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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, 1955Boating party, Munna Point, NoosavilleNoosa Aero Club Fly in, Noosa Aerodrome, Noosaville, 1980sConstruction, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 1993Fran Scholfield (QCWA) and Marcia Dorricott (QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch- Branch Treasurer) (l-r), Christmas breakup, Queensland Country Women's Association, 1992Tiger Moth Flypast, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Launch of Heritage Noosa, Pirate Park, Noosaville, 19 May 2021Margaret Ibbs, hostess of  'Miss Tewantin II', Noosa River, 7 June  1970Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, ca May 1973Officials and Dignitaries, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Sean Leggett and Elizabeth Steels, Performance, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sPeregian Beach Bowls Club men Weyba Creek bridge, Noosa Heads, ca 1900s Flooding, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 26 February 202OrchidGalloway Family, Cootharaba, 1931Emma Freeman, Launch of Emma Freeman's 'Hastings Street', Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, ca April 2005Teachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Duke of Edinburgh and participants, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards ceremony, Maryborough, 24 October 1973Edgar Edwards and family, 10 Mill Street, PomonaLake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, February 1996Cobby Family  Ely's Store, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1948Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Shirley, Kevin and Betty Freeman,  'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsMyra and  Sid Liddell, Charlie and Betty Freeman, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1927Tewantin War Memorial, 1973 Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards ceremony, Maryborough, 24 October 1973Sid and Olga Robinson, Noosa North Shore, ca 1967K . Ainsbury, opening ceremony,  Fairytale Castle, Bli Bli, 31 March 1973Stan Peachey, Allan Peachey, Peter Peachey (l-r), Picnic area, Lake MacdonaldDwelling, Daly Family, Moran Group Settlement,  Kin KinBullock team, Middle Creek, FederalViews to Laguna House, Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sDwelling, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Cherryn Lomas, Anita David and Kelsey Giarola, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008Road work required, 1980sParade participant, Queensland Centenary, King Street, Cooran, 1959Flooding, James Duke Bridge, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Coolum Beach, Noosa Annette and Kevin Clarey and Benny Johns (l-r), Tewantin, ca 1970sNoosa National Park entrance gate and forestry camp, Noosa Heads,  1952Tewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 1973Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Car Ferry, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 October 2007Coloured sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1990sLake Cootharaba Sailing Club, 24 Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025

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