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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, 1955Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Aerial view, PGH Brickworks, Cooroy, October 1977 Sir John Lavarack cutting ribbon, opening, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 15 October 1949Victory flats, Tewantin, 1951Noosa River Sailing Club float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Clown, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972River views, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 30 October 1989Donna Hofmann (holding reins) and possibly Claudia or Linda Hofmann, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, June 1972Festival of Waters flotilla, Noosa River Lionel Donovan's Bus Service, ca 1940sPony Club Gymkhana, Cooroy Showgrounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, late 1970sParade participant, International Year of the Child, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Daphne Jeffs and students, Black Mountain School Bus, Cooroy, 1970sStudent athletes, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sPreparing to launch, Noosa River, NoosavilleCelebrations, Tewantin, ca 1940sScenic views, Wandi Waterhole, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Majestic Theatre, Pomona, Cash Book, 1943 Bouquet presentation, Debutante Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1980sRestoration underway, dinghy, Tewantin, ca 2015Caravan park and camping area upstream from Doonella Bridge, Tewantin, late 1950sAbandoned vehicles, 11 October 1990Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 1970sShane Crang, Kevin Laws and Cameron Brado, Kin KinFinish line, King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1 September 1979 Banana Vale Parade, Diamond Street, Cooroy, ca 1910sChilly dip, Pam Grice, Weyba Creek, Noosa Heads, ca 2003Waterway views, 30 October 1989Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, May 1974Early ferry, Noosa River, ca 1909Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 December 2005Competitor, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open, Sunshine Beach, September 1969Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 April 2007Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Portrait, unknown woman, ca 1980sGladys Knight, Kevin Freeman and Dorothy Knight, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 24 September 1947Aeroplane, East West Airlines, Maroochy Airport, 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 April 2008Roland Brandon, Eumundi Range Road, ca 1915Sunset, Koel Street, Noosaville, ca 1980sDelce PooleFashion parade, Mayfair Arcade, Tewantin, 1973Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 1930Receipt, Tatnell & Graham, Live Stock Salesmen, Gympie, 15 June 1949Cleared land for development, 31 January 1997Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinClaudia Moon, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sBike check, Michael Rieger,  Noosa Triathlon, Lions Park, Noosa Heads, 2 November 2024Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 17 May 2007

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