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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, 1955Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyNavy Cadets, Noosa River, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Ambulance and Businesses, Pomona, ca 1920s Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, 1976Aerial view, Riveredge Estate, Tewantin, October 1974Racked and tagged ready to go, Noosa Triathlon, Lions Park, Noosa Heads, 2 November 2024Cooroy Presbyterian Church, 22 Miva Street, Cooroy, ca 2000Tug of war competition, S.E.A.Q recreation club picnic, Peregian Beach, 1966Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 26 July 1949Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Mail and cream carrier, Gus Ruwoldt, Cootharaba, early 1900sTaking on water, Sailboat, Noosa River, NoosavilleCompetitor, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open, Sunshine Beach, September 1969Noosa Libraries Mobile Library 'Whitey', ca 2003Dwelling, 17 Pine Street, Pomona, ca 1946Class photo, Grades 6 - 7, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1948Croquet game, Lintott House, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sPelican Boat Hire, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1 June 2018Ribboned horse and rider, gymkhana, Kin KinWreaths, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2020Eroded beach access stairsTornado damage, Bassett family campsite,  Pine Trees Caravan Park, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 29 November 1971Bowlers, Cooroy Bowls Club, Opal Street, Cooroy, 1970sJunior Council, Tewantin, 1989Rear view, unit block, Noosa Heads, 21 September 1988His Excellency The Governor of Queensland, Sir James Ramsay, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.C., dignitaries and guests Official Opening, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Street parade participants, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 3 December 2016 Street scene, Lower Maple Street, Cooroy, 1955Sunshine Coast Lady bowlers, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 3 June 2004'Lynnfield', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1996The first qualified bronze life saving holders, Noosa Heads Life Saving and Surf Club, 1928 Partygoers, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, ca 1970sSpeedboat, Aquatic Carnival, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1951Drone view, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 8 May 2023Men's cricket team and young supporters, Kin Kin, ca 1980sTurf laying, construction, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 23 March 2010Exhibit, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015On the Deck, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleGreens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 24 December 1969Bob Chapple watching Cootharaba Football Team, Cootharaba Sportsground, Cootharaba, early 1920sApex Club meeting, Noosa Heads Hotel, Noosa Heads, December 1973Wallace, Dunstan and Faulkner Families, Wallace House, Noosaville, ca 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Dignitaries and guests, Official Opening, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Approaching Restdown Picnic Grounds, Noosa River,  1947

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