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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, 1955RondinellaCar racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Fred Canfield's Fiat and light-weight Sharpie, Noosaville, 1966Lew Brennan, Noosa Heads, 1980s Pre-development, Riveredge Estate, Tewantin, October 1974Bill Griffiths, February 2015Santa, Mayfair Arcade, Tewantin, December 1973Final touches, delivery 'John Waddams' rescue boat, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 21 January 2003Sailing, Noosa River, Noosa HeadsFlooding, Hilton Esplanade, Tewantin, 26 February 2022First aeroplane, Noosa Air, Noosa Aerodrome, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 4 March 1976Private jetty, 101 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 17 September 2022Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Aerial view, coastal lands, ca 1970sWedding party, Dick Ellis and Phyllis BeaumannOlive Freeman, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsRob JeffsGary Clist, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Pelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, September 2021Under renovation, Parkyn's Hut, Tewantin, ca 2001Camp sites, Noosa Gardens Motel and Caravan Park, Noosa HeadsNoosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, 5 November 2011Flooding, Noosa Waters Canal Estate Lock, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1990sCarl Freeman, Sunny Snaps Studio, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1957Running race, Sports Carnival, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1950New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Timber transportation, Middle Creek, ca 1920s  Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008Aerial view north, Point Arkwright to Noosa National ParkGympy's Jazz and Creative Dancing Group, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1975Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, February 1981Shoreline, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1930sCooran School children, Cooran Memorial School of Arts Hall, 16 King Street, Cooran, ca 1980sDoonella Bridge, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Fishing, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1992'Miss Laguna II', First Point, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 29 September 1949Ivy Robb (sitting) with Aggie Hollis, Pomona, ca 1925Entrance to Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River,  1947 Starting them young, ca 1920sMunna Point, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Rolling surf, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1953Standard Seat with recognition plaque, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Boyd Qualtrough, Peter and Harold Oakes (l-r), construction, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, 1 April 1981Presentation, Imbil Ball,  Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1950Gympie Gas Company float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Sand slide, Rainbow Beach, December 1963Pelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca November 1972

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