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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, 1955Dan Finch (Compare), Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Maple Street, Cooroy, ca 1980sFlooding, Doonella Bridge, Tewantin, 1992Scenic views, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads, 1948Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Kimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018White cockatoos, Noosaville, September, 2021Janet Kake, catafalque party member, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Fishing party, Noosaville, 1947Sid and Olga RobinsonNoosa Board Championship Spectators, Noosa Wave Kiosk, Noosa Heads, ca 7-8 September 1968Participants, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Campsite 4, Noosa River,  Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 19 July 2008Trying an exhibit, opening day, Cooroora Historical Society Museum, Pomona, 27 April 1985Peregian Roadhouse, Heron Street, Peregian Beach, 1962Beach fishing, First Bay, Coolum Beach, ca 1970sNavy Cadet, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Tait's Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, ca 1900sHarry Springs, Noosa RiverEastern end, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1950After storm repairs, Country Life Hotel, Kin Kin, 1985Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sCattle dip, ca 1920sEaster bonnet parade participants, Cooran State School, Cooran, ca 1980sAmphitheatre, Noosa Botanic Gardens, Lake Macdonald, 1990sTwo young women Karen Finzel, 2020Guest speaker, Sandy Bolton MP, 'Celebrating Parkyn's Hut 25th Anniversary,' Tewantin, 13 June 2026Fires in the distance, looking north from Laguna Lookout, Noosa Heads, 1956Camp sites, The Woods, Noosa Heads, 1952Land clearing/mining, 11 October 1990Aerial view, dwellings, Cootharaba, 25 May 2005Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1920Attendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Bikini models, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1971Intersection, Doonella and Pelican Streets, Tewantin, 31 May 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 21 February 2008Trauma Teddy, Australian Red Cross Society, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Beachgoers, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Bushfire aftermath, Lake Cooroibah Road, Cooroibah, 14 November 2019Model, promotional photos, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Tewantin, 21 May 1973Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Fishermen with giant grouper, ca 1960sMaster of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018The Breakers, 31 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 16 September 1985Midnight Oil, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Christmas meal, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads

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