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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, 1955Rusting relics, Cherry Venture shipwreck, Teewah Beach, 18 May 2018Finale with Richard Hansen, Master of Ceremonies (centre), Kimberly Hodgson, Lai Utovou and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Noosa Board Riders (North Sunshine), Boiling Pot, 3 March 2008Interior, Outrigger Gift Shop, Beachside, Hastings Street,  August 1973Portrait, Mr. G.F. St. John Carter and son Charles, Cooloothin Creek, Boreen Point, ca 1870sPicnic shelter, Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 2013Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, December 1973Program for 'The Lad with the Lamp, a fantasy pantomime in three acts, Wests Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980 Ivy Robb (sitting) with Aggie Hollis, Pomona, ca 1925Reg Johns surfboard, Johns Family home, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970s5th Light Horse Memorial artwork installation, School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Bruce McKay, artist at work, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 19934NA surf rescue boat, Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Cooney, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Hilda Hughes, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters,  Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Fred and Jessie Fenwick with family members and friends, Cooroy, 1911 'Bunya' sculpture, prior to opening, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 30 April 2010Group photo, Pomona Community Kindergarten, Pomona, early 1960Alice Wallace, Noosaville, ca 1940Reflecting on times past, Pam Grice, 'Lynnfield', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, ca 2004Cootharaba and Boreen Point School Transport Service BusNorthern shoreline, Mudjimba Beach, 15 November 1966Tait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Olive Freeman, Polly Greber and Rose Cobby, (l-r), at CWA Annual ConferencePathway, parkland, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sScenic view, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads, ca 1935Mae Woodward and daughters Jen and Sandi, Coolooola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, ca 1990sWoodchop competitors, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Noosa Reef Hotel Motel, 19 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, 1972Parkyn's Boats & Bait Shed, Noosa River, TewantinSkyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Hell's Gates, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sFlotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Portrait, young woman, ca 1940sKerri Contini, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Sarah Tedford and dog, 1940 Sandfly fogging, Weyba Creek, Noosa Heads, 1970sTrophy winner, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Cold Chisel, Summer of '82 concert, Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville, 9 January 1983Flooding, Noosa Waters Canal Estate Lock, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Flora, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Frank Pearce's sawmill, Oakey Creek, Lower Kenilworth, ca 1920sInformal portrait, Mrs Albrecht, Skyring Creek, Federal, ca 1926Seagull, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1960sErica, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992'Seadancer' Sun Cat, Noosa River, Tewantin, 14 June 1985Scenic view, Noosa Heads Lookout, Noosa Heads, 1982

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