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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, 1955Class Photo, Grade 7, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1953George Larard, Cooroy, May 1933 Informal portrait, Jack Robb, PomonaFamily meal, Wondai, Noosaville, ca 1960sRocky Headland at Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads, 1919 Honeymooners, Joe and Ruby Battaglia, Tewantin, 1943Mayfair Theatre and Lionel Donovan's house, Tewantin, ca 1940'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River, Christmas 1955Majestic Theatre, Pomona, Cash Book, 1943 Wallace House, Noosaville,  ca 1930sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Barbara Sheriff and John Sheriff, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Easter Egg drop, Aussie Rules Football field, 149 Weyba Road, Noosaville, Easter 1999Noosa Ladies Lions fashion parade, Chantilly Restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1974Kabi Kabi Commitment Signing, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 September 2024Model, promotional photos, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Tewantin, 21 May 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 21 February 2008Flooding, Cnr Doonella Street and Lake Street, Tewantin, 1992Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 2 October 2020Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Interior, Baptist Church, Cnr Lake Weyba Drive and Weyba Road, Noosaville, ca 1977Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sDecorated vehicle and boat, Coronation Day Parade, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, 2 June 1953Two young women Carpark, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleAerial view, Laguna Bay and Noosa Heads, ca 1980sRelic, Mill Point Settlement site, Lake Cootharaba, Elanda Point, Como, 2001Emma Freeman and Barry Charles, Launch of Emma Freeman's 'Hastings Street', Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, ca April 2005Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Getting a tow, 1980sScenic views, Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsMod, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Aerial view Noosaville and Noosa Heads, including Keyser Island and Noosa Sound, ca 1987-88Sunshine Coast Spring Festival and Motorkana, Peregian Beach, 12 September 1971Holiday makers, 1969FloraAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 May 2005Pam Grice, Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1991Great catch, Vic Collins (left) and friend, ca 2000Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Flooding, Pender Creek Road, Kin Kin, 8 January 2011Sawmilling, Richmond River Sawmill, cnr Mill Street and Factory Street,  Pomona, 1931Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Final touches, delivery 'John Waddams' rescue boat, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 21 January 2003 Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sHarry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 10 September 2025Beach gathering, S.E.A.Q recreation club picnic, Peregian Beach, 1963River views, Gympie Terrace,  Noosa River, Noosaville, 1920sIvy Jones and grandchildren, Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, ca 1940s

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