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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, 1955Boating, Noosa RiverSailing, Lake CootharabaNoosa Main Beach, September, 1988Champion Guernsey Bull, Pomona, 1949Aerial view, coastal lands, ca 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 July 2008Fresh look, Noosa Fire Station, 2 Langura Street, Noosa Heads, 10 February 2008Capturing the moment, 'Bunya' Sculpture installation, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Water ski demonstration, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 2 September 1979Veterans, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Interior, National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger House, 29 School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Emma Freeman, Wedding Day, 31 March 2952Sugar cane trucks, Maroochy River, Bli BliCane train, Currie Street, NambourDaytrippers, Coloured Sands Tour, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1974 Decorated vehicles, Coronation Day parade, Pomona, 2 June 1953Portrait, unidentified soldier, Pomona, ca 1916Noosa River and Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleStreet parade, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024Trip group and guests, 'Boreen House,' Boreen Point, 1951Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1960sTerry Jones and Mick Jones, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sLaguna Bay and entrance to Noosa River, Noosa HeadsCongregation, Tewantin Methodist Church, Tewantin, 1961Boating party, October 1981Future Peregian Beach  Shopping Centre site, Peregian Beach, ca 1961 ANZAC  Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Paying respect, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Picnic area, Lake Macdonald, 26 February 1991Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sClass Photo, Grade 1 , Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1950Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sProposed site, Cooroy Hospital, Cooroy, 1950Tewantin5th Light Horse Memorial artwork installation, School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Noosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1980BeachgoersAerial View, Caravan Park, Sunrise Beach, 27 November 1970Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Storm Surge, Cyclone Cliff, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1981Aerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sStudents and teachers, Kin Kin State School,Gympie Rotary Club float, Parade Queen and Miss Australia entrants passing Carousel Cafe, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Carport, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Amy Dwyer, Cooroy, 8 September 2025Borg Park, Orchard Avenue, Boreen Point, ca 2000Northern side of Mudjimba Beach, 15 November 1966Land clearing/mining, 19 July 1990Swimming award presentation, 'Joe and Andrew White - Memorial Swimming Shield,' 1980s

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