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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, 1955House boat, Noosa River, 4 July 2004Varan house, Pomona, ca 1950sFestival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Dongatel Holiday Units, 4-5 Albert Street, NoosavilleGuests on the deck, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sPaly rehearsals, 1980sPark area, Noosa Main Beach broadwalk, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 September 2005Sommer's Unit, Noosa Sound School performance, Fiona Jeffs, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1970sPortrait, Alan Dunstan, ca 1940Shark Bell and Boardriders, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsNoosa Ladies Lions fashion parade, Chantilly Restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1974'Burger Cottage', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 25 September 2015Speedboats, Noosa River, Tewantin, January 1970Forklift loading bricks, Cooroy Brickworks, Cooroy, 1970 Lake Cootharaba from Boreen Point, Noosa River,  1947 Safety first, Noosa Heads, 13 December 2025Behind the bar, Tewantin-Noosa RSL, Tewantin, 1980sYvonne Herbert and Phoebe De Vere in Doug Partington's Model T Ford, Sunshine Coast Spring Festival Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Harold, Mary and Helen Wood (l-r), 19 Pine Street, PomonaRowers, Noosa RiverGimpel family, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, ca 1950sPeter Freeman, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, April 1956Lena (elephant), ridden by Sheree Bagnall, elephant races, Tewantin, 1967Laguna Bay, Noosa HeadsHorse racing, Gympie Cup Meeting, Gympie, 21 October 1972Veterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Pam Marryatt (6th right), debutantes and guests, 1950Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Spectators, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 November 2007Mayor Clare Stewart, Kerri Contini and Tracey King (l-r), Noosa Libraries mobile library vehicle launch and 50th birthday celebrations, Joe Bazzo Park, Reserve Street, Pomona, 10 June 2023Billy cart race, Noosa Festival Country Carnival, Festival of Waters, Pomona, 1 September 1979Newsagency, Pelican Street, Tewantin, August 1973 Seymour and Joan Tronson, 1987Chinese presentation, Tewantin State School students, TewantinSunset, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleDouble Island Point Lighthouse, Great Sandy National Park, CooloolaGolfers, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, 30 October 1972Merle & Jimmy Beveridge and their siblings, The Woods, Noosa HeadsExterior decor, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Aerial view, Maroochy River, Maroochydore, 21 February 2005Parade float, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Stormy weather and big seas, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1996Competition T-shirt, Malibu Classic, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1994ANZ Bank, corner Reserve Street and Memorial Avenue, Pomona, June 1973Parade participants and crowds, Cooroy Mardi Gras, Cooroy, November 1974

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