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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, 1955Beachgoers watching shark being pulled out of water, Noosaville, 1971 Wedding reception, Bill and Daisy Ross, Coronation Hall, Cooroy, 28 July 1920 Daytrippers, Boreen Point, 1924Elderly woman enjoying her book, ca 1920sAerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 October 2007Shoreline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsThe 'Makona', Jeffs family home, 4 Wattle Street, Cooroy, March 1970Timber Cutters Seat, 22 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1990sNoel Playford, Noosaville, 1980sGuests, Motorkana Dinner-dance, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, September 1972Dwelling, Daly Family, Moran Group Settlement,  Kin KinUnit 89, Riverlands, 139 Moorindil Street, TewantinNoosa Gardens Caravan Park, Noosa HeadsClass photo, Grade Prep 2, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1951Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sTeewah Beach, ca 1999Pelicans, Noosa River, TewantinKabi Kabi Commitment Signing, Noosa Council Chambers, 19 September 2024Splash Pool Play Area fun, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Views from the bales towards Wallace House, Noosaville, 1963Housemaids, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1940 Golf champion, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 17 May 2007Flooding, Apex Park, Maple Street, Cooroy, 9 January 2011Walking the dog, Pete the Pelican, Pelican Boat Hire, 180 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990s5th Light Horse Regiment, Gympie Troop, Light Horse Display, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Noosa Surfing Dog Championships, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Howard and Lola Parkyn, Shark jaws, Noosaville, ca 1918Afternoon gatherings, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1960sAmbulance Station, Cooroy, pre 1925 Collage of Noosa Heads, ca 1970sNoosa River Sailing Club float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Penguin dress-up, International Study of Antarctica, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1992Wayne Hampton, Janet Kate, Guard Commander Tom Dawson, Troopers Chad Monroe and Mark Price (l-r), catafalque party, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Shoreline, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970sStorm Surge, Cyclone Cliff, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, February 1981Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 15 March 2013Aerial View, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads,27 November 1970The Banksias, Ampol Service Station and Caravan Park, corner Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003Methodist Church, Pomona, ca 1920Racked and tagged ready to go, Noosa Triathlon, Lions Park, Noosa Heads, 2 November 2024Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 3 July 2007Waiting for the parade, ANZAC Day, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Tornado damage, Pine Trees Caravan Park, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 29 November 1971Shoreline, high tide, Noosa North Shore, 28 April 1976Hazel Humphries and dog, Noosa HeadsBill 'Bullocky' Hollis and Ruby Hollis (far back left), Kin Kin, 1980s

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