyclone,  Noosa Heads, 1930sModel, promotional photos, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Tewantin, 21 May 1973Arthur Wallace, produce crate stencil, Noosaville, ca 1950s

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