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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, 1955Eric McCarthy and boy, 20lb Yellow Tail King fish, Noosa Sports Fishing Competition, Noosa North Shore, September 1972Kia Ora Café, Factory Street, PomonaHalse Lodge, Noosa Heads Showjumping, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022'Celeste', Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosaville, 5 November 2011Noosa Sound, Noosa Heads, ca 1979Aerial view, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1973Gooloi Street (now Poinciana Avenue), Tewantin, 1952Festivities, Open Day, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 7 February 2002Addressing the crowd, Andrew Fisher, Pomona, 1906Lai Utovou and Band Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Celebrations, cake and candles, 1978Tony Astridge as 'Bruin the Big Brown Bear', Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972German Sea Mine, Tewantin-Noosa RSL War Memorial Park, TewantinFred Canfield's Fiat and light-weight Sharpie, Noosaville, 1966Boating, Noosa River, NoosavilleSunset Noosa Heads, Noosa Heads,  4 October 1958Fires in the distance, looking north from Laguna Lookout, Noosa Heads, 23 August 1972Aerial view, Cooloola Sand Patch and Noosa River, Cooloola, 11 May 2006Lounge and Dining Room, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, April 1955Daytrippers to Trig Beacon, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads, 1948Festival Queen entrants, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979 Businesses, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, 1920sCar 99, Tony Kay, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 1970sParade float, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Janet Kake, catafalque party member, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Perpetual Leases Auction Map, Tewantin, 1929Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Air Pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 3 September 1972Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Pineapple garden 'Pinevale', Bayview  Road, Noosa Heads, 27 April 1953Development, 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 17 September 2022Beach erosion and vehicle tracks, Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sCompetitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Children's sports team, Pomona New Year's Eve party, 31 December 1969Boating and Fishing, Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1991Dwelling, 16 February 1972Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Devil's Kitchen, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1900sGrade 3A Class Photo, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1971Velda Iden and NellWater ski girls, Festival of Water parade,  Noosaville, 25 August 1979March past, Noosa Surf Life Saving Club, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1936Construction of house, Noosa North Shore, February 2020 Formal portrait, distinguished gentlemanSpeedboats racing, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1952Flooding, Hilton Esplanade, Tewantin, 26 February 2022Rollover, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973

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