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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, 1955Farmers Seat and fountain, 21 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996M R Marshall Woombye Excavator, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Jolly Swagman, The Banksias, Service Station and Caravan Park, cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, 1972 Collins family home, Amamoor, ca 1950sAerial view Noosa Sound, Noosa Heads, 1980s'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 20 July 1949Mick Reid, President, Tewantin- Noosa RSL Sub Branch, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 December 2005Builders Day, Cooroy Brickworks, Cooroy, 1970sViews to Tewantin Marina from Hilton Esplanade, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Celebrations, Kin KinJones family, Maroochydore, ca 1950sEast West Airlines, Maroochy Airport, 19  December 1970Boating party, Noosa River, Noosa HeadsViews north to Double Island Point, Brahminy walking trail, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 14 June  2025Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Sunrise Beach Shops, 1989 Speedboat river course, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Gimpel family, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, ca 1950sAward recipients, Esme Tait and Joyce Staples, Parliament House, Brisbane, 18 September 2001  Kabi Kabi Commitment signing, Noosa Council Ordinary Meeting, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 September 2024Crowd, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986View of new road, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 20 July 1949Cooroy Streetscape works, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Beachgoers, 1948Scenic views, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads, 1948Bazzo children, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sClimbing aboard the grounded Cherry Venture, August 1973 Carport, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Bailey's Motel, Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, 1966Kin Kin Butter Factory, ca 1980sEmma and Peter Freeman, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, 7 November 1954Ron Broughton's (Yum Yum) Buggy, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2021Harry (surname unknown), Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sHoliday makers, Noosa River foreshore, Noosaville, 1972 School breakup photo, Kareewa School, Kareewa, ca 1920Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1930sTiger Moth Flypast, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018View of Little Cove and Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsBull rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Interior, Outrigger Gift Shop, Beachside, Hastings Street,  August 1973Alan Wood, 19 Pine Street, PomonaStonefish, March 1971G. Kerridge fruit & vegetables exhibit, Noosa Show, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, 1964Views to Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1990sAerial view, Sunshine Beach - Sunrise Beach, 1982Parked cars, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, Easter,  1970Young child, ca 1920sStriking a pose, attendees, Queen of the Waters Ball, Tewantin, 1962

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