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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, 1955Mandy West (right)  and Bruce Martin in costume for 'Blithe Spirit' , Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sNoosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972John and Donna Hofmann, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 1970s'Rons Jetty', Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Festival Queens, 1978 and 1979, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Ceremony, Australian Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Lai Utovou and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Varley Group representatives, Noosa Libraries mobile library vehicle launch and 50th birthday celebrations, Reserve Street, Pomona, 10 June 2023Dwelling, Ward Street, Tewantin, ca 1940sT-shirt, Longboards, ca 1990sBusinesses, Cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1980sReason's Garage tow truck winching car up embankment, March 1971 Dwelling, 238 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, January 1998George Pearce and Olive Donaldson, Wallace Park Precinct 21st Birthday Celebrations, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 4 December 2014Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyFlooding, Tewantin, February 1992M.V. Noosa Queen, Noosaville, ca 1987-1992Calf skinning, Kin KinAerial view, Sunshine Beach, 13 April 1981Passengers and workers, Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, ca 1927Regatta, Tewantin, 1948Master of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sExterior steps, Freemasons Masonic Lodge, 30 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Canal views, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sFamily wedding portrait, 1980sBushland, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008Sand dunes, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, 1970sNoosa River and Tewantin from Ward Street, Tewantin, ca 1940sFlooding, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1992Sports carnival participants, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 22 September 1973Ralph Thomas, Compare, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Veterans, family representatives and crowds, ANZAC Day Service, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 25 April 1985Radio station 4NA staff and musicians, official opening, Arcadia Shopping Centre, Arcadia Street, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1970sAnglican Church of the Holy Nativity blown off its stumps during cyclonic weather, Cooroy, 19 February 1954 Inter-school sports carnival participants, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, ca 1950sNoosa Ladies Lions fashion parade, Chantilly Restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1974Pelicans, Tait's Jetty, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1920Views north to Double Island Point, Noosa North Shore, July 1971Racked and tagged ready to go, Noosa Triathlon, Lions Park, Noosa Heads, 2 November 2024Portrait, unknown woman, ca 1980sHerb Wood's car ferry, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, November 1971Denis Jones and Mick Jones, Six Mile Creek, Pomona, ca 1950s

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