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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, 1955School Students, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin, ca 1980sBoating party, 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River, ca 1920sBeach erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sFestival Queen entrants, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Cooroy Police Station, 35 Maple Street, Cooroy, 3 August 2025Attendees, Noosa Show 'Popular Girl' Ball, Pomona Memorial School of Arts, 6 Reserve Street, Pomona, 5 August 1949Aerial view, Sunrise Beach Estate, Sunrise Beach, 3 August 1972World War II procession participant and attendees, Pomona, ca 1940A great time canoeing, ca 1980sExterior view, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsTree lined street, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sFlooding, Boreen Point, ca 1950sFlooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Aerial views, Tewantin, 1965Garth Madill, 23 November 2022Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Face painting and music, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Camel Train, Kin Kin, 1930s'Slurps' refreshment sign, beach side, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads 16 September 1985Staff, Cooroy District Hospital, 24 January 1980Scenic view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 1947 Jack Parkyn and his wife Jane May 'Daisy' with friends at Munna Point, Noosaville, 1945 Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 August 2008Indigenous Australian tree climbingClass photo, possibly Grade 7, Cooroy State School, CooroyRiver relic, ca 1980sStorm cloud, October 1971Wedding party, Cooroy Methodist Church, Maple Street, Cooroy, ca 1912Bar area, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sJoh Bjelke Petersen, Queensland Premier, opening Cooroy town drinking fountain, Cooroy, 1980s Navy Cadet, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Aerial View, storm damaged crops, ca 1970sSailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleHunting party, Charlie Fraser, Bill Collins and  Vivian Monks, Coolum Beach, Noosa Heads, 28 December 1928Aerial view, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1981Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sPam Grice, Everglades Cruises, Noosa River, 1980sFour legged friend waiting for a swim, Boreen Point, February 1972Pomona township and Mt Cooroora, Pomona, ca 1950sFlorence Bazzo, Isobell Rookwood, Vienna Bazzo, Kate Bazzo, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sWilliam John Risley and unidentified woman, Pinbarren, 20 May 1955Peter Freeman, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1954Aerial view, Noosa Spit and Noosa Heads, ca April 1974Local Studies excursion, Grade 5C, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1st term, 1977Noosa Bridge Club, clubhouse extension nearing completion, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 4 June 1994Swinging around, Mark Jeffs, Teewah, Noosa North Shore, August 1971Backyard of Beach House, Noosa North Shore, December 1978Class Photo, Grades 7 & 8, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1951Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013

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