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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, 1955Sprint car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Pony club, June 1977 Garden beds, Pomona State Rural School, Pomona, 21 August 1944Librarian Cass Bradshaw teaching computer class , Noosaville Library, September 2005Dwellings, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Checking construction levels, 1980sAerial view, Noosa Heads, 9 July 1940Phil Doyle with his catch, 17 pound Stargazer, Noosa Heads, August 1971Patrons, Mikado Motor Inn, Rainbow Beach, ca October 1974Banksia flowers, 1970sBeach House, Noosa North Shore, 1976Views back to Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sConnie Beausar, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 19 August 2020Witches Cauldron (Boiling Pot), Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1960sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 11 May 2006View of the Maroochy River, opening ceremony,  Fairytale Castle, Bli Bli, 31 March 1973Aerial view, Little Cove and First Point, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sDoggy Beach, Noosa Heads, 28 June 2025Jeffs Family farm, Ferrells Road, Cooroy, October 1973Flower girl, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, ca 1970sAttendees and exhibits, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroySpeedboat, Noosaville, ca 1950sNoosa River Ferry after survey mid 1980s, Noosa River, TewantinCrab Claw Cove, Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach, 6 August 2026Beef cattle entry, Pomona Show, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, August 1952'Queenslander,' Noosaville, ca 2002 - 2003Pineapple Pete and Shazza Shark, Aqueous Festival, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre, Noosa Heads, 1993Commemorative tree planting, Mayor Bob Abbot and Beryl Wells, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch, 70th Birthday celebrations, Tewantin, 1997Sydney arrivals being welcomed, first East West Airlines flight, Maroochy Airport, 19 December 1970Bowlers, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Monks Bridge construction, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 2004Noosa River , Noosa Heads, 26 July 1949G Preston delivering mailAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Sandpatch, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, ca 1990sSprint car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Brooloo Bluff, Kenilworth, February 1976Cooroy 'Golden Bush' butter label, Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Association, Cooroy Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Drone view, Goat Island, Noosa RiverPark Road, Noosa Heads, 1953Competitor, Noosa Marathon, Gympie Terrace, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sFestival of Waters parade preparations, recorder band and float, Tewantin State School, Mary Street, NoosavilleConstruction, rock sea wall, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 2 May 1969Remaining structure, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Couple, ca 1980s

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