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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, 1955Launch of Heritage Noosa, Pirate Park, Noosaville, 19 May 2021Speedboat Cherokee driven by Peter Summerville,  Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Ribboned horse and rider, gymkhana, Kin KinDesley Armstrong, Reference Desk, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca December 1993ANZAC  Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Celebrations, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open Presentation,  Noosa Heads, September 1969Dwelling interior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Service, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Harry J Walker, ca 1910sExploring the rock pools, Noosa Heads, ca 1920sSpectators, speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1960sRoma State School, 1940sDavid Low MLA with Neil Macdonald and others, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 5 March 1971Armitage Family, PomonaKimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Witches Cauldron (Boiling Pot), Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1960sDolphin Point, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1947 Crossing the Equator ceremony, ca 1914-1918Certificates of Membership post celebrations, Bettina Mertel, Marcia Doricott and Janette McInerny (l-r), QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch, Tewantin, 20 April 2023Railway siding, Cooroy, 1948Public tennis courts, Tewantin, 1926 Boating parties,  Noosa Everglades, Noosa River, 1951All-A-Wah Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Mary Street, Noosaville, 1970New moorings, Terrace Marina, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 12 December 2020Guests and attendees, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Rear view, Pomona State Rural School, Pomona, 19 June 1943Bikini model, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1971Logging truckCooroy-Pomona Lions Club float, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Portrait, unknown woman, ca 1980sBar service following ANZAC Day Service, Tewantin-Noosa RSL, Tewantin, 25 April 1985Catch of the dayPeacock, at 'Palmgrove', Tewantin, February 1970Cowboys and cattle, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977David Thomas, Noosa Heads, 28 March 2020Katie Kennedy (playing guitar) during protest, Funeral for the Trees, Pomona, 24 October 1982Parade, Cobb & Co. re-enactment, Queensland Centenary Celebrations, Pomona,1959  Richard Hansen, Master of Ceremonies (left front of stage) , interview with Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Cream Grader's Certificate, Alan Kenzler, 1964Shoreline, Noosa HeadsRear Deck, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 April 2005Fred Bunney and son Graham Bunney (l-r at boat), Boreen Point, January 1972Participants in period costumes, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Chilly dip, Pam Grice, Weyba Creek, Noosa Heads, ca 2003Pathway, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sWally Rae, Minister for Local Government, and dignitaries, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 21 June 1971Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 16 April 2007

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