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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, 1955Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Creator and exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyInstallation, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Aerial view, PGH Brickworks, Cooroy, 21 October 1977Sailors and boats, Noosa River, NoosavilleThanking the Flag Man, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Tewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Pelicans and Lake Doonella Bridge, Lake Doonella, TewantinBanksia flowers, 1970sDelce Fleming and father John Fleming, Bundaberg, 12 April 1953Daytrippers, Elanda Point, Como, ca 1930sFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Eumundi Road and Hilton Terrace roundabout, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleDianne, Carol and Gayle Clement (l-r)Pineapple Pete and entertainers 'Hairy Critters' performing, Aqueous Festival, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre, Noosa Heads, 1993Shirley and Kevin FreemanRoyal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 13 November 1948Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 March 2006Informative brochure, Type 'H' - 'Olds' Marine EnginesCompetitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Gathering, Kin Kin Hall, Kin Kin, 1980sCattle, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022'Penguin' anchored, Cape Capricorn, August-September 1988Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 November 2006Finals, 'Sun Girls' participants, Peregian Beach, 1964Noosa Council staff, Smoking ceremony, Kabi Kabi Commitment signing, Noosa Council Chambers, 19 September 2024Banksia flowers, 1970sSawmillers at work, Cooroy Sawmill, CooroyPomona Refreshment Rooms, Reserve Street, Pomona, ca 1925Champion Guernsey Bull, Pomona, 1949Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinAerial view, Noosa Heads, late 1980sDevelopment sign, Peregian Roadhouse, Heron Street, Peregian Beach, ca 1960Garage, Factory Street, Pomona, ca 1931Aerial view, Laguna Bay and Noosa Heads, ca 1980sPam Grice, Cooloola National Park, 1980sField lecture, 42nd Battalion Training Camp, Cooroy, 1951Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Billy Hay (1st on left), Olive Freeman (3rd from right), Polly Greber (2nd from right) and friends, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1917Fishing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1988 Armitage Family, PomonaLand sale office, Tern Street, Peregian Beach, 1961-62Launch of Heritage Noosa, Pirate Park, Noosaville, 19 May 2021Aerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 19 September 2007Signage, 'Celebrating Parkyn's Hut 25th Anniversary,' Tewantin, 13 June 2026Jane Harding, Lee McGowan and Lisa Spence, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025

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